Carole Samaha
Encyclopedia
Carole Samaha is a Lebanese
musician
and actress. She has released five studio albums. Samaha has a masters degree in acting and directing, which she earned in 1999. In 2004 she won the Arab Music Award for best female newcomer. She has also won multiple Murex d'Or
awards and was nominated for Best Arabia Act in the 2008 MTV Europe Music Awards
.
1970 to Antoine Samaha of Kenshara and Nouhad Hawi. She grew up with her parents and two brothers, having only one dream since childhood, being on stage.
She started her career as an actress in the theater as well as television
, one of the biggest Lebanese and Arab
composers, she experienced a turning point in her career as she shifted from drama
to musical theatre
and found success.
2011 Al- Shahroura
Lebanese people
The Lebanese people are a nation and ethnic group of Levantine people originating in what is today the country of Lebanon, including those who had inhabited Mount Lebanon prior to the creation of the modern Lebanese state....
musician
Musician
A musician is an artist who plays a musical instrument. It may or may not be the person's profession. Musicians can be classified by their roles in performing music and writing music.Also....* A person who makes music a profession....
and actress. She has released five studio albums. Samaha has a masters degree in acting and directing, which she earned in 1999. In 2004 she won the Arab Music Award for best female newcomer. She has also won multiple Murex d'Or
Murex d'or
The Murex d'Or is a Lebanese award created by Lebanese physicians, Zahi and Fadi Helou to recognize achievements in the domain of art in Lebanon, the Arab region and the world. The first Murex d'Or ceremony took place on June 4, 2000...
awards and was nominated for Best Arabia Act in the 2008 MTV Europe Music Awards
MTV Europe Music Awards 2008
The MTV Europe Music Awards 2008 took place on November 6, 2008 in Liverpool, United Kingdom at the Echo Arena. Nominations were officially announced on September 29, 2008. The hosts of the awards were Katy Perry with Jared Leto, Shannon Leto and Tomo Miličević of 30 Seconds to Mars hosting the...
.
Early life
Samaha was born in LebanonLebanon
Lebanon , officially the Republic of LebanonRepublic of Lebanon is the most common term used by Lebanese government agencies. The term Lebanese Republic, a literal translation of the official Arabic and French names that is not used in today's world. Arabic is the most common language spoken among...
1970 to Antoine Samaha of Kenshara and Nouhad Hawi. She grew up with her parents and two brothers, having only one dream since childhood, being on stage.
She started her career as an actress in the theater as well as television
Musicals era
After introducing herself to Mansour RahbaniMansour Rahbani
Mansour Rahbani , was a Lebanese composer, musician, poet and producer, known as one of the Rahbani brothers.- Musical Studies :...
, one of the biggest Lebanese and Arab
Arab
Arab people, also known as Arabs , are a panethnicity primarily living in the Arab world, which is located in Western Asia and North Africa. They are identified as such on one or more of genealogical, linguistic, or cultural grounds, with tribal affiliations, and intra-tribal relationships playing...
composers, she experienced a turning point in her career as she shifted from drama
Drama
Drama is the specific mode of fiction represented in performance. The term comes from a Greek word meaning "action" , which is derived from "to do","to act" . The enactment of drama in theatre, performed by actors on a stage before an audience, presupposes collaborative modes of production and a...
to musical theatre
Musical theatre
Musical theatre is a form of theatre combining songs, spoken dialogue, acting, and dance. The emotional content of the piece – humor, pathos, love, anger – as well as the story itself, is communicated through the words, music, movement and technical aspects of the entertainment as an...
and found success.
Discography
| 2003 | (حلم - A Dream) |
| (اغنية الطفولة - Children Songs) |
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| 2004 | (انا حرة - I'm Free) |
| 2006 | (أضواء الشهرة - Lights of Fame) |
| 2009 | (حدودي السما - The Sky Is My Limit) |
2011 Al- Shahroura
Videography
| Year | Song | Album | Lebanese Charts | Egyptian Charts | Translation | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | Oughniat El Toufoula | Oughniat El Toufoula | Children Songs | |||
| Habib Alby | Helm | 3 | 1 | My Love | first release apart from the Rahbani Rahbani brothers The Rahbani Brothers , Assi Rahbani and Mansour Rahbani , were Lebanese composers, musicians, songwriters, authors, playwrights/dramatists, philosophers, and poets... |
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| 2004 | Etalaa Feyi | 1 | 4 | Look At Me | casting ex-Mr. Lebanon Ghassan El Mawla | |
| 2005 | Ghali Alayi | Ana Horra | 1 | 3 | You Mean Alot To Me | |
| Nezlet El Sitara | 48 | 32 | The Curtain Fell | |||
| Habbeit Delwa't | 28 | 2 | Now that i loved | movie soundtrack | ||
| 2006 | Esmaani | Adwa' Al Shohra | 1 | 19 | Listen to me | |
| Zaelni Mennak | 1 | 18 | I'm upset with you | |||
| 2007 | Adwa'a El Shohra | 13 | 78 | Lights of Fame | sponsored by Pepsi Pepsi Pepsi is a carbonated soft drink that is produced and manufactured by PepsiCo... |
