Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. At the turn of the millennium, the Arabic pop scene was flourishing and looking for its next big hit. In came Elissa with ...

Elissa is a percussionist (vibraphone & marimba), composer and sound designer. Elissa began her training in classical percussion, but was soon drawn to improvisation and jazz as well, as a way of ...

One of the Arab world’s highest selling female singers has announced she will walk away from music, citing an industry behaving similar to organised gangs. Elissar Khoury, known professionally as ...

Lebanese star Elissa just released her awaited new music video for the song "Illa Kol Elli Bihebouni" (For All Those who Love Me) on Rotana's official youtube channel, and the least we can say is that ...

“Our message as artist is to sing beauty, freedom and love” these were the words that Lebanese singer Elissa expressed her honor at winning an award for the second time at the World Music Awards 2006 ...

Pop stars and industry members have responded to Elissa’s shocking news Lebanese pop star Elissa announced that she will be quitting the music industry and compared it to a “mafia” that she could not ...

Lebanese singer Elissa took her first steps towards unveiling her personal life in her new podcast, titled “Heidi Ana” (This is Me), where the singer discussed her childhood and artistic career.

It was an unusual way to reveal a struggle against cancer, particularly in a part of the world where the illness is still largely considered a private matter and taboo. But a video clip released on ...

Lebanese pop star Elissa, one of the best-known female singers in the Arabic-speaking world, has announced she is retiring, comparing the music industry to the mafia. “I am preparing this new album ...

Elissa has sold millions of albums worldwide and has been outspoken on social taboos Elissa, one of the biggest pop stars in the Arab world, has announced her retirement, blaming what she called the ...

Elissa, known among her fans as the “Queen of Romance,” first appeared on the famous Lebanese music competition “Studio Alfan” in 1992. She has collaborated with many brands throughout her career, ...