1. Diana Haddad is a Lebanese actress, singer, and television personality who holds Emirati citizenship and is based in the United Arab Emirates.
66 Facts About Diana Haddad
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Diana Haddad's parents moved to Kuwait in the 1970s where she received her education at the national school in Fahaheel District.
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Diana Haddad was raised in her father's religion along with her four siblings, Lolita, Danny, Fadi, and Sameer.
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Diana Haddad never received a college degree even though she was interested in archeology.
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Diana Haddad joined the competition with an original song entitled "Tayr El Yammameh", which was later included on her debut record Saken in 1996.
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Diana Haddad was listed under the category of traditional Lebanese folk song.
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At the beginning of her career, Diana Haddad was best known for her Bedouin music style which incorporates modern beats and instruments.
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Diana Haddad's music is considered an update of Tawfik's early work.
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Diana Haddad claimed that she memorized the lyrics of the song backwards in order to make the video works.
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Ironically, Princess Diana Haddad died few months after the shooting of the video.
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On 19 July 1996, Diana Haddad gave birth to her first daughter Sophie.
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The video takes place in ancient times Egypt where Diana Haddad uses a witch to restore her throne from the current queen.
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The song, performed in Egyptian dialect, ultimately became one of Diana Haddad's most recognized hits in Egypt.
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In summer 1999, only a few months after the release of Yammya, Diana Haddad released her fifth studio album Shater.
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Diana Haddad dedicated the song to her childhood friends in Kuwait.
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Diana Haddad returned to her home country of Lebanon for the music video of "Mani Mani" since the song combines Bedouin and Lebanese lyrics.
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Diana Haddad signed a contract with Egyptian label Alam El Phan in 2002 and released her first album with the company Law Yesaloni in June.
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The album, which was initially titled Diana Haddad 2003, faced many delays prior to its release.
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The president of Alam El Phan records, Mohsen Gaber, explained the reason behind the delay is that Diana Haddad spent two years "perfecting" her new album which in his opinion makes her "a genuine artist that his company will do everything in their hands to promote".
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Diana Haddad's leg was injured during the shooting of a scene in the video where Diana Haddad's is dunking.
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Diana Haddad's broken leg appears in the airport scene of the video.
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However, in early 2005, Diana Haddad finally collaborated with a different director for the music video of the Lebanese track "Law Ma Dakhalt Ebrasi".
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The song was released as the fourth and final single from the album before Diana Haddad went into another hiatus to record her tenth studio album.
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Diana Haddad revealed that she felt it was her duty to call and wish Al Zoghbi a quick recovery.
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Al Zoghbi was grateful towards Diana Haddad for putting all the disputes aside.
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On 24 June 2005, Diana Haddad performed a new track from her upcoming studio album at the finale of the talent show Nojoom Al Khaleej which used to broadcast on Al-Abdul's channel Nojoom.
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Therefore, Diana Haddad signed contracts with multiple labels to ensure distribution of the album across the Arab world.
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Diana Haddad worked with the Egyptian director Yaser Sami for the first time on "Zay El Sokar" music video which helped make the Egyptian song popular in Egypt.
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Diana Haddad has been somewhat "adopted" into Emirati culture and society.
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Diana Haddad sends a message to these men to respect their age and behave well to set an example for their grandkids.
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Some critics hated the comedy approach Diana Haddad took in the song and the video, while others praised the idea.
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Diana Haddad set a record in the festival's history for attracting more than 150,000 people.
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One of these concerts was Diana Haddad's first show ever in her hometown of Maghdouche.
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Diana Haddad's concert attracted more than 6,000 people from all over Lebanon.
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The video shows footage of Diana Haddad enjoying her life as a single woman in various locations such as the beach and the recording studio.
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Only "Ya Wagt" and "Gaalat Diana Haddad" were included on Bent Osol.
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In late 2013, Diana Haddad signed a record deal with Arab world's largest music label Rotana.
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Diana Haddad made her music production debut on the album on a track called "Farhet Qalbi", although she had an uncredited co-production on her 2012 single "Ya Baad Omri".
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In June 2015, Diana Haddad was presented with an honorary award at the 2015 Murex D'Or in Lebanon for her contribution in music.
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Diana Haddad released a cover of Kuwaiti singer Mohammed Almesbah song "Tibassam".
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Diana Haddad shot a song called "Ela Hona" back-to-back with "Nayma Bel Asal" in Tbilisi, Georgia with her director friend Nahla Al-Fahad.
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Diana Haddad released the follow-up single, "Ahebak W Katha", in July 2019 with the same team that produced "Ela Hona".
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Diana Haddad, who has been speaking fondly of the song since 2018, claimed that the song "will recreate the glory of the single "Ahl Al Esheg" released in 1997".
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Diana Haddad comes from the southern Lebanese town of Maghdouche, although born in the Mountain town of Bsalim.
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The divorce was not as publicized as Lebanese musician Nawal Al Zoghbi's divorce which occurred one year prior to Diana Haddad's and drew media attention due to custody issues.
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Diana Haddad explained that she is on good terms with her ex-husband and they agreed to share custody of their children.
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When Diana Haddad was still a teenager when she married Al-Abdul, who was an older and richer music director and businessman from the UAE.
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Diana Haddad was criticized by the press who called her marriage a marriage of convenience.
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Diana Haddad has always stated that her marriage was out of love and not for wealth.
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In 1999, it was reported that Diana Haddad had officially embraced Islam in honour of her deceased Muslim mother Mouna who died in 1998.
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Diana Haddad went on to do Umrah that same year in Mecca.
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Diana Haddad is the only one of her siblings who practices Islam.
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Diana Haddad once stated in an interview with Al-Jareema magazine that attending the lectures of Islamic scholars Sheikh Al-Shrawi and Tarek Swaed is what motivated her to convert.
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Diana Haddad describes herself as a "private, yet observant Muslim" who prays, reads the Qur'an and fasts during Ramadan.
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Diana Haddad denied rumours that she embraced Sufism or returned to Christianity after her divorce.
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Diana Haddad's father died in late 2011, thirteen years after the death of his wife Mouna.
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Diana Haddad's driver refused to obey the demands of the criminals and made a daring, yet life saving quick exit and escaped.
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Diana Haddad called the incident traumatic and said she was not able to sleep for days afterwards.
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When it comes to body image issues, Diana Haddad revealed that she was not against plastic surgery as long as it was not exaggerated and admitted to having a nose job.
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Diana Haddad is noted to being quite petite in size and height.
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Diana Haddad has been involved in humanitarian work in areas such as social and political crises.
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In 2000, upon the uprising of the Palestinian Intifada, Diana Haddad released a song dedicated to the Palestinian cause called "Al Haq Yaktubo Min Dami".
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Diana Haddad cancelled a scheduled fifteen US tour dates in solidarity with the Palestinian people.
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In 2003, Diana Haddad contributed to a campaign against drugs and smoking in the UAE by releasing a single called "Bi Edak El Qarar".
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Diana Haddad was chosen to be part of the campaign by the organizers of the project due to her influence on young Emirati people.
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In 2008, Diana Haddad was offered a part in the charity single "El Dameer Al Arabi" performed by a charity supergroup.