Elissa, a Lebanese singer, was born on October 27, 1971 in the town of Deir al-Ahmar, Lebanon.
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Name in English: Elissa
Name in Arabic: إليسا
Full real name: Elissar Zakaria Khoury
Nationality: Lebanon
Language: Arabic, Lebanese dialect
Religion: Christianity
Date of birth: October 27, 1971
Place of birth: Deir al-Ahmar, Lebanon
Age: 50 years old (in 2022)
Astrological Sign: Scorpio
Profession: Singer
Years of activity: 1992 – now
Production company: Rotana
Social status: Single
Father: Zakaria Khoury
Mother: Youmna Saud
Biography, Life story
Elissa was born on October 27, 1971 in the Lebanese town of Deir al-Ahmar, located in the Bekaa Valley. From a Syrian mother (Yomna Saud) and a Lebanese father (Zakaria Khoury), where her family consisted of 3 daughters (Al-Yassar, Norma, and…) and 3 young men (Ghassan, Jihad and Kamil), and she studied in a boarding school and did not see her family except during the holidays. She joined the Faculty of Political Science at the university Lebanese, but she did not complete her university studies. She was attached to her father, the poet and teacher of the Arabic language, Zakaria Khoury, to a great extent. She joined the Faculty of Political Science at his request, and her father passed away in 2004.
When she reached the age of 16, she became acquainted with the late great artist Wassim Tabbara, who included her in his band “The Chansonniers”, and made her participate in satirical political plays that he authored, and through which she stood in front of the audience on the stage of the “Théâtre de 10 hours”, but she did not She is thinking of dropping out of school to satisfy her father, who stipulated that his approval of her entering art would be after her promise to him that she would take care of her studies first.
Her artistic debut was in 1992 when she participated in the Studio El Fan program, which was shown on the Lebanese LBC channel, and she was still associated with her studies and work in the theater as well, and she was able to divide her time into the three places with great diligence and seriousness, until she won the silver medal from the program.
After the program, she participated in several concerts, until 1999, the year in which she released her first album, “Badi Doub”, with “Lido Productions” and EMI.
In 2018, she participated as a member of the jury of the talent discovery program (Sweet Voice) Season 4, with Assi El-Hillani, Mohamed Hamaki, Ahlam. Presented by the announcer Nardine Farag.
She is considered one of the prominent stars on the Arab singing scene, and she is the best-selling Arab artist. She is also the first Lebanese artist to win the International and Arab Music Award, the only one that she received three times in 2005, 2006, and 2010.
Personal and emotional life
She dreams of forming a family and having children, whether a boy “Omar” or a girl “Yasmine” because she loves Arabic names. Among her hobbies are sports and travel. She loves white, prefers “Givenchy” perfume, loves to ride a “BMW” and drives a four-wheel drive. Before becoming an artist, she wanted to be a TV presenter, and she progressed to casting on LBC and other stations.
As for her emotional relations, she was associated with the composer and distributor of Armenian origin, Guy Monoukian, and this was the only emotional connection in her artistic career, but she soon ended the relationship, and it is said that the reason is Elissa’s desire to marry and form a family while Monoukian was not ready to settle down, knowing that Guy Monoukian In 2008 he married a Lebanese girl.
List of works – Discography
Albums
I Want Doubt (1999) – Akhtarta Ma’ak (2000) – I Want You (2002) – Ahla Donya (2004) – Bastanaak (2006) – My Days Bey (2007) – You Believe Who (2009) – The Happiest One (2012).
Music Videos
I Want Doubt (1998) – We Are With You (2000) – Betghib Betrouh (duet with Ragheb Alama 2001) – Ayshalik (2002) – Ajmal Ehsas (2003) – Lebanese Night (duet with Chris De Burgh 2003) – Every Day in My Life (2004) ) – Return to Longing (2005) – Your Love is Pain (2005) – We Wait for You (2006) – If You Know (2007) – Betmon (2008) – Late Winter (2009) – On My Mind Habibi (2010) – Believe Who (2011).
Duets
Badi Doub (with French “Gipsy” singer Gerard Ferrer, 1999).
You Go away, You Go (with Ragheb Alama, 2000).
Lebanese Nights (with Irish singer Chris de Burgh, 2001).
Halili Donaya (Algerian rai artist Cheb Mami 2007).
And the life of love (replayed it in Turkish with the Turkish singer Amra, who sang his part in Arabic).
Faces of the Spirit (with Fadl Shaker 2009).
Advertisements
Elissa is the most contracted Arab artist to carry out advertising campaigns for international products, the most important of which are:
Pepsi Company (2003) – “Vogue” and “Ray Ban” glasses companies – “Lux” skin care company – “Corum” watches – “Samsung” mobile phones – Head & Shoulders.
Elissa was also chosen to be the publicity face of the “International Gold Organization” in partnership with the “L’azurde” company for the gold industry. In 2007, the French company Georges Stahl chose her to create a perfume called “Elle D’ Elissa”.
Awards and Honors
Elissa won the International Music Award three times, for the best-selling category in the Arab world and North Africa, in 2005, 2006, and 2010. In the same year, she won the Murex d’Or Award as the best singer, and in 2008, Elissa won the award for Best Arab Singer. .
The clip “Hobbak Waja” won the Best Clip Award for the year 2005, and the song “Ajmal Ehsas” won the Best Video Clip Award. The same song, “Ajmal Ehsas,” won the Best Arabic Clip award at the “Oscar Video Clip” ceremony in Sharm El-Sheikh. And she won the Middle East Award for Best Singer in the Middle East for the year 2008 from the Egyptian Artists Syndicate, and Elissa got the Music Award for the third time in 2010. She also won the Murex Award for the best video clip for the song “Betmon” and also the best song for Petmon for the year 2008. She also got Four awards at the Celebrity Awards.
