Carole Samaha Explained

Carole Samaha
Native Name:	Arabic: كارول سماحة
Birth Date:	25 July 1972
Birth Place:	Beirut, Lebanon
Genre:	Arabic pop music
Occupation:	Singer, actress
Years Active:	1999–present

Carole Samaha (ar|كارول سماحة; born July 25, 1972) is a Lebanese-Egyptian singer, actress, and performer. She has released six studio albums. Samaha has a Master's degree in acting and directing, which she earned in 1999^[1] from the Saint Joseph University of Beirut.^[2]

In 2004 she won the Arab Music Award for best female newcomer.^[3] She has also won multiple Murex d'Or awards and was nominated for best Arabia New Act in the MTV Europe Music Awards 2008.^{[4] [5]}

Before starting her pop music career, Carole Samaha was a classical actress and worked extensively with Mansour Rahbani and Marwan Rahbani.^{[6] [7]}

In 2007 Carole Samaha returned to the theater to play Zenobia in the Rahbani musical with the same name.^[8] She appeared in the 2008 movie Bahr al nojoum alongside other Lebanese stars.^[9] She established her own production company, Lacarma, in 2009.^[10] In 2011 Carole Samaha starred in the TV series Al Shahroura, broadcast during Ramadan, as the singer and actress Sabah.^[11] In December 2012, Carole Samaha announced her plans to release a new album. In 2013 she was a judge on The X Factor (Arabic TV series) and she was the mentor for Young Pharoz, Maraya and Les Bledards Ninja. She created the musical show "The Lady" – produced by Rotana, premiering on Eid al-Fitr, August 10, 2013, in Casino du Liban.^[12]

Early life

Samaha was born on July 25, 1972, in Beirut to Antoine Samaha from Khenchara, Metn, a direct relative of Lebanese politician Shafik Mebarak Samaha (who left Zahlé, Lebanon for Colombia at the beginning of the 20th century) and Nouhad Hawi from Dhour El Choueir, Metn.^[13] She has two brothers. Her parents supported different political factions, and according to Samaha that fact made her become "more open" to the different views of people, learning a great deal from that experience.^[14]

Personal life

On November 1,^[15] 2013, Samaha married Walid Mustafa, an Egyptian businessman, in a civil ceremony in Limassol, Cyprus, following an 18-month courtship and short engagement.^{[16] [17] [18]} On August 31, 2015, Carole Samaha gave birth to a baby girl, Tala.^{[19] [20]} She is a Maronite Christian.^[21] She holds both Lebanese and Egyptian citizenships, and since 2014 has been residing in Egypt with her husband.^{[22] [23]}

Discography

2003	Helm (Arabic: حلم – A Dream)
	Oughniat El Toufoula (Arabic: اغنية الطفولة – Children Songs)
2004	Ana Horra (Arabic: انا حرة – I'm Free)
2006	Adwa' Al Shohra (Arabic: أضواء الشهرة – Lights of Fame)
2009	Hdoudi Sama (Arabic: حدودي السما – The Sky Is My Limit)
2013	Ehssas (Arabic: إحساس – A Feeling)
2016	Zekrayati (Arabic: ذكرياتي – Memories)
2020	Christmas Carole (Christmas songs)

