Mai Selim
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{{Infobox person
| name = Mai Selim
| image = File:Mai_Selim, Boutiqaat - May 20, 2019.jpg
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| birth_name = Mai Abdel-Jabbar Hamdan Selim
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|mf=yes|1983|11|6}}
| birth_place = {{nowrap|Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates}}
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| occupation = {{flatlist|
- Singer
- Actress
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| years_active = 1997–present
| spouse = {{marriage|Ali al-Refai|2010|2012|end=div.}}
| children = 1
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| module = {{Infobox musical artist |embed=yes
| genre = {{flatlist|
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| background = solo_singer
| instrument = {{flat list|
- vocals
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| label = Alam El Phan
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Mai Abdel-Jabbar Hamdan Selim ({{langx|ar|مي عبد الجبار حمدان سليم}}, born November 6, 1983, in Abu Dhabi),{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r5KRfdyIRJw#t=6m36s |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211221/r5KRfdyIRJw |archive-date=2021-12-21 |url-status=live|title=تحدي مي سليم وابنتها "لي لي" في معكم منى الشاذلي|website=YouTube|language=Arabic|date=10 October 2019}}{{cbignore}}(30 August 2008). [http://www.algamal.net/articles/details.aspx?id=3629&LID=6 في لقاء خاص مع الجمال .. مي سليم " بلدي هي مصر ولو لم أكن مطربة لكنت مصممة أزياء ناجحة], Algamal.net (in Arabic), Retrieved December 16, 2010 commonly known as Mai Selim ({{langx|ar|مي سليم}}), is a Jordanian singer and actress. Her sisters are Mais Hamdan and Dana Hamdan.[http://www.moheet.com/show_news.aspx?nid=84562&pg=3 دويتو يجمع مي سليم بميس حمدان], moheet.com, Retrieved December 16, 2010 (about doing a duet with her sister and stamping our rumors of rivalry between them)
Biography
=Musical debut=
Mai sings in the Egyptian dialect, though she was born to a Palestinian Jordanian father and a Palestinian mother. She has been living in Egypt ever since she was young and has stated she almost lived her whole life there. She gained a degree in Business Studies from Maritime Academy in Egypt.
Mai states that luck has played a big part in her being of where she is right now:
:"I won't lie and give you the clichéd line of 'I've been working towards this all my life since I was a child' and all that stuff. I knew I had a very strong artistic side to me, and I had a strong passion towards music, but I never thought I'd make a career out of it one day."http://www.fame-music.net {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20051215120123/http://www.fame-music.net/ |date=2005-12-15 }}
In 2008, she released the album Ehlawet El Ayam ({{langx|ar|احلوت الأيام}}).(13 August 2008). [http://www.alkhaleej.ae/portal/eed99b47-5d14-428b-877c-8d08f14dc359.aspx مي سليم: احلوت الأيام], Al Khaleej (newspaper) (in Arabic), Retrieved December 16, 2010
Personal life
She married Egyptian businessman Ali al-Refai from November 2010 to 2012, with whom she had her daughter, Lili.{{cite web|url=https://www.farfeshplus.com/Display.asp?catID=159&mainCatID=158&sID=109899|title=مي سليم تغمرها السعادة بعد انجاب مولودتها الاولى|website=farfeshplus.com|language=Arabic|date=}}
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External links
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Category:Jordanian film actresses
Category:Jordanian stage actresses
Category:Jordanian television actresses
Category:Jordanian women singers
Category:21st-century women singers
Category:Singers who perform in Egyptian Arabic