Maya Diab Explained

Maya Diab
Native Name:مايا دياب
Native Name Lang:ar
Birth Name:Maya Henri Diab
مايا هنري دياب
Birth Date:12 November 1980
Birth Place:Achrafieh, Lebanon
Occupation:Singer, TV presenter, actress
Years Active:2001–present
Children:1
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Label:MDM Production[1]

Maya Henri Diab (Arabic: مايا هنري دياب pronounced as /ˈmaːja ˈdjaːb/; born 12 November 1980)[2] is a Lebanese singer, entertainer, actress and television personality. She is a former member of the Lebanese girl group The 4 Cats.[3]

Early life

Maya Diab, was born in Achrafieh, to a Christian Greek Orthodox family. She is the youngest of her parents' children and has one brother and two sisters. She majored in radio and TV media after receiving her university degree from the Lebanese University.[4] [5]

Career

In 1996, she won the golden award for Fashion at Studio El Fan, when she was 16 years old. In 1998, she participated in Miss Lebanon.[6] In 2000, she competed in the TV presenting category at Studio El Fan, then she joined The 4 Cats in 2001.[7]

In 2007, she acted in Asad W Arbaa Kotat along with The 4 Cats and Hany Ramzy, then in two TV series, Kalam Niswan in 2009 and El Donia Heik الدنيا هيك in 2010.[8] In 2010, she left The 4 Cats. In 2011, she had her first song "Habibi" and a duo-song called "Sawa" with Ramy Ayach.[8]

Her first TV-program to present was Heik Menghanni on MTV in 2011.[8] She later presented Deal or no deal: El Ikhtiyar (Arabic: ديل أور نو ديل: الإختيار) on Al-Nahar in 2012 and Ask The Arabs (Arabic: اسأل العرب) on MBC 1 in 2016.[9]

In October 2020, Maya Diab was named the Fashion Icon of the Arab World by the Arab Fashion Council, and she announced the opening of the 12th edition of the Arab Fashion Week, which was hosted virtually in Dubai.[10] [11]

Personal life

She married a businessman, Abbas Nasser, in 2006, with whom she had her daughter, Kai.[12] The couple separated in 2017.[13]

In January 2020, she mentioned, that she was kidnapped in Beirut in 2005, where she was held hostage and abused in a car for one day.[14]

Discography

Studio albums

!Title!Album details
  1. MyMaya
My Maya I
  • Released: 29 April 2023[15]
  • Label: self-publishing
  • Formats: streaming, digital download
  1. MyMayaV
  • Released: 28 September 2023[16]
  • Label: self-publishing
  • Formats: streaming, digital download

Live albums

!Title!Album details
Maya Live
  • Released: 31 October 2015[17]
  • Label: self-publishing
  • Formats: streaming, digital download

EP's

!Title!Album details
My Maya II
  • Released: 29 April 2023[18]
  • Label: self-publishing
  • Formats: streaming, digital download
My Maya III
  • Released: 29 April 2023[19]
  • Label: self-publishing
  • Formats: streaming, digital download
My Maya IV
  • Released: 29 April 2023[20]
  • Label: self-publishing
  • Formats: streaming, digital download

