Carole Samaha (; born July 25, 1972) is a Lebanese-Egyptian singer, actress, and performer. She has released six studio albums. Samaha has a Master's degree in acting and directing, which she earned in 1999 from the

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of Beirut.''Carole Samaha''

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Arabia, April 4, 2007 In 2004, she won the Arab Music Award for best female newcomer. She has also won multiple

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awards and was nominated for best Arabia New Act in the

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. Before starting her pop music career, Carole Samaha was a classical actress and worked extensively with

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and Marwan Rahbani. Her first music single was ''Bi Sabah el Alf el Talet'' in 2000. In 2007, Carole Samaha returned to the theater to play

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in the Rahbani musical with the same name. She established her own production company, Lacarma, in 2009.''Carole Samaha''
Her own website under biography, career. In 2011, Carole Samaha starred in the TV series ''Al Shahroura'', broadcast during

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, as the singer and actress

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. In December 2012, Carole Samaha announced her plans to release a new album. In 2013, she was a judge on

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and she was the mentor for Young Pharoz, Maraya and Les Bledards Ninja. She created the musical show "The Lady", produced by Rotana, premiering on

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, August 10, 2013, in

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Early life

Samaha was born on July 25, 1972, in

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to Antoine Samaha from

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, a direct relative of Lebanese politician

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(who left

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for Colombia at the beginning of the 20th century) and Nouhad Hawi from

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. She has two brothers. Her parents supported different political factions, and according to Samaha that fact made her become "more open" to the different views of people, learning a great deal from that experience.

Personal life

On November 1, 2013, Samaha married Walid Mustafa, an Egyptian businessman, in a civil ceremony in

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, Cyprus, following an 18-month courtship and short engagement. On August 31, 2015, Carole Samaha gave birth to a baby girl, Tala.''«كارول سماحة تستقبل مولودتها الجديدة «تالا''
‏‎ بوابة فيتو (Vetogate) She is a

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. She holds both Lebanese and Egyptian citizenships, and since 2014 has been residing in Egypt with her husband.

Discography

Album

Single

Awards

* "Revelation of the year" (actress and singer)

in 2000.Murex d'Or website
– click on "Official Website", then on "Menu" and then on "Results", and then slide the slider to the desired year. * "Best female newcomer" Arab Music Award (2003) – This was the first year for which Arab Music Awards were awarded and the ceremony was held in

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in May 2004. * "Best Polyvalent talent" (actress and singer)

in 2003. * "Best Female Romantic Song" ("Tala3 Fiyyi") Murex d'Or in 2003. * "Best Lebanese Female Singer"

in 2007. * "Best Lebanese Song" ("Ya Rab", with

Marwan Khoury Marwan Khoury (; born February 3, 1968) is a Lebanese singer, writer, composer and music arranger. He has composed hits for artists such as Majida El Roumi, Saber Rebaï, Nawal Al Zoghbi, Assala Nasri, Najwa Karam, Fadl Shaker, Elissa (Lebanese ...

) Murex d'Or in 2007. * "Best album of the year" (''

Hdoudi Sama ''Hdoudi Sama'' (, lit. "The sky is my limit") is a studio album by Carole Samaha. It was released in December 2009 and features 13 songs. Included is Carole's solo song from the soundtrack of the Pepsi musical ''Sea of Stars'' (Bahr El Nujoum) "J ...

'', 2009)

in June 2010. * "Best music video" – "Khalik Behalik" – at the 2011 Murex d'Or ceremony. * World Music Award "Best Stage Performer in the Middle East" in Monaco 2014.

References

External links

* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Samaha, Carole Living people 1972 births 21st-century Lebanese women singers Singers who perform in Classical Arabic Lebanese Melkite Greek Catholics Lebanese film actresses Lebanese television actresses Actresses from Beirut Singers from Beirut Performers of Christian music in Arabic Arabic-language singers of Lebanon Saint Joseph University alumni