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Elissa

1972 - Today

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Elissar Zakaria Khoury (Arabic: إليسار زكريا خوري; born 27 October 1971), commonly known as Elissa (Arabic: إليسا), is a Lebanese singer, actress, television personality and businesswoman. Known for her romantic musical style and emotive vocal performances, she has been dubbed as the "Queen of Emotions" by fans and journalists alike. Her musical career began in 1992 when she was featured in the Lebanese talent show Studio El Fan; later being awarded the silver medal. In 1998, she released her debut studio album Baddy Doub through EMI Music Arabia. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Elissa is the 1,419th most popular singer (down from 1,033rd in 2019), the 109th most popular biography from Lebanon (down from 97th in 2019) and the 9th most popular Lebanese Singer.

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Among SINGERS

Among singers, Elissa ranks 1,419 out of 4,381. Before her are María Grever, Angie Stone, Cilla Black, Anna von Mildenburg, Bobby Womack, and Zack de la Rocha. After her are Danièle Dupré, Richard Bona, Royce da 5'9", Concha Piquer, Lena Valaitis, and Baja Mali Knindža.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1972, Elissa ranks 189. Before her are Jang Dong-gun, Abdeljalil Hadda, Fernando Picun, Masaru Hirayama, Zeljko Kalac, and Ricardo Sá Pinto. After her are Dana Vespoli, Mark Schwarzer, Sergei Magnitsky, Viorel Moldovan, Mario Stanić, and Maria Mutola.

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In Lebanon

Among people born in Lebanon, Elissa ranks 109 out of 145. Before her are Nadine Labaki (1974), Steve Kerr (1965), Maher Zain (1981), Mona Hatoum (1952), Fares Fares (1973), and Anthony Peter Khoraish (1907). After her are Emily de Jongh-Elhage (1946), Sanchuniathon (-150), Haifa Wehbe (1976), Rabih Abou-Khalil (1957), Najwa Karam (1966), and Wajdi Mouawad (1968).

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Among SINGERS In Lebanon

Among singers born in Lebanon, Elissa ranks 9. Before her are Sabah (1927), Layal Abboud (1982), Nancy Ajram (1983), Wadih El Safi (1921), Fayza Ahmed (1934), and Maher Zain (1981). After her are Najwa Karam (1966), Julia Boutros (1968), Myriam Fares (1983), Cyrine Abdelnour (1977), Nawal Al Zoghbi (1971), and Suzanne Tamim (1977).

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