Singles

Title! scope="col" rowspan="2" style="width:1em;"
YearPeak chart positionsAlbum or EP
LBN
[21]
"Sawa"[22]
2011—rowspan="2"
"Ibn El Youzbashi"[23] —
"Habibi"[24] 2My Maya I
"Tawel Balak"[25] 2012—
"Chaklak Ma Btaaref"[26] —
"Dabou Aynaik"[27] 20132
"Gatifin"[28] 2014—
"Aywa"[29] 20155
"Ya Niyali"[30] 9
"Ya Bayyaiin El Asssal"[31] 5
  1. MyMaya
"Fina Nghayir"[32]
2016—rowspan="2"
"El Donya"[33]
—
"Keda Bardou"[34] —
  1. MyMaya
"Biradini"[35]
2017—
"Tebead Aanni"[36] 13My Maya II
"Baadou"[37] 20183
"Ysouffou Haki"[38] 20191
"Khserna Baad"[39]
6
"Rob3i Sa3a"[40] —My Maya III
"Yaba Yaba"[41] 1
"Ana"[42] 202018
"Naharna Wardi"[43] —
"Doub"[44] 2021—
"High Heels"[45] 18
"Ahla Kalam"[46] 10rowspan="3"
"Watani Li Jayi"[47] —
"7ataly Rouge"[48]
—
"Ahlan Wa Sahlan"[49] 1My Maya IV
"Aktar Shewaya"[50] 3rowspan="2"
"Asmar Ya Helou / Bassak Teji Haretna / Mayil Ya Ghzayel"[51] 2022—
"Layliyi"[52] 3My Maya IV
"Emmi Ya Emmi"[53] 1
"Eiish Ahla Snin"[54] 4My Maya IV
"Diali"[55] 2
"Helw Dah"[56] 2023—
"Taqa Egabiya"[57] —
  1. MyMayaV
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

Filmography

Film

!Year!Title!Arabic Title!Role!Notes
2007Asad W Arbaa Kotatأسد واربع قططHerself
2019Lokhanda Elawbash——TV movie

TV Series

!Year!Title!Arabic Title!Role!Notes
2009Kalam Niswanكلام نسوانBatoul
2010El Donia Heikالدنيا هيك—
2011Heik Menghanniهيك منغنيHerself
2012Deal or No Dealديل اور نو ديل

