HAIFA WEHBE

Haifa Wehbe was born in a small farming town near South Lebanon.She grew up listening to jazz and R&B. She became a model at a very young age and won the title of "Miss South Lebanon" at age sixteen.
Wehbe's next distinction came in 1995 when she was runner up for Miss Lebanon. However, it was shortly discovered that she was married and had a daughter named Zeinab (Zaza). Her title was revoked due to this reason. By 1996, she had recovered from the scandal and continued to model. She was seen on over 100 magazine covers.
She released her first album, titled It is Time (Arabic: ?? ????? Huwa az-Zaman) which was a hit thanks to her debut single "Agoul Ahwak (I say I love you)".
Her second album Baddi 'Ayš (Arabic: ??? ??? I Want to Live) was released in 2005 and lived up to expectations due to the success of its lead single "Hayat Albi." The album was released after the assassination of Lebanese politician Rafik Hariri and was titled to show her stance against Syria. Her follow-up single is her biggest hit to date, "Ana Haifa" (I am Haifa) which became her novelty song. In 2006 she released a follow up single Bus al-Wawa which so far has done respectably in the charts.
On June 10, 2006 Haifa became the first artist in the Arab world to introduce international hip-hop superstar 50 Cent when she performed as an opening act for his first concert in Lebanon, at BIEL in Beirut.