Egyptian singer of Lebanese origin, Bob Azzam (real name Wadih Georges Azzam)
was born in Alexandria on October 24, 1925, and began his career in Italy in the
1950s. Accompanied by an orchestra, he caused a sensation by covering Marino
Marini's hits in Italian and English. However, it was in France that his success
arrived, thanks to two songs released in 1960 that immediately put him in the
spotlight: "Mustapha", an adaptation of the Egyptian song "Ya Mustapha", which
topped the French charts, and "Fais-moi le couscous, chéri", a humorous song
created by Armand Canfora (music) a...