Elissa the new face of Vogue

After her cooperation with the company Luxottica by doing commercials for Ray Ban sunglasses, Lebanese singer Elissa has become the new face of Vogue sunglasses, which are part of the same company.

Elissa headed off to Milan Italy to film a special ad for Vogue with Italian photographer Carlo Miari Folcerz, who had previously filmed international stars like George Clooney and David Beckham.

The singer stated that Vogue is new international product and she is proud to be the new representative for them in the Middle East and North Africa.

Elissa has requested that production company ‘Rotana’ not air her latest music video for the song "Lao Ta'rafouh" (If You Knew Him), directed by Salim Turk, since it is not up to her standards.

Elissa announced that she will no longer work with directors Salim or Saeed Al Marouq after both men publicly criticized the singer and never apologized.

Elissa said that composer Jan Saliba is also on her ‘black list’ of people she does not wish to cooperate with after he announced that he will work with new comer Melissa, instead of Elissa.

Elissa is currently holding work sessions to prepare for her upcoming album produced by ‘Rotana,’ to be released in the summer of 2007.

‘Rotana’ held a special ceremony honoring Elissa’s award as the ‘number one Arab artist’ at the 2006 World Music Awards. ‘Rotana’ president Salem Al-Hindi attended the event, covered extensively by the Lebanese media. The celebration was for her great achievement, said Al-Hindi.

Elissa said that she was honored to receive the award for a second time and dedicated it to Lebanon and its people, who suffered greatly in recent months, while giving her acceptance speech at the event in London.

“Bastanak” received the highest sales throughout the Middle East and North Africa region, reaching as high as 350 thousand albums.

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Elissa's black list keeps getting longer

Elissa has requested that production company ‘Rotana’ not air her latest music video for the song "Lao Ta'rafouh" (If You Knew Him), directed by Salim Turk, since it is not up to her standards.

Elissa announced that she will no longer work with directors Salim or Saeed Al Marouq after both men publicly criticized the singer and never apologized.

Elissa said that composer Jan Saliba is also on her ‘black list’ of people she does not wish to cooperate with after he announced that he will work with new comer Melissa, instead of Elissa, according to the UAE based daily, Al Bayan.

Elissa is currently holding work sessions to prepare for her upcoming album produced by ‘Rotana,’ to be released in the summer of 2007.

‘Rotana’ held a special ceremony honoring Elissa’s award as the ‘number one Arab artist’ at the 2006 World Music Awards. ‘Rotana’ president Salem Al-Hindi attended the event, covered extensively by the Lebanese media. The celebration was for her great achievement, said Al-Hindi.

“As an artist, I sing for beauty, freedom and love,” said Elissa when presented with the award for her latest album “Bastanak” (I’m Waiting for You).

Elissa said that she was honored to receive the award for a second time and dedicated it to Lebanon and its people, who suffered greatly in recent months, while giving her acceptance speech at the event in London.

“Bastanak” received the highest sales throughout the Middle East and North Africa region, reaching as high as 350 thousand albums.

Her first award, last year, was for her album “Hubbak Waja” (Your Love is Painful).

Elissa is the only Lebanese artist to win the award and has reached international fame with her unique style.

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كثيرون على قائمة إليسا السوداء!

بعدما قامت بإبلاغ (روتانا) بعدم رغبتها في عرض كليب (لو تعرفوه) للمخرج سليم ترك لإنه وكما وصفته دون المستوى الفني، أعلنت النجمة اللبنانية إليسا أنها قررت عدم التعامل مع كل من المخرج سليم ترك، وكذلك المخرج سعيد الماروق الذي انتقدها في وسائل الإعلام ولم يعتذر لها، وأيضاً الملحن جان صليبا الذي قررت خلعه بعد أن صرح لوسائل الإعلام عدم رغبته في التعامل معها، معلناً تبنيه للمغنية ميليسا التي تحاول تقليد اليسا، حسب صحيفة البيان..

من جهة أخرى، بدأت إليسا عقد جلسات عمل لتحضير ألبومها الجديد مع شركة (روتانا) المقرر طرحه في موسم صيف عام 2007

وقال المؤلف والملحن محمد الرفاعي انه تنازل بالفعل عن ثلاث أغاني قام بتأليفهم إلى إليسا ، وتم الاتفاق عليهم أثناء تواجدها مؤخراً في مصر.

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النجمة اللبنانية اليسا وجه اعلاني جديد لنظارات شمسية

بعد تعاونها مع شركة Luxottica لصالح نظارات Ray Ban، أصبحت الفنانة اللبنانية إليسا الوجه الإعلاني لنظارات Vogue العالمية مع الشركة نفسها ..

