Dr. El-teib
made the painful revelation that the hospital is waiting for family permission
to pull life support systems to officially announce the death of the singer.
Singer's
profile:
Mahmoud
Abdelaziz, (Al-hoot), as he is affectionately known to millions of fans, was
born on October 17, 1967, in Khartoum Hospital and grew up in Al-mazad
neighborhood in Khartoum Bahri.
The singer
was an outstanding talent as a kid who loved to sing and act, and showed an
early gift for memorizing and performing songs in a way which fascinated everyone
around him.
He went to the
Egyptian Evangelical School in Khartoum, taking with him his passion for art
and later joined Elhuriya elementary school where he began to shine and reveal
more talent and skill. Mahmoud studied art, especially drama, at the Youth and
Children Palace drama section in Bahri at the hands of such great mentors as
the late director, Magdi Al-nour.
Mahmoud made
his first drama appearance on national TV in a televised play, in a role for
which he was handpicked by well-known actor Sherif Mohamed Ali, and, as usual,
did not fail to impress.
The legendary
singer continued his journey in singing and music. He began singing great renditions
of great classics by other famous early singers and became an instant success.
His first
live concert came during a national celebration attended by the late Sudanese
president Ja’afar Nimery. Showing great admiration for the young performer, Nimery
honored Mahmoud with the Young Scout award.
The singer
was also known to fans as "Al- Jan", Arabic for genie, because of his
distinctly booming voice.
In 1995 the
Hassad music label produced his second album “Sakat Al-Rabab”, in Moscow with
the help a Russian orchestra which lavished praise on Mahmoud’s voice calling
his vocal cords a powerful musical instrument which reverberates across the
entire vocal range.
Abdulaziz,
always a philanthropist, enriched his Sudanese community and humanity at large with
a great musical legacy. He released 29 music albums and CDs.
Public
reaction to the announcement:
The announcement
shocked fans who split into two groups, some denying and others accepting the
news. The latter mourned the singer throughout social networking sites such as
Facebook, Twitter and local websites from which the following quotes have been
selected.
“It was with
great grief that we received the very sad news about our beloved singer
Al-hoot, we wish him a quick recovery”.
“Your songs
gave us wings. Your absence will leave us in a desolate wasteland. You will
always be singing in our hearts”.
"Our
sympathy is extended not just to his family but to the millions of fans across
the country." It is a great loss for the entire nation”.
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