The late Lutfi Zinni continued to forge the pearls of his stars in an authentic crucible from which he always asked a distinguished, authentic singer who is still falling into our ears to this day, as one of the influencers who excelled in drawing its map and coloring its terrain, and he contributed exceptionally and greatly in advancing the march of his companion, trained by Talal Maddah, towards the fore until He was the leading horse in the field of stardom, in which the most important giants of the Saudi song competed at the time.
Zaini was one of the most important elements of the "artistic kitchen" of the late Talal Maddah, and many classified him as among the nobles who contributed to the Arabization of our local song as a whole, and the expansion of Talal Maddah's harp outside his Gulf surroundings, despite the obstacles and unfavorable conditions, taking advantage of his good relations with the giants of Arab artists. And his connections with the pyramids of the song, including the musician Muhammad Abdel Wahhab, Mrs. Umm Kulthum, Farid al-Atrash, Sabah and others. His good social standing and excellent economic status reinforced his strength as a prominent and supportive artistic producer. His father was the sheikh of the real estate community in Jeddah before he succeeded him and became in his position according to “Wikipedia.” However, the real estate sheikh was fond of art since his childhood and entered the door of artistic life through the window of the press from Al-Madina newspaper, so he worked as an editor, and history documented that he was the first to have an artistic conversation with Talal Maddah, according to close associates, and through him he formed friendship with him. His great love for Talal Maddah's art and his support for him did not stand without the support of others. He played an important role in the career of his other companion, Fawzi Mahsoun, and he stood with the artist Abadi Al-Johar from his beginnings and was the first to write a song for him entitled "Ya Ghazal". Among his most important songs that he presented to the late Talal Maddah are “Today you can tell me” and “I love you if you were present” and “Ya Sariya tell me” and “Yesterday’s words have changed” and “Ghali and you are precious to us” and “Listen to my life” and “O moon, give me your eye ». According to various sources, Zinni was the first actor to appear on Saudi television in 1965 in “Sketch Al-Majnoun”, and he participated in the “Al-Aseel” series with Talal Maddah and participated in Arab artworks, established “Zinni Film” studios in West Germany, and settled in Tunisia for a long time. .
He was honored with shields and prizes, including the Janadriyah Shield for Leadership, which was presented to him by King Abdullah bin Abdulaziz when he was crown prince. He died after a career of 5 decades in Jeddah in late 2001.
Khaled Al-Jarallah (Jeddah)