Nawal Al Zoghbi (Arabic: نوال الزغبي, born 29 June 1971, Byblos, Lebanon) is a Lebanese singer. Performing in Arabic she has a solid fan base throughout the Arab world and extending into Iran and North America and Europe.[1][2][3] Her musical career has spanned over 20 years. Zoghbi believes her success is due to the true emotion she delivers through her voice. She is quoted as saying "whether a voice is big or small, if it lacks emotion it will never succeed".[4]
Nawal George Al Zoghbi is a Lebanese singer. Born to a Maronite Catholic family in the coastal small town of Jal Al-Deeb, she holds Canadian citizenship. Al Zoghbi is the oldest born among three brothers and one sister.[5] Al Zoghbi began singing at an early age, despite familial opposition to the lifestyle of a musician. Members of her family changed their minds when they realized she was serious in her ambitions. In 1988 she participated in the Lebanese talent show Studio El Fan. In 1990 she married Lebanese music manager Elie Deeb and went on to have three children with him. The couple legally separated in 2008, Al Zoghbi is currently waiting for the Maronite Catholic Church to recognize their divorce.[6][7][8][9]
In 1996 Nawal released one of her most successful albums, named "Habeit Ya Leil". In 1998, Nawal Al-Zoghbi released her album and single, "Mandam aleik". Nawal's next album Maloum was released in 1999. Her next two releases "El Layali" (2000) and "Tool Omri" (2001) were both launched within a year of each other. In 2002, she worked with music video director Sherif Sabri to create a new image for her song "Elli Tmaneito".
After a two-year break, her next album, "Eineik Kaddabeen", was released in the summer of 2004. This album was accompanied by two singles: "Eineik Kaddabeen" and "Bi'einek". Immediately after promoting that album, Nawal then began work on "Yama Alou". She released the first single, "Rouhi Ya Rouhi", in August 2005. The next single released from Yama Alou was "Shou Akhbarak" in February 2006.
Yama Alou was intended to be released throughout the Middle East on 17 July 2006, however, due to the Israeli attacks on Lebanon, its release was postponed. It was then released on 26 July 2006 in Egypt and Saudi Arabia. In the following weeks, the album was made available in other countries around the Middle East and was finally released in Lebanon on 14 September 2006, once the war was over.[10]
On the 23rd of March 2007, it was announced that Nawal al Zoghbi would be producing her next album with the production company Rotana. Nawal officially joined Rotana at a press conference at the Movenpick in Beirut on the 28th of March, 2007. At a press conference held by LG Global at Dusit Dubai on 25 April 2007, it was announced that Nawal Al Zoghbi will be the face to advertise LG cellular phones which the company will put out in 2007–2008 in the Middle East. The conference was attended by a large crowd from various media, which exceeded a variety of over 100 means of information between written, visual and audible.[11]
On 20 May 2007, Al Zoughbi was a guest on Dubai TV's hit show Taratata along with four other singers. Nawal sang duets with the other four singers who will be making appearances on the show. Ibrahim El Hakami winner of Super Star 4) and the Lebanese-Canadian singer Massari were among the four guests that appeared and sang with Nawal on Sunday. On 12 June 2007 Nawal released the music video of her song, "Aghla El Habayib" from her album "Yama Alou" which was a continuation to the song "Shou Akhbarak" from the same album.[12] On 8 August 2007, Al Zoughbi returned to the Carthage Festival after an eight-year absence.
"Khalas Sameht" was released on 22 January 2008 in Nawal's native Lebanon. It was released internationally the next day. It reached # 1 on the charts the first day, and sold extremely well the first week.[13] The first music video from the new album, titled Albi Esalou, was first shown on TV channels on 5 February 2008. The album was then officially launched at a press conference in Cairo, Egypt on 12 February 2008. "Leih Moushtalak" was the second music video for "Khalas Sameht". It was released on 25 July 2008.
On 29 May 2009, Nawal released the single, "Mona Ainah", which is in the Khaliji dialect. It began airing on radio stations in the Middle East, and was performed first time on the programme Star Academy 6, on the same day. After much problems with Rotana not wanting to air it, "Mona Ainah" was then released by Melody in October 2009, as a music video directed by Yehya Saade. Al Zoghbi spent her own money to make the video.[14] Nawal left Rotana in October 2009, and signed on with Melody who will produce her next album, that was due out for release in the summer of 2010. In 2010, Nawal released "Amanah" as a single which was a major hit for the summer of 2010. Also, on Mother's day Nawal released "Faw2 Jrouhi" which was considered as a very touching song that related to nawal's own life with her kids and ex-husband. The song spread so fast and was literally the talk of the people.
