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Celebrity Duets Arab World
Celebrity Duets is the Arabic version of the American program Celebrity Duets, where Arab’s most prominent professional singers team up with 13 non-singing celebrities from different backgrounds, in front of a live studio audience, a panel of judges, and viewers who get to vote them off, in a weekly elimination competition. A panel of judges will give their opinion after each performance, although the final call on who remains in the running is the audience's, through SMS voting. The prize money earned at the end of each episode will be donated to a charity selected by the leaving contestant. Season 1 Lebanese actress Nadine Al Rassi reached the finale and won the grand prize, which she donated to the Lebanese Red Cross. The second finalist of the show was Egyptian actor Amir Karrara who won the second prize in which he donated to the Children's Cancer Hospital 57357 in Egypt. Contestants *Amir Karrara - Actor *Christina Sawaya - Miss Lebanon 2001 *Georges Assaf - Sports ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Annabella Hilal
Annabella Samir Hilal (born in Achrafieh, Beirut) is a Lebanese model and TV presenter. Biography Hilal was born into an Eastern Orthodox Christian family, and (aside from Arabic), is fluent in English and French. Hilal studied at the "Collège des Pères Antonins" school of Baabda, graduating in 2004, where she earned a Master's in Law. Her ambition is to become a judge. She represented Lebanon in Miss World 2006 and was ranked among the top seven pageants of the world The world of television offered to her several opportunities where she worked as an anchor and TV presenter at LBC in two major programs “Mission Fashion” and “Helwe w Murra”. Annabella believes in the quote that says: “After each storm the sun will smile”, therefore she considers that her ultimate success in the world of TV and media was after being selected to join MBC team and to present the leading live music talents show “Arab Idol” Arab Idol, alongside Ahmed Fahmi. On November 14, 2009, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Valerie Abou Chacra
Valerie Abou Chacra ( ar, فاليري أبو شقرا; born 15 January 1992) is a Lebanese actress and beauty pageant titleholder who was crowned Miss Lebanon 2015. She represented Lebanon at Miss World 2015. She has also starred in widely watched Arabic TV series such as 'Ma Fiyi' Education Abou Chacra studied Communication Arts: Radio and TV films at the Lebanese American University. Pageantry Valerie Abou Chacra was crowned Miss Lebanon on 12 October 2015. She represented Lebanon at Miss World 2015 and was selected among the Top 5 finalists. She was the first woman from Lebanon to place that high in Miss World's history while Mireia Lalaguna from Spain, was also the first Spanish Woman to win the title. Career Abou Chacra started acting in a TV series, ''A'shra Abid Zghar'' (''Ten Little Slaves''), in 2014. She later participated in ''Dancing with the Stars: Raqs el Noujoum'' in 2016, and finished third. In 2017, she hosted ''Project Runway''. Also she participated in '' C ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ogie Alcasid
Herminio Jose Lualhati "Ogie" Alcasid Jr. (; born August 27, 1967) is a Filipino singer-songwriter, television presenter, comedian, parodist, and actor. He is currently the President of OPM (Organisasyon ng Pilipinong Mang-Aawit). Early career Ogie is a former batch member of the all-male singing group '' Kundirana'' batch 1984 after Gary Valenciano. His first album was released in 1989. His debut movie was ''Feel Na Feel'' released by Regal Entertainment in 1990. In 1991, Ogie made his VIVA films debut movie, ''Pitong Gamol''. Television career Alcasid's television career started as one of the hosts of comedy show ''Small Brothers'' on ABS-CBN in 1992. He appeared on other comedy programs such as ABS-CBN's ''Mana Mana'' (1991–92), ABC's '' Tropang Trumpo'' (from 1994 to 1995), GMA Network's '' Bubble Gang'' (1995-2013), QTV's ''Ay, Robot!'' (2005–07), and a sitcom '' Show Me Da Manny'' (2010–11). He also branched out as a game show host, beginning in ABS-CBN's '' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Celebrity Duets (Philippine Edition)
