Maya Diab

Maya Diab (Arabic: مايا دياب or مايا دياب‎‎  Egyptian pronunciation: [ˈmaya ˈdiab]; born 12 November 1982 in Achrafieh, Beirut, Lebanon) is a music artist, entertainer, film and TV personality, fashion icon, entrepreneur and humanitarian. Maya Diab has been called one of the most powerful and celebrated celebrities in entertainment throughout the Middle East. Over recent years Maya Diab has been considered Egypt's phenomena and was named the trend setter in the middle east. She has been awarded with numerous prestigious Fashion and Beauty awards for her contribution to the fashion and beauty industry. During her career she has often said to be the most photographed person, appearing on the cover of various high-profile magazines throughout the Middle East and Asia.

Maya Diab was born to father Henry Diab and a mother from Zahle, to a Christian family. Diab majored in Radio and TV media after receiving her university degree; she worked on several TV programs. She is a single mother with one daughter, Kay Nasser.

Diab was a lead actress in an Egyptian series in Ramadan 2009 called "Kalam Neswan"

Diab hosted the entertainment show on MTV Lebanon "Heik Minghanne" for four seasons, it has proved to be one of the most successful and highly watched TV programs of all time in the Middle East. It has broken many social and cultural barriers – providing entertainment to the masses.

Diab also hosted the Egyptian game show Deal or no Deal on Ennahar Tv.

Sony featured Diab in a national advertising campaign singing one of her songs "Tawel Balak"

Diab collaborated closely with the great Ziad Rahbani on several plays in which she was a lead actress and singer. They are currently producing a full album together.

Maya was featured in a fusion song with the international star Jason Derulo. They both sang Talk To Me / غني لعيوني in one of the most successful music television series Coke Studio (Middle East). The song got more than 2.5M views on Youtube.

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