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Saturday, June 30, 2007

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    Diana Karazon
    Diana Karazon became famous after winning Future Super Star - Season 1, an Arabian version of American Idol. Her amazing voice and beautiful lyrics in "Ensani Ma Binsak" ("Forget me and I would not forget you") landed her on top of charts all across the Middle East.


    Though Karazon was widely accepted, the Jordanian artist was much to overweight and unhealthy. Since her superstarom, Diana Karazon has lost major weight in just a few months. This led people to ask: Has she had some kind of surgery? The artisit is currently keeping quiet about the details to the sudden weight loss.




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    Today's Featured Celeb
    Today's Featured Arab Celeb is: Rola Saad


    Rola Saad, born in Lebanon, started her career in the entertainment field at a young age. She had always felt a passion for music and dance. Growing up in a family that did not own much, Rola felt determined to make an artist out of herself. At the age of 16, she participated in "Miss Beurit Beauty" and won the title. She received much publicity and was offered a job modeling for famous French designers. After a few years modeling, Rola stepped into acting. She was given two roles, one for a Syrian series,"The Four Season", and another Oman show called "The Treasure". Despite her popularity, Rola was still not satisfied. She went to a recording company and demanded a chance to prove her talent. She stunned the producers and was immediately signed on.



    Rola has had a few hits, but none as big as her duet with Sabah. "Yana Yana" and "Dalooaa" have been widely played for the last few months and continue to be on top of Arabian charts. When asked about her view for her singing career, Rola commented: "I trust in God. I'm hoping it will all be good... but I will not be another Nancy Ajram".

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    Thursday, June 28, 2007

    Magdy Al Amrussy's son has refused to inherit 27 million US dollars. Al Amrussy's son claims that the money was illegally made. His father, Magdy, was the biggest share holder of Sawf Al Fan production compant and the lawyer of the late Abdel Halim Hafez.

    Hanan Tork's birthday is coming up! The actress will be celebrating her birthday, July 3rd, with family and friends. No details on where the actress plans to hold the celebration.

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    Do you want to be a Arabian star? Can you sing, model, dance, or act? Do you have the looks and the talent? Show us! Here is your chance to have the spotlight on you. Many agent companies are always on the look out for new talent. Here at Filfilah we are the link between you and those agents. Send us your photo along with your talent! We will then post your picture here, for all the agents and companies to see. If it turns out that they like what they see, you are then well on your way to becoming famous!

    Use the "contact us " page to notify us that you would like to have your picture on the member page.

    Please limit yourself to only one photo.
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    The following is a list of photos of Arabian celebrities. They are alphabetically organized by first name. If you do not see a particular star, please contact us and request it.

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    Ahmad Dawood
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    Asala Nasri
    Assi Al Helani
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    Dali The Iraqi
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    Hamada Helal
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    Mohamed Mounir
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    posted by Meili @ 4:11 PM  
    Nawal Al Zoghbi
    BIO: Nawal Al Zoghbi was born June 29, 1972 in Lebanon. Nawal began singing at an early age, despite familial opposition to the lifestyle of a musician (her family changed their minds when they realized she was serious in her ambitions). She is influenced by the work of pioneering Arabic pop singers such as Egypt's Umm Kulthum and the very famous Arab singer Samira Said. Inspired by her appearance on Studio El Fan in 1988 (singing competition), Nawal became a professional singer in 1991. After a visit to her birth city of Beirut she released her debut album "Wehyati Andak" in 1992.With that success she released a string of hit albums such as "Ayza El Radd" and "Balaee Fi Zamany". The video "Wala Behimini" from the album "Balaee Fi Zamany" secured her stardom with her image being broadcast on several billboards and magazines such as the Arabic version of "ELLE".In 1996 Nawal released one of her most successful albums to date named "Habeit Ya Leil". The album spawned 3 hit singles with "Habeit Ya Leil", "Noss El Alb", and "Ghareeb El Ray". This was her final album with her label Music Box International, with which she terminated her contract. In 1998 Nawal Al-Zoghbi released her album and single titled Mandam aleik. The song was apparently originally sung by Syrian singer Houwaida. It was a huge success for Houwaida, but a short while later Al-Zoghbi released the album with her version of the song. When asked about the allegations of taking Houwaida's debut song, Al-Zoghbi claimed she had the song for a while and recorded it prior to Houwaida's release. On television interviews, she showed papers which showed lyrics of the song claiming that these are the originals and that Houwaida took it from her.
    "Mandam Aleik" is available on both singers' albums and both got their share of popularity after the conflict. It became one of Nawal's most popular hits, and is often requested by fans at her concerts. Nawal's next album Maloum was released in 1999 and did not receive the same level of success as her previous albums. Nawal herself declared regrets for rushing the release so soon after Mandam Aleik. Nawal's next two releases El Layali 2000 and Tool Omri 2001 were both released within a year of each other, and provided Nawal with continued success, reclaiming her spot atop the pantheom of Arabic pop.After a two year break, Nawal's next album Eineik Kaddabeen was released in the summer of 2004 at a lavish album launch party in Cairo Inn. This album was accompanied by two singles: 'Eineik Kaddabeen' and 'Bi'einek'. Immediately after promoting that album, Nawal then began work on her most recent album Yama Alou. She released the first single 'Rohi Ya Rohi' in August 2005. Her first live performance of 'Rohi Ya Rohi' was at a concert she held at the Hammersmith Apollo, in London. The next single released from Yama Alou was 'Shou Akhbarak' in February 2006. As part of the promotion for her 11th album Yama Alou, her production company, Alam el Phan, began previewing short clips from some of the upcoming albums songs on a telephone line that listeners could call. Shortly after, an advertisement campaign was launched. It began with a television advert showing the camera moving from a womans boots upwards, but stopping before her face was revealed, the screen went dark and the word 'soon' appeared on the screen. A week or so later, the next advertisement followed a similar format to the previous one, however, in this new advert, the face of the woman was revealed and the figure was Nawal herself. After this, the next advert showed clips of Nawal from the albums promotional photo shoot while playing small clips of the songs 'Yama Alou', 'Aghla el Habbayib', 'El Assi', 'Habaytak' and 'Shou Akhbarak'.The television campaign was accompanied by large billboards and posters of Nawal in Egypt and Lebanon. The music video for Yama Alou, began to air at the beginning of July 2006, roughly a week before the album release date. The music video was aired on the Mazzika and Zoom music channels across the Middle East and the song was played exclusively on the Sawt el Ghad radio station in Lebanon as well as the Nagoum FM in Egypt.Yama Alou was intended to be released throughout the middle east on the 17th of July 2006, however, due to the Israeli attacks on Lebanon, its release was postponed. It was then released on 26 July 2006 in Egypt and Saudi Arabia. In the following weeks, the album was made available in other countries around the middle east and was finally released in Lebanon on the 14 September 2006, once the war was over. On the 23rd of March 2007, it was announced that Nawal al Zoghbi will be producing her next album with the production company Rotana. Nawal officially joined Rotana at a press conference at the Movenpick in Beirut on the 28th March 2007. At a press conference held by LG global at the hotel Dosit in Dubai on the 25th April 2007, it was announced that Nawal Al Zoghbi will be the face to advertise LG cellular phones which the company will put out in 2007-2008 in the Middle East. The conference was attended by a large crowd from various media, which exceeded a variety of over 100 means of information between written, visual and audible. On Sunday, May 20th, 2007, Nawal Al Zoughbi was a guest on the hit show Taratata (Dubai TV Channel) along with four other singers. Nawal sang duets with the other four singers who will be making appearances on the show. Ibrahim Al-Hakami(Superstar 4) and Massari(Canadian/Lebanese singer) are among the four guests that appeared and sang with Nawal on Sunday. On Tuesday, June 12th, 2007 Nawal released the music video of her song, "Aghla El Habayib" from her album "Yama Alou" which was a continuation to the song "Shou Akhbarak" from the same album. Nawal is the oldest of her three brothers and one sister. She is married to Elie Deeb and has three children: a daughter Tia (b. 1999, and twin sons Georgy and Joey (b. 2004). However she prefers to keep her personal life private. She released a song titled Tia which was dedicated to her daughter. She also owns a production company named after her daughter, Tia Productions. Nawal has been known for her distinctive performances, and has always taken her image into careful consideration. She constantly has changed her image much like Madonna and Kylie Minogue. Nawal has always been known to take special care with her music. She has final say over her lyrics and songs as well as promotion. She has stated controlling her career is one of her keys to success.


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    Sabah
    BIO: Sabah (b.1927–) is a Lebanese singer and actress whose career has stretched from the mid-1940s to the present day. Sabah was born as Janet Fighali in Beirut, Lebanon, although other records state that her birth place is the village of Wadi Shahroor. She began singing in the 1940s, then started to acting in Egyptian movies while continuing to sing. She has released over 50 albums and has acted in 98 movies, as well as almost 20 stage plays. She is among the most prolific Arabic-language singers, with a reported 3,500 songs. Still a prominent performer at 80 years of age, she continues to perform both in concert and on television, including such programs as Lebanon's Star Academy (the Arabic equivalent of the United Kingdom's Fame Academy) where she sang her new single on a stage lined with mannequins displaying costumes from several of her early films and musical plays. The singer is known to fans by the diminutive "Sabbouha" and is also called "Al Shahroura," or the singing bird. She is well known for her lively and expressive voice, especially the ability to sustain a single note for over a minute when performing in the Lebanese ataba style. Her vibrant and throaty roar in the rendition of dabke songs is unmatched. In 2005, she released a new Dance single. Her 2006 release, a duet with Lebanese singer Rola, is a remake of a 1960s hit. The accompanying video, in which Sabah is shown as "the notorious diva" to whom her younger colleague pays tribute, has received wide play on Arabic music channels. Sabah has been married seven times, and most recently was engaged to Amr Mihio ("Mr. Lebanon") in 2003. The relationship did not last, and in 2004 she admitted that it had been a stunt to catapult Omar, who was starting his acting career, into the spotlight. Her former husbands include Najib Shammas, Anwar Mansy, composer Baligh Hamdy, Egyptian television presenter Ahmed Farrag, Rushdy Abaza (to whom she was married for three days in 1967), Joe Hammoud, Wassim Tabbara, and Fadi Lubnan. She has two children, Sabah (The Godfather) (by Najib Chammas), is married to Zeina Chammas. Her other child, the actress Howayda Mansy (by Anwar Mansy), lives in the United States. She has two grandchildren Danielle Chammas and Naji Chammas who live in California. In 2007, Sabah will be 80 years old.
    posted by Meili @ 1:58 PM  
    Myriam Fares
    BIO: Myriam Faris (born Aug 3, 1983) is a musician and entertainer from South Lebanon. Myriam Faris took ballet lessons from age five, and at age nine earned first place on Tele-Liban (Al Mawahib Al Saghira), in Oriental dance. She registered at the National Conservatory of Music and studied musicology for four years. At age sixteen, Myriam participated in the Lebanese Song Festival where she won first prize for the public Lebanese song nomination. At seventeen she participated in Studio el Fan 2000, representing the district of South Lebanon and earned the first prize and the Special Certificate from Dr. Walid Gholmieh. At age 21, with the guidance of her management company Music Is My Life, Faris signed her first record deal with Music Master International and launched her first album on October 21, 2003 at the Virgin Megastore – Beirut. The album witnessed immediate success and became a best seller for a debut artist. Her music video for the hit song "Ana Wel Shouk" became one of the most requested music videos as soon as it was broadcasted on local and cable television. Faris's next move was to shoot her second music video "La Tis'alni", directed by Selim El Turk. In the video, Faris portrayed two different characters. During Myriam's promotional tours for her album in Jordan, the UAE and Egypt, media representatives and fan base gave her an effusive welcome. Egypt awarded her as "Best Female Young Artist" and gave a prize for best video clip.During Ramadan of the same year, Faris's success got the attention of one of the most renowned perfume creators in the region, Mahmoud Saiid. He collaborated with Faris on creating and launching a unique fragrance for men and for women named after her first hit "Ana Wel Shooq". The television commercial for this perfume was released on most satellite TV stations, contributing to its commercial success in the Arab world. Myriam is currently preparing her second album, currently untitled. She is collaborating with Lebanese and Egyptian composers.


