Elissa (Lebanese singer)
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| Background information | |
| Birth name | Elissar Zakaria Khoury |
| Born | October 27, 1971 |
| Origin | Deir el Ahmar, Lebanon |
| Genres | Arabic pop, romance, World |
| Occupation(s) | singer |
| Years active | 1992–present |
| Labels |
EMI (1998–1999) Dilara Music (2000–2003) Rotana (2004–present) |
| Associated acts | Ragheb Alama, Wael Kfoury, Christina Aguilera, Nancy Ajram, Nawal Al Zoghbi |
| Website | elissalb |
Elissar Zakaria Khoury, commonly known as Elissa (Arabic: إليسا [ʔeˈliːsa, ʔeˈlis.sa]), is a Lebanese recording artist.
Elissa has sold over 30 million albums and was the highest-selling female Middle Eastern artist for 2005, 2006, 2009, and 2010. In 2005, 2006, and 2010 she received the World Music Award for Best Selling Middle Eastern Artist.
Since 2013, Elissa has also been a judge on the television show MBC The X Factor.
Elissa's musical career began in 1992, when she won the silver medal in Studio El Fan, a Lebanese music competition. Her first album, Baddi Doub, was released by EMI Records in 1998.
Elissa released her second album, We Akhertha Maak, which included the duet, "Betghib Betrouh", sung with Lebanese Ragheb Alama. She was the only Arabic artist to perform in front of former United States President Bill Clinton at the Stars Charity show in Dubai. That year she won the Murex d'Or award for Best Female Artist. Her third studio album, Ayshalak, was released in 2002. In 2002 Elissa inaugurated Kuwait's Virgin Megastore with Sir Richard Branson. Her clip, "Ajmal Ihsas" won an Arabic Music Award for Best Video Clip in Dubai and in 2003 she signed a deal with Pepsi. Subsequently, she shot two advertisements with American pop star Christina Aguilera for Pepsi for the World Football Cup. Both advertisements were shot in Los Angeles. She collaborated with Irish singer Chris De Burgh in the duet, "Lebanese Nights."
In 2004 she signed with the Saudi-owned Rotana, under which she released her fourth studio album, Ahla Donya, in May 2004. In 2005, Elissa received the World Music Awards for Best Selling Artist from the Middle East. The ceremony took place in Hollywood's Kodak Theater. In December 2005, Elissa received the Murex d'Or for Best Lebanese Artist and Best Video Clip for "Hobak Wajaa". In 2006, she released her fifth studio album Bastanak. On November 15, 2006, Elissa received the World Music Awards for the second year in a row for the sales of Bastanak.
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