Cyrine Abdelnour | |
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Abdelnour at the 2009 Venice Film Festival
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Background information | |
Born |
Abadiyeh, Lebanon |
21 February 1977
Origin | Lebanon |
Genres | Arabic |
Occupation(s) | Singer, actress, model |
Years active | 1992 – present |
Website | http://www.cyrineabdelnour.net |
Cyrine Abdelnour, also spelled Cyrine Abd Al-Nour (Arabic: سيرين عبدالنور; born 21 February 1977) is a Lebanese singer, actress, and model.
Her first album, Leila Min Layali, was released in 2004. She released her second album, Aleik Ayouni in 2006, with debut single Law Bas Fe Aini (If he looks in my eyes) becoming one of the most popular Lebanese songs of 2006. Abdelnour has also starred in Arabic TV serials and films since the late 1990s.
In 1992 Abdelnour started her modeling career and modeled for the fashion designers Feliciana Rossi, Zuhair Murad, Abed Mahfouz, Renato Balestra, Mireille Dagher, and Thierry Mugler. In 2002 Abdelnour was awarded the title "Model of the World" at the Regency Palace Hotel in Beirut.
In 1998 she had her first roles with the Lebanese Broadcasting Corporation, with Smaa Kchaa (1998) and Sahat Sahteen (1999) being her first roles of note. In 2003 she starred in the Arabic series Dareb Khwet as Ebanati, winning the 2003 Murex d'Or award for best Lebanese actress for the role. She played another leading role in the series Mariana(1998). In 2004 she starred in the serial Ghariba, and in 2007 the LBC series The Prisoner. In 2009–2010 she played "Sarah" again, another Series on MTV Leb.
In 2008, she starred in the Egyptian film Ramadan Mabrouk Abul-Alamein Hamouda and the Lebanese-Egyptian Smoke Without Fire, and the following year appeared in the Egyptian TV series, Al Adham, and the film Al Marouk (The Traveller) with Omar Sharif, which was shown at the 66th Venice Film Festival. In 2012 Cyrine starred in the Lebanese Series "Ruby", and in 2013, she starred in "Lobat El-Mot" (Death game).
In 2004 she released her debut album, Leila min El Layali. Her third album with her record label (Rotana) was released in 2009, titled Layali El Hob (Nights of Love).
In 2007, Abdelnour married Lebanese businessman Farid Rahme. In 2011, she gave birth to their first child, a daughter named Talia.