Maya Diab

Maya Diab (Arabic: مايا دياب‎ [ˈmaja ˈdiab]; born 12 November 1980)[3] is a Lebanese pop singer, entertainer, actress and television personality. She is a former member of the Lebanese girl group The 4 Cats.[4]

Maya Diab
مايا هنري دياب
Diab in 2019
Born
Maya Henri Diab

(1980-11-12) 12 November 1980[1]
Achrafieh, Lebanon
OccupationSinger
Years active2001–present
Spouse(s)
Abbas Nasser
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(m. 2006; div. 2017)​
Children1
Musical career
Genres
Instruments
  • Vocals
LabelsMDM Production[2]
Websitehttp://www.maya-diab.com

Biography

Maya Diab was born in Achrafieh, to a Christian Greek Orthodox family. Diab majored in radio and TV media after receiving her university degree from the Lebanese University; she worked on several TV programs. Diab has one brother (Ghassan) and two sisters (Mona and Grace). She is the youngest of her parents’ children.[5][6][7] She married a Muslim businessman, Abbas Nasser, in 2006 with whom she had her daughter, Kai,[8] the couple separated in 2017.[9]

In January 2020, she mentioned that she was kidnapped in Beirut in 2005, where she was held hostage and abused in a car for one day.[10]

In October 2020, Maya Diab was named the Fashion Icon of the Arab World by the Arab Fashion Council and she declared open the 12th edition of the Arab Fashion Week which was hosted virtually in Dubai.[11][12]

Discography

Studio albums

Singles
  • "Habibi"
  • "Chaklak Mabta'rif"
  • "Tawel Balak"
  • "Dabou Inayk"
  • "Aywah"
  • "Ya Gatifeen"
  • "Hiya Di Donia"

Filmography
  • 2007 – "Asad W Arbaa Kotat" (Arabic: أسد واربع قطط‎)

References
  1. https://www.layalina.com/مايا-دياب.html
  2. https://www.discogs.com/label/1110120-MDM-Production
  3. Thinscreen (25 March 2012). "مايا دياب قبل وبعد عمليات التجميل بالصور والفيديو" – via YouTube.
  4. http://www.lahamag.com/Details/50066/فيدو-من-الذاكرة-شاهدوا-مايا-دياب-ونيكول-سابا-في-بداياتهما-مع-فرقة-4-cats
  5. "Maya Diab on Twitter".
  6. "Acting high-and-mighty? Maya Diab invents her own religion!". 5 May 2016.
  7. "Maya Diabs Sister Shows up for the first time".
  8. "مايا دياب وعباس ناصر: تعارف ثم مساكنة ثم زواج وختامها". elfann.com (in Arabic). 11 April 2018.
  9. "مايا دياب مطلقة رسمياً". aljamila.com (in Arabic). 6 February 2017.
  10. "مايا دياب تتحدث عن عملية خطفها". Lebanon Mirror (in Arabic). 7 January 2020.
  11. "Everything You Need To Know About Arab Fashion Week 2020". Harper's Bazaar. 20 October 2020.
  12. "Lebanese superstar Maya Diab opens Arab Fashion Week". Cosmopolitan Magazine. 22 October 2020.
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