9 3 4 ▁– ▁September ▁ 2 4 , ▁ 1 9 8 3 ) ▁was ▁a ▁Sy rian - E gypt ian - L eb an ese ▁singer ▁and ▁actress . ▁During ▁her ▁career , ▁she ▁appeared ▁in ▁six ▁films . ▁ ▁Early ▁life ▁ ▁F ay za ▁Ah med ▁was ▁born ▁in ▁ 1 9 3 4 ▁in ▁Dam asc us ▁to ▁a ▁Sy rian ▁father ▁and ▁a ▁Leb an ese ▁mother . ▁She ▁had ▁five ▁children ▁and ▁nine ▁grand children . ▁ ▁Compet ition ▁ ▁On ▁singing , ▁F ay za ▁A hm ad ▁emer ged ▁at ▁a ▁time ▁when ▁the ▁field ▁was ▁already ▁crow ded ▁with ▁form id able ▁compet itors . ▁These ▁included ; ▁▁ ▁Naj at ▁Al ▁S ag hi ra ▁( born ▁ 1 9 3 8 ) ▁ ▁Ward a ▁Al - J az ai ria ▁( 1 9 3 9 – 2 0 1 2 ), ▁ ▁Sab ah ▁( sing er ) ▁( 1 9 2 7 – 2 0 1 4 ), ▁▁ ▁Sh ad ia ▁( 1 9 3 1 – 2 0 1 7 ), ▁ ▁Fair uz ▁( born ▁ 1 9 3 4 ), ▁and ▁others . ▁ ▁Death ▁ ▁F ay za ▁Ah med ▁died ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 3 ▁in ▁C airo ▁after ▁suffering ▁from ▁cancer . ▁ ▁Film ography ▁▁ ▁Tam r ▁Hen na ▁( 1 9 5 7 ) ▁with ▁Na ima ▁A ke f , ▁Ah med ▁Ram zy , ▁and ▁R