    Check out Myriam Fares's Photos
    posted by Meili @ 1:54 PM  
    Sherine
    BIO: Born in Cairo on October 10, 1980 Sherine Abdel Wahhab is an Egyptian singer and actress. Sherine is a graduate of a prominent Egyptian music academy. Upon graduating, she sought a record company to represent her and manage her musical career. She met up with Free Music Productions' owner and manager Nasr Mahrous. Mahrous signed and released a debut album with fellow singer Tamer Hosny. The album included solo singles, as well as duets. Titled Free Mix, it is one of the mixtapes Mahrous usually produces but was exclusively for these two artists. Although Sherine was a new artist with Free Music, Tamer had signed with Mahrous earlier.The album included Sherine's debut single, "Ah Ya Leil", which garnered huge success in Egypt and throughout the Middle East. Critics and audience were impressed with Sherine's vocal abilities, but wanted her to revamp her image. The song included local musical styles from traditional Egyptian tarab voice techniques to usage of traditional Egyptian music instruments of the Shaabi genre. Hosny's single, along with the music video, were also received very well and this mixtape was considered a milestone in Free Music's short history. In 2002, Sherine released her first album as a solo artist titled Garh Tany. The album's first single was the title track, "Garh Tany", and it was well-received. The single consisted mainly of repetition, with intensive manipulation in voice tones and pitch. This is also considered to be a traditional Egyptian voice technique. The music video was released one week earlier from the album release, and the album made huge success in the Egyptian and wider Middle Eastern music market. The album succeeded immensely, to the extent that it sold more than Amr Diab's album "Allem Albi". Sherine witnessed rapid and explosive popularity after this album, and solidified her status as one of the most successful female singers. By North American standards, the album would be the equivalent of certified platinum. Sherine's second single from the album was "Sabri Aleel", which was an up-tempo song, uses slight traditional techniques, but included Nai, Tablah, Heavy Bass and multi-layered voices of Sherine in the choruses. The music video's version of the song was different from the album's, and it was titled "Sabri Aleel - Melody Mix". The song was exclusively broadcast on Melody Hits channel. Sherine's acting career is short, as she just starred in one comedy movie titled Medo Mashakel. The movie was the #1 movie of the season, however, Sherine as well as critics did not approve of her role or her acting skills. In the movie, Sherine sings and one of the singles sung in the movie was broadcasted on music channels. The song was titled "Balak". It portrays Sherine, as one of the movie's scenes, getting on stage in a friend's wedding and performing the song. The song didn't get as much attention, as it wasn't released on any record. A compilation album for Sherine was released under the title Roo'. The album included the movie-song "Balak", along with few other songs of her such as "Afriqiya" (Africa) and other songs of Tamer Hosny. The album was considered unofficial, as it wasn't released under Free Music label since Sherine was still signed with the company. By this time, and before releasing the single "Ma Btefrahsh", it was reported in magazines and tabloid-newspapers that Sherine was having a fall-out with Nasr Mahrous, but it was not confirmed. Sherine was on a hiatus during that time, as she didn't release any singles nor albums for quite a while, and according to some sources, Sherine was mad at her producer and manager, Nasr Mahrous, for not fulfilling the terms of agreement in their contract. In early 2005, Promotions for Sherine's new song, "Ma Btefrahsh" showed up on Melody Hits, and a week later the music video was released. The song became quite popular, and it was heavily rotated on Melody Hits. It hit #1 on many countdowns, and like most songs of Sherine, several artists expressed their love for this song, like Ragheb Alama and Nancy Ajram. The song was almost like a comeback to Sherine. It was featured in a mixtape along other singles by fellow Free Music artists, such as Bahaa Sultan, Souma and Tamer Hosny. The mixtape featured another single by Sherine, "Einak". Both songs were frequently aired on Radio channels. In August 2005, Sherine's new single was also promoted on Melody Hits TV, and it seemed certain that this was going to be one of the album releases as she had said earlier in TV interviews. The promotion shows a camera following Sherine's bare feet walking, up to a chair where she sits, but it doesn't show her face. Another promo had a sample from her second single "Mafeesh Marra". More than a week later, the single, titled "Lazim Aïsh" was released. It was also produced and directed by Nasr Mahrous, the song took a different form as it was a ballad. This was the title track as well. The album, Lazim Aïsh, was released and became the best selling album that year. The album also would be certified platinum as it made huge success. This is the era that solidified Sherine as Egypt's # 1 female singer. No Egyptian female singer witnessed the great level of success she reached. Later on, the second single music video of "Mafeesh Marra" was released, it was an up-tempo, fun, hip song which the audience were delighted by its new and unique sound. In spring 2006, Sherine was chosen to perform the songs for the movie An el-Ish' wel-Hawa. The movie's theme song, Keteer Ben'sha', became a major hit. Recently, she released "Lebnan Fel Alb (Lebanon's in the Heart)", a song dedicated to Lebanon and the victims who fell in the Israeli-Lebanese conflict. In February 2007, she released a new duet with Hany Shaker under the title Qalbi Leek (My Heart’s Yours). However, this duet was not meant to be released because both Sherine and Hany Shakir recorded the song separately. Sherne decided not to release the song in her album, so Hany Shaker decided to take it and release it in his own album. Nevertheless the composer of the song merged both of their voices, and released the song as a duet. In early March 2007, she confirmed that she joined a new label: Rotana. A huge, extravagant press conference and after-party was held in her honor, and now she is recording her album, to be released Summer 2007. In the end of May 2007, she released a new single, titled "Ma Sherebtesh Mn Nilha", Showed up on Egypt Tv at Al Beet Betak TV Show.
    posted by Meili @ 1:32 PM  
    Ruby
    BIO: Rania Hussein was born October 8, 1981, known as Ruby is an Egyptian singer and actress who rose to fame with her debut single Enta Aref Leih (Do You Know Why?). Egyptian director and producer, Sherif Sabri, is credited for launching her career. She is considered to be one of the most talked about female artists in Egypt. Ruby (full name Rania Hussein Mohammed Tawfik) started her career as a model when Marcel Romanoff, the Polish singer, spotted her in front of the American University in Cairo. Romanoff chose Ruby to appear in his music video. She later appeared in the music video of his song Don't Make Me Cry. Ruby previously studied Law at Bani Suwayf University.
    Ruby later worked in television commercials for several products, including Pringles, Sparkle, and Alo. She then worked with Egyptian film director Youssef Chahine in the film Sekoot Hansawwar (2001), in which she played the role of a romantic wealthy girl who falls in love with her driver. Youssef Chahine is reportedly responsible for the switch to her stage name, "Ruby". She previously appeared in the comedy Film Thakafy in a minor role as a schoolgirl. Her first music video of debut single "Enta Aref Leih" (2003), was directed by Sherif Sabri and was a hit on most satellite music stations in the Middle East during the summer of 2003. This video caused a huge stir in the media, causing people and critics to criticize the way Ruby appeared in provocative costume of a belly dancer, wandering in the streets of Prague. Despite such opposing and criticism, the successful single brought Ruby into the limelight.The song was composed by the well-known Egyptian musician Mohammad Rahim.Ruby's second video was released in early 2004. Titled "Leih Beydary Kedah" and directed by Sherif Sabri, the video again featured provocative contents as the first one. At the last seconds of the video, it showed Ruby 'in the making' with some make-over scenes of makeover by stylists in Beirut, others of her recording songs with Mohammad Rahim and Sherif Sabri. Ruby in the music video of Meshit Wara Ehsasy. The third music video of the song "El Gharaam (Koll Amma A'ollo Ah)" was accompanied by clips from Ruby's movie, Saba' Wara'aat Kotcheena (7 Playing Cards). The movie was critically distressed by the censorship and governments of Egypt, Syria and many other Arabic countries did not allow its running due to the overt usage of erotic themes and suggestive hints. Directed and produced by Sherif Sabri, it was his first experience in cinema. Two music videos were released later. One for "Ana Omry Mastaneat Hadd" and the other for "Ghawy" Both are taken from the movie Saba' Wara'aat Kotcheena (7 Playing Cards). "Eba'a Abelni" music video is the latest by Ruby. The music video's theme was set to be ancient Egyptian, with Ruby dancing in set-up studios. The video's version of the song was rearranged by Sherif Sabri himself. He was also the director of the music video. She has been sponsored by MelodyHits TV, and provided exclusive broadcast to the video."Mosh Hate'dar" is her the first single from her second album released in March 2007, titled Meshit Wara Ehsasy. The music video of "Mosh Hate'dar" surprised the audience due to her straying away from the provocative image of her previous music videos, and having a rather conservative one. The second single was the title track "Meshit Wara Ehsasy", featured her performing in Giza, in front of the Pyramids and Sphinx. Ruby has been questioned in numerous interviews about her provocative style and suggestive moves, to which she responded that she does not consider herself to be a sex symbol. She was also rumoured to be married to her manager, Sherif Sabri, but both her and Sabri have denied the rumour.
    posted by Meili @ 1:26 PM  
    Moustafa Amar
    BIO: Moustafa Ahmed Mohamed Hassan Amar was born September 22, 1966, known as Mostafa Amar, is an Egyptian musician and actor. Moustafa attended Al-Shaheed Abbas School where his talent and love for music and singing earned him the role of lead singer in the school concert. His father got him a guitar when he was ten and he began taking summer classes. Later he attended the University of Alexandria and although a student in the business department he continued his summer music classes. After university, he moved to Cairo to find a production company. His first song was "Wala Yabou Khad Gameel", released on a collective album with other talented singers, and in 1990 he released his first solo album, Wassaf . In 1992-1993, he released his second album, Layaleki, which sold well. He also teamed up with actress Nelly on a duet, "Papa Noel". He has also partnered with the arranger/singer Hamid El Shari and the Gipsy Kings Group. In 2004 he released Ensa, his 14th album. In addition to writing his own music, he has composed for other Arabic singers including Ehab Tawfik and Ali El Haggar. He is married and has two sons.

    Check out Moustafa Amar's Photos
    posted by Meili @ 1:20 PM  
    Mohamed Mounir
    BIO: Mohamed (born October 10, 1954) is a Nubian-Egyptian singer who was born in Aswan, Egypt. His pop-oriented music has its roots in the various genres of traditional Egyptian and African music. His lyrics are often social and political, with which Mounir sees himself as a mouthpiece for the cultural and religious togetherness of the Orient and Occident. Mounir is considered the darling of Egyptian youth. Mounir, has also gathered experiences in film: the film Destiny from Youssef Chahine, a prominent outsider in Egyptian cinema and at the same time its most internationally renowned representative, is a reckoning with the growing fundamentalism of his country. Mounir plays the singer Marwan from the 12th century, who escapes an attempted assassination by stirred up fanatics the first time, but succumbs the second time - a reference the Algerian Rai singer, but also Egyptian literary figures like Naguib Mahfouz or Farag Foda. After the Sept 11 attacks, the singer was driven to learn more about Islam, which he feared was being seen in the West as the faith of terrorism and intolerance. So Mounir performed the hajj, the pilgrimage at the heart of Islam, for the first time last winter. He returned critical of both fellow Muslims, who he says don't bother to seek a true understanding of their faith, and of a West that he says misunderstands it. Mounir released the album Earth . . . Peace, containing the song Give Me Strength, O Messenger of God, which he co-wrote with Kawthar Mustafa. In it, he sings, "The spilling of any blood is deemed sinful by God." The album struck some as surprisingly religious for an artist seen as a champion of secularism. For others, it was not religious enough; the video for the song was banned by most Arab satellite channels. The video ban reportedly was because Mounir sang "maddad", a vernacular term that roughly means "give me strength" but that can also be translated as a call on Muhammad to intercede with God on man's behalf. Most Muslims do believe in the intercession Muhammad for it is proven in the quran in numerous places but it is deemed as not possible by the Wahabbis (the major stronghold in Saudi Arabia). The 48-year-old artist took the controversy in his stride. "It is this fight against rigid thought that makes something out of you," he says. That philosophy sums up one of his best-known characters. In Destiny, a 1997 film by Youssef Chahine, a leading Egyptian director, Mounir played Marawan, a singer in the 12th century Islamic state built by Arab and Berber dynasties in Spain. "Marwan and I are one and the same," Mounir says, describing the character as an "ambitious artist who does not believe that anything should be deemed sinful in art." "Sing loudly, nothing should stop your singing," Mounir sang as Marwan in another Kawthar Mustafa hit. Mounir, who sang on the soundtracks for nine Chahineproductions and acted in some, says he is proud to be Chahine's "voice in cinematography." Their collaboration in the movie An Egyptian Tale resulted in a popular song of the same title that ordinary Egyptians embraced as an anthem. The music was written by the late Ahmed Mounib, a Nubian folk musician who was Mounir's mentor.

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    posted by Meili @ 1:13 PM  
    Hamada Helal
    BIO: Mohamed 'Hamada' Abd Elfatah Helal was born on the 20th of March in Sharkeya, Egypt. He now resides in Cairo. Hamada started his interest singing when he was 5 years old. He used to record his voice whilst singing on cassette tapes. Many great Arabic artists influenced Hamada, such as Abdel Halim Hafez, Mohamed Abdo and Om Kolthoum. At school, Hamada sung during the school breaks and entertainment periods. One of his friends would be playing a drum, Hamada would be singing and a girl would be dancing. When Hamada was seven, one of his relatives heard him while he was singing and took Hamada to a musician. He learned the music basics and was encouraged. The musician told Hamda that he would introduce him to sing at a wedding of one of his relatives after three months. This was the starting point of his career. Hamada met a popular composer called Hassan Esh Esh. He introduced me to Hamid Elshaerry and presented him to a recording studio. They signed him up to a contract straight away. Hamada's first appearance as a professional singer was on High Quality album Part 3 and he participated in two songs. He has since produced four albums, his latest being Waheshni.


