18 Facts About Tania Saleh

Tania Saleh is a Lebanese singer-songwriter and visual artist who has been active in the Arabic independent musical scene since 1990.

Tania Saleh is a Lebanese singer, songwriter, and visual artist.

Tania Saleh is one of the founders of the Arabic independent alternative musical scene in Lebanon.

Alex Bessos encountered Tania Saleh while searching for a lead vocalist for his band Minus Infinitee.

Tania Saleh had to start working at an early age to help support the family.

Tania Saleh enrolled in The Lebanese American University to study Fine Arts but later chose music.

Tania Saleh experimented with image and sound, created illustrations, animations, video art, and wrote music jingles for Future Television.

Tania Saleh auditioned for an upcoming play by Ziad Rahbany, a Lebanese composer, pianist and playwright.

Tania Saleh acted and sang live in two consecutive plays, Bikhsous el Karameh Wil Shaab el Anid and Lawla Foushat el Amal between 1993 and 1996, and contributed backing vocals recording on two cult classic albums, Bema Enno and Ila Assy.

In 1997, Saleh started work on her solo album Tania Saleh, co-produced by sound engineer and music producer Philippe Tohme.

Tania Saleh worked in collaboration with music veteran Issam Hajali from the Al Ard band.

Tania Saleh wrote the lyrics to Natacha Atlas' song "Communicate", released on Lebanese band Blend's album Act One.

Tania Saleh was featured in Next Music Station, a documentary by Fermin Muguruza about the modern independent Arab music scene.

In 2007, Tania Saleh wrote the lyrics to "Mreyte Ya Mreyte", the title song in Lebanese director Nadine Labaki's first feature film Caramel, composed by Khaled Mouzannar.

Tania Saleh shared the stage as a guest with Lebanese trumpet player and composer Ibrahim Maalouf at the Byblos International Festival the same year.

Tania Saleh has collaborated in musical workshops and residencies in Lebanon, France, Italy, USA, Norway, Sweden, Germany, UAE, Switzerland, Kuwait, and Egypt.

Tania Saleh married music producer and sound engineer Philippe Tohme and had children in 1997 and 2003, taking a hiatus from live shows.

Tania Saleh's latest album 10 AD is a journey into a woman's life, ten years after a divorce.