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Full Name:	Haifa Wehbe
Date of Birth:	March 10, 1970
Place of Birth:	Beirut, Lebanon
Relationships:	Was engaged to Saudi businessman Tareq Al Jafali in the summer of 2005, but he broke off the engagement in September.
Daughter(s):	Zaza
Education:	She became Miss South Lebanon

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Haifa Wehbe هيفاء وهبي
Haifa Wehbe, live in Cairo, Egypt in August 2007.
Background information
Born	March 10th 1967 1
Origin	Mahrouna, Lebanon
Genre(s)	Arabic pop music
Occupation(s)	Singer, model, designer
Years active	2002 — present (Singer)
Website	www.haifawehbe.com

Haifa Wehbe (Arabic: هيفاء وهبي‎ born March 10 1967 ²³) is a Lebanese model, actress, and singer who rose to fame in the Arab world as runner up for Miss Lebanon and later through the release of her debut album Houwa El-Zaman (هو الزمن It is Time).

Contents 1 Biography 2 Musical career 3 Other works 4 Personal life 5 Political views 6 Image 7 Awards 8 Filmography 8.1 Films 8.2 Television 9 Discography 9.1 Studio albums 9.2 Soundtracks 9.3 Singles 10 References 11 Further reading 12 External links

Biography

Haifa Wehbe was born in Mahrouna, a small farming town in Southern Lebanon, to a Shiite Lebanese father and an Egyptian mother.⁴ She grew up listening to jazz and R&B. She began to work as a model at a young age and won the title of Miss South Lebanon at the age of sixteen.⁵ Wehbe won an ancillary title at the Miss Lebanon competition, which she had to relinquish when it was discovered that she had already been married, disqualifying her.⁶ By 1996, she had appeared on over a hundred magazine covers. In 2006, Wehbe was listed on People Magazine's list of the 50 most beautiful people.

Musical career

In 2002, Wehbe released her first album, titled Houwa El-Zaman (هو الزمن It Is Time), which became a commercial success, in part thanks to the popularity of her first single "Agoul Ahwak" (أقول أهواك I Say I Love You).

Her second album Baddi Eesh (بدي عيش I Want to Live) was released in 2005 and lived up to expectations due to the success of its lead single "Ya Hayat Albi." Released after the assassination of Lebanese politician Rafik Hariri, the title single of the album is about "freedom, considered to be among the most basic of human rights".⁷ Her follow-up single became her biggest hit to date, "Ana Haifa" (أنا هيفاء I am Haifa), which became her novelty song. In 2006 she released a follow up single "Bus al-Wawa" (بوس الواوا Kiss the booboo), from her upcoming album Baby Haifa, to be released at the end of 2008 or early in 2009. The song was later used in a Pepsi advertisement. The song was also voted Song of the Year in 2006 by Radio Scope and Sawt Al Musika.⁸

Wehbe was the first Arab artist appear on the Italian TV channel Rai Uno at Piazza Navona in Rome, performing in front of celebrities and fashion designers. Haifa Wehbe has also performed with artists from outside the Arab world. On June 10, 2006, Haifa became the first artist in the Arab world to perform with rapper 50 Cent when she performed the opening act for his first concert in Lebanon, at BIEL in Beirut. On July 4, 2008, Wehbe released her long-awaited album [Habibi Ana] (حبيبي أنا My Love) which contains 15 songs including the single "Mosh Adra Astana".

Wehbe will release a children's album titled Baby Haifa with Rotana. The release date for the album has yet to be announced.⁹

Other works

In July 2005, Wehbe, along with 14 other celebrities from the Arab world, appeared on the live pan-Arab reality series Al-Wadi (Arabic: الوادي The Farm‎), based on the French reality show La Ferme Célébrités. The show aired for three months and featured weekly live performances in which Wehbe took on a central role as well as sang songs from her new album.

Her other non-musical works include a number of movie roles and work as a television host. Wehbe has also designed her own selection of diamond jewelry. She has been a spokesperson for Pepsi, and worked on Pepsi ads with football star Thierry Henry which were aired on Lebanese television during the 2006 FIFA World Cup. Wehbe starred in the Pepsi-produced film Sea of Stars released in 2008, along with Carole Samaha, Ahmad el Sherif, Wael Kfoury, Brigitte Yaghi, and Ruwaida al-Mahrooqi.¹⁰

MBC announced that it is producing Wehbe's "Fawazir", entitled “Haifa Wal Noujoum” (Haifa and the Stars). The show, which will air in November 2009, is to have 30 episodes and will be directed by Yehya Saade.

