He was born Mohammed Fawzi Abbas al-Haw in Tanta in 1918. Fawzi left a mark in the history of music in Egypt and the Arab world, not only for being a musical composer and singer, but also to the belief that his music was so advanced for the musical era.

He had a beautiful voice which he inherited from his father (a Quran Reciter); it was his passion for singing in weddings and events, when he was twelve years old. Soon he learned playing the flute, and he went to Cairo looking for an opportunity to sing.

Having studied Arabic music in Cairo, he started to work with Badiah Massabni, and then with Fatma Rushdi, where he performed and sang the role of Antonio. He started professionally composing music for the theatre and then began a professional career working for the Egyptian Radio.

Youssef Wahbi cast him in the cinema in a movie (Sword of the Executioner) in 1946. It was the beginning of his long career in the Egyptian movie industry; he performed and produced more than 36 films.

Fawzi was a pioneer of children's songs, which are still the most popular in the Arab world today.

Fawzi, besides being interested in the creative production of films and music records, was the first in the Arab world to introduce in Egypt the colour film laboratory and also a music records printing factories.

He died in 1966.