What is Khadija El Bidaouia?
{{Infobox person | name = Khadija El Bidaouia | image = خديجة البيضاوية.jpg | caption = El Bidaouia in 2019 | birth_name = | birth_date = {{Birth year|1953}} | birth_place = [[Sbata]], Morocco | death_date = {{death date and given age|2022|10|15|69|df=y}} | death_place = [[Rabat]], Morocco | monuments = | residence = | nationality = Moroccan | occupation = Singer | known_for = | relatives = | awards = }} '''Khadija El Bidaouia''' (1953 – 15 October 2022) was a Moroccan singer.<ref name=auto>[https://en.hespress.com/51204-pioneer-of-aita-khadija-el-bidaouia-bids-the-world-farewell.html/amp Pioneer of Aita, Khadija El Bidaouia bids the world farewell]</ref> El Bidaouia was born in [[Ben Mskin]] [[Sbata]], [[Casablanca]] in 1953. She was a pioneer in [[Aita]], an ancestral Moroccan music genre. The music genre has a feminist dimension. Khadija took over during her career a male-dominated industry of mostly [[sheikh]]s, and became Moroccan favorite [[Marsaoui]] singer. She was beloved by several Aita sheikhs and became very popular Casablanca. She released multiple albums and singles, including 'La Yensani', 'Ghzali' and 'Besmlah'.<ref name=auto /> El Bidaouia died in the military hospital in [[Rabat]] from an illness on 15 October 2022, aged 69.<ref name=auto /><ref>[https://medias24.com/2022/10/15/deces-de-la-chanteuse-populaire-khadija-el-bidaouia/ Décès de la chanteuse populaire Khadija El Bidaouia], media24.com</ref><ref>[https://www.bladna.nl/zangeres-khadija-el-bidaouia-dood,43422.html Zangeres Khadija El Bidaouia overleden (video)], bladna.nl</ref> ==References== {{Reflist}} {{Authority control}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Bidaouia, Khadija El}} [[Category:Moroccan people]] [[Category:Singers]] [[Category:1953 births]] [[Category:2022 deaths]] {{Bio-stub}}