''Celebrity Duets: Philippine Edition'' is a Philippine television reality competition show broadcast by GMA Network. Hosted by Ogie Alcasid and Regine Velasquez, it premiered on August 11, 2007. The show concluded on November 14, 2009. It was replaced by '' Kakasa Ka Ba sa Grade 5?'' in its time slot. Cast Season 1 Judges * Mitch Valdez * Louie Ocampo * Buboy Garovillo Contestants Duet partners Season 2 Judges * Freddie Santos * Danny Tan * Tessa Prieto-Valdez Contestants Duet partners Season 3 Judges * Freddie Santos * Danny Tan Daniel Surian Tan (born July 29, 1959), simply known as Danny Tan, is a Filipino musician known for his songwriting and musical directing for the Philippine movie, television, theatre, and recording industries. He is associated with Ryan Caya ... * Tessa Prieto-Valdez Contestants Duet partners Ratings According to AGB Nielsen Philippines' Mega Manila household television ratings, the final episode of ''Celebrity Duets: Phi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Celebrity Duets Jordan
Celebrity is a condition of fame and broad public recognition of a person or group as a result of the attention given to them by mass media. An individual may attain a celebrity status from having great wealth, their participation in sports or the entertainment industry, their position as a political figure, or even from their connection to another celebrity. 'Celebrity' usually implies a favorable public image, as opposed to the neutrals 'famous' or 'notable', or the negatives 'infamous' and 'notorious'. History In his 2020 book ''Dead Famous: an unexpected history of celebrity'', British historian Greg Jenner uses the definition: Although his book is subtitled "from Bronze Age to Silver Screen", and despite the fact that "Until very recently, sociologists argued that ''celebrity'' was invented just over 100 years ago, in the flickering glimmer of early Hollywood" and the suggestion that some medieval saints might qualify, Jenner asserts that the earliest celebrities l ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Murr Television
Murr Television, marketed and known as MTV Lebanon, is a Lebanese television station based in Naccache, Metn District Matn ( ar, قضاء المتن, '), sometimes spelled Metn (or preceded by the article El, as in El Matn), is a district ('' qadaa'') in the Mount Lebanon Governorate of Lebanon, east of the Lebanon's capital Beirut. The district capital is .... History Founded in 1991 by Gabriel Murr, a Lebanese businessman and politician. MTV was shut down in 2002 as it was found guilty of violating article 68 of the electoral law of 1999 which bans propaganda during the election process but, since other Lebanese channels did not comply with the law either, some observers suspect that the closure was due to MTV’s criticism of the Lebanese government and of Syria. As well as lawsuit againt MTV In 2005, the Lebanese parliament decided to amend article 68 and reopen the station after the Syrian troops withdrew from Lebanon and the anti-Syrian opposition coalition won ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lebanese Broadcasting Corporation
The Lebanese Broadcasting Corporation International ( ar, المؤسسة اللبنانية للإرسال انترناسيونال), widely known as LBCI, is a private television station in Lebanon. LBCI was founded in 1992 by acquiring the assets, liabilities and logo of LBC, an entity founded in 1985 during the Lebanese Civil War by the Lebanese Forces militia. LBCI went global in 1996 when it launched its satellite channel LBC ''Al-Fadha'iya Al-Lubnaniya'' ( ar, الفضائية اللبنانية) covering Lebanon, the Arab world, Europe, America, Australia and Africa. History Post-war era The Lebanese Forces, a Lebanese militia that had founded LBC in 1985, was militarily and financially weakened by Lebanese civil war which ended in 1990 and its leader Samir Geagea was imprisoned in 1994. In 1992, Pierre El Daher had founded LBCI along with other shareholders and registered it at the Commercial Register of Baabda. In April 1996, El Daher and other shareholders launched LB ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hilda Khalife
Hilda Khalife ( ar, هيلدا خليفة; born August 9, 1973) is best known in the Arab world as a TV presenter. Despite her modeling career, Khalife's fame started in 2004 when she began hosting the first season of the pan-Arab televised talent show '' Star Academy Arab World'' on LBC, the Arabic adaptation of the French television show '' Star Academy'' produced by Netherlands company Endemol. She continued hosting the subsequent seasons of the show. Personal life Hilda is a Lebanese TV presenter, daughter of Georges Khalife and Nohad Ghanem. She is a Maronite from the Beqaa who spent her early years in Australia, and has also lived in her parents' house in the region of Fiyadieh near Baabda. She is married to a hotel owner in Kaslik near Jounieh Jounieh ( ar, جونيه, or ''Juniya'', ) is a coastal city in Keserwan District, about north of Beirut, Lebanon. Since 2017, it has been the capital of Keserwan-Jbeil Governorate. Jounieh is known for its seaside resorts a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dina Azar
