Elissa

Biography

Elissar Zakaria Khoury, commonly known as Elissa, is a Lebanese singer, television personality and businesswoman. Known for her romantic musical style and emotive vocal performances, she has been dubbed as the "Queen of Emotions" by fans and journalists alike. Her musical career began in 1992 when she was featured in the Lebanese talent show Studio El Fan; later being awarded the silver medal. In 1998, she released her debut studio album Baddy Doub through EMI Music Arabia, with the album achieving success. Her second album W'akherta Maak (2000) featured the single "Betghib Betrouh", a duet with Ragheb Alama which achieved commercial success and won accolades.

Channel description

Having started off her creative career in theater, Elissa won in "Studio El Fan" on LBCI in 1992. In 1998, she released her first album “Baddy Doub" that was a colossal success and launched Elissa into international stardom. Elissa released afterwards 12 successful albums from 2000 until 2020. Also various singles with renowned artists like Chris De Burgh, Ragheb Alameh, Cheb Mami and Saad Lamjarred. Elissa became one of the best selling female artists in the Middle East. She is the only female artist to have won the World Music Awards three times in 2005, 2006 and in 2010. She also won several Music Awards in the Middle East. Elissa today represents a lot of brands such as: Jewelry, watches, sunglasses, her own perfume brand (Elle D’elissa), mobile phones, Pepsi and many others. Also on Avid as she has become one of the judges on the international show X Factor.

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• 01 2.9M Elissa - Leebat Al Ayam​ (Official Music Video) / اليسا - لعبة الأيام Jul 27, 2026
• 02 386K Elissa - ⁠⁠⁠Julio W Fairuz | Lyrics Video | اليسا - خوليو وفيروز Jul 16, 2026
• 03 742K Elissa - ⁠El Okd | Lyrics Video | اليسا - العقد Jul 16, 2026
• 04 832.8K Elissa - ⁠⁠Halali | Official Music Video | اليسا - حلالي Jul 16, 2026
• 05 818.4K Elissa - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Nazarat | Lyrics Video | اليسا - نظرات Jul 16, 2026