May Nasr ( ar, مي نصر; born 1965) is a Lebanese singer, musician and

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consultant. She was born in the

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in 1965 and she got a Bachelor of Arts from the University of

Beirut Beirut, french: Beyrouth is the capital and largest city of Lebanon. , Greater Beirut has a population of 2.5 million, which makes it the third-largest city in the Levant region. The city is situated on a peninsula at the midpoint o ...

in 1987.

Biography

She appeared for the first time as a singer with the Lebanese composer

Zaki Nassif Zaki Nassif ( ar, زكي ناصيف; 4 July 1918 – 10 March 2004) was a Lebanese music composer and singer. He was influential among the first generation of composers for the mass audience for music on radio in Lebanon in the 1940s and 1950s, ...

and artist Farid Abu Alkher, and trained with them between 1997 and 2002. Then she worked with Badia Haddad between 2004 and 2009. May Nasr sings classic songs from the Lebanese and

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heritage, especially songs of Lebanese singer

Fairuz Nouhad Wadie' Haddad ( ar, نهاد وديع حداد, ; born November 21, 1934), known as Fairuz ( ar, فيروز, ; also spelled Fairouz, Feyrouz or Fayrouz), is a Lebanese singer. She is considered by many as one of the leading vocalists a ...

. Nasr has participated in many

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concerts and festivals in

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and

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. She has also performed in concerts in the United States and Germany. She released her first album ''Expensive'' in

and

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. Her second album was a collaborative effort with Puerto Rican musician

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. She previously performed with Perez in the song "Te Llamo/Unadeekum" on Perez's 2005 album ''Este Filo''. They also performed together in 2009 as part of Nasr's "Written in Water" tour, and in 2011 they reunited for a benefit concert for The Al Quds Association for Democracy and Dialogue. Nasr is also a microfinancing consultant. She concentrates on funding for women in the Middle East.

Discography

;Albums *''Lil Ghaly'' (2008) *''Written in Water'', Lourdes Pérez and May Nasr (Spanish and Arabic) with special guest

Ahmad Kaabour Ahmad Kaabour ( ar, أحمد قعبور; born 9 July 1955, in Beirut, Lebanon) is a Lebanese singer, songwriter, music composer and actor. He is perhaps best known for his song ''Ounadikom'' which he composed in 1975 upon the outbreak of the Leb ...

(Chee Wee Records, 2016)

References

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