Elissa biography
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Alissar Khoury, known as Elissa (Arabic: إليسا) is an Arab music star from Lebanon. She was born on 27 October 1972 in Deir El Ahmar in the Bekaa region of Lebanon. She launched her career in 1998 with a breakthrough hit "Baddi Doub".
Elissa started off her singing career in the early 90s on a talent show, Studio el Fan, on LBC. After a long absence, she came back with a Spanish-Arabic single, titled “Badi Doub” in 1998. Her first album Baddi Doub was one of the largest selling albums in Lebanon and the Middle East, selling over 150,000 copies. "Baddi Doub" (Turkish: "Be Adam") featured a flamenco artist named Gerard Ferrer, with music by Ozkan Turgay.
Her second project in 2000 was a duet with Ragheb Alameh "Betghib Betrouh." The song was included in Elissa's second album W'akherta Ma'ak, which went on to sell more than 200,000 copies.
Later on, Elissa was featured with the international artist Chris DeBurgh in an Arabic-English song titled “Lebanese Nights”, which was written, composed and distributed by DeBurgh. He wrote this song while on his last visit to the country. He decided to sing it with a Lebanese singer, and chose Elissa. The song was recorded in London and released in DeBurgh's 2002 Album, Timing Is
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Elissa (singer)
Lebanese songster (born 1972)
For other uses, see Elissa (disambiguation).
In that Lebanese name, the father's name recapitulate Zakaria and the parentage name high opinion Khoury.
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| Born | Elissar Zakaria Khoury (1972-10-27) 27 October 1972 (age 52) Deir Al-Ahmar, Lebanon |
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| Years active | 1989–present |
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| Instrument | Vocals |
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Elissar Zakaria Khoury (Arabic: إليسار زكريا خوري; innate 27 Oct 1972), normally known although Elissa (Arabic: إليسا), wreckage a Asiatic singer, actress, television identity and businesswoman.[1] Known sustenance her fictitious musical get in touch with and exciting vocal performances, she has been dubbed as picture "Queen assault Emotions" antisocial fans stand for journalists alike.[2] Her tuneful career began in 1992 when she was featured in representation Lebanese facility show Building El Fan; later glance awarded interpretation silver honour. In 1998, she at large her premiere studio recording Baddy Doub through EMI Music Peninsula. While picture album was a come after, the token song's penalisation vide
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Elissa (Arabic: إليسا) was born in Deir Al-Amar, Lebanon and raised amidst the spectacular natural scenery of the Bekaa Valley. She holds a degree in Political Science from the Lebanese University. Her first forays into art and artistic activities consisted of acting in theaters of political critique, namely with well-known chansonnier Wassim Tabbara, and the Theatre de 10 Heures. This was the first time she came in contact with an audience, whose overwhelming warmth and energy she immediately took a shining to.
Her theatrical beginnings motivated her to move to singing. In 1992, she appeared on LBC's Studio Al Fan talent show. Elissa won a silver medal over the course of her stay on the program. Following this, she performed in concert tirelessly until 1999, when Lido Productions released her first album, Baddy Doub. Elissa's debut on the commercial music scene was definitely an event of considerable importance.
The album was a success and featured a smash hit with famous French gypsy act, Gerard Ferrer. The release of this first album took her straight to Cannes, to participate in the International Music Festival of 2000. Following this first success, Elissa then released her second album, W'akherta Ma'ak which in turn included the hit duet Betghib