Videography

Year	Song	Album	Lebanese Charts	Egyptian Charts	Translation	Notes
2003	Oughniat El Toufoula	Oughniat El Toufoula			Childhood Songs
	Habib Alby	Helm	3	1	My Love	First release apart from the Rahbani
2004	Etalaa Feyi		1	4	Look at Me	Casting Mister Lebanon 1997 Ghassan El Mawla
2005	Ghali Alayi	Ana Horra	1	3	You Mean A Lot To Me
	Nezlet El Sitara		48	32	The Curtain Fell
	Habbeit Delwa't		28	2	Now that i loved	Movie soundtrack
2006	Esmaani	Adwa' Al Shohra	1	19	Listen to me
	Zaelni Mennak		1	18	I'm upset with you
2007	Adwa'a El Shohra		13	78	Lights of Fame	Sponsored by Pepsi
	Ya Rabi	Ana wlleil – Marwan Khoury	1	3	Oh God	Ft. Marwan Khoury
2008	Yama Layali	Hdoudi Sama	43	3	How Many Nights	Sponsored by Pepsi
	Jeet (Majnouni)	Pepsi Sea of Stars – V/A, Hdoudi Sama	1	3	You Came (I Must Be Crazy)	Movie soundtrack
	Ali	Hdoudi Sama	7	1	Ali	Promotional single
2009	Laily Lail	The Gipsy Man Sings from the Middle East – Mario Reyes			–	Ft. Mario Reyes, filmed in Morocco
	Rag'aalak	Hodoudi Sama	1	9	Coming Back To You	Promotional single
	Zabahny		97	112	"Slaughtered" Me	Promotional single
	Ma Bkhaf		1	1	I Am Not Scared	First official single
2010	A'oul Ansak		1	1	I Try To Forget You	Second official single
	Khallik Bhalak		1	1	Stay Away
2011	El Masry Ya Abu Dam
	Malika Ala El Ard				Queen on Earth	A song from the TV series Al Shahroura
2012	Wahshani Bladi				I Miss My Country
	Wet3awadet	Ehssas			And I Got Used [To It]
2013	Ehssas	Ehssas			Feeling
2014	Sahranin	Single	7^[24]		We're Partying/Staying Up	Written by Samaha, in collaboration with composer Mohamed Raheem, and arranged by Sleiman Damien. Popular in the nightlife scene.^[25]
2016	Rouh Fell	Single	17		Leave	Top one in the Arab world on the music streaming service Anghami.^[26]
2017	Rejih Albi	Single	7		My Heat Is Back
2018	Ensa Hmoumak	Single	5		Forget Your Worries
2018	Mabrouk La Albi	Single	15		Congratulations To My Heart
2019	Bet'amen Bel Sodfi	Single	4		Do You Believe In Change
2020	Bon Voyage	Single	5		_	Co-written by Samaha. Top charting on Anghami^[27]
2021	Ya Shabab Ya Banat	Single	5		Hey Boys And Girls
2022	Fawda	Single	1		Chaos

Awards

• "Revelation of the year" (actress and singer) Murex d'Or in 2000.^[28]
• "Best female newcomer" Arab Music Award (2003) – This was the first year for which Arab Music Awards were awarded and the ceremony was held in Dubai in May 2004.^[3]
• "Best Polyvalent talent" (actress and singer) Murex d'Or in 2003.^[28]
• "Best Female Romantic Song" ("Tala3 Fiyyi") Murex d'Or in 2003.^[28]
• "Best Lebanese Female Singer" Murex d'Or in 2007.^[28]
• "Best Lebanese Song" ("Ya Rab", with Marwan Khoury) Murex d'Or in 2007.^[28]
• "Best album of the year" (Hdoudi Sama, 2009) Murex d'Or in June 2010.^[29]
• "Best music video" – "Khalik Behalik" – at the 2011 Murex d'Or ceremony.^[30]
• World Music Award "Best Stage Performer in the Middle East" in Monaco 2014.^{[31] [32] [33]}

