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Maya Diab

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In this Lebanese name, the father's name is Henri and the family name is Diab.
Maya Diab
مايا دياب
Diab in 2019
Born
Maya Henri Diab
مايا هنري دياب

(1980-11-12) 12 November 1980 (age 43)
Achrafieh, Lebanon
Occupation(s)Singer, TV presenter, actress
Years active2001–present
Spouse
Abbas Nasser
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(m. 2006; div. 2017)​
Children1
Musical career
Genres
Instrument
  • Vocals
LabelsMDM Production[1]
Websitemaya-diab.com

Maya Henri Diab (Arabic: مايا هنري دياب [ˈmaːja ˈdjaːb]; born 12 November 1980)[2] is a Lebanese singer, entertainer, actress and television personality. She is a former member of the Lebanese girl group The 4 Cats.[3]

Early life

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Maya Diab, was born in Achrafieh, to a Christian Greek Orthodox family. She is the youngest of her parents' children and has one brother and two sisters. She majored in radio and TV media after receiving her university degree from the Lebanese University.[4][5]

Career

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In 1996, she won the golden award for Fashion at Studio El Fan, when she was 16 years old. In 1998, she participated in Miss Lebanon.[6] In 2000, she competed in the TV presenting category at Studio El Fan, then she joined The 4 Cats in 2001.[7]

In 2007, she acted in Asad W Arbaa Kotat along with The 4 Cats and Hany Ramzy, then in two TV series, Kalam Niswan in 2009 and El Donia Heik الدنيا هيك in 2010.[8] In 2010, she left The 4 Cats. In 2011, she had her first song "Habibi" and a duo-song called "Sawa" with Ramy Ayach.[8]

Her first TV-program to present was Heik Menghanni on MTV in 2011.[8] She later presented Deal or no deal: El Ikhtiyar (ديل أور نو ديل: الإختيار) on Al-Nahar in 2012 and Ask The Arabs (اسأل العرب) on MBC 1 in 2016.[9]

In October 2020, Maya Diab was named the Fashion Icon of the Arab World by the Arab Fashion Council, and she announced the opening of the 12th edition of the Arab Fashion Week, which was hosted virtually in Dubai.[10][11]

Personal life

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She married a businessman, Abbas Nasser, in 2006, with whom she had her daughter, Kai.[12] The couple separated in 2017.[13]

In January 2020, she mentioned, that she was kidnapped in Beirut in 2005, where she was held hostage and abused in a car for one day.[14]

Discography

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Studio albums

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Title Album details
#MyMaya
My Maya I
  • Released: 29 April 2023[15]
  • Label: self-publishing
  • Formats: streaming, digital download
#MyMayaV
  • Released: 28 September 2023[16]
  • Label: self-publishing
  • Formats: streaming, digital download

Live albums

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Title Album details
Maya Live
  • Released: 31 October 2015[17]
  • Label: self-publishing
  • Formats: streaming, digital download

EP's

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Title Album details
My Maya II
  • Released: 29 April 2023[18]
  • Label: self-publishing
  • Formats: streaming, digital download
My Maya III
  • Released: 29 April 2023[19]
  • Label: self-publishing
  • Formats: streaming, digital download
My Maya IV
  • Released: 29 April 2023[20]
  • Label: self-publishing
  • Formats: streaming, digital download

