Haifa Wehbe is a Lebanese-Egyptian singer and actress.
27 Facts About Haifa Wehbe
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Haifa Wehbe is considered one of Lebanon's most famous and successful singers, and one of the best-known artists in the Arab world.
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Haifa Wehbe has released seven studio albums, and made her acting debut in the 2008 Pepsi-produced film Sea of Stars.
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In 2006, Wehbe was on People Magazine's 50 most beautiful people list.
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Haifa Wehbe is the 2nd richest celebrity in the Arab world, with a reported estimated wealth of over $57 million.
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Haifa Wehbe began her life as a model and participated as a model in several video clips and television commercials, then worked as a broadcaster on the Arab Radio and Television Network in 1999, and presented her first albums in 2001 and presented many albums and performed several concerts in many Arab countries.
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Haifa Wehbe entered the field of acting as a guest of honor in the movie Bahr Al Nojoum in 2008, and in 2009 she was chosen to star in the movie Dokan Shehata, which was directed by Khaled Youssef.
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Haifa Wehbe was born into a Lebanese Shia family on March 10,1972, in Mahrouna, Tyre District, South Governorate, Lebanon to a Lebanese father, Muhammad Wehbe, and an Egyptian mother, Sayeda Abd al-Aziz Ibrahim.
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Haifa Wehbe claimed once that she was born in 1976, a date repeated by numerous sources.
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Haifa Wehbe's half-sister Rola Yamout posted a leaked document indicating that she was born in 1972.
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Haifa Wehbe won the title of Miss South Lebanon at the age of sixteen, and was a runner-up at the Miss Lebanon competition, but the title was withdrawn later from her after it was discovered that she violated the competitions law, as she was married and a mother.
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Follow-up single "Aana Haifa Wehbe" became her biggest hit to date.
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Haifa Wehbe starred in the Pepsi-produced film Sea of Stars released in early 2008, along with Carole Samaha, Ahmad el Sherif, Wael Kfoury, Brigitte Yaghi, and Ruwaida al-Mahrouqi.
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On July 4,2008, Haifa Wehbe released her third studio album Habibi Aana which contains 15 songs including the lead single "Moush Adra Estana".
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In September 2011 Al Bawaba reported that Haifa Wehbe was threatening to leave her label Rotana "for neglecting her and not paying any attention to her work".
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In September 2018, Haifa Wehbe released her seventh studio album, Hawwa.
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On June 25,2007, Haifa Wehbe survived an accident while filming a music video for the song "Hasa Ma Bena" in Lebanon.
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Haifa Wehbe married Egyptian businessman Ahmed Abou Hashima on April 24,2009 in Beirut.
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Haifa Wehbe has two granddaughters, Rahab and Daniella, born to her daughter Zeinab.
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In November 2014, Haifa Wehbe caused controversy and was later heavily criticized, when she wore a revealing dress during a live episode of Arab Star Academy, where her bare butt was shown.
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Haifa Wehbe refused to perform at any concert during the 34 days of the war, including fundraisers, saying that there were more ways than one to show support for Lebanon.
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Algeria's cultural minister responded by stating that Haifa Wehbe would be banned from performing in Algeria for insulting Algeria and the Algerian people regardless of whether she apologizes.
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In January 2012, Haifa Wehbe tweeted that she loves all her fans including her "gay fan base".
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In February 2019, Haifa Wehbe launched a fashion brand, Beau Voyou, which had rainbow colors, in which she commented, "For me, equality goes all the way", then added, "Get ready to celebrate unrestricted and boundless love".
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Haifa Wehbe was ranked 8th in the 2006 Edition of the Top 99 Most Desirable Women by the website AskMen.
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Haifa Wehbe said she was aware of the efforts to ban her from performing at the concert but had chosen to ignore their attempts to silence her.
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In November 2014, Haifa Wehbe caused controversy and was later heavily criticized, when she wore a revealing dress during a live episode of Arab Star Academy.