Amina Fakhet

{{Short description|Tunisian singer (born 1968)}}

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{{Infobox musical artist

| image = Amina Fakhet chante l'hymne national tunisien.png

| caption = Fakhet singing in 2019

| native_name = أمينة فاخت

| native_name_lang = ar

| birth_date = {{Birth year and age|1968}}

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Amina Fakhet (Arabic: أمينة فاخت ;{{cite web |title=Amina Fakhet music, videos, stats, and photos |url=https://www.last.fm/music/Amina+Fakhet |website=Last.fm |access-date=2 March 2025 |language=en |date=1 September 2024}} born 1968{{cite news |last1=Boukhayatia |first1=Rihab |title=Amina Fakhet, le retour d'une chanteuse iconoclaste |url=https://archive.wikiwix.com/cache/index2.php?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.huffpostmaghreb.com%2Fentry%2Famina-fakhet-le-retour-dune-chanteuse-iconoclaste_mg_5b4f50a1e4b0de86f488c5d9#federation=archive.wikiwix.com&tab=url |access-date=2 March 2025 |work=HuffPost |date=18 July 2018}}) is a Tunisian singer. Her career has spanned several decades, during which she has garnered considerable recognition both within Tunisia and internationally.{{cite book |last1=Koskoff |first1=Ellen |editor1-last=Smith |editor1-first=Bonnie G. |title=The Oxford Encyclopedia of Women in World History |date=2008 |publisher=Oxford University Press |isbn=978-0-19-514890-9 |page=297 |chapter-url=https://books.google.com/books?id=EFI7tr9XK6EC&dq=Amina+Fakhet&pg=RA2-PA297 |language=en |chapter=Music: Comparative History: the Middle East and North Africa |quote=As recorded music began to take hold in the Middle East as in Europe, more opportunities opened up for women as public performers. The renowned singers Umm Kulthum, in Egypt, and Amina Fakhet, in Tunisia, for example, became internationally known through their many radio broadcasts and recordings.}}{{cite book |last1=Goodman |first1=Jane |title=North Africa: A Cultural History |date=2003 |publisher=Oxford University Press |isbn=978-0-19-516521-0 |page=234 |language=en |quote=Tunisia has also produced influential female singers, such as Amina Fakhet, who have achieved wide popularity through their recordings and live performances.}} Fakhet's musical style often blends traditional Tunisian elements with contemporary influences, creating a unique and captivating sound that resonates with a diverse audience.{{cn|date=April 2025}}

Amina Fakhet was appointed a Commander of the Tunisian National Order of Merit, in the cultural sector, in 2006.{{cite journal |title=Ordre national de mérite |journal=Journal Officiel de la République Tunisienne |date=7 July 2006 |volume=54 |page=1844 |url=https://archive.wikiwix.com/cache/index2.php?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.pist.tn%2Fjort%2F2006%2F2006F%2FJo0542006.pdf |access-date=2 March 2025}} This prestigious honor underscores her significant contributions to the cultural landscape of Tunisia and her standing as a prominent figure in the nation's arts.{{cn|date=April 2025}}

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Continuing a family tradition in the arts, Amina Fakhet's daughter, Molka Aouij, has also embarked on a singing career. Aouij made her first television appearance as a singer in 2018,{{cite web |title=Tunisie : Molka Aouij, fille d'Amina Fakhet, sur les pas de sa mère |url=https://directinfo.webmanagercenter.com/2018/05/11/tunisie-molka-aouij-fille-damina-fakhet-sur-les-pas-de-sa-mere/ |website=Directinfo |access-date=2 March 2025 |language=fr-FR |date=11 May 2018}} signaling the emergence of a new generation of musical talent within the family. Notably, when Amina Fakhet performed at the historic Roman Theatre in Carthage in 2018, her daughter Molka Aouij joined her on stage.{{cite news |title=Tunisie: Amina Fakhet en clôture |url=https://fr.allafrica.com/stories/201808040215.html |access-date=2 March 2025 |work=AllAfrica |date=4 August 2018}}