Singles

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List of singles as lead artist, with selected chart positions, showing year released and album name
Title Year Peak chart positions Album or EP
LBN
[21]
"Sawa"[22]
(with Ramy Ayach) 		2011 — Non-album singles
"Ibn El Youzbashi"[23] —
"Habibi"[24] 2 My Maya I
"Tawel Balak"[25] 2012 —
"Chaklak Ma Btaaref"[26] —
"Dabou Aynaik"[27] 2013 2
"Gatifin"[28] 2014 —
"Aywa"[29] 2015 5
"Ya Niyali"[30] 9
"Ya Bayyaiin El Asssal"[31] 5 #MyMaya
"Fina Nghayir"[32]
(with Bahaa Sultan) 		2016 — Non-album singles
"El Donya"[33]
(with Bahaa Sultan) 		—
"Keda Bardou"[34] — #MyMaya
"Biradini"[35]
(with K) 		2017 — Non-album single
"Tebead Aanni"[36] 13 My Maya II
"Baadou"[37] 2018 3
"Ysouffou Haki"[38] 2019 1
"Khserna Baad"[39]
(with Ziad Bourji) 		6 Non-album single
"Rob3i Sa3a"[40] — My Maya III
"Yaba Yaba"[41] 1
"Ana"[42] 2020 18
"Naharna Wardi"[43] —
"Doub"[44] 2021 —
"High Heels"[45] 18
"Ahla Kalam"[46] 10 Non-album singles
"Watani Li Jayi"[47] —
"7ataly Rouge"[48]
(with Mahmoud Ellithy) 		—
"Ahlan Wa Sahlan"[49] 1 My Maya IV
"Aktar Shewaya"[50] 3 Non-album singles
"Asmar Ya Helou / Bassak Teji Haretna / Mayil Ya Ghzayel"[51] 2022 —
"Layliyi"[52] 3 My Maya IV
"Emmi Ya Emmi"[53] 1 Non-album single
"Eiish Ahla Snin"[54] 4 My Maya IV
"Diali"[55] 2
"Helw Dah"[56] 2023 — Non-album single
"Taqa Egabiya"[57] — #MyMayaV
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

Filmography

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Film

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Year Title Arabic Title Role Notes
2007 Asad W Arbaa Kotat أسد واربع قطط Herself
2019 Lokhanda Elawbash — — TV movie

TV Series

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Year Title Arabic Title Role Notes
2009 Kalam Niswan كلام نسوان Batoul
2010 El Donia Heik الدنيا هيك —
2011 Heik Menghanni هيك منغني Herself
2012 Deal or No Deal ديل اور نو ديل