Personal life

Wehbe has three sisters, Alia, Hanna, and Rola.¹¹ Wehbe's brother died at the age of 24 during the 1982 Lebanon War.¹²¹³

During Wehbe's marriage, she gave birth to a daughter named Zeinab Zaza.⁶

In 2005, she announced her engagement to a Saudi businessman Tariq Al-Jaffali. After only a few weeks, she and her fiancé decided to split for personal reasons and family issues.

On June 25, 2007, Wehbe survived a serious car accident while filming a music video for the song "Hasa Ma Bena" in Lebanon. In the video, a single engine airplane was to chase Wehbe as she drove a car. However, the airplane inadvertently hit the car, taking off the front windshield of the drop-top convertible she was driving.¹⁴ Despite the severity of the accident, Wehbe only suffered minor cuts and bruises.

Wehbe married Egyptian businessman Ahmad Abu Husheima on April 24, 2009 in Beirut¹⁵¹⁶. Among the guests at the wedding party were American glamour model Carmen Electra, singer Anastacia¹⁷, Nawal Al Zoughbi, Najwa Karam, Ragheb Alama, Ahlam, and Sherine.¹⁸

Political views

During the 2006 Israel-Lebanon conflict, she left her home, in Verdun, Beirut and moved to Egypt for the duration of the conflict.⁷ In a concert in the Lebanese town of Jounieh, Wehbe congratulated Hassan Nasrallah for his stand against Israel during the war.¹³

In a further interview with Reuters, Wehbe stated that Israel attacked Lebanese civilians intentionally while Hezbollah attacked only military targets.

“

I believe the whole world knows who started this war and who aggressed on whose land. There isn't a war that starts from nothing and he who begins is the unjust one.19

”

Wehbe also refused to perform at any concert during the 34 days of the war including fundraisers, saying that there were more ways than one to show support for Lebanon.¹³

Image

Wehbe was ranked 49 in the 2006 Edition of the Top 99 Most Desirable Women by the website AskMen.com.²⁰ Some in the more conservative Arab countries deem her revealing outfits scandalous. In April 2008, the Islamist-dominated parliament of Bahrain passed a motion urging the government to ban Haifa Wehbe's show in the country.²¹ Despite the motion, Wehbe performed in Bahrain with a more modest dress.²¹

Awards

2002:The "Golden Lion" Award in Egypt.⁸

2005:The Oscar for "ninashnash" for her song Baddi Eesh from her second album.⁸

2005:The "Murex d'Or" award with the title "best artist of the year".⁸

2006:The "Murex d'Or" award with the title "best artist of the year".⁸

2009: The "Murex d'or" award with title "most popular Lebanese singer"²²

Filmography

Films

• Sea of Stars (produced by Pepsi) - released July, 2008
• Dokkan Shihata - May 2009

Television

• Al wadi (2005) - reality tv show
• Haifa Wal Noujoum (November 2009)

Discography

Studio albums

• 2002: Houwa El-Zaman (It is Time)
• 2005: Baddi Eesh (I Want To Live)
• 2008: Habibi Ana (My Love)
• 2009: Baby Haifa [Children's Album]

Soundtracks

• 2008: Sea of Stars

Singles

• "Agoul ahwak"
• "Wa7di"
• "Ma Sar"
• "Ya 7ayat albi"
• "Bedi 3ich"
• "Ragab"
• "Ana Haifa"
• "Leik el wawa"
• "Naughty" (radio single only)
• "Mosh Adras Astana"
• "Ma t2oulch el 7ad"
• "Hasa Ma Bena"
• "Yaben el Halal"

References

Further reading

• Arab youth revel in pop revolution by Sebastian Usher, 21 May 2007, BBC

External links

• Haifa Wehbe.com: Official website

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NAME	Wehbe, Haifa
ALTERNATIVE NAMES	هيفا وهبي
SHORT DESCRIPTION	Lebanese singer, model
DATE OF BIRTH	March 10, 1976
PLACE OF BIRTH	South Lebanon
DATE OF DEATH
PLACE OF DEATH