Maya Diab
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{{Family name hatnote|Henri|Diab|lang=Lebanese}}
{{Infobox person
| name = Maya Diab
| image = MAYA DIAB (cropped).jpg
| caption = Diab in 2020
| native_name = مايا دياب
| native_name_lang = ar
| birth_name = Maya Henri Diab
مايا هنري دياب
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1980|11|12|df=y}}
| birth_place = Achrafieh, Lebanon
| occupation = Singer, TV presenter, actress
| years_active = 2001–present
| spouse = {{marriage|Abbas Nasser|2006|2017|end=div.}}
| children = 1
| website = {{URL|https://maya-diab.com/}}
| module = {{Infobox musical artist
| embed = yes
| genre = {{flat list|
- Arabic pop
- world
- dance
}}
| instrument = {{flat list|
- Vocals
}}
| label = MDM Production{{cite web |url=https://www.discogs.com/label/1110120-MDM-Production |title=MDM Production |website=discogs.com }}
}}
}}
Maya Henri Diab ({{langx|ar|مايا هنري دياب}} {{IPA|apc-LB|ˈmaːja ˈdjaːb|}}; born 12 November 1980){{cite web|url=https://www.lebanon24.com/news/arts-celebrities/768571/بهذه-الطريقة-مايا-دياب-احتفلت-بعيد-ميلادها-وهذا-عم |title=بهذه الطريقة مايا دياب احتفلت بعيد ميلادها.. وهذا عمرها |website=Lebanon 24 |language=Arabic |date=23 November 2020}} is a Lebanese singer, entertainer, actress and television personality. She is a former member of the Lebanese girl group The 4 Cats.{{cite web|url=http://www.lahamag.com/Details/50066/فيدو-من-الذاكرة-شاهدوا-مايا-دياب-ونيكول-سابا-في-بداياتهما-مع-فرقة-4-cats |title=فيديو من الذاكرة- شاهدوا مايا دياب ونيكول سابا في بداياتهما |website=lahamag.com |language=Arabic |date=23 July 2015 }}
Early life
Maya Diab, was born in Achrafieh, to a Christian Greek Orthodox family. She is the youngest of her parents' children and has one brother and two sisters. She majored in radio and TV media after receiving her university degree from the Lebanese University.{{cite web|url=https://www.albawaba.com/entertainment/acting-high-and-mighty-maya-diab-invents-her-own-religion-836922|title=Acting high-and-mighty? Maya Diab invents her own religion!|date=5 May 2016}}{{cite web|url=http://desktop.beiruting.com/LeMag/Maya_Diabs_Sister_Shows_up_for_the_first_time/3633|title=Maya Diabs Sister Shows up for the first time}}
Career
In 1996, she won the golden award for Fashion at Studio El Fan, when she was 16 years old. In 1998, she participated in Miss Lebanon.{{cite web |url=https://www.elfann.com/news/show/1238131/شاهدوا-كيف-كان-شكل-مايا-دياب-عندما-كانت-مشتركة-مسا |title=شاهدوا كيف كان شكل مايا دياب عندما كانت مشتركة في مسابقة ملكة جمال لبنان 1998- بالفيديو |website=elfann.com |language=Arabic |date=11 September 2020 }} In 2000, she competed in the TV presenting category at Studio El Fan, then she joined The 4 Cats in 2001.{{cite web |url=http://maya-diab.com/about-maya/4/maya-singer |title=Maya the Singer |website=maya-diab.com |date=4 July 2014 }}
In 2007, she acted in Asad W Arbaa Kotat along with The 4 Cats and Hany Ramzy, then in two TV series, Kalam Niswan in 2009 and El Donia Heik الدنيا هيك in 2010.{{cite web |url=https://www.layalina.com/%D9%85%D8%A7%D9%8A%D8%A7-%D8%AF%D9%8A%D8%A7%D8%A8.html?__cf_chl_jschl_tk__=30c2d573819f127bced124bfb3224e17c27835eb-1616524995-0-AcqDfqan2QLekj8TKItGXuyOyFWBu6Ee9s2919PAWwTcisZEBU8-vOxWGwTPQ_Zrcn4P1i5MOdaE6R3QgD1-jEWz8wX0NY8ueft_U4g1FNe-qdfBAOJ7HbB7PQmAONkFIf3s30wYcD-h2g6kupDyHJUP2-6wGiiU2KKKBH2V0JY1I2xySqh7hk21Oq3WglehW_8Ig78Mma2baKz04cCVpdihUSOkMd2XSWZSPbyBhkgFdRyT1NuVcLMem8pdivaWaDklaMJpT1NiD0NaLYsFIk3-admI8SskzPUUAsF0pnu7nGRt054H8Jlym4zrA2g7rSo3gmdEQLekPejJ6m9iP0aDomIddpheghdkloF-HrKd2R-ObV-0HkifF-Zl__qSmRtX27Jq8j_ED3hdQQaduOO4fV5zhgCYD4QbMf--waVBjEyDsbEIknc7JZMoSdbOA3ZB63lCvkTj3LLtmAL_84E |title=مايا دياب |website=layalina.com |language=Arabic }} In 2010, she left The 4 Cats. In 2011, she had her first song "Habibi" and a duo-song called "Sawa" with Ramy Ayach.