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    posted by Meili @ 1:07 PM  
    Abdel Halim Hafez
    BIO: Abdel Halim Isma'el Shabana commonly known as Abdel Halim Hafez, was one of the most popular Egyptian singers and actors not only in Egypt but throughout the Middle East from the 1950s to the 1970s. He is widely considered to be one of the four 'greats' of Egyptian and Arabic music. Abdel Halim's music is still played on radio daily in Egypt and the Arab world. His name is sometimes written as 'Abd el-Halim Hafez, and he was also sometimes known as el-Andaleeb el-Asmar (the Dark Nightingale). He was born Abdel Halim Ali Ismail Shabana in El-Hilwat, in e-Sharqiyah Governorate, 80 kilometres (50 miles) north of Cairo, Egypt. Abdel Halim was the fourth child of Sheikh Ali Ismail Shabana. He had two brothers, Ismail and Mohammed, and one sister, Aliah. Abdel Halim's mother died from complications after giving birth to him, and his father died five months later, leaving Abdel Halim and his siblings orphaned at a young age. Abdel Halim was raised by his aunt and uncle in Cairo.His musical abilities first became apparent while he was in primary school, and his older brother Ismail Shabana was his first music teacher. At the age of 11 he joined the Arabic Music Institute in Cairo and became known for singing the songs of Mohammed Abdel Wahab. He graduated from the Higher Theatrical Music Institute as an oboe player. While singing in clubs in Cairo, Abdel Halim was drafted as a last-minute substitute when singer Karem Mahmoud was unable to sing a scheduled live radio performance in honor of the first anniversary of the 1952 Revolution, on June 18, 1953. Abdel Halim's performance was enormously popular with the live audience, and was heard by Hafez Abd El Wahab, supervisor of musical programming for Egyptian national radio, who decided to support the then unknown singer. Abdel Halim took Hafez Abdel Wahab's first name as his stage-surname in recognition of his patronage. Abdel Halim went on to become one of the most popular singers and actors of his generation, and is considered one of the four greats of Egyptian and Arabic music, along with Umm Kalthoum, Mohammed Abdel Wahab and Farid Al Attrach. Abdel Halim never married, although rumours persist that he was secretly married to actress Souad Hosni for six years. Both Abdel Halim and Souad Hosni's friends continue to deny the marriage even to this day. Interestingly, Souad Hosni died on Abdel Halim's birthday (June 21) in 2001. Despite this, Abdel Halim only truly fell in love once, in his youth. He fell in love with a young woman whose parents refused to allow them to marry. After four years, her parents finally approved, but the girl died of a chronic disease before the wedding. Abdel Halim never recovered from her loss, and dedicated many of his saddest songs to her memory, including Fi Youm, Fi Shuher, Fi Sana (In a Day, a Month, a Year) and the poignant Qariat el-Fingan (The Fortune-teller). At the age of 11 Abdel Halim contracted Bilharzia – a parasitic water-born disease – and was periodically and painfully afflicted by it. During his lifetime, many artists and commentators accused Abdel Halim of using his Bilharzia to gain sympathy from female fans. His death of the disease put to rest such accusations. Abdel Halim died on March 30, 1977, a few months short of his 48th birthday, while undergoing treatment for Bilharzia in King's College Hospital, London. His funeral (in Cairo) was attended by thousands of people – more than any funeral in Egyptian history except those of President Nasser (1970) and Umm Kalthoum (1975). Four women committed suicide on hearing of his death. He is buried in Al Rifa'i Mosque in Cairo.His music can still be heard every day across the Arab world, and he is still considered one of the four 'greats' of Arabic music. Further, he is today seen as the most famous and popular singer in the Arab world, insofar as he is the artist whose discs have been the most sold since his death (reportedly, even more than Oum Kalthoum). Abdel Halim Hafez's song Khosara enjoyed international fame in 1999 when producer Timbaland sampled it for Jay-Z's song "Big Pimpin.'' His most famous songs include Ahwak ("I love you"), Khosara ("A pity"), Gana El Hawa ("Love came to us"), Sawah ("Wanderer"), Zay el Hawa ("It feels like love"), and El Massih ("The Christ"), among the 260 songs that he recorded. His last, and perhaps most famous song, Qariat el-Fingan ("The fortune-teller"), featured lyrics by Nizar Qabbani and music by Mohammed Al-Mougy. He starred in sixteen films, including "Dalilah", which was Egypt's first colored motion picture. Along with Mohammed Abdel Wahab and Magdi el-Amroussi, Abdel Halim was a founder of the Egyptian recording company Soutelphan, which continues to operate to this day as EMI Arabia. The company was founded in 1961. In 2006 a feature film about his life, "Haleem", was released starring the late actor Ahmad Zaki in the title role, produced by the Good News Group.

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    Tamer Hosny
    BIO: Tamer Hosny was born in Cairo, on August 16, 1977. He is an Egyptian singer, actor and composer. He was initially featured on Free Mix mixtapes from Free Music, an Egyptian music production company. His breakthrough single "Habibi Wenta B'eed" garnered him success.Tamer Hosny grew up with a passion for soccer and said to have played it professionally for 9 years. Tamer Hosny was introduced by Salma El Shamaa to opera. Afterwards, he was recognized by Nasr Mahrous, the manager and owner of Free Music production company. He later on signed a contract with Free Music in 2002. Tamer didn't debut, as most people believe, with Sherine's first mixtape. Instead, he was featured in previous mixtapes, and one of them featured other artists like Khaled Agag and Mohamed Mounir. He graduated from October Six University, with a Bachelor's degree in Media Studies. Hosny starred in the 2003 Egyptian movie, Halet Hobb (A State of Love). The movie featured music by Hosny himself. In 2004, he released his first studio album as a Solo artist. Titled Hobb, the album featured the single "Arrab Habibi". The album was quite a success to Hosny as a solo artist. His hit, "Arrab Habibi", was heavily rotated on satellite music channels and became very popular. When Hosny became more financially capable, he decided to look for his father. His father was away for 19 years, until Hosny found him in London. He went after him and encouraged him to go back to Egypt, which he did. The movie Sayyed El Atfy was released in 2005, and featured 2 extremely successful songs. "Koll Marra" and "Nour Einy", both were performed within the movie. The full versions of the songs accompanied the performance in addition to scenes from the movie were made into music videos. They were initially exclusive to Melody Hits channel. In 2005, Hosny was embroiled in a trial case in which he was charged with forging a passport and avoiding conscription. It was a heavily publicized case in the media, since he and fellow Egyptian artist Haytham Shaker were both convicted with the same charges. It has been reported that they both went to professional forgers to create a document that they completed military service in Egypt. This came in the middle of Hosny's preparations for a new Album and movie(Omar and Salma). It was also reported that the news leaked after the forger himself confessed to a close friend of his. They were both sentenced to 3 years in jail, and were fined 50,000 L.E each. Rumors have circulated that Hosny's sentence was shortened. He was released from jail in September 2006. During his imprisonment, Nasr Mahrous released the album Einaya Bethebbak, as well as a music video from one of the album's singles. At the end of March 2007, Hosny released his latest album "Ya Bent El-Eih" after long time working for it. The album featured 13 songs, 9 of them were stolen and leaked on the internet before it was released to market nearly by a week. Tamer Hosny's official site says about this album: "It's a nice album that considered to be his first real step in his musical life". Tamer Hosny holds a bachelor degree in Media Studies from October 6 University.
    posted by Meili @ 12:56 PM  
    Nourhanne
    BIO: Nourhanne is a Lebanese-Armenian singer, born on June 5, 1977. Nourhanne released her first single, "Ti Amo," in 1996 at the age of 19, but her full-length debut wasn't until 2003, with the release of her first album Shaklo Kif? (How Does He Look?) which spawned a series of hits across the Arab-speaking world, including her best-known recording, "Habibi ya Einy." That song was released in two versions, the original with traditional instrumentation and the "postmodern" remix that drew some attention in Europe in 2004. In 2005 she received an annual award for "Best Young Arab Female Artist’s Voice’ at the "Oscar Video Clip Festival" [not related to the Academy Award Oscars] in Cairo, Egypt for her song "Men Zaman" (Far Away). In July of 2006, Nourhanne released a new album, Tab Wana Mali, titled for her then-current hit, a cover of a traditional Egyptian song once performed by Nadia Lutfi (dubbed by artist Maha Sabri) in her 1959 film Bain al Qasrayn; Nourhanne's video partially reproduced a scene from the film that catapaulted Lutfi to pan-Arab stardom.
    posted by Meili @ 12:49 PM  
    Samira Said
    BIO: Samira Said is an example of a true elite superstar. She is one of the most successful Arabic singers, whose popularity and admiration has exceeded the countries barriers, and spread itself in our hearts. She has enlightened us with her beautiful art, and has been an inspiration for many people.Born and raised in Rabat, Morocco; Samira began singing at an early age. In addition to being gifted with a sensitive, beautiful voice, she always had strong appreciation and love for singing. Music was her own way of expressing herself, and she knew quite well that it was what she wanted.Encouraged by her family, Samira went on to participating in talent shows. The first time the Moroccan public saw her on the T.V. show "Mawaheb", they knew that the shy little girl was going to be a star, and they were right.In a short time, Samira Bensaid, as Moroccans like to call her, became one of the leading names in the music scene in Morocco. She had a decent repertoire: "Maghlouba", "Wa'ady", etc.However, Samira was not satisfied with what she had accomplished. Her ambition and dreams were bigger than anything. She remembered her idol and friend, Abdel Halim Hafez's advice to move to Egypt and expand her career. In the early eighties, Samira moved to Egypt and recorded a song "Al hob Elli Ana Ayshah", composed by Mohamed Sultan. Then, she went on to recording with big names in the music scene in Egypt. She sang for Baligh Hamdi, Helmi Bakr, Mohamed El Mougy.It was "Alemnah Al hob", sung in Layali El Television in 1983, that brought Samira in the spotlight, and made her well known in Egypt. Her new responsibility to maintain her success obliged her to choose her songs carefully. She started working with well known composers and lyricists. This cooperation produced songs that are considered marks in the contemporary Arabic music: "Asmar Malak", "Malak mush zay awaydak", "Sayidati anissati sadati", "Ech gab li gab", "El Leila dee", "Min ghir sabab", "Al gani Baad Yomeen", "Mosh Hatnazel Anak", and many more…Samira managed to remain one of the top singers in the Arabic world by totally dedicating herself to her career, and always looking for new aspects and new subjects that make her unique in her style. She is also always looking for a variety of music flavors and styles: Tarab, Raï, Jazz, Slow, etc… She started working with young talented artists, and produced a variety of top selling albums: "Insani", "Khaifa", "Ashka", "Enta Habibi", "Kul Dee Eshaat", "Al Bal", "Rohy", and the latest "Leila Habibi."Samira lives a calm, happy life with her husband Mostafa Naboulsy, a Moroccan business man; and their son Shadi, whom she said changed her life completely.
    posted by Meili @ 12:25 PM  
    Ramy Ayach
    BIO: In a small country like Lebanon, it is not an everyday occurrence that a talented young man achieves his big dream of becoming a famous, internationally-acknowledged singer.But that was what Ramy Ayach actually did. Most people might think that Ramy's luck only brought him to being a star. The truth is quite different. Being the youngest son in a family that loves music, Ramy's first interest in art started in his hometown of Baakleen in the splendid mountains of Lebanon. He was always surrounded by musical instruments offered by his parents to their sons as birthday gifts. The family's common passion for music led Ramy's elder brothers to play in various concerts in town.Ramy's first public appearance was on his school stage. Back in the year 1987, it was not ordinary for a seven-year-old boy to sing on stage with such confidence. Along with his school education, Ramy's talent and personality developed while learning music. When he sang later in a concert celebrating Labor Day, Ramy was only 10 years old and the 10,000 people which were present there encouraged him to move on.At the age of 15, Ramy decided to participate in a contest held every 4 years in the Lebanese TV Station: LBCI (Lebanese Broadcasting Corporation International). And so it happened!In January 1996, Ramy participated in a program called "Studio El Fann" and contestants were presented to the audience in the presence of a 10-member committee who were all specialized in art and music.From his first appearance, both the audience and the committee were charmed by his talent on stage. At the end of the contest lasting 9 months Ramy earned a golden medal, certificates from the members of the committee, and his first private song" Bganneelah Webdeellah" which became a hit even before the contest was over.Although many might consider succeeding in this program as the culmination of their goal, to the young determined and ambitious Ramy it was just the beginning. From that period on, Ramy started his career as a singer and a whole world of opportunities was opening up to him. The respect Ramy has for art and his continuous search for the best made him an "amazing phenomenon" in the eyes of many people worldwide.Being a Lebanese singer who has drawing skills, Ramy has been honoured by the Lebanese Ministry of Education and Tourism on Feb.24, 1999. As a result of a survey conducted in most Lebanese radios and TV stations through public voting, Ramy has been hailed the Most Photogenic Male Artist in the Middle East. A special festival was held on May 9,1999 by the Lebanese Ministry of Education and Tourism for the occasion in which an Oscar was presented to him.
    posted by Meili @ 12:20 PM  
    Nancy Ajram
    BIO: Who would have imagined that the young girl born to Nabil and Rimonda Ajram on the 16th of May, 1983 in Al Ashrafia, Lebanon would be a famous singer by the age of 21! She had quite a normal childhood with her small family that consisted of her parents, her sister and brother and herself. But when Nancy Ajram was 12, she participated in a television program called "Nojoum Al Mostakbal" and actually won first prize. Soon after, Ajram began studying music under the supervision of some of the finest teachers in her country. When she turned 18, she joined the Syndicate of Professional Artists in Lebanon - after they made an exception regarding her age. Her first album; Mehtagalak, was released in 1998 and marked her first official step in the world of show business. But, it took the young singer another 3 years to launch her second album Shil Eyounak Aney in 2003. Then her true hit came with her third and most famous album Ya Salam in 2003. The singer stressed the success of the album by shooting three of its songs; Akhasmak Ah, Ya Salam and Sehr Eyounoh, in the form of video clips. The clips were a tremendous hit and gained popularity in such a short time and gave the singer incredible fame in the Arab world. Her latest album is Ah we Nos was released this year. Nancy already shot two of its songs as video clips; Loun Eyounak and Ah we Nos - and word has it she will shoot a third song soon. The album is witnessing the same success as the previous one. As for other activities besides singing, the Lebanese diva has agreed to be the spokesperson for the international soft drink company Coca Cola. But when it came to invading the silver screen, Ajram refused to take that step now and preferred to postpone it so she can concentrate on her singing career.