Notes and References

1. Web site: The Journey of a Multi Dimensional Artist !. carolesamaha.com. June 5, 2011.
2. http://arabia.msn.com/news/entertainment/biography-entertainment/242006/carole-samaha/ Carole Samaha
3. News: Fiascos affect Arab music awards. May 17, 2004. BBC News. December 15, 2010.
4. Web site: Carol Samaha Nominated for MTV Europe Music Award. Ibrahim. Lina. October 12, 2008. Al Shorfa. January 5, 2013.
5. Web site: Carole Samaha Among Nominees for MTV Arabia New Act Award . https://archive.today/20130217010155/http://www.wikkez.com/en/music/carole-samaha-among-nominees-mtv-arabia-new-act-award . dead . February 17, 2013 . Bojan . October 22, 2008 . Wikeez . January 5, 2013 .
6. News: CAROLE SAMAHA – Prestige Magazine. September 23, 2014. Prestige Magazine. April 18, 2017.
7. Badley, Bill. "Lebanon" in The Rough Guide to World Music: Africa & The Middle East. 2006. .
8. Web site: Epic play draws parallels between past and present. Jewell. Adam. August 17, 2007. The Daily Star – Lebanon. January 6, 2013.
9. Web site: Carole Samaha. IMDb.
10. http://www.carolesamaha.com/#!/biography Carole Samaha
11. Web site: Satellite TV stations share 'al-Shahroura' series during Ramadan. Topalian. Nohad. July 26, 2011. Al Shorfa. January 5, 2013.
12. Web site: Carole Samaha announces her first musical show, a long-time dream. Topalian. Nohad. December 27, 2012. Al-Shorfa. January 5, 2013.
13. Web site: Carole Samaha. beirut.com.
14. Web site: Carol Samaha willing to marry a man of a different religion. August 27, 2010.
15. Web site: Arabia Weddings. Arabia Weddings.
16. Web site: كارول سماحة تزوّجت مدنياً... مبروك! (بالصور). November 1, 2013.
17. Web site: بالصور .. زفاف كارول سماحه ورجل الأعمال وليد مصطفى - شبكة اخبار مصر . November 2, 2013 . https://web.archive.org/web/20131103072328/http://egyptiannews.net/2013/11/01/919807.html#sthash.cFrv11LK.dpbs . November 3, 2013 . dead .
18. http://www.sayidaty.net/node/84038/%D9%85%D8%B4%D8%A7%D9%87%D9%8A%D8%B1/%D8%A3%D8%AE%D8%A8%D8%A7%D8%B1-%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%85%D8%B4%D8%A7%D9%87%D9%8A%D8%B1/%D8%A8%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%B5%D9%88%D8%B1-%D9%88%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%AA%D9%81%D8%A7%D8%B5%D9%8A%D9%84-%D8%B3%D9%8A%D8%AF%D8%AA%D9%8A-%D9%86%D8%AA-%D9%8A%D9%83%D8%B4%D9%81-%D9%87%D9%88%D9%8A%D9%91%D8%A9-%D8%AE%D8%B7%D9%8A%D8%A8-%D9%83%D8%A7%D8%B1%D9%88%D9%84-%D8%B3%D9%85%D8%A7%D8%AD%D8%A9 Sayyidati: بالصور والتفاصيل "سيدتي نت" يكشف هويّة خطيب كارول سماحة
19. https://twitter.com/CAROLE_SAMAHA/status/638680734547451904 Welcome to the world our precious Angel
20. http://www.vetogate.com/1792683 «كارول سماحة تستقبل مولودتها الجديدة «تالا
21. Web site: CAROLE SAMAHA on Twitter.
22. Web site: 2023-01-31 . كارول سماحة: أنا أحمل الجنسية المصرية من 4 سنوات.. وفوجئت بالهجوم بعد عضوية كارنيه النقابة . 2024-12-27 . القاهرة 24 . ar-eg.
23. Web site: Carole Samaha Moves to Egypt with Husband. February 13, 2018. July 3, 2017. December 1, 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20171201040812/https://www.arabiaweddings.com/news/carole-samaha-moves-to-egypt-husband. dead.
24. Web site: The official lebanese Top 20 - Carole Samaha . 2022-03-29 . The official lebanese Top 20.
25. Web site: Haroun . Haitham . 2022-02-27 . بعد "فوضى".. كارول سماحة تكشف عن موعد طرح جديدها . After "Fawda", Carole Samaha unveils the date of release of her upcoming album . 2022-03-29 . Al-Khaleej 365 . ar.
26. Web site: Zaki . Mohammad . 2016-02-04 . "روح فل" لـ كارول سماحة بالمرتبة الأولى في الوطن العربي . Carole Samaha's "Rouh Fell" hits first place in the Arab world . 2022-03-29 . Albawabh News.
27. Web site: El-Fann editorial . 2021-08-13 . كارول سماحة تطلق النسخة الفرنسية من هذه الأغنية . Carole Samaha releases the French version of this song.. . 2022-03-29 . Elfann News . ar.
28. http://www.murexdor.com/ Murex d'Or website
29. Web site: Murex D'or 2010: The Official Results. Ahlam. June 11, 2010. Wikeez.com. January 1, 2013. https://web.archive.org/web/20120903092154/http://www.wikeez.com/en/people/murex-dor-2010-official-results-7685. September 3, 2012. dead.
30. News: Arab stars receive top honors at Murex d'Or Awards. June 30, 2011. Daily Star. June 25, 2011. Jounieh. Also honored for best music video was Carole Samahe for 'Khalik Behalik.'.
31. Web site: كارول سماحة سفيرة الموسيقى العربية لشهر فبراير في تايمز سكوير مجلة سيدتي . 2023-07-24 . www.sayidaty.net . ar.
32. Web site: كارول سماحة سفيرة برنامج EQUAL Arabia الموسيقي لشهر فبراير في تايمز سكوير . 2023-07-24 . بوابة الأهرام . ar.
33. Web site: 2014-05-31 . كارول سماحة تفوز بجائزة عالمية و جائزة من الشرق الاوسط في اسبوع واحد . 2023-07-24 . دنيا الوطن . ar.