Maya Diab

Maya Diab (Arabic: مايا دياب or مايا دياب‎‎  Egyptian pronunciation: [ˈmaya ˈdiab]; born 12 November 1978 in Achrafieh, Beirut, Lebanon)^[2] is a Lebanese pop singer, entertainer, actress and television personality. 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. She is a former of the Lebanese girl group The 4 Cats.^[3]

Early life

Maya Diab was born to Henry and Souad Diab in Achrafieh, to a Christian family. Diab majored in Radio and TV media after receiving her university degree; she worked on several TV programs. Diab has one brother (Ghassan) and a two sisters (Mona and Grace). She is the youngest born out of her parent's children. ^{[4][5][6] [7]}

Career

Early Years (2000s)

In 2001, Maya Diab participated in the Lebanese talent show Studio El Fan and competed for the "Best Presenter" prize, but lost out to fellow contestant Darine Chahine. Later that year she and two other girls were cast to join the Lebanese girl group The 4 Cats, to replace the three members (that included Nicole Saba) that had recently left the group. She left the group in 2009 to pursue a full-time solo career.^[8]

Personal life

She has been Married to businessman Abbas Nasser since 2006. Together they have one daughter, Kay Abbas Nasser.

Credits

2009 - Series career

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

MTV Lebanon

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.

Ennahar Tv Egypt

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

Sony Nex Camera Tv Commercial

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

Ziad El Rahbani Collaboration

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.

Fusion with Jason Derulo

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.

2015-2016

MyMaya first album

Maya Diab released her very first album and named it #MyMaya. It was distributed on Youtube, Itunes, Anghami, in addition to all digital applications in all countries of the world. Maya has adopted new ways to market her album; she was the first to post a video of herself chatting with her friends and using her own emojis. #MyMaya album consists of nine songs ranging from the Lebanese and Egyptian dialect.

Fusion with Bahaa El Sultan

Coke Studio (Middle East)]] but this time, with the famous Egyptian Bahaa Sultan. They made two fusion songs together Fina Nghayer (Lebanese) and El Donia /الدنيا (Egyptian).

MBC 1 - MBC Masr

Maya Diab hosted a live game show on MBC 1 (Middle East) and MBC MASR called Is2al El A'arab (Ask The Arabs).

Image

The Children’s cancer foundation in Lebanon has named her their national spokeswoman. commitment to making a difference and her passion for making this world better is highlighted through her work with children via raising funds for LAU – further Education. Diab is dedicated to improving the awareness of road safety, well being and raising the level of safety on the streets of Lebanon and the Middle East.

Make Up For Ever named Maya their ambassador for the years 2011 and 2012. She collaborated with many high-profile companies such as:

• Make Up For Ever - 2011/2012
• Sony - Nex Camera Commercial 2012
• Voyageur Jewelry - Face of the year 2014
• Landmark Group ShoeMart - Brand Image 2015
• Bella Contact Lenses - Brand Image 2015/2016

Discography

Studio albums

• #MyMaya (2015)

Singles

• "Habibi"
• "Chaklak Mabta'rif"
• "Tawel Balak"
• "Dabou Inayk"
• "Aywah"
• "Ya Gatifeen"

Filmography

• 2007 - "Asad W Arbaa Kotat"(Arabic: أسد واربع قطط‎‎)

Social Media

Maya Diab's Youtube Channel with 85,600 subscribers

Maya Diab's Facebook Page with 4,516,154 likes

Maya Diab's Instagram Page with 3.6M followers

Maya Diab's Twitter Account with 849.4k followers

References

External links

• Maya Diab on IMDb