SWEAT STAFF PICK: Betty

"Asmahan, who inspired so many contemporary artists doubtless because of her talent, beauty, and nonconformist private life, sang and acted in films in the 1930s and '40s, before her untimely death in 1944. It has been said that Asmahan was the only singer who posed a serious threat to Umm Kulthum's unparalleled status as 'the voice of Egypt.'"
-New Lines Magazine