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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 Ahmar in the Bekaa region of Lebanon. She launched
her career in 1998 with a breakthrough hit "Baddi Doub".
Elissa the artist within 3
years, could reach after “Badi Doub” song that is still repeated on youth’s
lips, to the duet with Ragheb Alameh “Betghib Bet Rouh”, and after
performing along the international artist “Sting”, her cherity concert
attended by ex-amenican president “Bill Clinton”, queen “Rania”, and
successor of UAE Kingdom , “Sheikh Mohamad Bin Rached Al Maktoum”, today
Elissa is scoring another new goal in the international scene along with
“Ghris Deburgh” an Arabic-english song titted “Lebanese Nights”, which was
written, composed and distributed by Deburgh himself. He envisioned writing
this song while being in Lebanon on his last visit in a Lebanese restaurant.
He decided to sing it with a Lebanese singer, the choice fell on Elissa.
This song is produced by “Chris Porter”, a big artist producer such as
“George Micheal”, and it has been recorded in his studio in Salisburg,
London . It will be relaxed in Deburgh’s album in August 2002.
Elissa is a Lebanese singer. She’s one of those rising new stars who are
ahead of her generation, though she has released only two albums, she’s a
star. Her start was big. Her first album (Baddi Doub) was released in 1998.
It was one of the largest selling Album in Lebanon and the Middle East. She
sold over 100.000 copies Cd’s and Mc’s combined. She performed the big hit
(Baddi Doub) with a very well known French Artist (Gerard Ferrer) and was
supported by a video clip filmed in black and white, and it’s still on high
rotation on most Tv’s in the Middle East.
Her second Album (W’akherta Maak) was released in Sep 2000.She performed a
Duo with the Lebanese Super Star Ragheb Alame” Bitghib Bitrouh” filmed also
in black and white. This Duo was a big success in Summer 2000. Another Video
clip was performed from the same album “W’akherta Maak” which pushed once
more the album to a number 1 selling all around Lebanon and the Middle East.
Both videos were high raters and still on high rotation.
Her third album “Aayshalak” is released in June 2002 supported by a video
clip by the title of the album, filmed in Paris by the famous French
director “Fabrice Begotti” and she was officially dressed up by Christian
Dior-Paris and so as the Make up. This is the first time for Chrsitian Dior
to do officially this event with an Arabic Artist.
Elissa has recorded a song “Duo with Chris De Burgh” by the title of
“Lebanese nights” which was composed and arranged by Chris De Burgh himself
and produced by “Chris Porter” and recorded at Chris Porter’s Studio-
Salisbury “United Kingdom”. This song was inspired By “Chris De Burgh” when
he visited Lebanon in the year 2000, while he was in a Lebanese restaurant
“Abd El Wahab”. At that time he decided to sing for Lebanon with a Lebanese
artist and he chose Elissa.
This song will be featured on the new Album of “Chris De Burgh” in August,
which will be released worldwide. In this song, Elissa has featured as a
special appearance and performed in both Languages “Arabic and English”. The
single will be played on all Lebanese Radio Stations in July 2002.
Elissa’s events within those years were too many, but the most important
were: Performance with Sting on the Pyramids “Cairo”, and as a first and
only Arabic Artist, she performed to the Ex President of the United States
of America “Bill Clinton” for the “Stars charity show “ in Dubai in the
presence of Queen of Jordan “Queen Rania” and Crown Prince of Dubai “ Sheikh
Mohamad Bin Rached Al Maktoum”.
Elissa was rewarded an exceptional Honorable Murex D'Or for being the first
Lebanese to receive the World Music Award 2005. In the same event Elissa was
also admired for her second success with Lebanese director Selim el Turk and
received the best video clip award for the song Hobbak Waja' (directed by
Selim el Turk). She was also held the Best Female artist of the year.
Further commercail campaigns included the contract with Lux, and a renewal
for her contract with Pepsi.
Elissa is an official spokesperson for Pepsi. In 2006 she co-starred with
Christina Aguilera in a Pepsi Cola advertisement. In early 2006, Elissa
released her fifth studio effort, the album Bastanak, which has sold nearly
3.7 million copies, according to Rotana.
Elissa's Fanbase increase dramatically with every Event she attend/holds and
with every new album. Her concerts are always fully booked with sometimes a
huge number of viewers that exceeds the capacity of the stage she's
performing at. Her official fanclub page host now more than 12,000 fans all
joined since the fanclub's page was re-launed back in March 2006.
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