Trivia

In most of his films his character was always named "Wahid" which means lonely in Arabic.

Although he fell in love with most of his lovely co-stars, Farid refused to get married, claiming that marriage kills art.

For three years he went into a deep state of depression after the death of Asmahan and didn't sing or compose as he mourned her. It was Samia Gamal who helped him overcome his misery and convinced him to return to singing and acting.

Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Barak is a fan of his music.

Brother of singer and actress Asmahan.

He spent his last years in Lebanon and his final request was to be buried in Egypt.

He was a Syrian Druzi.

When he was a boy, he trained with the school's Christian choir. His instructor was not impressed with his inability to express feelings and advised him to cry so that the listeners would feel the pain expressed in the chants.

One of his dreams was to compose a song for 'Om Koultoum'.

His brother, Fouad Al Atrache, was the producer of his films.