Fadi Haddad (born 21 December 1974) Lebanese music video and movies director who works with the biggest music studios in Lebanon and the Arab world such as
Rotana Group
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The media conglomerate includes a film production company ( ...
and
Lifestylez, and have worked with many famous Arab singers such as
George Wassouf,
Walid Toufic
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Biography
Walid Toufic, born Walid Toutounji, grew up with his Sunni family in Tripoli, Lebanon. He later relocated to western Beirut and lived ...
,
Abdallah Al Rowaished
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Alruwaished began his solo career in the early 1980s with the release of his first album with AlNazaer Music P ...
Rami Ayach,
Majid Al Mohandis
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,
Saber Rebaï
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,
Nancy Ajram
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,
[After Najwa…Nancy has Fadi Haddad’s signature ](_blank)
/ref> Diana Haddad
Diana Haddad (; born 1 October 1976) is a Lebanese actress, singer, and television personality who also holds Emirati citizenship and is based in the United Arab Emirates. Haddad is one of the most popular Arabic pop musicians in the Arab World ...
, Assi Hellani, Najwa Karam
Najwa Karam (; ; born 26 February 1966) is a Lebanon, Lebanese singer, songwriter, producer, fashion icon, and television personality. She has sold over 60 million records worldwide and was recognized as the highest-selling Lebanese people, Leba ...
, Fares Karam, Mayada El Hennawy
Mayada El Hennawy (; born december 22, 1959) is a Syrian singer. She lived a big part of her life in Egypt
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, Nawal Al Zoghbi
Nawal El Zoghbi (, also spelled Nawal Al Zoghbi; born 29 June 1972) is a Lebanon, Lebanese singer and actress.
She is called the Golden Star, She achieved popularity first by singing traditional Arabic music with a pop sensibility, and also em ...
, Dina Hayek, Yara
Yara may refer to:
People
* Yara (given name)
* Yara (surname), a Japanese surname
* Yara (Angolan footballer), Yara Lukenia F. da Costa Lima ()
* Yara (Brazilian footballer), Yara Silva (born 1964)
* Yara (singer), Lebanese pop singer Carl ...
and Wael Jassar
Wael Jassar (; born 22 November 1976) is a Lebanese singer.
Discography
*''Kelmet Wada’a Beta’zebne''
*''Saat Baqoul''
*''Meshit kalass''
*''Eldonia Allimitny''
*''Metgarrinbin''
*''Zay Elaasal''
*''Fi Hadrat al Mahboub''
*2009 ''Tewaedini' ...
. Additionally, he worked on TV commercials for Lebanon and the Arab world for international Brands such as Samsung
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and MAC cosmetics
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. He also directed many films such as ''Mahraja'' in 2018[فيلم "مهراجا"! زياد برجي دخل لسرقة المنزل فسرق قلوب الحاضرين](_blank)
/ref> and ''"Meheret"'' in 2021. In 2007, he launched his own Production house Retina Films[Retina Films]
/ref> and became the first director to have his own film equipment and offer full production services and shooting studios for music videos, TV commercials and films.
Personal life
Since December 2009 he is married to Carole Samaha, and he have three sons with her. he settle in Dhour El Choueir in Mount Lebanon Governorate
Mount Lebanon Governorate () is one of the nine governorates of Lebanon, of which it is the most populous. Its capital is Baabda. Other notable towns and cities include Aley, Bikfaya, and Beit Mery.
This governorate is named after the mount ...
.
Work Life
Fadi Haddad entered the world of Film and Television in his early twenties, he started in 1992 as a Director of Photography until he got his big break in 2004, directing his first ever music video for Najwa Karam. Since then he went on to direct music videos for the Biggest artists in Lebanon and the Arab world such as George Wassouf, Walid Toufic
Walid Toutounji (), also known as Walid Toufic, born April 8, 1954, is a Lebanese singer and actor.
Biography
Walid Toufic, born Walid Toutounji, grew up with his Sunni family in Tripoli, Lebanon. He later relocated to western Beirut and lived ...
, Rami Ayach, Nancy Ajram
Nancy Nabil Ajram (, ; born May 16, 1983) is a Lebanese singer, television personality, and businesswoman, dubbed by Spotify as the "Honorific nicknames in popular music, Queen of Arab Pop". With the support of her father, she began performing ...
, Diana Haddad
Diana Haddad (; born 1 October 1976) is a Lebanese actress, singer, and television personality who also holds Emirati citizenship and is based in the United Arab Emirates. Haddad is one of the most popular Arabic pop musicians in the Arab World ...
, Assi Hellani, Najwa Karam
Najwa Karam (; ; born 26 February 1966) is a Lebanon, Lebanese singer, songwriter, producer, fashion icon, and television personality. She has sold over 60 million records worldwide and was recognized as the highest-selling Lebanese people, Leba ...
, Fares Karam, Mayada El Hennawy
Mayada El Hennawy (; born december 22, 1959) is a Syrian singer. She lived a big part of her life in Egypt
Egypt ( , ), officially the Arab Republic of Egypt, is a country spanning the Northeast Africa, northeast corner of Africa and Wes ...
, Nawal Al Zoghbi
Nawal El Zoghbi (, also spelled Nawal Al Zoghbi; born 29 June 1972) is a Lebanon, Lebanese singer and actress.
She is called the Golden Star, She achieved popularity first by singing traditional Arabic music with a pop sensibility, and also em ...
, Dina Hayek, Yara
Yara may refer to:
People
* Yara (given name)
* Yara (surname), a Japanese surname
* Yara (Angolan footballer), Yara Lukenia F. da Costa Lima ()
* Yara (Brazilian footballer), Yara Silva (born 1964)
* Yara (singer), Lebanese pop singer Carl ...
and Wael Jassar
Wael Jassar (; born 22 November 1976) is a Lebanese singer.
Discography
*''Kelmet Wada’a Beta’zebne''
*''Saat Baqoul''
*''Meshit kalass''
*''Eldonia Allimitny''
*''Metgarrinbin''
*''Zay Elaasal''
*''Fi Hadrat al Mahboub''
*2009 ''Tewaedini' ...
. Additionally, he worked on many TV Commercials for international brands such as Samsung
Samsung Group (; stylised as SΛMSUNG) is a South Korean Multinational corporation, multinational manufacturing Conglomerate (company), conglomerate headquartered in the Samsung Town office complex in Seoul. The group consists of numerous a ...
and MAC cosmetics
M A C Cosmetics is a Canadian cosmetics manufacturer founded in Toronto in 1984 by Frank Toskan and Frank Angelo. The company has been headquartered in New York City since becoming a subsidiary of Estée Lauder Companies in 1998. MAC is an acron ...
In Lebanon, Gulf and Egypt. In 2007, he became the first Arab director to have his own Production House "Retina Films"[ that owns all cinematic film equipment and provides all production services and big professional shooting studios for music videos, TV commercials and films. In 2017 he directed his first feature film "The Maharaja"] starring Ziad Bourji and then directed his latest film "Meheret" in 2021 that explores the life of an Ethiopian lady living and working in Lebanon during the Lebanese revolution and the bombing of the port in Beirut in August 4. Both his films have received wide positive criticism from both critics and the audience.
Music videos
References
External links
Fadi Haddad
in IMDb
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1974 births
Living people
Lebanese music video directors
Lebanese Christians
Lebanese film directors
People from Dhour El Choueir