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    posted by Meili @ 12:17 PM  
    Najwa Karam
    BIO: The famous Arab - Lebanese singer Najwa Karam was born on the 26th of February 1966 in Zahleh - Lebanon.She is the youngest amongst her siblings, She has three brothers, Tony, Jan and Nicola and one sister, Salwa. Najwa studied in Zahleh and gratuated with a degree in Philosphy, and later became a teacher for two years. Her musical talents were apparent from a young age where she used to sing at some school parties with her friends. Najwa's father initially disapproved of her interest in musical profession.In 1985 Najwa joined the famous TV show that supports young talents Layali Lobnan. She succeded, and was an immediate hit in that show, she won the Golden Medal,this changing her fathers' original opinion. After Layali Lobnan, Najwa participated in many concerts singing traditional Lebanese songs and joined the Arabic Music institute for four years to improve her skills as a vocalist.Her first official song was Ala Zahleh, then she released couple of songs like Batalet Som wa Asally and Eddam Elforsan, before releasing her first album Ya Habayeb in 1989. Two years later in 1992 Najwa released her second album, Shams El-Ghennieh, the album succeeded in Lebanon and the name Shams El-Ghennieh has been associated with her ever since the release of the album. Naghmet Hob was a massive hit and one of the 1994 Best Selling Albums, the song Law Habaytak - Ana Mafyee Introduced Najwa Karam and Made her music known all over the Arab World. Najwa has released 14 successful albums so far, as well as a couple of singles, and continues to impress us with her Lebanese style of singing. One of the most remarkable songs in her career was the duo she performed with the famous Lebanese singer Wadih El Safi (Wikberna).She participated in many festivals in many countried around the world, such as, America, Europe and Australia. Her concerts in Jarash Festival - Jordan (1996) are considered the most successful concerts in the history of Jarash. Carthaj - Tunisia (1997) (2000) are considered to be among Najwas' greatest concerts, especially when the audience sand instead of her. She also participated in Major festivals all around the Arab World, in Lebanon, Libya, Egypt, Dubai - UAE, Kuwait, Qatar and Syria.
    posted by Meili @ 12:15 PM  
    May Hariri
    BIO: May Hariri was described as the most beautiful woman in Lebanon; known for her jovial and witty spirit, she radiates a constant positive energy with her cheerful personality. Equipped with a unique vocal ability, a team of professionals, lots of support from many in the music industry and her natural charm, May has finally launched her career as a Lebanese Pop Artist.May has been an achiever all her life and always attained what she sought for. Like most teenagers, May at a young age was attracted to the arts, and especially to becoming a singing pop star-struck. While life had a different road set for her, May kept her dream in mind and at the right time, she ventured with all her strength to achieve her lifetime goal.With the release of May Hariri’s first Music Video, she unleashed to the Arab world a combination of wild, sensual and enchanting concepts with the clip of her debut single “Ha Sahhar Ouyounou”. The Music Video was filmed at the Grand Hills Village and was filled with surprising and courageous ideas that flabbergasted the fans and media alike. Many of Lebanon’s leading opinions in the music industry like the esteemed "Melhem Barakat" and "Mr. Simon Asmar" expressed their support and trust in May‘s work. Melhem Barakat even added his own vocal effects to one of the tracks on her album entitled “Amma Alek Kalam”. May’s Album slated for Release in May 2004, also entitled “Hasahhar Ouyounou” contains a variety of tracks with different moods, and all filled with strong beats pumping over Arabic and Oriental melodies which vary from the soft to the dance.Walking the brick road of fame, and already capturing the audience with her beauty, sensuality and wildness, May Hariri will give her fans a sweet voice and super performance.At the moment and after one year from launching her first album, May has in her account four video clips and two singles: “Habibi Enta” and “Ya Btaa’ Elgaram”. To honor the memory of the martyr president Rafique Hariri, May, crowned the end of her first year as a singer, with an emotional and heart breaking performance, for the national song and video clip “La Ma Koulset Lehkayeh”.The stardom, which May achieved in an unprecedented short period of time, was reflected through the vast number of all the successful festivals and tours she performed in her first year.

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    Latifa


    BIO: Latifa Bent Aleya Al Arfawy, born in Tunisia on February 14th, was from a middle class family. Her real chance to sing came during her preparatory and secondary studies in Al Khazendar School when her teacher encouraged her to sing alongside other big talents like Osama Farahat. While she was performing with her brother and Farahat, luck came knocking on her door as she met the famous Tunisian singer Aly Al-Sareytey. The well-known singer decided to adopt Latifa's talent and give her music lessons and teach her how to play the Oud.In 1978, Latifa won best singer in Nady Al Mawaheb. Then the Tunisian Ministry of Culture chose her to represent Tunisia in the Third Arab Festival for Youth in Iraq. This was just the beginning as she later became accustomed to representing her country in festivals. Afterwards she enrolled in the Faculty of Humanitarian Science - AKA Faculty of Arts - German Department, in Tunisia, for a year and a half before she joined the Higher Institute for Arabic Music in Cairo and graduated with honors. Latifa is currently putting the final touches on her Masters Degree thesis.Her first single that invaded the Egyptian markets was "Andak Shak fe Eh." This successful album was followed by "Aktar Men Rohey Bahebak" which was the first time for Latifa to work with Amar El Sherei. The third album "Bel Akl Kedah" was no different than the previous two as it was also a big hit. In 1993 "Baheb Fe Gharamak" invaded the markets and helped the singer make herself better known. Then came the album "Ana Matnesesh" which was also another step for the young singer towards further invading both the Arab and Egyptian markets in 1994. The following year came and Latifa was ready with her album "Akheran." In 1996, the singer decided to work with Kazem El Saher who contributed to the album "Ma Wahashtaksh" as a composer. "Al Ghenwa" was the name of the next album in 1997 and it witnessed renewed cooperation between the Tunisian singer and the famous composer Amar El Sherei. Then in 1998, "Telomny El Donya" was released and was followed by the album "Wadeh" in 1999 and brought with it further success to the singer.In 2001 Latifa invaded the silver screen with the International director Youssef Chahine in “Sokout Hansawar” and released the soundtrack for the music lovers. The Tunisian singer's latest achievement is performing "Hokm El Reyan" in the theater. As for her latest album "Matrohsh Be’ed", it was an immediate success once it hit the markets. That's not all though; the song won the singer the World Music Awards this year!


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    Kazem El Saher

    BIO: On September 12th of 1961 in Al-Mousel, Iraq, Kazem Jabbar Ibrahim -AKA Kazem El-Saher- was born into an already large and modest family. Kazem’s father was in the military forces at the time and when he retired he opened his own small shop for fixing furniture. Kazem’s creativity was first discovered when he started making his own toys from clay and wire due to the humble financial state of his family. Later he moved on to writing poetry and was so in love with music that he sold his bike when he was 11 and bought a Oud. It was then that the young and determined Kazem composed his first poem “Laki Antee”. Kazem then began teaching music at a woman’s unity association at the age of 19. But, that was not all he did at the age of 19; the young star also got married to his cousin at that early age. After just two years, the promising singer enrolled in the Institute of Music. It was before he graduated that Kazem sang his first major hit; “Ladghat El-Hayya” (1987). Soon to follow were his other hits “Inni Khayartek”- by the great poet Nazar Qabanni-and “Abart El-Shat” (1988), that launched his fame in Iraq and the Arab countries. Upon graduating in 1988, the young artist was dreaming of further invading the music field and actually achieved a lot by releasing his first two albums “Ghazal” in 1989 and then “Yal Aziz” in 1990.But his dreams were put on hold due to the Gulf war. However that was not going to stop this determined and self- built singer from following the road he had already started long ago. Kazem moved to Lebanon and continued his career and dazzled the Arab world with his strong Patriotism in his hit song “Kathur Alhadeeth”. The year 1992 witnessed his next dazzling album “Haza Allon” and then came “La Ya Sadiki” in 1993. This was truly a masterpiece that further proved the singer’s vocal abilities. It was in 1994 that Kazem relocated to Cairo and in 1995 he faced the Egyptian audience for the first time with “Salamtek Men Elah”-which was an instant hit. The poem was written, composed and performed by Kazem and thus manifested his talents were multiple and exceeded singing. The star was now well known and continued to sell thousands of copies of his albums. Next to come was “Baad Alhob” in 1995 which was no different than the previous albums. His ever popular album “Fi Madraset Al-Hob” came in 1996 as another much expected success story. By now the singer was far beyond proving his talents to anyone but was actually quenching the thirst of the audience who had been deprived of such meaningful poems and songs for so long. Kazem’s couldn’t stop now even if he wanted to as his popularity grew worldwide. He released “Ana Wa Laila” in 1998 and in the same year he won a UNICEF award for his song “Tathakar” which he had earlier performed in the United States for the congress and United Nations. “Habebti wal matter” hit the markets in 1999 and “Al Hob Al Mostahel” came in the year 2000 to hit not only the Arab markets but the international markets also. His next album; “Abhathu Anki”, came in 2001 and was soon followed by another winner; “Kesat Habebayn”, in 2002 and then finally “Hafeyat Al Kadameen” in 2003. The rest is still to come from the singer who composes most of his music and goes on his tours fully equipped with 35 men in his orchestra.


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    Hisham Abbas

    BIO: Mohammad Hisham Mahmoud Mohammad Abbas was born on September 13, 1963 in Shoubra Egypt. He is commonly known as just Hisham Abbas .He had his primary education in Dar El Tefl school. He was home-schooled for his secondary education & GCE . Later on he enrolled in American University in Cairo as he graduated with a major in Mechanical Engineering. He decided to pursue art as his profession rather than Engineering. Abbas took his first step as a professional singer being a member of Pats Band band with his partner in the band Aliaa Saleh and other friends. They covered a number of Egyptian and Arabic classing songs, such as "Halawet Shamsena", "Ala Remesh Oyonha", "El Wala Dah" and more. Then he met up with widely-known producer and singer Hameed El Shaery. They collaborated to produce successful songs that highlighted Abbas' position in the music scene. Songs like "Halal Aleik", "Allah Yesalem Halak", "Habetah", and "Saea Albak". Abbas' career bloomed later on to release several songs. He rose in the early 90's with successful hits like "Wana Wana Wana", "Eineha El Sood", "Ta'ala", "Ya Leila", "Shoofi" and his most successful hit, "Habibi Dah (Nari Narain)". Up 'til this day, he has 10 solo studio albums in his account. He received a number of awards, the most notably one was Orbit's Arabic Song Award in 1997. He collaborated later on with Hamid El Shaery several times. As Hamid featured him in the hit "Einy" which featured Lebanese model, now singer, Nicole Saba. The song became a huge success, and it was extremely popular in the mid 90's. As of 2001-2002, with his hit "Habibi Dah", it gained him huge success across the Middle East and in some Asian countries, like India, Pakistan, Iran and more. Unfortunately, the audience were expecting something as good as the one-hit wonder album. But Abbas seemed to fail to satisfy their needs. Though his hit single "Fino" did meet quite a success, it was not for too long. The music video was one of its own back then, as it used the time-slice photography technique. The song was from the 2002 album, Gowwa Fi Alby.
    His latest single was "Ool Alayya Magnoun" from his album, Seebha Tehebbak, back in 2004. He did a huge concert back then, which featured an unpreviously planned cameo appearance of Egyptian singer, Ruby.Abbas has been on hiatus since.


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    posted by Meili @ 11:26 AM  
    Haifa Crashs
    It is reported that the Lebanese singer Haifa Wahbi got into a serious car accident on the set of a new video clip that she is doing for a new song on her new album. In the video clip, Haifa is shown to be inside a car while a helicopter overhead is chasing her. The helicopter was flying a little lower then expected and hit Haifa's car from the back and also hit her head. The Lebanese army came to Haifa's rescue and managed to get her and the crew away from the helicopter.



    They couldn't get Haifa out from the car, so they had to break the helicopter's fuel which resulted in oil spills all over Haifa and her crew. But the singer is now feeling fine and is currently in the hospital. She wishes to thank the army for their quick response and wishes to tell her fans that she will try to get well as soon as possible and continue filming her video clip. She plays on finishing it when she is released from the hospital. Hmm.. maybe it's just me, but shouldn't they just hired stunt doubles to avoid this type of stuff?!

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    Hani Shaker

    BIO: Hani Shaker began his musical career at a very early age - learning the piano as a child, when his mother took on the role of agent as well as supervisor of his professional training. After graduation from high school in the early 70’s he started to study music at the prestigious Egyptian Conservatoire.Hani scored his first breakthrough hit in his second year of college in December1972 with a song written by Mohammed El Mougi, “Heloua ya Dounia (It's a Wonderful Life), which his musical set him off on his musical career.. Although at that time the biggest legends remained at their peak, Omme Kolthoum, Farid AL Atrache, Mohamed Abdel Wahab and Abdel Halim Hafez they recognized his potential and supported him, so that he was able to become known among all these legends. Until today Hani claims he owes his greatest musical debt to Abdel Halim Hafez, a man who continues to exert a considerable influence on younger Egyptian musicians even after his death in 1977.In 1974 Hani was invited to participate in a concert in Lebanon, which turned out to be a huge success.. and ever since then Hani has remained extremely popular among the Lebanese..From then on Hani produced a number of his early hits “Siboni Aheb” (Let me love), “Kisma w’nasib” (Destiny and fate) and one of his most popular “Kida Bardo Ya Amar” (It’s not fair, oh Moon”) During the 70’s Hani presented two famous Plays “Cinderella” and “Egypt”.. and three romantic movies “When love sings” , “We live for love” and “I love this and want that”. In the course of his long and successful career, Shaker has proved he is not only a talented singer but also a songwriter of his own material including the whole album of “Albi Malouh” which included 8 Hits in the early 90’s.. and songs such as “Ma’ak” and “Katabetli essenin” as well as working with a number of legendary composers from the Arab World including Salah El Sharnoubi, Tarik Akif, Yehia El Mougi, Mohamed Sultan, Baleigh Hamdi and Ahmed Shata.In spite of his love of traditional Arab music, Hani also enjoys modern songs which reflect contemporary society. He considers his own musical style a halfway point between tradition and modernity. So in the late eighties and in the nineties he started to act through his video clips including:, Lao Ya’ni, Nisyanak Sa’eb, Mat Hadidish, Albi Malouh and many others..