Dina Azar ( ar, دينا عازار; born July 4, 1973) is a Lebanese beauty queen who was elected Miss Lebanon 1995. Career Dina Azar holds a BA degree in English literature from the American University of Beirut and during a sabbatical year attended the American University of Paris to further study Comparative Literature and Finance. Moreover, she attended New York Film Academy and The Art Students League of New York. Later on, she started a career in TV in which she hosted Celebrity Duets on LBC, Mahatat on Al Arabiya, Assraruha on Dubai TV, and high-profile pan Arab Events. As well as starring in Ramad w Meleh a pan Arab TV series. She was elected as Miss Lebanon in 1995, and has been the face of major brands in the Middle East such as Evian, Lux, and was involved in several high-profile launches alongside celebrities such as Cindy Crawford Cynthia Ann Crawford (born February 20, 1966) is an American model, actress and television personality. During the 1980s and 1990s, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Arab World
The Arab world ( ar, اَلْعَالَمُ الْعَرَبِيُّ '), formally the Arab homeland ( '), also known as the Arab nation ( '), the Arabsphere, or the Arab states, refers to a vast group of countries, mainly located in Western Asia and Northern Africa, that linguistically or culturally share an Arab identity. A majority of people in these countries are either ethnically Arab or are Arabized, speaking the Arabic language, which is used as the ''lingua franca'' throughout the Arab world. The Arab world is at its minimum defined as the 18 states where Arabic is natively spoken. At its maximum it consists of the 22 members of the Arab League, an international organization, which on top of the 18 states also includes the Comoros, Djibouti, Somalia and the partially recognized state of Palestine. The region stretches from the Atlantic Ocean in the west to the Arabian Sea in the east, and from the Mediterranean Sea in the north to the Indian Ocean in the sout ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fox Broadcasting Company
The Fox Broadcasting Company, commonly known simply as Fox and stylized in all caps as FOX, is an Television in the United States, American Commercial broadcasting, commercial terrestrial television, broadcast television network owned by Fox Corporation and headquartered in New York City, with master control operations and additional offices at the Fox Network Center in Los Angeles and the Fox Media Center in Tempe. Launched as a competitor to the Big Three (American television), Big Three television networks (American Broadcasting Company, ABC, CBS, and NBC) on October 9, 1986, Fox went on to become the most successful attempt at a fourth television network. It was the highest-Nielsen ratings, rated free-to-air network in the 18–49 demographic from 2004 to 2012 and again in 2020, and was the most-watched American television network in total viewership during the 2007–08 season. Fox and its affiliated companies operate many entertainment channels in international markets, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wayne Brady
Wayne Alphonso Brady (born June 2, 1972) is an American television personality, comedian, actor, and singer. He is a regular on the American version of the improvisational comedy television series '' Whose Line Is It Anyway?'' He was the host of the daytime talk show '' The Wayne Brady Show'', was the original host of Fox's '' Don't Forget the Lyrics!'', and has hosted '' Let's Make a Deal'' since its 2009 revival. Brady also performed in the Tony Award–winning musical '' Kinky Boots'' on Broadway as Simon—who is also drag queen Lola—from November 2015 to March 2016, and as James Stinson on the American TV series ''How I Met Your Mother''. Brady is a five-time Emmy Award winner, winning his first for his work on ''Whose Line?'' in 2003, two more in the next year for ''The Wayne Brady Show'', and two for ''Let's Make a Deal''. He was also nominated for a Grammy Award in 2009 for Best Traditional R&B Vocal Performance, for his cover of the Sam Cooke song " A Change Is ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