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| Ya Rab | Ana wlleil - Marwan Khoury Marwan Khoury Marwan Khoury is a Lebanese singer, writer, composer and music arranger. His compositions are performed by some of the most famous artists in the Arab World and adapted by many other countries including Turkey... |
1 | 3 | Oh God | ft. Marwan Khoury Marwan Khoury Marwan Khoury is a Lebanese singer, writer, composer and music arranger. His compositions are performed by some of the most famous artists in the Arab World and adapted by many other countries including Turkey... |
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| 2008 | Yama Layali | Hdoudi Sama | 43 | 3 | How Many Nights | sponsored by Pepsi Pepsi Pepsi is a carbonated soft drink that is produced and manufactured by PepsiCo... |
| Jeet (Majnouni) | Pepsi Sea of Stars - V/A, Hdoudi Sama |
1 | 3 | You Came (I Must Be Crazy) | movie soundtrack | |
| Ali | Hdoudi Sama | 7 | 1 | Ali | promotional single | |
| 2009 | Laily Lail | The Gipsy Man Sings from the Middle East - Mario Reyes | – | ft. Mario Reyes, filmed in Morocco | ||
| Rag'aalak | Hdoudi Sama | 1 | 9 | Coming Back To You | promotional single | |
| Zabahny | 97 | 112 | "Slaughtered" Me | promotional single | ||
| Ma Bkhaf | 1 | 1 | I Am Not Scared | first official single | ||
| 2010 | A'oul Ansak | 1 | 1 | I Try To Forget You | second official single | |
| Khallik Bhalak | 1 | 1 | Stay Away | |||
| Total Number Ones | 10 | 5 | ||||
Awards
- "Revelation of the year" (actress and singer) Murex d'OrMurex d'orThe Murex d'Or is a Lebanese award created by Lebanese physicians, Zahi and Fadi Helou to recognize achievements in the domain of art in Lebanon, the Arab region and the world. The first Murex d'Or ceremony took place on June 4, 2000...
in 2000. - "Best female newcomer" Arab Music Award (2003) - This was the first year for which Arab Music Awards were awarded and the ceremony was held in DubaiDubaiDubai is a city and emirate in the United Arab Emirates . The emirate is located south of the Persian Gulf on the Arabian Peninsula and has the largest population with the second-largest land territory by area of all the emirates, after Abu Dhabi...
in May 2004. - "Best Polyvalent talent" (actress and singer) Murex d'OrMurex d'orThe Murex d'Or is a Lebanese award created by Lebanese physicians, Zahi and Fadi Helou to recognize achievements in the domain of art in Lebanon, the Arab region and the world. The first Murex d'Or ceremony took place on June 4, 2000...
in 2003. - "Best Female Romantic Song" ("Tala3 Fiyyi") Murex d'Or in 2003.
- "Best album of the year" (Adwa' Al ShohraAdwa' Al ShohraAdwa' Al Shohra is an album by the Lebanese singer Carole Samaha released in 2006.Carole dedicated this album to Mansour Rahbani.- Track listing :...
) ART Music Award in 2006. The ceremony was held in CairoCairoCairo , is the capital of Egypt and the largest city in the Arab world and Africa, and the 16th largest metropolitan area in the world. Nicknamed "The City of a Thousand Minarets" for its preponderance of Islamic architecture, Cairo has long been a centre of the region's political and cultural life...
. - "Best Lebanese Female Singer" Murex d'OrMurex d'orThe Murex d'Or is a Lebanese award created by Lebanese physicians, Zahi and Fadi Helou to recognize achievements in the domain of art in Lebanon, the Arab region and the world. The first Murex d'Or ceremony took place on June 4, 2000...
in 2007. - "Best Lebanese Song" ("Ya Rab", with Marwan KhouryMarwan KhouryMarwan Khoury is a Lebanese singer, writer, composer and music arranger. His compositions are performed by some of the most famous artists in the Arab World and adapted by many other countries including Turkey...
) Murex d'Or in 2007. - nominated for "Best Arab Act" in the MTV Europe Music Awards 2008MTV Europe Music Awards 2008The MTV Europe Music Awards 2008 took place on November 6, 2008 in Liverpool, United Kingdom at the Echo Arena. Nominations were officially announced on September 29, 2008. The hosts of the awards were Katy Perry with Jared Leto, Shannon Leto and Tomo Miličević of 30 Seconds to Mars hosting the...
(along with Mohamed HamakiMohamed HamakiMohamed Hamaki is an Egyptian singer. In 2010 he won the award "Best Arabia Act" in the MTV Europe Music Awards and music award in 2006 for "Ahla Haga Fiki"- Biography :...
, Karl WolfKarl WolfCarl Abou Samah is a Lebanese-born Canadian musician based in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. He is better known by his stage name Karl Wolf. He has been a singer, songwriter and producer since 2001, releasing his first solo album Face Behind the Face on MapleNationwide/Universal in January 2006,...
, Abri and others). - "Best album of the year" (Hdoudi SamaHdoudi SamaHdoudi Sama is a studio album by Carole Samaha. It was released in December 2009 and features 13 songs in the Lebanese, Egyptian and Gulf Arabic dialects...
, 2009) Murex d'OrMurex d'orThe Murex d'Or is a Lebanese award created by Lebanese physicians, Zahi and Fadi Helou to recognize achievements in the domain of art in Lebanon, the Arab region and the world. The first Murex d'Or ceremony took place on June 4, 2000...
in June 2010. - Samahe was honored for best music video – "Khalik Behalik" – at the 2011 Murex d'Or ceremony.