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    posted by Meili @ 8:37 AM  
    Hakim

    BIO: Hakim was born in a small town in Minya, Egypt in 1962. He put together a band when he was only 14 years old and they sang at small parties in their home town. He could not however pursue his dreams of becoming a famous singer out of respect for his father, the Omda, and instead enrolled in the University of Al-Azhar. Finally he graduated with a degree in Communications and went back to his town. Now it was time for him to follow his dream and thus he put together a second band with the aim of playing a different kind of music that would mix the Western and the Middle Eastern styles. But his town was too small for his big aspirations so he packed his bags and was off to Cairo once more - but this time as a wannabe singer.Hakim's big break finally came when he met the big producer Hamid El-Shaeri and got a deal with a records company in 1991. The young singer released his first album ever, Nazra, a year later. The album was an instant hit due to the new music it contained. In 1994, Hakim launched his second album Nar and his popularity soared to the sky. That was not the only good thing that happened that year though; as he was also chosen to represent Egypt at a festival in France. This now famous figure was definitely on a roll now. His next album Efred, witnessed the same success as the previous ones had, when it hit the markets in 1996. Then two years went by and his new album; Hayel saw the light. Hakim won more international recognition when he won the Best North African Singer Award in 2000 and became known abroad - as well as in the Arab region. In the same year he released his hit album Yaho. Then in 2002 he launched a new album Talakek which included the smashing duet "Ya Albi" with the Puerto Rican female singer Olga Tanon. His latest album El Yomen Dol also presented something new; namely the duet "Lela" with the famous American singer James Brown. As for the silver screen, Hakim also has plans for invading it. He dreams of getting his share of the spotlights too, as an actor, and has thus accepted a leading role in the film Ali Spicy and is getting ready to shoot his role once the details are worked out.


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    posted by Meili @ 8:35 AM  
    George Wassouf

    BIO: George Wassouf started singing very young at the age of 12 years old in his hometown Kafroun in Homs - Syria , this in different places and on different occasions like in marriages, parties, hotels, sheratons and so on. Very short period after, he moved to Lebanon, at very young age where he started singing there and where he really became more famous.It was at the age of 16 years old that when he became the real famous man, the sultan of tarab with his classic song Hawa Sultan.People at that time associated him as being the only one who can provide tarab with his magic and crystal voice that really started very sharp and went into its revolution long time trip with time.It is at the age of 16 that he really started rocking and making loud noise in Syria and Lebanon.Few of his first songs like Hawa Sultan, Ro7i ya Nesmah, Helif el-amar, Law naweit, are the ones that really brought him up.The family name "Wassouf" is first of all the name of a statue God that was in the middle ages (around 1500 b.c.).Wassouf's magic voice was first of all discovered by his first manager and producer "George Al-Khouri" this when Wassouf was 12 years old.He was singing in a marriage.George Wassouf also got married very young also at the age of 16 years old to Shalimar and they have three young men and his oldest is Wadee3.This is what makes close friends to Wassouf and those who know him to call him Abu Wadee3.George Wassouf is born on December 23rd 1961, moved young to Beirut (Lebanon) and was called the mericalious child at that time. George Wassouf has more than 30 albums produced now and has concerts all around the world.Started from the famous Lebanese show which fired the fame of many Lebanese singers "Studio El Fan" 1980 when he was only 16 years old, suprisingly he was called at this time "Sultan of Singing".Wassouf's Songs are popular , till this day.The Song "7ilef il Amar" made a massive hit in the arab world, although Wassouf was quite young at that time.However Wassouf was able to rise to the rank of "king" of Arab Tarab.Many Singers are jealous of wassouf , and that's why they try to copy his unique style and performance. Wassouf is one of the most singers that were able to attract millions of fans in a short period of time also Wassouf is not only famous in the Arab World but is also known in Europe and the States as one of the Best Arabian Singers.According to his life and his fame ... he should have been called also "The King of Rumors" as he lived a life that was filled with rumors about his love life, his health and so on that it was told once earlier in 2001 that he died out of an overdose.Married with three kids ( Wadee3,Hatem and George jr.)... and the thing that hurts him the most is betrayl. He doesn't like to shoot his songs into video clips although he had some successful hits in the early 1990s, used to say about this" i don't feel i can't act ... i really can't... i only find myself when i'm on the stage ... singing, but the video clip forces me to act".


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    posted by Meili @ 8:26 AM  
    Fadl Shaker

    BIO: Fadl Shaker was born in the 1st of April of 1969 in ( Saida ) in South Lebanon ( Ibn EL Genoob), he lives in Beirut in small town called "Marta'ala".Fadl was very talented young , and his musical talent began from 15 years ago. He has toured wiedly throughout his career as singer organizing private parties and performing concerts in nightclubs where he was singing a lot of melodies for most of Arab legends like Um Kalthoom, Abdul Haleem Hafez, Fareed El Atrash, Mohamed Abdul Wahab and many other famous singers of his generation as well. He had suffered a lot when he was a young to reach such success in his field.Fadl Shaker is married from pretty woman from Palestine called (Nadia) and he have 2 children, a boy (Mohamed) and a girl (Alhan), and he expecting for his 3rd child.In 1997 Fadl was famous between his friends and his neighbors and he becomes very famous talented voice, so, he was chosen by (Stallions Company) which was very famous company in recording scope, and he signed a contract with this company throughout their agent in Beirut to produce 3 albums for him ... and it was the real start in Fadl's life.And in 1998 it was the time for the first album for Fadl Shaker (Wallah Zaman) which contains 8 songs such as Meta Habeby Meta, Nazra Wahda ... and in this album he deals with very known stars in composing and writing like Salah El Sharnoby & Ahmed Sheta.The second album was "Baya'a El Qolob" released in 1999 and in few days this song becomes # 1 in all charts of channels and radio stations, and due to huge sales he decided to shoot 2 video clips "Baya'a El Qolob" and "Eesheqtak". After this album Fadl become one of Arabic Superstars. and his third album was "El Hob El Adem" in 2000 which contain the very famous song "Ash Men Shafak" and as the previous albums, it was on the top of all charts as well, and his last album "Hobak Khayal" in 2001 which was contain 10 songs this time , was with Al Khoyoul Company and it contains songs like "Hazzak Ya Qalby", "Men Kotr Hoby Feek", and "El Maraya".In 2002, Fadl recorded and released his first duo with the greatest Khalijian singer (Nawal).... and for 5 whole months this song was on the TOP of all charts and sales records all over the arabic countries and it chosen by all critics to be best duo in the history of Khalijian songs, especially after the hot video clip which directed by (Ahmed El Doghajy).Fadl Shaker has several composing attempts in his first album in 3 lovely famous songs (Meta Habeby Meta, Maserak Habeby and Ya Tkon Habeby), and other one song in his 2nd album witch was "Malet Ana A'azar" , he didn't compose any other songs in his following albums, but he is preparing for some new tunes in his coming songs, composed by himself.Fadl Shaker was always concerned about singing hardest Maqamat of arabic melodies in his songs, and he always trying to keep our Arabic Identity in all his songs, he never used any western melodies or trying to copying any other Arabic or Western singer, he always trying just to be himself and to prove himself ... and now, Fadl has his own style and his own high fans.Throughout his life, Fadl won a lot of arabic awards from all arabic countries for his songs and clips, and in just four years (1998 - 2002) he becomes one of our arabic greatest legends and his fans increase day by day and now he is known between all his fans as "Malek El Romansia" or 'King of Romance'.Fadl Shaker participated in many Festivals all over the arabic countries... in Egypt, Lebanon, Kuwait, Emarat, and in many other countries, and recently he participated in big Festival in Palestine on honor of ( Holly Intifadah ) with all arabic stars.Few months ago, Fadl released in all radio station his new hit ( Ya Ghayeb ) which chosen in all channels to be BEST SONG FOR 2003, even before he release his full album or even shoot it, but the song becomes # 1 in all programs and the favorite song for all arabic nations, Fadl bought all rights of the tune of this song from the greek composer and the lyrics are written by the Prince (Turky Bin Abdel Rahman El Sudairy) who also wrote another song of Fadl's coming album called "Dehkat Eldonya". Fadl's hobbies is fishing in his own boat in his lovely city ( Saida ), and he loves to playing the Piano, and he likes all naval sports, and to listen to old and new music with his wife and kids.


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    posted by Meili @ 8:23 AM  
    Fairuz

