Maya Henri Diab ( ; born 12 November 1980) is a Lebanese singer, entertainer, actress and television personality. She is a former member of the Lebanese girl group The 4 Cats.

Early life

Maya Diab, was born in

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, to a Christian

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family. She is the youngest of her parents' children and has one brother and two sisters. She majored in radio and TV media after receiving her university degree from the

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Career

In 1996, she won the golden award for Fashion at Studio El Fan, when she was 16 years old. In 1998, she participated in Miss Lebanon. In 2000, she competed in the TV presenting category at Studio El Fan, then she joined The 4 Cats in 2001. In 2007, she acted in ''Asad W Arbaa Kotat'' along with The 4 Cats and Hany Ramzy, then in two TV series, ''Kalam Niswan'' in 2009 and ''El Donia Heik'' الدنيا هيك in 2010. In 2010, she left The 4 Cats. In 2011, she had her first song "Habibi" and a duo-song called "Sawa" with Ramy Ayach. Her first TV-program to present was ''Heik Menghanni'' on

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in 2011. She later presented ''Deal or no deal: El Ikhtiyar'' () on '' Al-Nahar'' in 2012 and ''Ask The Arabs'' () on

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in 2016. In October 2020, Maya Diab was named the Fashion Icon of the Arab World by the Arab Fashion Council, and she announced the opening of the 12th edition of the Arab Fashion Week, which was hosted virtually in

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Personal life

She married a businessman, Abbas Nasser, in 2006, with whom she had her daughter, Kai. The couple separated in 2017. In January 2020, she mentioned, that she was kidnapped in

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in 2005, where she was held hostage and abused in a car for one day.

Discography

Studio albums

Live albums

EP's

Singles

Filmography

Film

TV Series

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References

External links

* * * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Diab, Maya 1980 births Living people 21st-century Lebanese women singers Lebanese film actresses Lebanese pop singers Singers from Beirut Greek Orthodox Christians from Lebanon Lebanese University alumni Singers who perform in Egyptian Arabic Actresses from Beirut Arabic-language singers of Lebanon