Melissa ( ar, ميليسا; born 9 February 1982 as Myriam Shehab ( ar, ميريام شهاب)) is a
Lebanese singer.
Musical career
Melissa was discovered by
music producer
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s Fady Bitar and Jean Saliba. When Melissa released her first album, ''Baddi Mennak'', she was signed with
Alam El Phan
Alam el Phan ( ar, عالم الفن, , The World of Art) is an Egyptian media group based in Cairo that supervises, manages, and produces Arabic music records and motion pictures. The company also runs the record label and TV station Mazzika.
...
,
an Egyptian
record label
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known for being the record label of
Samira Said
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and
Haifa Wehbe
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. Melissa's second album, ''Mfakar Halak Min'', was released via her current label,
Rotana Records. Her third album ''Min Meen Khayef'', was released in 2013 under Dilara Music Production.
Internationally, Melissa is known for her collaborations with
Akon
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in the song "Yalli Naseeni", with
Dr. Alban
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on the songs "Habibi" (Somebody Call My Name) in 2008 and "Tell Me What U Want" (Gharamak) in 2010 and
Nayer
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in 2018 with "Leily Leily".
Discography
Studio albums
Singles
As solo-artist
As featured-artist
References
External links
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1982 births
Living people
21st-century Lebanese women singers
People from South Lebanon
Lebanese people of Iraqi descent