Maria Nalbandian Explained

Maria Nalbandian
Native Name:Arabic: ماريا نالبنديان
Armenian: Մարիա Նալպանտեան
Origin:Beirut, Lebanon
Birth Date:1 August 1985[1] [2]
Alias:Maria
Background:solo_singer
Occupation:Singer, actress, former model, Armenian beauty icon
Years Active:2003–present

Maria Nalbandian (Armenian: Մարիա Նալպանտեան; Arabic: ماريا نالبنديان, born August 1, 1985), also known as Maria (Arabic: ماريا), is a Lebanese Armenian pop star from Beirut, Lebanon.

Biography

Nalbandian was born to Armenian parents. She studied Business Marketing and is currently pursuing a singing career mainly in her native (Armenian) language. Since Maria was discovered at age 13, she has done many commercials. She won the Miss Bikini Asia 2002 in Malta aged 17. She speaks three languages: Armenian, Arabic, and English. Her music videos include "Elaab" where she sucks on lollipops and bathes in chocolate cornflakes in milk, and "Bahebbak Add Eih" where she plays the role of a girl in love, to date all directed by Jad Shwery. In 2004 she won the best showbiz star in the Arab world. In 2008, she starred in the movies Bedoon Raqaba, and Ahasees. In 2012, she became the ambassador of Fem USA Hair Removal. In 2013, she started singing in Armenian in her native language and did many music videos such as "Djane Djan" and "De Kena". In 2015 with her manager Hovig Mouradian she made her first Armenian album "Mi Eraz" (A Dream) and she won Top Beautiful Armenian Woman World Wide and Best Showbiz Star 2015.[3] [4]

Discography

Albums

Elaab (2005)

We Regeat Tany (2007)

Mi Eraz (2015)

Other Songs

YearTitleLyricsMusicProducer
"Bahebb El Mas" (I Love Diamond)Haytham ShaabanIwanWesam Ghazawy
2009"Einak Fe Einy"(featuring Ahmed Fahmy)Mustafa BakryShireef Ismail
2013"Djane Djan"
2013"Dzap Dzap"
2014"Nadran Alayya" (I Vow)Khalid MuneerMohamed RaheemMohamed Raheem
2015"Azks Hayoc"

Videography

Music Videos

YearTitleAlbumDirector
2004"Elaab" (Play)ElaabJad Shwery
2005"Tekzeb Alayya" (You Lie to Me)
"Bahebbak Add Eih" (How Much I Love You)
2007"We Regeat Tany / Stop, Taala Bass"(And I'm Back Again / Stop, Just Come)We Regeat Tany
2008"Bahebb El Mas" (I Love Diamond)
2009"Einak Fe Einy"(featuring Ahmed Fahmy)Bedoon Raqaba[Movie]Hany Gerges Fawzy
2013"Djane Djan"Sherif Tarhini
2014"De Kena"Mi ErazAramayis Hayrapetyan
2014"Nadran Alayya" (I Vow)Robert Cremona
2015"Mi Eraz" (A Dream)Mi Eraz
2015"Shnorhavor" (Happy Birthday)Mi ErazRamy Nabha

Filmography

YearTitleRoleNotes
2009Bedoon Raqaba
2010Ahasees

Commercials

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: ماريا. gheir.com. 28 July 2017 .
  2. Web site: مشاهير العرب - ماريا. nawa3em.com. 28 July 2017 .
  3. Web site: "Maria Faces New Lawsuit," . Al Bawaba . 19 February 2006 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20070311000905/http://albawaba.com/en/main/193686/%26searchWords%3Dmaria%20jad . 11 March 2007 .
  4. Web site: ماريا: الإثارة خدمتني في بداية المشوار. آزاد-هاي. 12 August 2015 .
  5. Web site: Top Beautiful Armenian women. Photo gallery .