Elissa
Lebanese actress and singer From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Elissar Zakaria Khoury (Arabic: إليسار زكريا خوري) was born on October 27, 1971 in Deir el Ahmar, Lebanon. She is known simply as "Elissa". She is a Lebanese singer.
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Biography
Elissa was born on October 27, 1971[1] to a Lebanese father Zakaria Khoury and a Syrian-Lebanese mother Youmna Suud.[2] In 1992, she competed in "Studio El Fan" and won a silver medal. She released her debut album Baddi Doub in 1999 with EMI. In 2006, Elissa released Bastanak, her fifth studio album. Bastanak (English: "Waiting For You") became her most successful album. It peaked at number-one in eight Arab music charts. The album won the World Music Award for "Best Arabic Artist". She has done a lot of duets with famous Arab and international singers as well. She has done duets with Ragheb Alama, Cheb Mami, Fadl Shaker, Chris DeBurgh and Gypsy Kings.
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Discography
- 1999: Baddi Doub
- 2000: W'akherta Ma'ak
- 2002: Ayshalak
- 2004: Ahla Donya
- 2006: Bastanak
- 2008: Ayami Beek
- 2009: Tsadaq Bmein
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