Nancy Ajram

Nancy Nabil Ajram (Arabic: نانسي نبيل عجرم‎) (Nancy 'Ajram ) (born May 16, 1983) is a multi-platinum Lebanese singer and Goodwill Ambassador for UNICEF . By 2007, Ajram had sold over 30 million records ranking 3rd best selling female artist in Lebanese history. She has released seven studio albums to date and appeared in a number of music videos and commercials. She participated in the most significant Arabic festivals and won multiple awards, most importantly the 2008 World Music Award as Best-selling Middle Eastern Artist, the youngest Arab WMA winner to date. Nancy Ajram is the first and only female sponsor and spokesperson of Coca-Cola in the Middle East and Arab world. Considered by many as an Arabic music icon of the decade, Nancy was described on the Oprah Winfrey Show as one of the most influential personalities of the Middle East.

Ajram was born to Nabil Ajram and Raymonda Aoun on May 16, 1983 in Achrafieh, a district in Beirut, Lebanon.
In 1995, at the age of twelve, Nancy Ajram took part in a variety show, Noujoum Al-Moustakbal, ("Stars of the Future"), a Lebanese reality television competition, which finds new solo musical talent. Ajram won a gold medal in the Tarab category after singing a song by Umm Kulthum.
Ajram studied music with renowned Lebanese musicians and despite being less than 18 years old at the time, the syndicate of professional artists in Lebanon accepted her as a member. Her first singles were titled "Hobbak Allam Albi elGheere" by Abdo Mounzer, and "Oulha Kelma Ala Shani". At the age of 15, she released her first album, Mihtagalak ("I Need You') in 1998. It was followed by Sheel Oyoonak Anni ("Stop Staring") in 2000, which achieved more success.

Marriage and Motherhood
In September 2008, Nancy married Dr. Fadi Hachem after a three-year relationship; the wedding was attended mainly by close friends and family. Nancy continued her work during pregnancy, during which she filmed "Lamset Eid" and her first Sony Ericsson commercial. She also participated in several concerts, such as Layali Febrayer and received her World Music Award.
On May 16, 2009, Nancy gave birth to her first child, a daughter she named "Mila." Short for Milagrosa (miraculous in Spanish), Mila is also a traditional, Levantine name popular in rural Lebanon and meaning a "blooming tree". However, Nancy revealed that the name was Fadi's choice inspired by the Serbia-born US actress, Milla Jovovich. Nancy released a song for her daughter, "Ya Rab Tekbar Mila" (I Pray that Mila Grows Up) on the same day. In a survey done by Rotana Magazine, Nancy was voted as the "Most Beautiful Mom" of 2009.

source: wikipedia.com

Cyrine Abdel Nour

Cyrine Abdelnour's Biography:
-------------------------------------

--> Cyrine was born in (Abediye) Lebanon on the 21rst of February,her sign is Pisces.

--> She studied at saint Couer School in dawra and then took a fashion designs courses.

--> At the end of November 1993 she started her modeling career and her first model show was in gallery in futuroscop for christmas the show was made befor 1 month from christmas and then she modeled for:
Zuhir mrad, abd mahfoz, Renato balestra..

--> The first publicity for TV was “Lenore” for Saudi Arabia (Like powder wash)...

--> In 1998 she started appearing on LBC & MTV:

-sma3 ksha3 (1998)
-se7a sa7ten tlete (1999)
-Ghadan yawmon akhar (2000)
-Darb khwat (2003)
-Mariana (2003)

--> In 2002 Cyrine was elected model of the world 2002...the competition was made at Regency Palace Hotel on the 28th of September 2002...
http://web.archive.org/web/20020929183818/http://www.modeloftheworld.com/
--> In 2003 Cyrine took the main role for the series " Ibnati"then took the murex d'or award as best Lebanese actress for her acting at "ibnati "Series ..

-->In 2004 Cyrine took the main role for the series "ghariba"and sang the song of the generic "Sodfi ana"then took the murex d'or award as best Lebanese actress for her acting in "Ghariba"Series...

--> Then she started her singing career in 2004 and made her first album under the title of “lela mn el layali" which contain 8 songs she shot from the album 2 clips: lela mn layali and erga3 tane under the direction of the director “Caroline labake...

--> Plus she shot” Sodfi ana” clip under her own production as a gift for her fans directed by: Jinan mandor.

--> Then in 2006 she released her second album "3alek 3yone"which contains 8 songs and shot from the album 2 clips: law bas f 3ene and 3alek 3yone directed by:Emile Sleilaty

--> In 2006 Cyrine took the main role in the series “Sajina"and sang the song of the generic" Sajina"

--> In 2007 Cyrine acted in the series “7awa2 fee l tari5"and took the role of “Shahrazad

--> Cyrine and Farid rahme married on sunday the 8th of july 2007 at 7:00 P.M

-->At the end of December 2008 Cyrine released her third album “lyali l7ob” that contains 8 songs Cyrine & shot a video clip “3omri ma3ak” directe by: “ Randa l 3alam”

--> In 2008 Cyrine acted in the film” Ramadan mabrok abo l 3alamen 7amoda”with Muhammad hinidi and sang 2 songs " ele malakshe fe"& "bl logha l 3arabeya l fos7a".
And “Dokhan bala nar “with Khalid el nabawe
& in “Al Mosafer” movie with Omar el sheref.