Notes and References

  1. Web site: MDM Production . discogs.com .
  2. Web site: بهذه الطريقة مايا دياب احتفلت بعيد ميلادها.. وهذا عمرها . Lebanon 24 . Arabic . 23 November 2020.
  3. Web site: فيديو من الذاكرة- شاهدوا مايا دياب ونيكول سابا في بداياتهما . lahamag.com . Arabic . 23 July 2015 .
  4. Web site: Acting high-and-mighty? Maya Diab invents her own religion!. 5 May 2016.
  5. Web site: Maya Diabs Sister Shows up for the first time.
  6. Web site: شاهدوا كيف كان شكل مايا دياب عندما كانت مشتركة في مسابقة ملكة جمال لبنان 1998- بالفيديو . elfann.com . Arabic . 11 September 2020 .
  7. Web site: Maya the Singer . maya-diab.com . 4 July 2014 .
  8. Web site: مايا دياب . layalina.com . Arabic .
  9. Web site: Maya the TV Presenter . maya-diab.com . 4 July 2014 .
  10. Everything You Need To Know About Arab Fashion Week 2020. Harper's Bazaar. English. 20 October 2020.
  11. Web site: Lebanese superstar Maya Diab opens Arab Fashion Week. Cosmopolitan Magazine. English. 22 October 2020.
  12. Web site: مايا دياب وعباس ناصر: تعارف ثم مساكنة ثم زواج وختامها. elfann.com. Arabic. 11 April 2018.
  13. Web site: مايا دياب مطلقة رسمياً. aljamila.com. Arabic. 6 February 2017.
  14. Web site: مايا دياب تتحدث عن عملية خطفها. Lebanon Mirror. Arabic. 7 January 2020. 9 January 2020. 27 November 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20201127043723/https://lebanonmirror.com/2020/01/07/%d9%85%d8%a7%d9%8a%d8%a7-%d8%af%d9%8a%d8%a7%d8%a8-%d8%aa%d8%aa%d8%ad%d8%af%d8%ab-%d8%b9%d9%86-%d8%b9%d9%85%d9%84%d9%8a%d8%a9-%d8%ae%d8%b7%d9%81%d9%87%d8%a7/. dead.
  15. Web site: My Maya I - Album by Maya Diab. Spotify. English.
  16. Web site:
    1. MyMayaV by Maya Diab on Apple Music
    . Apple Music. English.
  17. Web site: Maya Live by Maya Diab on Apple Music. Apple Music. English.
  18. Web site: My Maya II - EP by Maya Diab. Spotify. English.
  19. Web site: My Maya III - EP by Maya Diab. Spotify. English.
  20. Web site: My Maya IV - EP by Maya Diab. Spotify. English.
  21. Peak chart positions for singles in Lebanon:
  22. Web site: Sawa (feat. Rami Ayach) - Single by Maya Diab on Apple Music. Apple Music. English.
  23. Web site: Ibn El Youzbashi - Single by Maya Diab on Apple Music. Apple Music. English.
  24. Web site: Habibi - Single by Maya Diab on Apple Music. Apple Music. English.
  25. Web site: Tawel Balak - Single by Maya Diab on Apple Music. Apple Music. English.
  26. Web site: Chaklak Ma Btaaref - Single by Maya Diab on Apple Music. Apple Music. English.
  27. Web site: The Official Lebanese Top 20 - Archive - 08/18/2013. The Official Lebanese Top 20. English.
  28. Web site: Gatifin - Single by Maya Diab on Apple Music. Apple Music. English.
  29. Web site: Aywa - Single by Maya Diab on Apple Music. Apple Music. English.
  30. Web site: Ya Niyali - Single by Maya Diab on Apple Music. Apple Music. English.
  31. Web site: The Official Lebanese Top 20 - Archive - 9/27/2015. The Official Lebanese Top 20. English.
  32. Web site: Fina Nghayir - Single by Maya Diab on Apple Music. Apple Music. English.
  33. Web site: El Donya - Single by Maya Diab on Apple Music. Apple Music. English.
  34. Web site: Keda Bardou - Single by Maya Diab on Apple Music. Apple Music. English.
  35. Web site: Biradini - Single by Maya Diab on Apple Music. Apple Music. English.
  36. Web site: Tebead Aanni - Single by Maya Diab on Apple Music. Apple Music. English.
  37. Web site: Baadou - Single by Maya Diab on Apple Music. Apple Music. English.
  38. Web site: Ysouffou Haki - Single by Maya Diab on Apple Music. Apple Music. English.
  39. Web site: Khserna Baad - Single by Maya Diab on Apple Music. Apple Music. English.
  40. Web site: Rob3i Sa3a - Single by Maya Diab on Apple Music. Apple Music. English.
  41. Web site: The Official Lebanese Top 20 - Archive - 9/8/2019. Apple Music. English.
  42. Web site: Ana - Single by Maya Diab on Apple Music. Apple Music. English.
  43. Web site: نهارنا وردي - Single by Maya Diab on Apple Music. Apple Music. English.
  44. Web site: Doub - Single by Maya Diab on Apple Music. Apple Music. English.
  45. Web site: High Heels - Single by Maya Diab on Apple Music. Apple Music. English.
  46. Web site: Ahla Kalam - Single by Maya Diab on Apple Music. Apple Music. English.
  47. Web site: Watani Li Jayi - Single by Maya Diab on Apple Music. Apple Music. English.
  48. Web site: 7ataly Rouge - Single by Maya Diab & محمود الليثى on Apple Music. Apple Music. English.
  49. Web site: Ahlan Wa Sahlan - Single by Maya Diab on Apple Music. Apple Music. English.
  50. Web site: Aktar Shewaya - Single by Maya Diab on Apple Music. Apple Music. English.
  51. Web site: Asmar Ya Helou / Bassak Teji Haretna / Mayil Ya Ghzayel - Single by Maya Diab on Apple Music. Apple Music. English.
  52. Web site: Layliyi - Single by Maya Diab on Apple Music. Apple Music. English.
  53. Web site: Emmi Ya Emmi - Single by Maya Diab on Apple Music. Apple Music. English.
  54. Web site: Eiish Ahla Snin - Single by Maya Diab on Apple Music. Apple Music. English.
  55. Web site: Diali - Single by Maya Diab on Apple Music. Apple Music. English.
  56. Web site: Helw Dah - Single by Maya Diab on Apple Music. Apple Music. English.
  57. Web site: Taqa Egabiya - Single by Maya Diab on Apple Music. Apple Music. English.

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