    BIO: Born and raised in Lebanon, Fairuz began her musical career as a teenager. From chorus girl at the Lebanese radio station in the late 1940s, to critical and popular acclaim from the 1950's to today, Fairuz is acknowledged not only for her musical talent and contribution, but also as a cultural and political icon. During most of her career, Fairuz reflected two other great artists, Assi and Mansour Rahbani. They wrote the lyrics and composed her tunes. Today, many of her songs reflect the composing talent of Ziad Rahbani who is Fairuz's son. Her songs testify to the Rahbani musical genius, as well as to Fairuz's broad musical background. As Dr. J. Racy says, "More than just a singer's name, Fairuz is a concept whose connotations are ethnic and nationalistic, as well as musical and poetic." Referred to as "The Soul of Lebanon" in the 70's, Fairuz became a pre-eminent figure, a superstar of current music in the Arab world. Together, the Rahbani family is both a school of music and a cultural phenomenon. For the girl who loved to sing to her friends and neighbors in the little village, it was an overwhelming experience when, in 1957, Lebanon's President Chamoun presented Fairuz with the "Cavalier", the highest medal ever conferred on a Lebanese Artist. In 1969 a memorial Lebanese stamp was issued in her name. Meeting royalty, once an experience she had expected to encounter only in the fairy tales of her childhood, has become a reality for her. She is routinely welcomed, greeted, received, and honored by today's world leaders. In 1963, King Hussein of Jordan presented her with the Medal of Honor, followed by his Majesty's Gold Medal in 1975. In Brazil, the crowds attempted to carry her with her limousine. In 1981, while touring in the U.S., Senators, Governors and Mayors of various cities honored her. A Harvard University scholar, Barry Hoberman, even wrote: "Quite simply, Fairuz is one of the world's nonpareil musicians and outstanding Artists, an international treasure of the order of Rostropovich, Sills, Ravi Shankar, Miles Davis, Sutherland, Pavarotti and Dylan."Her record-breaking concerts at the Royal Festival Hall in London made headlines worldwide. The Daily Mail wrote: "The box office was besieged as never before. Tickets changed hands at more than 1,000 Pounds on the black market. Takings reached a record, breaking the previous best when Frank Sinatra was in town. And who was the star that packed them in last night? Madonna? Springsteen? Domingo? Horowitz? No ... FAIRUZ, the top female singer in the Arab world". Fairuz has headlined at the most prestigious venues in the world including the Albert Hall, Carnegie Hall, Lincoln Center, and Salle Pleyel, among many others. The history of a LegendOne day in 1935, Wadi Haddad moved his wife and two children into a new home on the cobblestone alley called Zuqaq al-blat, an old neighborhood in Beirut where the poor of all denominations have for generations found company and shelter. The Haddad's new home consisted of a single room on the street level of a typical stone house that faced Beirut's Patriarchate school. The eldest child in Haddad's family was a girl named Nouhad, who would later grow up to be Fairuz, one of the most famous singers of the Middle East and a legend in her own time. From her early childhood, Fairuz displayed a natural flair for singing. Many a winter night, in neighborhood gatherings, she would surprise everyone by suddenly bursting out into song. Her family could not afford to own a radio, the magical commodity possessed by a fortunate few; it was a vehicle for dreams that, in the houses of the poor, provided solace and a vague feeling of belonging to whatever was throbbing out there beyond their reach. She used to sit on the window ledge to listen to the songs from the neighbor's radio that fascinated her. Some of the songs that she loved to sing over and over again in those early days were those by Laila Murad and Asmahan, two Egyptian women singers famous at that time. She did that as she stood in the backyard washing utensils, kneading the dough for marqouq (the Lebanese mountain bread), or helping her mother in the morning. At the same time, being the oldest, she had to take care of her two sisters, Huda and Amal, and her brother Joseph. Sharing things was an article of faith, as it still is among the poor. Once a week, a woman neighbor would shout to the mother from the window to send her children over for their bath. She would bathe the Haddad children with her own and before they would be tucked in bed, the Haddad girl, lounging on her mattress, would sing for them a song or two for a good night's sleep.The father put aside some of his meager income for his children's education, so Fairuz was able to attend school, where her voice was immediately recognized as having a unique quality that could transmute ordinary national hymns into something beguiling. At a school party one day in 1947, a teacher from the Lebanese Conservatory heard her and was struck by certain intimation that he had just made a discovery. This man, Muhammad Fleifel, was looking for new talents at that time among school children to sing national hymns for airing on the newly established Lebanese Radio Station. Hearing the golden reverberations latent within the young singer's throat, Fleifel tended to her voice with fatherly care. He instructed her not to eat spicy food, citrus, or anything else that might hurt her vocal cords. He also cautioned her about singing in high register, or parts that required a shrill delivery. Later on, he was instrumental in helping her enter the National Conservatory. Perhaps his most outstanding contribution is that he taught her how to chant verses from the Quran according to what is known as tajweed, the high style of Quranic intonation in classical Arabic.One day, when Fleifel was presenting a group of songs sung by Fairuz among others, the head of the music department at the Lebanese Radio Station, Halim al-Rumi, happened to hear Fairuz at the recording room and asked to see the girl. After the program was over, a shy, thin girl came to his office. When he asked her if she wanted to sing on the radio, she said that she did. He asked her to sing something for him other than hymns. She thereupon sang Ya Zahratan Fi Khayali by Farid al-Atrash, and Mawwal by Asmahan. Al-Rumi was deeply impressed by her voice, which was typically Eastern and at the same time flexible enough to render a Western mode admirably. She was appointed as a chorus singer at the radio station in Beirut. "My wish was to sing on the radio," Fairuz reminisces. "I was told then that I'd be paid 100 pounds a month (today about $7). To me, this was overwhelming. But at the end of the month I wasn't fortunate enough to fill my eyes with a 100-pound note, because of the tax deductions. It took me a long time to get hold of a 100-pound note intact." Her first song was composed by Halim al-Rumi, with words by Michael Awadh. The second one, In an Atmosphere of Magic and Beauty, was in the Egyptian dialect. Al-Rumi, so excited about the talent he had discovered, introduced Fairuz to Assi Rahbani, a policeman by profession and an aspiring composer who was already aware of the talented new voice and anxious to meet Fairuz.The subsequent collaboration between the composer and the singer eventually resulted in a song that was to launch Fairuz for the first time as a major talent on a popular scale. At first, however, their efforts were mainly in the area of light, dance tunes. Beirut was attracting big bands that came from overseas to play tangos and rumbas to an expanding Westernized segment in the Lebanese capital. One of these was the Eduardo Bianco band from Argentina. While recording at the Near East Broadcasting studios, Sabri Sharif, who directed the music section there, suggested a new experiment hitherto untried in Eastern music. Fairuz was to sing, with Bianco's orchestra, tunes originally composed for dancing, like La Compersita and the tango La Boheme. This took place on October 1, 1951, a decisive day in the life of Fairuz and the two Rahbani brothers, Assi and Mansour. They believed that this was the true beginning of the dance-song in Arab music; only Midhat Assim, an Egyptian composer, had been experimenting in this direction before.The watershed song that launched their career was not a dance-song but a melancholic song called Itab (expostulation). Overnight, Itab established Fairuz as a major singer throughout the Arab world. One of the reasons for the song's success was the excellence of the equipment at the Damascus radio station where the song was recorded on November 12, 1952. Later a commercial disc was cut in Paris. Fairuz and Assi got married in July 1954. At their wedding, large crowds from Beirut gathered on the summer Sunday afternoon to witness the ceremonies. To the Lebanese, Hotel Masabki in Shtura, surrounded by aloe trees, is a dream place that lies in the heart of Lebanon's mountains; there, right after the wedding, the bride and groom went to spend their honeymoon.When the young couple returned from their honeymoon, they moved into a modern villa in the village of Antilias in the suburbs of Beirut. On one side of the house lay orange groves and the Mediterranean; from the other side, one could see cypress woods and mountains. This typical Lebanese setting contributed to the atmosphere of her future songs. The first major success on the scale of the entire Arab world took place one year later, in the summer of 1955, when Fairuz and her husband were formally invited to the Egyptian capital to air their songs from the Egyptian radio station. The couple spent five months in Cairo, then the center of Arab Theatre Cinema and Song. Every night Fairuz would be introduced to some star she had previously seen only on the silver screen. Celebrated Egyptian composers approached her to sing for them, film makers asked her to star for them, but Fairuz - by now pregnant - politely declined. In her private moments she would go out to the streets of Cairo and lose herself in the crowds. Sometimes she would seek a poor juggler who played his "pianola" on a street corner; "he was an artist in his own right" she would think to herself. Other times, she would sit alone wondering what kind of future her new baby would have. Back in Lebanon, she gave birth to her son Ziad on January 1, 1956. Even while she was spending much of each day indoors caring for her baby, Fairuz was preparing to move beyond the limited arena of the recording studios. In the summer of 1957, she faced an audience in the open for the first time, standing at the base of one of the six columns that comprise the temple of Jupiter in Baalbeck. It was the largest audience that had ever gathered at the Roman temple. Under a crescent moon, Fairuz, flooded with blue light, began to sing in a calm, confident voice, Lubnan Ya Akhdar Hilo (O Green, Beautiful Lebanon). People were spellbound; it was a magical moment. Since the first time she appeared live before an audience in 1957, Fairuz has traveled to places that as a child she seemingly could hope to know only through her grandparents' tales. She has sung at the ruins of the Philadelphia Amphitheatre in Amman, as well as in Damascus, Baghdad, Rabat, Algiers, Cairo, Tunis; she has traveled overseas, reaching out to Arab emigrants in Rio de Janeiro, Buenos Aires, New York, San Francisco, Montreal, Sydney, London, Paris, and many other cities throughout the world. On these trips, Fairuz has been offered as a traditional gesture of welcome, the symbolic key to many cities; perhaps the closest to her heart remains the golden key she received from the Mayor of Jerusalem, which she received during a private visit there with her father in 1961. Although Fairuz did not sing during her one visit to the holy city, Jerusalem is honored in many of her songs.Yet to Fairuz, all the official acclaim and recognition that she has received over the years does not parallel the joy she experiences as she sings when she spots the absorbed attention of a single anonymous listener in a crowd. To her, singing is not merely a perfected profession, but a way of life. The Fairuz of today, like the Fairuz of yesteryear, continues to attend mass in the village church at Antilias. There, every year, during Holy Week she sings to the devout villagers with a dedication that perhaps is equaled only by their simple piety. It is this dedication that consistently refines her talent and continues to set Fairuz apart in a category all her own amid the chaotic trends of Middle Eastern music.


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    posted by Meili @ 8:21 AM  
    Elissa

    BIO: Elissa was born in Deir Alahmar and raised in the magnificent nature of Bekaa Valley. She acquired a degree in Political Science from the Lebanese University. Her first venture into art and artistic activities were in political critique theaters, i.e. "Wassim Tabarah Theater" and the "10 O'clock Theater", and that was her first contact with an audience, the overwhelming warmth of which she immediately took to.Her theatrical beginnings motivated her to take her first steps into the music scene, which she did in 1993 at 'Studio El Fan', a show broadcast on LBC, one of the top TV stations in the Middle East, and consequently, she won a silver medal for her performance.Following this she performed live in concerts tirelessly until 1999 when the production company Lido released her first album, 'Baddy Doub'. Elissa's debut album was no small event, as it included her first smash hit with the famous French gypsy group, Gerard Ferrer. The release of this first album took her straight to Cannes to participate in the International Music Festival in 2000.Following this success, Elissa released her second album, 'Wakhreta Maak' which included the hit duo 'Bitghib Betrouh' with Lebanese superstar Ragheb Allama. The song was a massive hit, and is still played on TV and radio today, three years after its release.Elissa's current album, 'Ayshalak', has been the number one selling album in the Middle East since its release in June 2002. For this album, she kept the momentum of the success of her previous albums, and even surpassed it. The video clip of the single 'Ayshalak' was filmed in Paris with the acclaimed French director, Fabrice Begotti.On top of this outstanding album, Elissa shook up the music scene by teaming up with the world-famous Chris de Burgh. Their hit duet 'Lebanese Nights' was written by de Burgh during his last trip to Lebanon in 2000, and also became a huge success in the Arab music world.


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    posted by Meili @ 8:17 AM  
    Ehab Tawfik

    BIO: An only child and single (to the delight of his fans) Ehab Tawfik's love for music stared when he was only 9 years old. He started singing in Primary School and attended the college of Musical Arts.In 1995 he received his Masters Degree for his thesis on "The Egyptian Song in the Second Half of the Twentieth Century". Not satisfied with just a master degree Ehab also received his Doctorate in Music and Arabic singing in April of 2002, the theme of his doctorate was "The Methods of Performing Arabic Singing in Egypt during the second half of the last century.Ehab Tawfik a pop idol in his own homeland is seen as one of the top singers in the Arab world. His greatest exposure as an artist came on February 26, 2001, when he performed for 50,000 people at a benefit concert to raise funds for Iraqis who were maimed during the Gulf War in Baghdad.Critics say the successes of Ehab albums year after year are attributed to his warm voice and ability to find good lyrics and talented composers.Moreover, Ehab is master in playing the Oud, which he started playing at the tender age of 9.


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    posted by Meili @ 8:15 AM  
    Diana Karazon

    BIO: Diana Karazon was born in October 1983. studied aviaton sciences in Amman private university in Jordan. and dreamt to fly a thing that she did by her singing career. Her father was musician playing guitar and a member of Jordanian artists association. this thing plants the music love deep in her heart since she was a child. She sang then the songs of music arabic legend (Om Kolthoum) and the children songs. as well as participating in many concerts in the national days of Jordan. she liked music and for the sake of music she tasted the taste of winning mostly and the loss sometimes.She was involved in many Jordanian activities. and she participated in (Dubai festival for amateurs 2000 where she won the third rank. the last competition she particiapated in before Super Star(arab idol) was in mbc radistation for the best voice and she won it.Diana felt the ipmortance of the superstar program due to the mass advertisements before its launch.and she didn't believe her eyes when she got a call from the program officials asking her to be one member of the crowds that applied to the program. so she left to Syria.she says: "I couldn't sleep the whole night. i left Jordan at 4:00 am to reach Damascus at 10:30 am. my turn to perform the audition didn't came till 6:00 pm due to the high number of contestants. I felt afraid then a usual thing for a contestant performing before a judge committe ,but I said to myself that I came to prove my talent so I trusted God. I sat down beside the thousands who were there listening to this and that without changing my trust. when i finished my audition I was crying crying, everyone thought i lost but I was speechless just crying"" I remember when i passed the first round I recieved thousands of calls congratulting me, so i put my cell. phone on- charge for the whole time. my family recieved such calls at home too. I was so happy then, I felt that this is the true crown i want. in the next day I went to the university , accidently i put the blue scarf that i wore in the program... the students were cheering ( hey , this is the super star) and i 've heared alot of wishes to do well in the program to honor my country's name." Diana considers her mother the inspiration and the first fan. she attributed all her success to her encouragement and continuous prayers. her mother is the one who designs her clothes , not to forget is the bluee dress that she wore in the first appearance in super star. she says: " when i look at my mom , i feel the suceess in my whole life".


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    Dina Hayek

    BIO: Dina started her career year 1999 as a solo artist. She studied music at the Kaslik University, before taking private courses for 3 years with Fouad Houad and 2 years Rafik Houbaika whom are both well known musicians in Lebanon. Participating in different concerts and festivals in Lebanon, Egypt and Gulf Region, Dina with her great voice got the attention of Sultan Al Tarab" Georges Wassouf" with whom she performed with in many concerts, not to forget the great Artist "Kazim Al Saher" who performed with her in many festivals. Now for the first time Dina released her newAlbum in Jan. 25, 2003 "Sehir Al Gharam" produced by Music Master international.


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    Diana Haddad

    BIO: Diana Joseph Foad Haddad was born on October 1, 1976 in Bsalim, Lebanon. Known as Diana Haddad, is one of the most popular and successful singers in the Arab world. Diana was born in a small village called Bsalim in Southern Lebanon on October 1st, 1976. Her talent was discovered at an early age, as she won the competition for Studio El-Fan. Diana Haddad is the 3rd born between 2 older brothers and one younger brother & sister. Diana was raised in Kuwait and educated in " Al Feheheel National School ". Diana was only 16 when she started working on her debut album. The album took three years to prepare since Diana was also working on her high school degree followed by her associate degree in Computer Science. During this time Diana met the Emeriti TV director Suhail Al-Abdool. They got married in 1995 and created a dynamic duo. Diana & Suhail have one daughter, Sofy, born in July 1997.


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    Cheb Mami

    BIO: Cheb Mami, real name Mohamed Khelifati (born July 11, 1966 in Saida, Algeria) is an Algeria-born raï singer.He sings in both French and Maghribi Arabic.In 1982, the 16-year-old adolescent sang on the "Alhan wa Chabab" radio show, a singing competition organised by Radio Télevision Algérienne. He sang "El Marsam" (The Sanctuary) a classic of Oranese music from the 1920s. The audience was transfixed by the sheer emotion of his performance and by his sinuous vocal intonations which captured perfectly the flavour of the song's title. The judges, who represented a government which refused to admit even the existence of raï, gave the first prize to a cover version of a hit by the famous Egyptian diva, Oum Kalthoum, but were forced to acknowledge the standing ovation Mami received by awarding him second prize.Cheb Mami was spotted by Boualem, the producer of the Oran label, Disco Maghreb, and the cassette waltz began. From 1982 to 1985, Cheb Mami recorded about ten cassettes, whose production varied from 100,000 to 500,000 copies.Cheb Mami made his first official public appearance at the First Oran Raï Festival in 1985, which marked the official recognition of the genre by the Algerian authorities. As well as recording many straight raï songs, Cheb Mami has achieved crossover success with the hip-hop remix of his track "Parisien du Nord" on his album Meli Meli and also with the backing vocals on Sting's hit "Desert Rose".When Sting's album was released in 2000, the pair's duet, "Desert Rose", went rocketing to the top of singles charts around the world, fulfilling Mami's long-held dream of internationalising Raï sounds.Perhaps Mami's most successful recording is the album Dellali, produced by former CHIC guitarist Nile Rodgers, which was released soon after his collaboration with Sting.Coincidentally, the album's lead single is entitled "Le Rai C'est Chic" - although the word is used in the original French sense.


