FAIRUZ

Nouhad Wadi Haddad (Arabic: نهاد حداد‎) (born November 21, 1935), famously known as Fairuz (Arabic: فيروز‎, also spelled Fairouz or Fayrouz) is a Lebanese diva who is widely considered to be the most famous living singer in the Arab world and one of the best known of all time. Her songs are constantly heard throughout the region, and still spark Lebanese national pride. Her name was first tagged to the International Festival of Baalbek, where she performed many of her musicals. She became famous after appearing on the "Lebanese Nights" of the festival in many successful years.

 

She was born in Jabal al Arz (Cedar Mountain) to a Maronite Christian family, and converted to Greek Orthodoxy when she married Assi Rahbani, one of the two brothers who helped shaping her singing career. She is also the mother of the Lebanese singer and composer Ziad Rahbani and the Lebanese director and photographer Rima Rahbani.

 

Fairuz is commonly known as an "Ambassador to the Stars" and a "Neighbor to the Moon". Fairuz now works exclusively with her composer son Ziad.