References

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  1. ^ "MDM Production". discogs.com.
  2. ^ "بهذه الطريقة مايا دياب احتفلت بعيد ميلادها.. وهذا عمرها". Lebanon 24 (in Arabic). 23 November 2020.
  3. ^ "فيديو من الذاكرة- شاهدوا مايا دياب ونيكول سابا في بداياتهما". lahamag.com (in Arabic). 23 July 2015.
  4. ^ "Acting high-and-mighty? Maya Diab invents her own religion!". 5 May 2016.
  5. ^ "Maya Diabs Sister Shows up for the first time".
  6. ^ "شاهدوا كيف كان شكل مايا دياب عندما كانت مشتركة في مسابقة ملكة جمال لبنان 1998- بالفيديو". elfann.com (in Arabic). 11 September 2020.
  7. ^ "Maya the Singer". maya-diab.com. 4 July 2014.
  8. ^ a b c "مايا دياب". layalina.com (in Arabic).
  9. ^ "Maya the TV Presenter". maya-diab.com. 4 July 2014.
  10. ^ "Everything You Need To Know About Arab Fashion Week 2020". Harper's Bazaar. 20 October 2020.
  11. ^ "Lebanese superstar Maya Diab opens Arab Fashion Week". Cosmopolitan Magazine. 22 October 2020.
  12. ^ "مايا دياب وعباس ناصر: تعارف ثم مساكنة ثم زواج وختامها". elfann.com (in Arabic). 11 April 2018.
  13. ^ "مايا دياب مطلقة رسمياً". aljamila.com (in Arabic). 6 February 2017.
  14. ^ "مايا دياب تتحدث عن عملية خطفها". Lebanon Mirror (in Arabic). 7 January 2020. Archived from the original on 27 November 2020. Retrieved 9 January 2020.
  15. ^ "My Maya I - Album by Maya Diab". Spotify.
  16. ^ "#MyMayaV by Maya Diab on Apple Music". Apple Music.
  17. ^ "Maya Live by Maya Diab on Apple Music". Apple Music.
  18. ^ "My Maya II - EP by Maya Diab". Spotify.
  19. ^ "My Maya III - EP by Maya Diab". Spotify.
  20. ^ "My Maya IV - EP by Maya Diab". Spotify.
  21. ^ Peak chart positions for singles in Lebanon:
  22. ^ "Sawa (feat. Rami Ayach) - Single by Maya Diab on Apple Music". Apple Music.
  23. ^ "Ibn El Youzbashi - Single by Maya Diab on Apple Music". Apple Music.
  24. ^ "Habibi - Single by Maya Diab on Apple Music". Apple Music.
  25. ^ "Tawel Balak - Single by Maya Diab on Apple Music". Apple Music.
  26. ^ "Chaklak Ma Btaaref - Single by Maya Diab on Apple Music". Apple Music.
  27. ^ "The Official Lebanese Top 20 - Archive - 08/18/2013". The Official Lebanese Top 20.
  28. ^ "Gatifin - Single by Maya Diab on Apple Music". Apple Music.
  29. ^ "Aywa - Single by Maya Diab on Apple Music". Apple Music.
  30. ^ "Ya Niyali - Single by Maya Diab on Apple Music". Apple Music.
  31. ^ "The Official Lebanese Top 20 - Archive - 9/27/2015". The Official Lebanese Top 20.
  32. ^ "Fina Nghayir - Single by Maya Diab on Apple Music". Apple Music.
  33. ^ "El Donya - Single by Maya Diab on Apple Music". Apple Music.
  34. ^ "Keda Bardou - Single by Maya Diab on Apple Music". Apple Music.
  35. ^ "Biradini - Single by Maya Diab on Apple Music". Apple Music.
  36. ^ "Tebead Aanni - Single by Maya Diab on Apple Music". Apple Music.
  37. ^ "Baadou - Single by Maya Diab on Apple Music". Apple Music.
  38. ^ "Ysouffou Haki - Single by Maya Diab on Apple Music". Apple Music.
  39. ^ "Khserna Baad - Single by Maya Diab on Apple Music". Apple Music.
  40. ^ "Rob3i Sa3a - Single by Maya Diab on Apple Music". Apple Music.
  41. ^ "The Official Lebanese Top 20 - Archive - 9/8/2019". Apple Music.
  42. ^ "Ana - Single by Maya Diab on Apple Music". Apple Music.
  43. ^ "نهارنا وردي - Single by Maya Diab on Apple Music". Apple Music.
  44. ^ "Doub - Single by Maya Diab on Apple Music". Apple Music.
  45. ^ "High Heels - Single by Maya Diab on Apple Music". Apple Music.
  46. ^ "Ahla Kalam - Single by Maya Diab on Apple Music". Apple Music.
  47. ^ "Watani Li Jayi - Single by Maya Diab on Apple Music". Apple Music.
  48. ^ "7ataly Rouge - Single by Maya Diab & محمود الليثى on Apple Music". Apple Music.
  49. ^ "Ahlan Wa Sahlan - Single by Maya Diab on Apple Music". Apple Music.
  50. ^ "Aktar Shewaya - Single by Maya Diab on Apple Music". Apple Music.
  51. ^ "Asmar Ya Helou / Bassak Teji Haretna / Mayil Ya Ghzayel - Single by Maya Diab on Apple Music". Apple Music.
  52. ^ "Layliyi - Single by Maya Diab on Apple Music". Apple Music.
  53. ^ "Emmi Ya Emmi - Single by Maya Diab on Apple Music". Apple Music.
  54. ^ "Eiish Ahla Snin - Single by Maya Diab on Apple Music". Apple Music.
  55. ^ "Diali - Single by Maya Diab on Apple Music". Apple Music.
  56. ^ "Helw Dah - Single by Maya Diab on Apple Music". Apple Music.
  57. ^ "Taqa Egabiya - Single by Maya Diab on Apple Music". Apple Music.
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