Elissa
the artist
within 3 years, could reach after “Badi Doub” song that is still repeated on
youth’s lips, to the duet with Ragheb Alameh “Betghib Bet Rouh”, and after
performing along the international artist “Sting”, her cherity concert
attended by ex-amenican president “Bill Clinton”, queen “Rania”, and
successor of UAE Kingdom , “Sheikh Mohamad Bin Rached Al Maktoum”, today
Elissa is scoring another new goal in the international scene along with
“Ghris Deburgh” an Arabic-english song titted “Lebanese Nights”, which
was written, composed and distributed by Deburgh himself.
He envisioned writing this song while being in Lebanon on his last visit in a
Lebanese restaurant. He decided to sing it with a Lebanese singer, the choice
fell on Elissa.
This song is produced by “Chris Porter”, a big artist producer such as
“George Micheal”, and it has been recorded in his studio in Salisburg,
London . It will be relaxed in Deburgh’s album in August 2002.
Elissa is a Lebanese singer. She’s one of those rising new stars who are ahead
of her generation, though she has released only two albums, she’s a star.
Her start was big. Her first album (Baddi Doub) was released in 1998. It was one
of the largest selling Album in Lebanon and the Middle East. She sold over
100.000 copies Cd’s and Mc’s combined. She performed the big hit (Baddi Doub)
with a very well known French Artist (Gerard Ferrer) and was supported by a
video clip filmed in black and white, and it’s still on high rotation on most
Tv’s in the Middle East.
Her second Album (W’akherta Maak) was released in Sep 2000.She performed a Duo
with the Lebanese Super Star Ragheb Alame” Bitghib Bitrouh” filmed also in
black and white. This Duo was a big success in Summer 2000. Another Video clip
was performed from the same album “W’akherta Maak” which pushed once more
the album to a number 1 selling all around Lebanon and the Middle East.
Both videos were high raters and still on high rotation.
Her third album “Aayshalak” is released in June 2002 supported by a video
clip by the title of the album, filmed in Paris by the famous French director
“Fabrice Begotti” and she was officially dressed up by Christian Dior-Paris
and so as the Make up. This is the first time for Chrsitian Dior to do
officially this event with an Arabic Artist.
Elissa has
recorded a song “Duo with Chris De Burgh” by the title of “Lebanese
nights” which was composed and arranged by Chris De Burgh himself and produced
by “Chris Porter” and recorded at Chris Porter’s Studio- Salisbury
“United Kingdom”.
This song was inspired By “Chris De Burgh” when he visited Lebanon in the
year 2000, while he was in a Lebanese restaurant “Abd El Wahab”. At that
time he decided to sing for Lebanon with a Lebanese artist and he chose Elissa.
This song will be featured on the new Album of “Chris De Burgh” in August,
which will be released worldwide.
In this song, Elissa has featured as a special appearance and performed in both
Languages “Arabic and English”.
The single will be played on all Lebanese Radio Stations in July 2002.
Elissa’s events within those years were too many, but the most important were:
Performance with Sting on the Pyramids “Cairo”, and as a first and only
Arabic Artist, she performed to the Ex President of the United States of America
“Bill Clinton” for the “Stars charity show “ in Dubai in the presence of
Queen of Jordan “Queen Rania” and Crown Prince of Dubai “ Sheikh Mohamad
Bin Rached Al Maktoum”.