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Haifa Wehbe هيفا وهبي (also spelled Haifaa Wehbe,
Haifa Wahbi, Hayfa Wehbeh, Hayfa Wehbi) is a Lebanese musician and sex-symbol
who took the Arab world by storm after the release of her first album Howa el-Zaman
(It is time).
Biography
Born on March 10, 1970. Haifa grew up in the
capital city of Beirut 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. She later
participated in the national Miss Lebanon pageant and won the title of
second-runner up. However her title was soon revoked once it became revealed
that she was married and had a daughter, Zaza.
In the late 1990s, a sex scandal erupted about her
and she tried to defend herself on a popular TV show on Télévision de Liban.
Unfortunately, her attempt turned out to be unsuccessful as and she decided to
take a long hiatus away from the media and public attention. She had hoped her
absence would allow time for people to forgive and forget about her situation.
As some time passed, she released her first album
as a singer, titled "Howa el-Zaman" which surprised many people given the low
expectations. Her success was attributed more so to her beauty than her vocal
talent. Although she is not widely regarded as a talented singer, she is famous
for her performing abilities and seen by many to be one of the prettiest women
in Lebanon. Despite her unexpected success, Haifa remained the focus of many
Lebanese tabloids and countless popular jokes were made about her.
Her second album "Badi 'Aish" ("I want to live")
was released in 2005 and is living up to expectations. She remains popular among
Lebanon's youth and makes countless television appearances. She has certainly
cemented herself in Lebanese popular culture as the ultimate sex symbol.
In July 2005, Haifa, along with 14 other
celebrities from the Arab world, began airing the live pan-Arab reality show
series "Al Wadi", based on the French reality show "La Ferme Celebrites". The
show aired for three months, 24/7. It was critically acclaimed and won over many
harsh critics. The show featured weekly live performances in which Haifa played
a central role singing songs from her new album.
Recently, she announced her engagement to a Saudi
businessman, Tariq Al-Jaffali, surprising many people. Rumors about the gifts he
offered her began to circulate immediately. However, after only a few weeks, her
fiancée abruptly called off the engagement for reasons that were not made
public. It was reported that Haifa was terribly upset over the situation and
that his family pressured him to not marry her. In late 2005 Pepsi announced
that Haifa would be the new face of the company. In early 2006 Haifa started
work on her new album that will be released later this year.
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