-->In 2009 she acted in “Al Adham “Series With ahmad 3ez .
--> In 2009/2010 she acted in "Sara"Series with yosif l 5al and sang the song of the generic with yosif.

we also mention that Cyrine won a lot of awards from several places like:
Al fanana al shamila From AL jomhoreya w 7oreyati magazine..

Best actress and singer from Art channel ( Art Oscar).
Best Song movie " bl logha l 3arabeya l fos7a) From middle east music award (MIMA award)..

best actress from LAU university (student choice) 2009..
Best singel song " 3omri ma3ak" ( Art Oscar)
best Actress & Star of the facebook ( Student choice)2010..
http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=63451407626&ref=ts

Elissa

Elissar Zakaria Khoury (Arabic: إليسار زكريا خوري‎) (born October 27, 1972 in Deir el Ahmar, Lebanon), known as Elissa (Arabic: إليسا‎) is a Lebanese singer with multiple Arabic and International awards. She is one of the most well-known female singers in the Arab world and considered as one of the best selling female artists in the Middle East.
Famous for her passionate style of music, Elissa is often referred to as the "Queen Of Romance" and "Queen Of Feelings".

Biography
Born to a Lebanese father (Zakaria Khoury) and a Syrian mother (Youmna Saud), Elissa was raised in the The Bekaa valley in Lebanon. She earned a degree in Political Science from the Lebanese University. She is a Maronite Catholic. Elissa's father, Zakaria Khoury, who studied and taught Arabic literature, died of cancer in 2004. She has 3 brothers and 2 sisters. Her brother Kamel Khoury is a DJ. Her sister Norma is married and lives in Canada, her two other brothers are Ghassan and Jehad.

Elissa's Famous Quotes
Thanks to all those who challenged and criticized me, I've learned that hard work eventually leads to success - Elissa, from her message to her fans in Tsadaq Bmein album cover (2009)

Rumor
In late 2009, Elissa had faced some rumors about her being engaged to the young Egyptian artist Muhammad Rahim. Both Elissa and Muhammad Rahim have denied the news. Elissa stated that she only saw Muhammad Rahim twice and both were business meetings.

 Source: Wikipedia.com

Hayfa Wehbe

Haifa Wehbe Biography   
Haifa Wehbe (Arabic: هيفا وهبي also spelled Haifa Wehbeh, Haifa Wahbi, Hayfa Wehbe, Hayfa Wehbi; born March 10, 1970?), is a Lebanese model, actress, and singer who rose to fame in the Arab world as runner up for 'Miss Lebanon' and later the release of her debut album Huwa az-Zaman (Arabic: هو الزمن It is Time).

Haifa Wehbe was born in a small farming town near Southern Lebanon. She grew up listening to jazz and R&B. She became a model at a very young age and won the title of "Miss South Lebanon" at age sixteen.

Wehbe's next distinction came in 1995 when she was runner up for Miss Lebanon. It was shortly discovered that she was married and had a daughter named Zeinab (Zaza). Her title was thus revoked. By 1996, she had recovered from the scandal and continued to model. She was seen on over 100 magazine covers. In 2006, she was on People Magazine's 50 most beautiful people list.

She released her first album, titled Huwa az-Zaman (Arabic: هو الزمن It is Time) which was a hit thanks to her debut single "Agoul Ahwak" (I say I love you)".

Her second album Baddi 'Ayš (Arabic: بدي عيش I Want to Live) was released in 2005 and lived up to expectations due to the success of its lead single "Hayat Albi." Released after the assassination of Lebanese politician Rafik Hariri, the song of the same name is about "freedom, considered to be among the most basic of human rights."

Her follow-up single was her biggest hit to date, "Ana Haifa" (I am Haifa) which became her novelty song. In 2006 she released a follow up single Bus al-Wawa which so far has sold respectably.

On June 10, 2006 Haifa became the first artist in the Arab world to perform with rapper 50 Cent when she performed as an opening act for his first concert in Lebanon, at BIEL in Beirut.

She remains popular among Lebanon's youth and makes countless television appearances. In July 2005, Wehbe, along with 14 other celebrities from the Arab world, began airing the live pan-Arab reality show series The Valley (Arabic: الوادي Al-Wadi), based on the French reality show La Ferme Célébrités. The show aired for three months. The show featured weekly live performances in which Wehbe played a central role as well as singing songs from her new album.

Her other non-musical successes include a few movie roles and TV hosting. Wehbe has also designed her own range of diamond jewelry. She has also been a spokesperson for Pepsi.

During Wehbe's marriage, she gave birth to a daughter named Zeinab Zaza. Wehbe has not seen her child since the divorce. Her ex-husband has engaged in parental alienation for over 10 years.