Her first TV-program to present was Heik Menghanni on MTV in 2011. She later presented Deal or no deal: El Ikhtiyar ({{lang|ar|ديل أور نو ديل: الإختيار}}) on Al-Nahar in 2012 and Ask The Arabs ({{lang|ar|اسأل العرب}}) on MBC 1 in 2016.{{cite web |url=http://maya-diab.com/about-maya/3/maya-tv-presenter |title=Maya the TV Presenter |website=maya-diab.com |date=4 July 2014 }}
In October 2020, Maya Diab was named the Fashion Icon of the Arab World by the Arab Fashion Council, and she announced the opening of the 12th edition of the Arab Fashion Week, which was hosted virtually in Dubai.{{cite magazine|url=https://www.harpersbazaararabia.com/featured-news/heres-what-you-need-to-know-about-arab-fashion-week-2020|title=Everything You Need To Know About Arab Fashion Week 2020|magazine=Harper's Bazaar|language=English|date=20 October 2020}}{{cite web|url=https://emirateswoman.com/arab-fashion-week-2020/|title=Lebanese superstar Maya Diab opens Arab Fashion Week|website=Cosmopolitan Magazine|language=English|date=22 October 2020}}
Personal life
She married a businessman, Abbas Nasser, in 2006, with whom she had her daughter, Kai.{{cite web|url=https://www.elfann.com/news/show/1210363/%D9%85%D8%A7%D9%8A%D8%A7-%D8%AF%D9%8A%D8%A7%D8%A8-%D9%88%D8%B9%D8%A8%D8%A7%D8%B3-%D9%86%D8%A7%D8%B5%D8%B1-%D8%AA%D8%B9%D8%A7%D8%B1%D9%81-%D9%85%D8%B3%D8%A7%D9%83%D9%86%D8%A9-%D8%B2%D9%88%D8%A7%D8%AC-%D9%88%D8%AE%D8%AA%D8%A7%D9%85%D9%87%D8%A7|title=مايا دياب وعباس ناصر: تعارف ثم مساكنة ثم زواج وختامها|website=elfann.com|language=Arabic|date=11 April 2018}} The couple separated in 2017.{{cite web|url=https://www.aljamila.com/node/127076/%D9%81%D9%86-%D9%88%D9%85%D8%B4%D8%A7%D9%87%D9%8A%D8%B1/%D9%85%D8%B4%D8%A7%D9%87%D9%8A%D8%B1-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%B9%D8%B1%D8%A8/%D9%85%D8%A7%D9%8A%D8%A7-%D8%AF%D9%8A%D8%A7%D8%A8-%D9%85%D8%B7%D9%84%D9%82%D8%A9-%D8%B1%D8%B3%D9%85%D9%8A%D8%A7%D9%8B|title=مايا دياب مطلقة رسمياً|website=aljamila.com|language=Arabic|date=6 February 2017}}
In January 2020, she mentioned, that she was kidnapped in Beirut in 2005, where she was held hostage and abused in a car for one day.{{cite web|url=https://lebanonmirror.com/2020/01/07/%D9%85%D8%A7%D9%8A%D8%A7-%D8%AF%D9%8A%D8%A7%D8%A8-%D8%AA%D8%AA%D8%AD%D8%AF%D8%AB-%D8%B9%D9%86-%D8%B9%D9%85%D9%84%D9%8A%D8%A9-%D8%AE%D8%B7%D9%81%D9%87%D8%A7/|title=مايا دياب تتحدث عن عملية خطفها|website=Lebanon Mirror|language=Arabic|date=7 January 2020|access-date=9 January 2020|archive-date=27 November 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201127043723/https://lebanonmirror.com/2020/01/07/%d9%85%d8%a7%d9%8a%d8%a7-%d8%af%d9%8a%d8%a7%d8%a8-%d8%aa%d8%aa%d8%ad%d8%af%d8%ab-%d8%b9%d9%86-%d8%b9%d9%85%d9%84%d9%8a%d8%a9-%d8%ae%d8%b7%d9%81%d9%87%d8%a7/|url-status=dead}}
Discography
=Studio albums=
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|+ !Title !Album details |
| scope="row"| #MyMaya
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| scope="row"| My Maya I
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| scope="row"| #MyMayaV
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= Live albums =
| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;"
|+ !Title !Album details |
| scope="row"| Maya Live
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=EP's=
| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;"
|+ !Title !Album details |
| scope="row"| My Maya II
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| scope="row"| My Maya III
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| scope="row"| My Maya IV
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=Singles=
Filmography
= Film =
| class="wikitable"
|+ !Year !Title !Arabic Title !Role !Notes |
| 2007
|Asad W Arbaa Kotat |أسد واربع قطط |Herself | |
| 2019
|Lokhanda Elawbash |— |— |TV movie |
= TV Series =
| class="wikitable"
|+ !Year !Title !Arabic Title !Role !Notes |
| 2009
|Kalam Niswan |كلام نسوان |Batoul | |
| 2010
|El Donia Heik |الدنيا هيك |— | |
| 2011
|Heik Menghanni |هيك منغني | rowspan="2" |Herself | |
| 2012
|Deal or No Deal |ديل اور نو ديل | |
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References
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External links
- {{Official website|https://maya-diab.com/}}
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Category:21st-century Lebanese women singers
Category:Lebanese film actresses
Category:Greek Orthodox Christians from Lebanon
Category:Lebanese University alumni
Category:Singers who perform in Egyptian Arabic