Michel Émile Kfoury ( ar, ميشال اميل كفوري; born September 14, 1974), known by his stage name Wael Kfoury (), is a Lebanese singer, Wael Kfoury is called the king of romance and the common nightingale and perfect . Wael has many songs, the most famous of which bint el awiye and Kelna mnenjar. Wael Kfoury has a golden throat and his voice is a(tenor) .
Career
Wael studied
solfège
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at the
Holy Spirit University of Kaslik
The Holy Spirit University of Kaslik (french: Université Saint-Esprit de Kaslik (USEK); ar, جامعة الرّوح القدس – الكسليك, ''Jāmiʿah al-Rūḥ al-Quddus – al-Kaslīk''), is a private, not-for-profit Catholic univer ...
.
Commercial deals
Kfoury signed a publicity campaign deal for
PepsiCo
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's PepsiArabia affiliate. Kfoury was a star of PepsiCo sponsored "''Bahr el Noujoum''" (meaning of Sea of Stars).
In February 2009, he announced cooperation with
LG Electronics
LG Electronics Inc. () is a South Korean multinational electronics company headquartered in Yeouido-dong, Seoul, South Korea. LG Electronics is a part of LG Corporation, the fourth largest '' chaebol'' in South Korea, and often considered ...
for a search for future music stars.
Artist's activities
In August 2011, Wael Kfoury launched a tennis tournament that runs under his patronage and his management team. The tournament is entitled "Kfoury First In".
Personal life
Kfoury was born into a
Melkite Greek Catholic
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family. He was married in
Cyprus
Cyprus ; tr, Kıbrıs (), officially the Republic of Cyprus,, , lit: Republic of Cyprus is an island country located south of the Anatolian Peninsula in the eastern Mediterranean Sea. Its continental position is disputed; while it is ...
, in a civil ceremony, to Angela Bechara. Their relationship and marriage was kept a secret for some time from the press. The couple have a daughter named Michele, who was born September 10, 2011. Her name comes from the feminine equivalent of her father's real name
Michel. Kfoury's second child and daughter Milana was born June 1, 2016. The couple separated in August 2019.
Albums
*1994: ''Shafouha w Sarou Y'oulou'' ()
*1995: ''Mayyet Fiki'' ()
*1996: ''Ba'd el Sentayn'' ()
*1997: ''Tna'shar Shaher'' ()
*1998: ''Shubbak el Houb'' ()
*1999: ''Hikayat 'Asheq'' ()
*2000: ''Sa'alouni'' ()
*2001: ''Shou Ra'yak'' ()
*2003: ''Oumry Killo'' ()
*2004: ''Qorb Liyya'' ()
*2005: ''Bhebak ana ktyr'' ()
*2007: ''Byihenn'' ()
*2010: ''Kfoury Classic perfect''
*2012: ''Ya Dalli Ya Rou7i ''()
*2014: ''Al Gharam l mostahil ''()
*2017: ''W.''
References
External links
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1974 births
Living people
21st-century Lebanese male singers
Lebanese male actors
Lebanese male film actors
Lebanese male television actors
People from Zahle
Lebanese Melkite Greek Catholics
Universal Music Group artists
20th-century Lebanese male singers