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    Carole Samaha
    BIO: Born in Lebanon, Carole Samaha grew up with her parents and two brothers having only one dream, since childhood, to be on stage under the spotlights. From a very early age, she was fascinated by music and captured by theater. Her talent was very obvious and inevitable.After graduating from school, Carole decided to study drama, It was at St Joseph University of Beirut where she took her master degree in Acting & Directing and graduated in 1999. Since her very first play at University, Carole has been chosen for the leading female role in most important musicals in Lebanon as well as T.V. series. "Chameleon" is the word most artists and directors who worked with Carole use to describe her. On stage, she is gifted with a multi-faceted personality; exactly like a Chameleon, she swiftly and smoothly changes from one state of mind to another one.Not only Carole proved herself as an actress, her voice is individual with an ability to express character. This allowed her to perform many songs written by great composers in the Middle East such as Mansour Rahbani. As a result, Carole succeeds in introducing herself as a promising whole artist who can sing and act with equal aptitude.Carole is currently essentially focusing on her singing career. Her many hits include Habib Alby, Ettale’a Feya, and Methl El Helm.


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    Asala Nasri

    BIO: Asala is the daughter of late Moustapha Nasri. She has 2 sisters and 2 brothers: Amani, Ayham, Reem and Anas. is married to Ayman Zahabi and has one daughter called Sham, and one boy called Khalid. Asala was not a good student at all! She didn’t get expelled just because she was very polite and quite, and teachers loved her, but now she regrets it! Asala loves Fairuz, and the first time she met her she was only 12 years old, at the house of the famous actor Doried Lahham. Her father didn’t allow her to sing romantic songs when she was a child, unless he was with her. Her daughter, Sham, was named after Damascus -Sham in Arabic- as a proof of her love to her city.

    Asala doesn’t like to see a couple in love fighting. If it happens and she sees one, she has to reconcile them immediately even if she doesn’t know them. And this sometimes puts her in trouble!

    Her father discovered her talent when she was eight years old. He was a famous singer, so she started to perform his songs. Soon after, she started to participate at children’s festivals with her own songs. She liked to sing for Om Kulthom too. Asala learned to be responsible very early, after her father’s death, an accident that affected her a lot. She took care of her family, and played the role of a mother for her brothers, especially the youngest one. Asala says her strength is concentrated in her voice. She doesn’t like taking decisions. She is a very nervous person, and she is very hard on herself. She is shy, introvert and lives a very quite life, in which she is more a mother than a singer. Asala sings for the oriental woman, about her feelings and her problems. Sweetness, simplicity, and modesty, this is Asala.


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    Angham
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    BIO: Angham comes from a family in which the word "music" is not strange to their imagination. In fact, she has been raised and musically nurtured on her father's hand, reknowed Mohammad Suleiman. Her uncle, Imad Abdel Haleem, is a singer and married to the famous belly-dancer, Najwa Fouad, but unfortunately, died at the age of thirty. Angham, affected by the death of her uncle whom she loved so much, released later an expressive and angry song called Leih Ya Donia Hazzi Ma'aki Kida?. Angham has two siblings: her sister, Ghinwah, and her brother, Khaled. Her first contact with the audience was with her Mother Day song El Gannah Taht Akdamik in which she sang it among the public at the age of 17. She recalls the mothers who wiped their tears, moved by her performance. Angham's sucess started with her first album Fil Rokn El Baeed elHadi. The success that it gained pushed the young singer into a further position among the 1989 generation of singers, reserving for herself a special position. Angham lived a state of relief and proud and soon continued to improve her vocal capacities with her father. She also studied in the Conservatory of Music in Cario and excelled in playing the Oud. Egyptian people recall Angham as a little cute girl with big teeth and had faith that this star will soon shine and expand its light around the arabic world. Angham continued working on her following albums, concentrating on the classism melodies caracterised by the poetic words and the oriental flavour. She released many albums in full Egyptian dilact but also in the Gulf. Albums like "Khally Bokra La Bokra", "Betheb Meen" and "Ella Ana" gained many success in Egypt. Gulf people adopted Angham as their favourite singer because of her excellency in speaking the Gulf dilact and her feelings. During those brillant years, Egypt nicknamed Angham as the Queen of Romance and Egypt's Number One Voice. Among the immortal and tradition singers who praised Angham's voice was Shadia, Fayrouz, Najat and Prominant Egyptian singer Warda. But during those years, Angham faced a depression affecting her personally and artistically: after successful albums, Angham refused to work with her father in her next albums in the goal of renewing her style. Her dad, surprised by the act of his daughter, disowned her and promised not to do any future artistic collaboration with her. At this time, the arabic music changed form with the apparition of the western influence with pop superstar Amro Diab, Mohammad Munir and Midhat Saleh. Angham was forced to take the previous descision in order to evolve her voice and keep updated with the new music but in her own special way. In 1999, Angham created a new album Wahdaniya in which she worked with new composers and writers. In her album, she presented a new flavour of music that represent her only. While keeping the peotic lyrics, Angham changed the oriental music into a more rapid one, minimizing the long tunes. While the world of clips started to show intensively, Angham was forced to shoot Ba'atly Nazra from this album in which she appeared in a classic look, probably scared from any sudden reaction from her fans. The clip appeared simple, showing Angham in a summer flavour, beside the beach and the sand. She appeared with a new look in which many people thought ressembled to Leila Murad's. Cinematic directors presented a lot of scenario for Angham to let her reproduce the life of the Diva Layla Murad, who used to be Egypt's most powerful feminine voice after the legendary Um Koulthoum, but Angham refused them all, saying she can't do that, knowing Layla Murad's popularity and reputation in Egypt. After that, Angham shot another music video for her song Bithebbaha Walla which many of her fans consider it as a message this day: in that clip, Angham appeared at the same time in two new looks: an old classic one and a new young one, meaning a transformation in her career or maybe a creation of a new wave of fans? During Wahdaniya album, Angham's life with her husband distabilized. After she disappeared from the music scenes for two years, Angham finally got divorced from her husband, Magdy Aref, who used to be her manager and director of her previous clips like Betheb Meen. The divorce came after personal rupture of ideas and not being able to cope together. Angham found herself obliged to take care of their child, Omar, and thus, slowed down the rate in which she used to produce albums. But this difficult time in which Angham passed through faded quickly as a new unattended surprise awaited her. In 2001, Angham released her favourite album, Leih Sebtaha, which is considered to be one of the best album that the Arabic world ever witnessed and was on the number 1 in the Billboard for many months. The secret of its success was one special song: Sidi Wisalak. This song appeared to be an unique one because it is very new in term of melody and vocals. Angham used the chance to shoot this song as a clip with the new director, Ahmad elMahdy, who presented her with a new look and a new drama scenario. The idea of the music video rotates around Angham who fell in love with a man she always meet in the train station. She demonstrate her profound love by stealing his shirt button which fell down from the man. In the end of the clip, the man (Ayman Kaysouni : model and TV presenter) returns back to Angham, discovering her love and confession to him over the radio. People were amazed from the transformation that Angham did to her look after she fixed her teeth and her eyebrows while hiring a Lebanese stylist to take care of her appearance. The clip is still aired intensively nowadays and its success reached the media everywhere and was the talk of Egypt. She received two big awards: best clip 2001 and best female singer 2001 in Cairo's Annual Music ceremony. The success she gained caused lots of singers to be jealous. Few weeks after the broadcasting of Sidi Wisalak's clip, Angham fell ill and was hospitalised due to the jealousy that many singers, mainly female ones, developped toward the singer. In 2000, Angham participated also in Intifadain the most famous duet, Nihlam Eih?, with the deceased Zikra.Soon, Alam Elphan, Angham's new production company, offered the singer another chance to continue proving her stardom and this time, with a new and completely western album, Omry Maak. Omry Maak, produced and supervised by Alam Elphan, was finally released in August 2003. With this album, Angham returns to present a new flavour, similar to Amro Diab, in which most of her songs had western flavour in them. Angham shot Omry Maak as a music video with the same director, Ahmad elMahdy, during six consecutive days. The clip turned out to be magical, demonstrating Angham's "motherly" talent as she is seen with a boy in which many thought was her own son. Angham wanted to shoot Arefha Biya as her second clip but Alam Elphan refused as shooting a second song was not figured in their contract with the singer, resulting finally in burning the deal and in the seperation of the company from the singer. Before the release of Omry Maak album, the press attacked Angham for marrying secretly her Kuweit-origined musical arrangist, Fahed. Angham responded strictly to the matter by annoucing officially her marriage from him after she joined another music production company, Rotana, possessed by Prince Walid Bin Talal. The mariage was done on a yatch on the Nile River and Angham invited many famous pop singers such as Sherine Abdel Wahab, World Music Best Selling Lebanese artist Elissa, Ehab Toufic, and the manager of Rotana Company, Salem Elhindy. Angham supported her album by doing many interviews mainly Nawart El dar in which her fans consider as the one where she shined a lot. In that program, Angham sang Warda's songs to honour her and in return got praised by her powerful but soft voice. Also, Angham was guest in many famous talk-show and programs like Star Academy 1,El Beit Beitak, Moubashar with Mahmoud Sa'd, kalam nawa3em , Star Search and others.

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    Amr Diab

    BIO: Amr Diab was born in Port Said, Egypt into an artistic family. His father, Abdul Basset Diab, worked for the Suez Canal Corporation where he was chairman of Marine Construction & Shipbuilding. He possessed a fine singing voice and encouraged the young Amr to sing.amr diab, amr diab world, amr diab lyric, amrdiab net, amr diab mp3One evening, when Amr was just 6 years old, his father took him to the July 23rd Festival at Port Said There they visited the local broadcasting station and Amr made his first singing appearance on Egyptian Radio performing the National Anthem "Biladi, Biladi". He was praised by the Governor of Port Said who awarded him with a guitar as a prize.amr diab, amr diab world, amr diab lyric, amrdiab net, amr diab mp3, amr diab songIn due course Amr began his musical studies at the music faculty of the Cairo Academy of Art and from which he graduated in 1986. His first album "Ya Tareeq" followed shortly. It was an instant success. There have been, since then, a further 16 top selling albums in a prolific recording career which has established him as the super-star of the Arab world. amr diab, amr diab world, amr diab lyric, amrdiab net, amr diab mp3, amr diab songAmr has toured widely throughout his career organizing galas and performing concerts in countries as far flung as Australia, Canada, Europe & the USA.mp3, wav, converter, lyric, video, tone, mp3, wav, converter, lyric, video, toneIn 1990 Amr was chosen to represent Egypt at the 5th Tournament of African Sports where he sang in English and French as well as Arabic. This concert was televised by satellite throughout the Arab world and highlighted on CNN. He became the first Arab artist to make a video clip and in a parallel career, has acted in several films including "Dhahk We La'ab" (Laughter & Fun), a film which opened the Egyptian Film Festival in 1993. In this film, directed by Tarek Al Telmasani, Amr played opposite the world famous Egyptian actor Omar Sharif. In the film "Ice Cream" directed by Khairi Bishara, Amr played the role of the main hero. amr diab, amr diab world, amr diab lyric, amrdiab net, amr diab mp3, amr diab songThe singer has already been the subject of three biographies – Amr Diab, the owner of my heart, The Rebellious and Amr Diab, Star of the 20th Century. His nickname is Rebellious – due, it is said, to comparisons made with his contemporaries, in all aspects of life - his clothes, hairstyling, the performance and execution of his music, the melodies he composes and his many appearances at parties.amr diab, amr diab world, amr diab lyric, amrdiab net, amr diab mp3, amr diab songAmr became known for the new 'style' of his music which the Arabs came to call "Mediterranean Music" referring to its blend of Western and Arabic rhythms. He was named, by most satellite and TV stations, as the Best Singer in the Arab World throughout the nineties and continually sets new Arabic sales records with successive album releases. amr diab, amr diab world, amr diab lyric, amrdiab net, amr diab mp3, amr diab song1996 saw the release of the Alam El Phan produced album "Nour El Ain" ("Mind's Eye") which was a tremendous success not only in the Middle East but throughout the entire world. The title track, and its English version "Habibe", was an international phenomenon, becoming a massive crossover hit in countries as far afield as India, Argentina, Chile, France and South Africa. The song was remixed by several top European remixers and has become a big pull on the dance floors of Europe. The video clip, also produced by Alam El Phan for the song "Nour El Ain", was one of the most lavish and expensive productions in the field of Arab song, and set a new standard for his contemporaries to aspire to. "Nour El Ain" has become the best selling album ever released by an Arabic artist.In 1997 Amr Diab won three Awards at the Annual Arabic Festival (for Best Video, Best Song and Artist of the Year). amr diab, amr diab world, amr diab lyric, amrdiab net, amr diab mp3, amr diab songIn the following year, he received a Triple Platinum Award for the sales of "Nour El Ain", and received the Worldwide Music Award in Monaco on 6 May 1998, under the patronage of H.S.H. Prince Albert of Monaco, and attended by such International luminaires as Gloria Estefan, Celine Dion, Mariah Carey, The Backstreet Boys, Stevan Segal and many more. This award was the first of its kind for an Arabic artist, emphasising that his appeal is not just confined to the Middle East unlike the majority of his contemporaries.amr diab, amr diab world, amr diab lyric, amrdiab net, amr diab mp3, amr diab songHis follow-up studio album entitled "Awedony" was released in July 1998, and as for "Nour El Ain" it was produced with Hamid El Shary and recorded in Cairo, Egypt. The first video from the album, the title track "Awedony", was shot by the river Nile in Egypt and directed by Tareq Al Aryan. Like its predecessor this album was a huge success for Amr and reinforced his popularity in the Arab world and abroad.amr diab, amr diab world, amr diab lyric, amrdiab net, amr diab mp3, amr diab songThe "Best of Amr Diab" released in early 1999 contained a brand new song "Maham Kibirt Sugheir" recorded as a tribute to the Legends of Arabic music such as Omm Kolsoum, Abdel Halim Hafez and Mohammed Abdul Wahab that have influenced him. A strong ballad with a spectacular video of the concert footage inspired by Puff Daddy (who he met at the Monaco Awards) it became another big hit for Amr. The album also contains a previously unreleased European remix of Habibe, and the most popular songs from Amr's albums of the 1990s. amr diab, amr diab world, amr diab lyric, amrdiab net, amr diab mp3, amr diab songJuly 1999 sees the release of Amr's new studio album "Amarain", already hailed as the best work of his career to date and including the eagerly anticipated duets with the France based international Rai superstar, Khaled of "Didi" fame, and with the Greek diva, Angela Dimitrou, whose crossover smash "Marguerites" was a huge hit across the Middle East in 1998. The title track Amarain is the first video to be broadcast and the album seems certain to confirm Amr's position as the leading and most innovative artist from the Middle East. amr diab, amr diab world, amr diab lyric, amrdiab net, amr diab mp3, amr diab songNext came Tamally Ma3ak, which was released on 17th of July 2000, and achieved a high level of popularity and success. The title track’s video, tamally ma3ak, which was shot in Czech republic, was considered one of the best videos for Amr Diab. Again he appeared with a new look and a new style! amr diab, amr diab world, amr diab lyric, amrdiab net, amr diab mp3, amr diab songOn the 1st of August, 2001, and after a long time of longing and impatient waiting by the great number of fans, Aktar Wa7ed was released. The album contains 10 tracks and a bonus oriental remix for the song Wala 3ala Balo. Wala 3ala Balo, a song with music consisted of both techno western style along with the oriental Arabic music and the rap part performed by SandMan, was shot in London in a disco-tech. An even newer style for Amr Diab!J The album contains a good number of significant songs like Adeeni Rege3telek, Ya 7abeeby La, Sadda2ni ‘7alas and Ba3edd Ellayaly.


