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Maya Diab
مايا دياب
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Diab in 2019
Born
Maya Henri Diab
مايا هنري دياب

(1980-11-12) 12 November 1980 (age 43)
Achrafieh, Lebanon
Occupation Singer, TV presenter, actress
Years active 2001–present
Spouse(s)
Abbas Nasser
(m. 2006; div. 2017)
Children 1
Musical career
Genres
Instruments
  • Vocals
Labels MDM Production

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

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.

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. In 2000, she competed in the TV presenting category at Studio El Fan, then she joined The 4 Cats in 2001.

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. In 2010, she left The 4 Cats. In 2011, she had her first song "Habibi" and a duo-song called "Sawa" with Ramy Ayach.

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

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.

Personal life

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

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.

Discography

Studio albums

Title Album details
#MyMaya
My Maya I
  • Released: 29 April 2023
  • Label: self-publishing
  • Formats: streaming, digital download
#MyMayaV
  • Released: 28 September 2023
  • Label: self-publishing
  • Formats: streaming, digital download

Live albums

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

EP's

Title Album details
My Maya II
  • Released: 29 April 2023
  • Label: self-publishing
  • Formats: streaming, digital download
My Maya III
  • Released: 29 April 2023
  • Label: self-publishing
  • Formats: streaming, digital download
My Maya IV
  • Released: 29 April 2023
  • Label: self-publishing
  • Formats: streaming, digital download

Singles

List of singles as lead artist, with selected chart positions, showing year released and album name
Title Year Peak chart positions Album or EP
LBN
"Sawa"
(with Ramy Ayach)
2011 Non-album singles
"Ibn El Youzbashi"
"Habibi" 2 My Maya I
"Tawel Balak" 2012
"Chaklak Ma Btaaref"
"Dabou Aynaik" 2013 2
"Gatifin" 2014
"Aywa" 2015 5
"Ya Niyali" 9
"Ya Bayyaiin El Asssal" 5 #MyMaya
"Fina Nghayir"
(with Bahaa Sultan)
2016 Non-album singles
"El Donya"
(with Bahaa Sultan)
"Keda Bardou" #MyMaya
"Biradini"
(with K)
2017 Non-album single
"Tebead Aanni" 13 My Maya II
"Baadou" 2018 3
"Ysouffou Haki" 2019 1
"Khserna Baad"
(with Ziad Bourji)
6 Non-album single
"Rob3i Sa3a" My Maya III
"Yaba Yaba" 1
"Ana" 2020 18
"Naharna Wardi"
"Doub" 2021
"High Heels" 18
"Ahla Kalam" 10 Non-album singles
"Watani Li Jayi"
"7ataly Rouge"
(with Mahmoud Ellithy)
"Ahlan Wa Sahlan" 1 My Maya IV
"Aktar Shewaya" 3 Non-album singles
"Asmar Ya Helou / Bassak Teji Haretna / Mayil Ya Ghzayel" 2022
"Layliyi" 3 My Maya IV
"Emmi Ya Emmi" 1 Non-album single
"Eiish Ahla Snin" 4 My Maya IV
"Diali" 2
"Helw Dah" 2023 Non-album single
"Taqa Egabiya" #MyMayaV
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

Filmography

Film

Year Title Arabic Title Role Notes
2007 Asad W Arbaa Kotat أسد واربع قطط Herself
2019 Lokhanda Elawbash TV movie

TV Series

Year Title Arabic Title Role Notes
2009 Kalam Niswan كلام نسوان Batoul
2010 El Donia Heik الدنيا هيك
2011 Heik Menghanni هيك منغني Herself
2012 Deal or No Deal ديل اور نو ديل
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