إليسا سافرت إلى ميلانو- إيطاليا لتصوير الإعلان الفوتوغرافي الخاص بالنظارات الشمسيّة، مع المصوّر الإيطالي العالمي كارلو مياري فولسيز الذي سبق له أن صوّر نجوم عالميين منهم جورج كلوني وديفيد بيكهام وذلك خلال يوم كامل في أحد استوديوهات ميلانو.

وتقول إليسا: " Vogue منتوج عالمي جديد أفخر أن أكون الصورة الإعلانية له في الشرق الأوسط والدول العربية والمغرب العربي".

من ناحية أخرى، وقعت إليسا مع شركة فرنسية عالمية من أجل المنتج العالمي الذي يحمل اسمها والذي سبق لها أن أعلنت عنه سابقاً.

وفي سياق أخر، ستلتقي إليسا جمهورها في البحرين في فندق "الخليج" يوم الأربعاء الواقع فيه 3 كانون الثاني 2007.

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Elissa celebrated in Beirut

In the presence of Mr. Salem Al Hindi, President of the music production company Rotana, and in the presence of the Lebanese media, Rotana organized a special honoring ceremony for Lebanese singer Elissa.

According to the Qatar based daily, Al Raya, the celebration was for the great achievement the singer achieved when she was presented with an award at the World Music Awards 2006 for being the number one Arab artist.

“Our message as artist is to sing beauty, freedom and love” these were the words that Elissa expressed her honor at winning an award for the second time at the World Music Awards 2006 as the Best Arab artist for her latest album “Bastanak” (I’m Waiting for You).

Elissa’s album received the highest sales throughout the Middle East and North Africa region, marking her second time, the first being last year with the album “Hubbak Waja” (Your Love is Painful).

With this victory, Elissa is considered to be the only Lebanese to win the award. The singer is portrayed as having reached international fame with her unique style that in no way resembles that of other singers.

Elissa said while giving her acceptance speech at the event in London that she is very happy and honored at receiving the prize for a second time in a two-year time and presented the award to her country Lebanon and its people, who has suffered so much in the recent months.

She also dedicated the award to her late father and family, in addition to HRH Prince Al Waleed Bin Talal, owner of Rotana, and everyone who has backed her throughout her career.

Elissa’s album “Bastanak” sales reached as high as 350 thousand albums, indicating a decrease in the number of album sales for the singer compared to last year by 100 thousands.

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Elissa victorious at the World Music Awards 2006

“Our message as artist is to sing beauty, freedom and love” these were the words that Lebanese singer Elissa expressed her honor at winning an award for the second time at the World Music Awards 2006 as the Best Arab artist for her latest album “Bastanak” (I’m Waiting for You).

According to the London based Elaph, Elissa’s album received the highest sales throughout the Middle East and North Africa region, marking her second time, the first being last year with the album “Hubbak Waja” (Your Love is Painful).

With this victory, Elissa is considered to be the only Lebanese to win the award. The singer is portrayed as having reached international fame with her unique style that in no way resembles that of other singers.

Elissa said while giving her acceptance speech at the event in London that she is very happy and honored at receiving the prize for a second time in a two-year time and presented the award to her country Lebanon and its people, who has suffered so much in the recent months.

She also dedicated the award to her late father and family, in addition to HRH Prince Al Waleed Bin Talal, owner of Rotana, and everyone who has backed her throughout her career.

Recently, a special invitation was presented by Elissa to every Arab woman, who is looking to rediscover her beauty. This invitation is part of a campaign for Lux elegant festival, which is currently taking place, in its fifth consecutive year.

The event will host some of the most important names of Arab fashion designers and will present fashion shows for their latest designs. VIPs from Lebanon and other countries throughout the Arab world are to be presents, in addition to a number of stars.

Elissa is Lux’s representative in the Arab world for a second year. She said that every woman remembers her childhood when she used to stand in front of a mirror and begins to fantasize on how beautiful she wishes to be, and strives throughout her life to become the beautiful woman she always dreamed of. She added that she calls on all women to be confident of the way she looks and flaunt her beauty by being as possible.

On a different note, Elissa has conquered the number one spot in the summer album competition in Egypt, which is considered the worst summer the music world has witnessed due to the different circumstances that hit the region like the disastrous Israeli raids on Lebanon.

The summer had begun with the launch of Elissa’s album “Bastanak” (I’m Waiting for you) and which sales reached as high as 350 thousand albums, indicating a decrease in the number of album sales for the singer compared to last year by 100 thousands.

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