In 2005, she announced her engagement to a Saudi businessman Tariq Al-Jaffali. Rumors about the expensive gifts he offered her began to circulate immediately. However, after only a few weeks, she and her fiancé decided to split for personal reasons and family issues.

During the 2006 Israel-Lebanon conflict, she left her home, in Verdun, Beirut and moved to Egypt for the duration of the conflict. In a concert in the Lebanese town of Jounieh, Wehbe congratulated Hassan Nasrallah for his stand against Israel during the war.

In an interview shortly after with Reuters, Wehbe stated that Israel attacked Lebanese civilians intentionally while Hezbollah attacked only military targets.

"I believe the whole world knows who started this war and who aggressed on whose land. There isn't a war that starts from nothing and he who begins is the unjust one..."

Wehbe also refused to perform at any concert during the 34 days of the war including fundraisers saying that there were more ways than one to show support for Lebanon.

source: perfectpeople.net 

Dominique Hourani Biography

Dominique Hourani Biography from Wikipedia.com
Dominique Youssef Hourani (born August 7, 1985), also known as Dominique, is a Lebanese singer, actress, model and designer. Daughter of the Lebanese historian Dr. Youssef Hourani and the Arab World's sexiest and most successful singer.

Childhood and studies

 Dominique, who is originally from Yaroun in South Lebanon, grew up in Beirut. She loved fashion, magazines and billboards, and throughout her childhood she always had a dream of being on the covers of magazines and billboards.
Being the daughter of a prominent and well known archeologist, Dr. Youssef Hourani, who wrote more than 20 books and have many approved discoveries in his name in archeology and history of the Middle East. Dominique continued her higher studies along with her career has an MBA degree in business administration from the Lebanese American university along with two other degrees in psychology and accounting.

Marriage:
In November 2007 she married Austrian naturalized Iranian businessman Ali Reza Almassi. Wearing a white wedding dress designed by Christian Dior o n 11/11/2007 at 11:11am in the city of Vienna, the farfoura of Lebanon, Dominique Hourani married to a prominent European Bussiness man.The couple had a small but classy ceremony with their parents and very close relatives and friends. This is because Dominique knew that she could have a lavish one, but because of all the poor in the world and people who can't even afford to do a small wedding, Dominique kept her wedding simple and classy. Dominique is currently spending her honey moon in several European nations. After her honey moon, Dominique will return to Lebanon to release her much anticipated second album
In 2009 it was widely reported that Hourani despite having a secular husband show determination to share the same faith of her husband that she travelled with him to Iran to convert to Shia Islam and believed it will bring her closer to her husband and daughter
In 2010 she is rumoured to split from her husband.

Career
Her sexy look and amazing height made her succeed over 80 countries and get the Miss Intercontinental 2003 title for her country Lebanon. The event that was held in Berlin, Germany.
And in few years, Dominiqu became the Arab world’s first super model, working for top designers like Dior, Valentino, Versace, and many more in Milan and Paris.
After spending about 2 and a half years working as a model in Europe’s fashion capitals, Dominique returned to Lebanon after she determined that she should have her voice heard among the Arab world.

Dominique first appeared on the hit television series, "Oyoun Kha'ena" (The Eyes of the Deceiver), alongside famous TV presenter, Tony Khalifa. The series that was broadcasted on Lebanon and Middle East no. 1 TV station LBC was a big hit with high ratings, and helped Dominique establish herself as an actress.
In the year 2009, Dominique decided to go with her first movie "El Beeh Romancy" along with Mohamed Adel Emam, Hasan Housni, Lebleba, Mena Arafa and Saad El Soghaier. The romantic-comedy movie gave Dominique a wide success in Egypt and the Arab World.


In August of 2005, Dominique toke the Arabic music world by storm by filming her first clip for the song "Farfoura". The clip was considered controversial by the Arabic world, but that did not stop it from reaching number one on the charts. "Farfoura" also gave Dominique her nickname, "Farfoura" which means butterfly in the Lebanese dialect.
After "Farfoura" Dominique released her first album "Etriss" with the the top hits "Ganeni", "Wawa Ah", "Etriss", "Aiwa Di Ana", "Garrab". With her extreme and fast success that her singles were able to achieve, her debut album "Atriss" went to number one and stayed there for weeks, selling millions all over the Middle East.
And with her hit song "Khachouka", Dominique traveled to America held the Arab American Festival concert with more than 100,000 people attending.
Dominique's second album in 2008 "Kermalik Ya Dominique" was ranked at the top of sales in Arab World. The album had 11 songs "Batal Harakatak", "Zah Dah Ambou", "Shaltako", "Jarrab", "Arrab Men Albi", "El Hob Mou Bel Ghasb", "Bouria", "Khachouka", "Ya Dalaadi", "Kermalik Ya Dominique" and the part two of the hit song "Etriss".
In 2010 Dominique and Ali El Dik had their first duet song "Natoor" another hit song that stayed for more than 6 months at the top of the charts on radios and websites in various countries. Being a most wanted song especially in Syria, Lebanon and Iraq, Dominique and Ali made had a big summer tour achieving a huge success, Dominique was listed the second by the number of summer concerts in the Arab world.