In 2011, nawal's 13th album "Ma'rafsh Leih" was released in February. Three month later, nawal shot Alf w miye which was the song of the year. Later that year nawal performed in many countries around the arab world. In December, nawal released her second music video from the album "Ma'rafsh Leih" which was a huge success. Nevertheless other songs in the album such as "Hona El Qahera" was a major hit in egypt and was considered the best song for egypt. Other Songs in the albums that were not shot as a music video still were a huge success such as "Ha2oulak Eih", "Golaha" and "Ya Rayeh". In 2012, Nawal released the wonderful song "Andak", also from the same album, from a live performance at Arab Idol on all TV Stations. Nawal's Album "Ma'rafsh Leih" and her Smash Hit Song "Alf W Miye" both got few awards for best album and best song of the year respectively.
Deeb and Zoghbi legally separated in 2008, Al Zoghbi is currently waiting for the Maronite Catholic Church to recognize her divorce. In late 2009 Al Zoghbi was granted custody of her three children.[14][15]In March 2011,her divorce was officially legalized.[16]
- "Lions" Award for the best singer in Lebanon & Jordan
- "Best Female Singer" in Lebanon
- "Best Female Singer" in Arabic World
- "First Arabic Singer"
- Best Female (Jordan)
- Best Female (Lebanon)
- Best Female (Egypt)
- Artist of the Year
- Best Lebanese Singer
- Best Arabic Singer (Egypt)
- Best Album - Dubai
- Best Singer - Egypt
- Murex D'or Award: Best Female Lebanese Singer of the year
- Arab Music Awards: Best Female Singer
- Arab Music Awards: Overall Best Song
- Best Arabic Singer (Egypt)
- Best Album (Lebanon)
- Best Lebanese Singer
- Best Arabic Singer (Egypt)
- Best Arabic Singer (T-A-C)
- Album of The Year "Yama Alou" (T-A-C)
- Song of the Year "Yama Alou" (T-A-C)
- Clip of the Year "Yama Alou" (T-A-C)
- Best Dancing Song of the Year "Yama Alou" (T-A-C)
- Best Album "Yama Alou" (Lebanon Entertainment—LE)
- Best Song "Yama Alou" (Lebanon Entertainment—LE)
- Best Video "Yama Alou" (Lebanon Entertainment—LE)
- Best Dance Song "Yama Alou" (Lebanon Entertainment—LE)
- Entertainer Of The Week- 10 Times (Lebanon Entertainment—LE)
- Entertainer Of The Year (Lebanon Entertainment—LE)
- Best Fans for a singer (Lebanon Entertainment—LE)
- Best Arabian Artist (Arabian Awards)
- Best Arabic Singer (T-A-C)
- Song of the Year "Aghla El Habayeb" (T-A-C)
- Clip of the Year "Aghla El Habayeb" (T-A-C)
- Best Dancing Song of the Year "Adi" (T-A-C)
- Best Song "Aghla El Habayeb " (Lebanon Entertainment—LE)
- Best Video "Aghla El Habayeb" (Lebanon Entertainment—LE)
- Best Dance Song "Adi" (Lebanon Entertainment—LE)
- Best Lebanese Song "Aghla El Habayeb (Lebanon Entertainment—LE)
- Best Khaliji Song for 'Adi' (Lebanon Entertainment—LE)
- Entertainer Of The Year (Lebanon Entertainment—LE)
- Best Fans for a singer (Lebanon Entertainment—LE)
- Best Fan Group (Lebanon Entertainment—LE)
- Best Website (Lebanon Entertainment—LE)
- Fashion Idol (Lebanon Entertainment—LE)
- Best Concert "Cartage" (Lebanon Entertainment—LE)
- Best Artist In A TV Show appearance for Kanat Khamas Noujoum
- Voting Star Winner (Lebanon Entertainment—LE)
- Best Arabian Artist (Arabian Awards)
- Artist of the Year (JE Awards)
- Gold Dulex Album (JE Awards)
- Favorite Female Artist (JE Awards)
- Best Dressed Artist (JE Awards)
- Most Famous in America (JE Awards)
- Most Likely to Have the Best 2008 (JE Awards)
- Best Album of The Year "Yama Alou" (JE Awards)
- Best Khaliji Song for "Adi" (JE Awards)
- Video of the Year "Aghla El Habayeb" (JE Awards)
- Arab Hottie (JE Awards)
- Leih Moshta2alak - Best Song - Murex D'or
- Best Song - Leih Moshta2alak MEMA
- Most Successful Artist- Rotana (The Manager)
- Honored in Malaysia
- Platinum Sales Album Of The Year - Virgin
- Best Lebanese Artist- Melody FM
- Best Lebanese Song 1100 - Melody FM
- Best Lebanese Artist - Kuwait
- Best Patriotic Song Hona El Qahera - Egypt
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