Rola Youssef Saad ( ar, رولا يوسف سعد; born 25 August 1978) is a Lebanese pop singer and model who emerged in the mid-2000s and is most commonly known for her collaboration with Lebanese singer

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Biography

Rola Saad was born in

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 ...

Lebanon Lebanon ( , ar, لُبْنَان, translit=lubnān, ), officially the Republic of Lebanon () or the Lebanese Republic, is a country in Western Asia. It is located between Syria to Lebanon–Syria border, the north and east and Israel to Blue ...

, to a

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family (originally from

Tannourine Tannourine ( ar, تنورين, also Tannoureen, Tannorine) is a Lebanese town located in the Batroun District, part of the Governorate of North Lebanon, 80 km from the capital Beirut. Tannourine is formed by a cluster of mountain settlements ...

) and became an orphan as a child. She entered show business first as a model, appearing in fashion ads, most notably for "Habibi" and "Dallou'a" perfumes, as well as landing roles in 2 music videos by

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("Etzakkarak" and "Hayyarouni"). Her musical beginnings were with Alam al Phan record label. She also opened a fashion company "R with Love" with her elder sister. Her biggest hit was a cover of the

classic "

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", with Sabah making a cameo in the video. The song became a success in 2006, topping sales charts. She was in the movie ''Room 707'', and in 2011 she participated in a series ''Sayeen Dayeen''. Rola Saad is now married and living in Beirut.

Discography

Albums

*2004: ''Aala Da Elhal '' *2007: ''Kol El Gharam '' *2009: ''Al Fostane Al Abyad'' *2012: ''Sings Sabah ''

Singles

* ''Doq El Khishab'' * ''Amout W Shouf'' * ''Bi Edak Ana'' * ''Hobla'' * ''Habibi'' * ''Eih Dah Eih Dah'' * ''Meen Elly Shaghil Balak'' * ''Ya Majnouna'' * ''Doq El Khishab'' * ''Excuse Me'' * ''Keteer Bejin Aleik''

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Saad, Rola 1978 births Living people 21st-century Lebanese women singers Lebanese Maronites Rotana Records artists People from Tannourine Singers who perform in Egyptian Arabic