Elissar Zakaria Khoury (Arabic: إليسار زكريا خوري‎;
born 27 October 1972), commonly known as Elissa (Arabic:
إليسا‎), is a Lebanese recording artist who is one of Lebanon's
most famous singers and one of the best known artists in the Arab
world.She has been among the highest-selling female Middle Eastern
artists since 2005. In 2005, she became the first Lebanese singer to
receive the World Music Award for Best Selling Middle Eastern Artist,
an award that she received again in 2006 and 2010. She has currently
sold over 30 million albums worldwide. Elissa is also one of the
richest celebrities in Lebanon, with a reported estimated wealth of
over $40 million. As of 2019, Elissa has over 50 million followers on
social media. In 2018, Elissa appeared as a judge on The Voice: Ahla
Sawt, the Arab edition of The Voice.Elissa was born in Deir Al-Ahmar
to a Syrian mother and a Lebanese father. She has three brothers
Ghassan, Kamil and Jihad and two sisters Norma and Rita. Elissa was
raised in the Beqaa Valley with her other siblings.
born 27 October 1972), commonly known as Elissa (Arabic:
إليسا‎), is a Lebanese recording artist who is one of Lebanon's
most famous singers and one of the best known artists in the Arab
world.She has been among the highest-selling female Middle Eastern
artists since 2005. In 2005, she became the first Lebanese singer to
receive the World Music Award for Best Selling Middle Eastern Artist,
an award that she received again in 2006 and 2010. She has currently
sold over 30 million albums worldwide. Elissa is also one of the
richest celebrities in Lebanon, with a reported estimated wealth of
over $40 million. As of 2019, Elissa has over 50 million followers on
social media. In 2018, Elissa appeared as a judge on The Voice: Ahla
Sawt, the Arab edition of The Voice.Elissa was born in Deir Al-Ahmar
to a Syrian mother and a Lebanese father. She has three brothers
Ghassan, Kamil and Jihad and two sisters Norma and Rita. Elissa was
raised in the Beqaa Valley with her other siblings.
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