Haifa Wehbe
Lebanese singer, model From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Haifa Wehbe (Arabic: هيفاء وهبي Lebanese pronunciation: [ˈhajfa ˈwehbe]; born 10 Mairch 1976)[1] is a Lebanese sangster an actress rose tae fame in the Arab warld as runner up in Miss Lebanon an later throu the release o her debut album Houwa El-Zaman (Arabic: هو الزمن) in 2002. She is kent throu her muisic for her sex appeal, provocative mannerisms an image. She haes so far released fower studio albums an made her actin debut in 2008 Pepsi-producit film Sea of Stars. Wehbe is ane o the maist well-kent female sangsters in the Arab warld an is considered ane o the maist successful Lebanese sangsters. In 2006, she wis on People Magazine's 50 maist beautiful fowk leet.[2]
| Haifa Wehbe هيفاء محمد وهبي | |
|---|---|
| Born | 10 Mairch 1976 Mahrouna, Lebanon |
| Genres | Arabic pop, warld |
| Thrift | Sangster, actress |
| Years active | 1990s- (model) 2007–present (Actress) |
| Wabsteid | http://www.haifawehbe.com |
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Wehbe wis born in Mahrouna, a smaw Muslim Shia fermin toun in Lebanon, tae a Lebanese Muslim Shia father, Nadim Antar, an an Egyptian mither, but shortly efterwaird her faimily muivit tae Beirut whaur she grew up listenin tae jazz an R&B an began tae wirk as a full-time model at a young age.[1] Wehbe won the title of Miss South Lebanon at the age of sixteen.[3] Wehbe wis a runner-up at the Miss Lebanon competition.[4]
Wehbe made a name for hersel when she starred in a muisic video clip for the famous Arabic crooner an aw, George Wassouf. Bi 1996, she haed appeared on ower ane hunder magazine covers.
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Wehbe is a Lebanese Muslim, an she haes three sisters. Wehbe's brither focht in the 1982 Lebanon War, an wis killed in action at the age o 24.[5][6][7] Wehbe's dochter haes been livin wi her faither syne her parents divorce. In 2008 Wehbe's dochter wis marriet in a private ceremony. As o 2010, Zeinab Zaza an her faither are livin in Kuwait.
In 2005, Wehbe annooncit her engagement tae a Saudi businessman Tariq Al-Jaffali. Efter anerlie a few weeks, she an her fiancé decidit tae split for personal raisons an faimily issues.
On 25 Juin 2007, Wehbe survivit an accident while filmin a muisic video for the sang "Hasa Ma Bena" in Lebanon. In the video, a single ingine airplane wis tae chase Wehbe as she drove a caur. Housomeivver, the airplane inadvertently hit the caur, takkin aff the front windshield o the convertible she wis drivin.[8] Despite the severity o the accident, Wehbe suffered anerlie minor cuts an bruises.
Wehbe marriet Egyptian businessman Ahmad Abu Husheima on 24 Aprile 2009 in Beirut.[9]
It was announced that Wehbe and Abu Husheima had split in November 2012.
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Studio albums
- Houwa El-Zaman (2002)
- Baddi Eesh (2005)
- Habibi Ana (2008)
- MJK (2012)
Ither albums
- Baby Haifa (2010)
Soundtracks
- 2008: Sea of Stars
- 2013: Haifa/TWS
Movies
- 2009: Dokkan Shehata
- 2014: Halawet Rooh
programs
- 2005: El-Wadi
- 2014: Your Face Sounds Familiar
- 2014: Kalam Ala Warak
Singles
- "Agoul ahwak"
- "Wa7di"
- "Ma Sar"
- "Ya 7ayat albi"
- "Bedi 3ich"
- "Ragab"
- "Ana Haifa"
- "Fakerni" (radio only single)
- "Ma Khadtesh Bali" (radio only single)
- "Leik el wawa"
- "Naughty" (radio single only)
- Tigi El Zay
- "Mosh Adras Astana"
- "Ma t2oulch el 7ad"
- "Hasa Ma Bena"
- "Yaben el Halal"
- "Sanara"
- "Baba Fein/Lama El Shams Trawa7
- "Enta Tany"
- "80 Million Ehsas"
- "Yama Layali"
- "Boukra Bafarjik"
- "Ya Majnoun"
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2011
- January 29- Amsterdam, Netherlands (TBA)
2010
- November 18- Al Massa Hotel, Cairo
- November 17- Movempic Hotel, Beirut, Lebanon
- July 31 – Movempic Hotel, Beirut, Lebanon
- July 24 – Chouf, Lebanon
- July 22 – Batroun, Lebanon
- July 16–19 – Casablanca, Morocco
- July 4 – PRIVATE CONCERT, Monaco
- July 2 – Zahle Festival, Zahle, Lebanon
- May 8 – Phoenicia Hotel, Beirut
- March 13 – Houston, Texas
Films
- Sea of Stars (producit bi Pepsi) – released Julie 2008
- Dokkan Shehata – Juin 2009
Televeesion
- Al Wadi (2005) – reality television show based on the French reality show La Ferme Célébrités.
- 2002: The "Golden Lion" Award in Egypt.[10]
- 2004: Best Young Female Arab singer in Egypt.[11]
- 2005: The Oscar for "ninashnash" for her song Baddi Eesh from her second album.[10]
- 2005: The "Murex d'Or" award with the title "Best Artist of the Year".[10]
- 2006: The "Murex d'Or" award with the title "Best Artist of the Year".[10]
- 2009: The "Murex d'Or" award with title "Most Popular Lebanese Singer"[12]
- 2010: The "Murex d'Or" award with the title "Best singer actress"
- 2010: The "ART" Award for her role in her first Egyptian Film "Dokkan Shehata"
- 2011: World's Most Desirable Woman List No. 49 Rank[13]
- 2011: Most beautiful Arabian model cum actress list Ranked #2[13]
- 2011: Murex d'Or best song award, for "Yama Layaly."[14]
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