Myriam Fares ( ar, ميريام فارس , ; born 3 May 1983) is a Lebanese
singer
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,
actress
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, and
entertainer
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Types of entertainers
* Acrobat
* Actor
* Archimime
* Athlete
* Barker
* Beatboxer
* Benshi
* Bouffon
* Circus performer
* Clown
* Club Hostess/Host
* Comed ...
.
Personal life
Fares, born in
Kfar Chellal
Kfar Chellal ( ar, كفرشلال) is a village located in the Sidon District of the South Governorate in Lebanon
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,
Sidon District
The Sidon District ( ar, قضاء صيدا) is a district within the South Governorate of Lebanon.
Cities and towns
*Aadloun
* Ansariye
*Ghaziyeh
*Maghdouché
* Majdelyoun
*Miye ou Miye
* Qinarit
* Salhieh
*Sarepta
*Sidon - capital
* Tabbaya
*Zr ...
to a Maronite Christian family,
married a
Lebanese-American
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Lebanese Americans comprise 0.79% of the ...
businessman Danny Mitri in a
Cyprus
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ceremony in August 2014. They have two boys born in February 2016 and October 2020.
Controversy
Fares has often been criticized for her "provocative" style of entertainment, especially her choice of wardrobe, and hair style, creating accusations of imitating
Colombia
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n pop star
Shakira
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.
Cyber attack
In 2015, she was amongst several famous Christian celebrities within the
Arab world
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targeted by extremist
cyber trolls
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for celebrating Easter.
In an interview with , she stated that she was a supporter of
civil marriage
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History
Every country maintai ...
and was not against
interfaith
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relationships.
Discography
Studio albums
* ''Myriam'' (2003)
* ''Nadini'' (2005)
* ''
Bet'oul Eih
''Bet'oul Eih'' ( ar, بتقول إيه) is the third studio album by Arabic singer Myriam Fares
Myriam Fares ( ar, ميريام فارس , ; born 3 May 1983) is a Lebanese singer, actress, and entertainer.
Personal life
Fares, born in K ...
'' (2008)
* ''Min Oyouni'' (2011)
* ''
Aman
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People First names
* Aman Hambleton (born 1992), Canadian chess grandmaster
* Aman Hayer (born 1979), Bhangra musician
* Aman Verma (actor) (born 1971), Indian actor
Surnames
* Mohammed Aman (born 1994), Ethiopian midd ...
'' (2015)
*''Myriam Fares'' (2021)
Singles
Other charted songs
Filmography
*2009: Silina (Movie)
*2010: Fawazeer Myriam Fares (TV program)
*2014: Itiham (TV series)
*2021: Myriam Fares : The Journey (Netflix Documentary)
References
External links
*
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1983 births
Living people
People from South Governorate
21st-century Lebanese women singers
People from South Lebanon
Lebanese women singers
Lebanese female dancers
Lebanese film actresses
Lebanese television actresses
Lebanese Maronites