Fairouz

Fairuz فيروز
Fairuz performing
Background information
Birth name	Nouhad Haddad
Born	(1935-11-20) November 20, 1935 (age 81) Zuqaq al-Blat, Beirut, State of Greater Lebanon
Origin	Lebanon
Genres	Lebanese music, Arabic music
Occupation(s)	Singer and Actor
Instruments	Vocals
Years active	1950–present
Labels	EMI, Virgin, Voix de l'Orient, Fayrouz Productions
Associated acts	Nasri Shamseddine Wadih el Safi
Website	http://www.fairouz.com

Nouhad Wadie' Haddad (Arabic: نهاد وديع حداد‎‎‎) (born November 20, 1935), known as Fairuz (Arabic: فيروز‎‎‎), also spelled Fairouz, Feyrouz or Fayrouz, is a Lebanese singer who is one of the most widely admired and deeply respected living singers in the Arab world. Her songs are constantly heard throughout the region.

She was first noticed at the International Festival of Baalbeck, where she performed many of her songs. She became famous after appearing on the "Lebanese Nights" part of the festival for many successive years. Fairuz is commonly known as "Ambassador to the Stars", "Neighbor to the Moon" (for her song about the moon of Machgara), and the "Jewel of Lebanon".

Fairouz was born to a Lebanese Christian Syriac Orthodox family. She is of the Eastern Orthodox Christian faith, having converted when she married Assi Rahbani, one of the two Rahbani brothers who helped shape her singing career. She is also the mother of the Lebanese composer, pianist and playwright Ziad Rahbani, the late director Layal Rahbani, Lebanese director Rima Rahbani, and Haley Rahbani.