Carla Nazih al-Berkashi ( ar, كارلا نزيه البرقاشي; born June 1, 1983), known as Yara ( ar, يارا), is a Lebanese pop singer. She won the music competition broadcast on

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"Kass el-Nojoum" in 1998 for which she had made a name by singing "Awedak". She was discovered by Lebanese composer

Tarek Abou Jaoude Tarek Abou Jaoude (usually spelled: ''Tarek Abou Jaoudeh''; ar, طارق أبو جودة) is a Lebanese composer and former business manager of Najwa Karam. He presented the singer Yara to the audience and chose her stage name, "Yara", composed ...

h. Tarek became her producer, and also chose her stage name, "Yara". Being his protegee, he composed most of her first singles, including "''Hob Kbir''". Her first album, " Twassa Fey''i'' " released in 2005. The singer also works as an ambassador for the

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Personal life

Yara who is a Christian, has one sister and one brother. She is a supporter of

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and a fan of the football player

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. During a visit to Spain in October 2016, Yara attended the Manchester vs Barcelona match. Shortly afterwards, Yara was presented with the opportunity to meet with

and other players.

Discography

Albums: *'' Twassa Feyi'' (2005) *'' Enta Menni'' (2008) * '' La'ale' Khalijiya'' (2009) *'' Ya 3ayesh Bi 3youni'' (2014) *'' Mou Mehtajkom'' (2016) *'' M3azzabni L Hawa'' (2017) Singles: * Bala'ab Ala Al Makshouf (2021)

Remixes

* Yara x Douzi x Dj Youcef - Mallet (Harout Zadikian Remix) (2020)

References

External links

Official website
*http://lastfm.spiegel.de/music/Yara {{DEFAULTSORT:Yara 1983 births Living people 21st-century Lebanese women singers People from Deir el Ahmar Lebanese pop singers