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    Amal Hijazi

    BIO: During her fast rising career Amal Hijazi, who initially worked as a model, has proven her excelling voice. Her ravishing Pop-star appearance fascinated the Arab world. Her family and friends discovered her talent quite early and producers were easily convinced of her future success.Amal's first single was called "Halan" ("Right Away") in 2000, it was followed by her second single "Rayyah Balak" ("Put Your Mind at Ease") one year later, for which she also shot a music video. On the same year her debut album "Akher Gharam" including the hit single "Rayyah Balak" was produced by Dilara Master Production and distributed by Music Master. The critics were thrilled and her first step on the way to becoming a super-star was a hit.The debut album ranked eighth on the official sales charts, the album included numerous hits singles like "Akher Gharam" ("Last Love"), "Ghanneit" ("I Sang") and "Rayyah Balak" ("Put Your Mind at Ease"), which were kept Amal on the Top Twenty Charts for six months. Yet her first steps in live performances were rather influenced by stage fright, even though her modeling experience gave her the ability to capture the audience. But soon she overcame her fears and on she went with her live performances. Not much later, in July 2001, Amal performed as the opening artist for Raï star Faudel at La Marina in Lebanon, which was her first time in Beirut after her concerts in Dubai. A short while ago Amal signed a contract, which should bring her into a new light and increase her popularity all over the Arab world.Amal's new album called "Einak" ("Your Eyes") is again produced by Dilara Master Production and includes as the title song a great duet with the Raï star Faudel, of which the music video was broadcasted all over the Arab Satellite Channels. Hijazi's massive hits include 'Zaman', and 'Romancia'.


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    Aline Khalaf

    BIO: Aline Khalaf's passion for music was obvious from the start but her real break came when she took part in the famous program for amateur singers; Layali Lebnan, and managed to walk away with the Global Medal. This prize gave her a steady push into the world of show business.

    Since then it became clear to Aline that music and singing were her only true passion and lifetime dream. So she started to perform in big restaurants alongside some of the already known stars. When she finally found a production company to back her talent and believe in her; the Lebanese singer started working on her first album right away. Relax-in Company stood by the singer all the way and together they hit the market with Khayfa Menak.

    Next to come was Bousat Al-Rih that marked another steady step forward for the singer. When Ya Zein was released, Khalaf was quite famous already and had become known in the Arab world. Wayed Wayed followed soon after and was a success just like the other previous albums. But it was her hit album La Ley Lah that made the strongest impact at the time. The main song was so popular that Aline decided to shot it as a video clip-and it was a wise decision as it was as successful as the song!

    Aline's next album Azz Alaya was released later and followed by the ever-popular Law Andak Kalam. The album was a further addition to the singer's already growing popularity. Khalaf's last album was Aloulak Eh. Throughout her career, Aline has shot a number of her songs as video clips that increased her fame and popularity. Among these were Wayed Wayed, La Ley Lah, Dala'a El-Habayeb, Azz Alaya, Law Andak Kalam and Aloulak Eh.


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    Ahlam

    BIO: Ahlam Ali Al Shamsi (born February 13, 1969), commonly known as Ahlam is a leading female singer from Bahrain who became a UAE citizen in 1996. She has 9 albums to her name, and is popular throughout the Middle East, particularly in the Gulf region.Ahlam started her singing career when she was a little child. She used to sing in Weddings and Ceremonies, and through this she was noticed by the Kuwaiti music composer, Anwar Abdullah. This recognition lead Ahlam to sign a contract with Funoon Al Emarat, a local Gulf-Music production company. The composer Anwar Abdullah also assisted her through the release of her debut self-titled album,(Ahlam). Ahlam received a personal testimonial from the Saudi artist, Muhammad Abdo (nicknamed Artist Of The Arabs) stating that Ahlam's voice is a Gulf voice by 100%.Ahlam is also one of the richest Arab singers. She is believed to be one of the most highly paid singers in Rotana. Ahlam is married to a famous Qatari rally champion, Mubarak Al-Hajiri. She has a baby boy named Fahid.


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    Joseph Attieh


    BIO: Joseph Attieh was born in 1988 in Batroun, a city in northern Lebanon. He was raised in Jbeil, Lebanon. Joseph Attiya is a radio and TV production student.He plays the Guitar, Naiy and Piano music instruments.People who know Jospeh describe him as a fun and loving person, with a very nice personality. Jospeh loves to stay away when he gets angry, He loves to eat and is very dynamic.Joseph Attiyeh loves acting and wishes to become a director because it is his hobby.Joseph Attiyeh loves to listen to the voice of Wael Kfoury, Fadel Shaker, Saber El Roubeay, Fairouz,Nancy Ajram and Warda. Joseph has a nice voice; he is very good in acting and theater. If he wins a Million Dollar Joseph Attieyeh wishes to help the people in need and use the rest of the money for himself and his family. He admits that he loves to own a professional movie film camera.One the day Joseph Atiyeh won Star Academy 3, he did not get a Million dollars but on the contrary he received a trophy, $50,000 in cash, brand 2006 new car and the love and attention of his fans from all across the world.Joseph Attieh was the First Lebanese Winner of Star Academy Reality TV-Show in the Middle East.Jospeh Atiyeh, won during the talent show of Star Academy after fans voted for Joseph Attieh giving him an overwhelming majority of 55% over the other contestants.Joseph Attiah, the Lebanese candidate, has won the competition of Star Academy 3 during the year 2006.Joseph deserves the title because he has a fantastic voice and a sweet personality.On the last prime of the third season of Star Academy Lebanon, The results came as follows:- Joseph Attieh 55%- Hani Hussein 30%- Hana2 El Idrisi 15%Joseph Attieh was 19 years old when he won the title.Joseph Attiya who is a radio and TV production student received a trophy, $50,000 in cash and a brand 2006 new car.Attieh's competitors were Hani Hussein from Egypt and Hana el-Idrissi from Morocco who both respectively received 29.2 and 16.65 percent of the votes.


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    Business Listings
    Sunday, June 24, 2007
    When you list your business with Filfilah, you are guaranteed to be in control of the way you want it to be displayed. We provide many options to choose from for your convenience. Take a look at our traffic report, and see why you need to consider listing your business with Filfilah.

    May 2007: 2,025 vists from 8 different countries

    June 2007: 3,508 visits from 14 different countries

    July 2007: 7,780 visits from 39 different countries

    August 2007 (Our Grand Opening): Currently 13,021 visits from 89 different countries

    We currently offer three different types of business listing packages: Basic, Premium, and the Ultimate package.

    Package #1: Basic ($200/year or $20/month)
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    6. 2000 word description of your business

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    Find It At Masterseek!
    There is a new company in town and it's called masterseek. You might be wondering, what is masterseek? Masterseek is a new search engine for companies and businesses world wide! Everything that you wanted to know about certain companies can be found at masterseek. It's free to view basic infomation regarding any company. Companies use masterseek to reach out to customers and if you have a company, you can do the same! Try advertising at masterseek and reach many potential customers. Why not give it a try!

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    More chances to earn cash!
    I recently joined Bloggerwave and I was suprised on how quickly I was able to earn money! Bloggerwave is a brand new company that pays bloggers to write posts for advertisters. What is different about Bloggerwave is what they pay. I get payed $10 per post with Bloggerwave as compared to other companies. Not only are they better at paying their members, but they are quick at approving your blogs. You get instantly approved, no more waiting 2 to 3 months to just get approved. Start earning money right away! Plus you can add up to five blogs! How cool is that? They let you increase your chances of earning even more money. Check out Bloggerwave and see your cash flow increase.



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    Visa denied!
    Thursday, June 21, 2007

    Oh Haifa, when will you ever learn...
    It was reported that Ms. Wahbi is not allowed to enter Kuwait, thanks to the Kuwaiti paper, Al Qabas. Haifa requested a visa to enter Kuwait to promote the opening of a new store, which she was invited to attend. But the Kuwaiti government denied her request, sent her home packing, and didn't even tell her in her face. It was reported through the newspaper. Poor Haifa, things never go your way. Here's a little song to cheer you up.




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    New Album For Asala
    Wednesday, June 20, 2007

    The Syrian singer Asala Nasri just completed recording her new album that is set to be released sometime this month. The album is titled "Asala Fi Deeret El-Ghorba" which is sung in a Khaliji dialect. Below is a list of the nine songs on the album.

    1. La Tkhaf
    2. Deer El-Ghorba
    3. Sowaha Galbi
    4. Agrab Gareeb
    5. Omneya
    6. Shomoukh Ezzy
    7. Talabtak
    8. Kelmet Shokr
    9. Wenabi Tetrokny

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    About Us
    Thursday, June 7, 2007
    Welcome to Filfilah, the home of the hottest Arabian stars. Filfilah is the first and only blog that gives it's readers an inside look at the stars. We cover the biggest names in the Arabian music and film industry. From time to time we also cover what is happening in the fashion industry. Filfilah provides it's users the ability to check out the latest movies and songs that can't be found anywhere else.

    Check out what some of our readers have to say about us!

    "...I can't live with it..."

    "...Filfilah has all the greatest coverage..."

    "...I check Filfilah out at least 3 times a day..."

    " ...if trivia about Arab celebrities is your thing, you'll probably love it."


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    posted by Meili @ 8:37 AM  
    Concert Tour Dates
    Friday, June 1, 2007
    2007 Concert Tour Dates

    Najwa Karam, Wael Kfoury, and Fadl Shaker

    CHICAGO, IL. October 27, 2007
    Regency O' Hare: 9300 West Bryn Mawr Ave,
    RosemontDoors open @ 7:00 pm
    Show starts @ 9:00 pm
    Dinner @ 8:00 (Dinner will not be served after 9:00 pm)
    Ticket prices :
    $85 (No Dinner)
    $150, $175 & $275 (Dinner)
    VIP tickets availableBox office : 1-415-392-4400, www.cityboxoffice.comReservations: 1-773-491-7771

    SAN FRANCISCO, CA. October 28, 2007
    Haytt Regency, Santa Clara
    Reservation: 1-415-392-4400 & 1-650-630-1012
    $85, $125 (No Dinner) & $175, $225 (Dinner)

    LAS VEGAS, NV. November 3, 2007
    $82.50, $115.50, $170.50, $220, $308
    (Heavy Mezza)Reservation: 1-877-374-7469

    DETROIT, MI. November 9, 2007
    Fox Theatre
    Doors open @ 7:30pm
    Show starts @ 8:30 pm
    Ticket prices :
    $65, $ 85, $115, $195
    Buy online @ Olympia Entertainment or By phone call: Ticketmaster: 1-248-433-1515Info: 1-866-467-7700 or 1-519-999-3335

    NEW JERSEY, ELIZABETH. November 10, 2007

    The Ritz Theater 1148 East Jersey, St Elizabeth, NJ
    Doors open @ 7:30 pm,
    Show starts @ 8:30 pm
    Ticket prices $75, $95, $125, $175
    Reservations: 1-908-352-1919Mon-Fri 10:00-6:00 pm. Saturday 10.00-2:00 pm. www.ritztheatre.net
    Reservation: 1-201-951-5166 & 1-800-355-5012


    BOSTON, MA. November 16, 2007
    Shubert Theater
    $65 & up Reservation: 1-800-447-7400 & 1-617-803-4003

    WASHINGTON, DC. November 16, 2007
    Sheraton National
    Reservation: 1-202-468-2211$95, $145, $ 195 (Heavy Mezza)

    MIAMI, FL. November 17, 2007
    Sheraton Miami Mart Hotel (Convention Centre East Hall)
    Doors open @ 8:00 pm
    Ticket prices : $100 (No Dinner), $150, $185, $250 (Dinner)Reservations: 1-415-392-4400 & 1-305-333-3396
    www.cityboxoffice.com & www.proudproductions.netFor directions : 1-305-261-3800

    Elissa
    September 1- Las Vegas, USA (Paris Hotel)
    September 3- Chicago, USA (Al Hambra)
    September 7- Detroit, USA (Green Field Manor)
    September 8- Miami, USA (Sheraton Hotel)
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