Diana Haddad
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Diana Haddad (
Haddad's biggest breakthrough came in late 1997 when she released her third album Ammanih accompanied with a major hit single of the same title. During this time, Haddad formed a successful team with her Emirati ex-husband Suhail Al-Abdul who directed all of her music videos up until 2005 when she decided to work with new directors. Haddad also stepped out of her comfort zone when she started performing in dialects other than Lebanese and Bedouin in her fourth studio album Yammaya (1998) which included songs in Khaliji, Iraqi, and Egyptian dialects. Hadded's career saw ups and downs, but overall she was able to produce memorable hit singles. These include songs like "Saken" and "Ammanih" in the 1990s, "Mani Mani", "Mas & Louly", and "Ya Aibo" in the 2000s, "La Fiesta" and "Ela Hona" in the 2010s.[1]
Life and career
1976–1992: Early life
Haddad was born to a
1993–1997: Saken and Ahl Al Esheg
With the help of Studio El Fan, which was broadcast nationally on
Her second album,
1998–1999: Ammanih, Yammaya, and Shater
Following the release of her first two albums, Saken and
Haddad's first three records contained songs exclusively in Lebanese and Bedouin dialects, which defined her unique musical style during the early years. However, the release of Haddad's fourth studio album Yammaya in late 1998 saw a big change in Haddad's music. The album's lead single "Yammaya" incorporated ancient Egyptian beats, but still maintained a Bedouin dialect. Al-Abdul allotted a high budget for "Yammaya"'s music video which was shot in the Giza pyramid complex. Big part of the budget went to well-known Arab actors such as Muna Wassef and Sawsan Badr who appear in different roles in the video. The video takes place in ancient times Egypt where Haddad uses a witch (played by Wassef) to restore her throne from the current queen (played by Badr). The video also shows slaves moving to the music in a choreographied dance inspired by ancient Egypt. Both "Yammaya" and the second single from the album, "Emshi Wara Kidbohom", were able to become popular across the Arab world despite the poor promotion following the death of Haddad's mother at the time of album's release. "Emshi Wara Kidbohom" marks Haddad's first single ever in a dialect other than Lebanese or Bedouin. The song, performed in Egyptian dialect, ultimately became one of Haddad's most recognized hits in Egypt. Yammaya also included songs in Khaliji, Iraqi, and classical Arabic dialects.
In summer 1999, only a few months after the release of Yammya, Haddad released her fifth studio album Shater. The first single, "Shater", was one of the most popular singles in 1999 and was well received especially by toddlers for the use of the word "shater" meaning "clever", a word that is commonly associated with young children. The song was directed by Al-Abdul in
2000–2003: Jarh Al Habib, Akhbar Helwa, and Law Yesaloni
The final single from Shater, "Al Fosol Al Arba'a", another Khaliji song, was released as a music video in early 2000. The song, produced by Saudi musician Aseel Abu Bakr Salem, is about a love interest who changes instantly like the
In summer 2000, the song "Mani Mani" was released as the lead single from Diana Haddad's sixth studio album Jarh Al Habib. Haddad returned to her home country of Lebanon for the music video of "Mani Mani" since the song combines Bedouin and Lebanese lyrics. The song contains unique arrangements and sound effects which contributed to its success. Jarh Al Habib saw a successful attempt to break into the Egyptian market again as it included four out of nine tracks in Egyptian dialect. One of these tracks is the title track "Jarh Al Habib" which is a duet with Egyptian
Al Zoghbi sued Haddad due to her and her husband's accusations that Al Zoghbi pays more attention to her looks than her music and that she is just a "performer". Al Zoghbi took the couple to court in Lebanon on grounds of "emotional distress" she suffered as a result of Al-Abdul and Haddad's criticism. Al-Abdul also stated that Al Zoghbi's voice was "out of tune". However, in 2002 the court rejected Al Zoghbi's case and the ruling stated that "the statements made by Al-Abdul and Haddad are not classified as defamation of the claimant as it does not have any impact on her basic artistic position but is rather linked with her performance. The claim that the plaintiff is a singer or performer is a flexible classification that conforms to personal standards".[5]
Haddad signed a contract with Egyptian label Alam El Phan in 2002 and released her first album with the company Law Yesaloni in June. Law Yesaloni marks Haddad's first full studio album in Khaliji dialects. The album incorporates styles from almost all the different Arab countries of the Persian Gulf. For example, the track "Kama Kom" is heavily influenced by Omani music, a style that is rarely found in mainstream Khaliji music. One music video was released from this album for the song "Law Yesaloni", which is a duet with Emirati newcomer Eida Al Menhali who went on to become one of the most popular Emirati Chaabi musicians.
2004–2007: Awel Marrah and Diana 2006
On 12 March 2004, "Waily", the lead single from Haddad's ninth studio album Awel Marrah (2004), was premiered on the reality talent show
In December 2004, Haddad and Al Zoghbi overcame their differences when Haddad took the initiative and made a personal phone call to Al Zoghbi after hearing that she was experiencing a downfall in her health. Haddad revealed that she felt it was her duty to call and wish Al Zoghbi a quick recovery. Al Zoghbi was grateful towards Haddad for putting all the disputes aside. The two artists appeared on the cover of Zahrat Al Khaleej magazine in an issue that featured a photoshoot of Haddad and Al Zoghbi together. They also began to form a mutual respect for one another.
On 24 June 2005, 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. The song, entitled "Hassafah", is a Khaliji track that later appeared on Haddad's tenth studio album Diana 2006. The album was released simultaneously with the lead single "Mas & Louly" in March 2006. For this record, Haddad had to break up with her former label Alam El Phan which kept on postponing the album release for months. A last-minute decision, the album was finally released under her husband's Al-Abdul records company. However, Al-Abdul was a newly established company at the time and only focused on the
2008–2010: Men Diana Illa and divorce
"I love Dubai,". "You can find everything here – it's a cultural city. I even performed for Dubai's National Day in 2006. That was a big event for me"
Diana Haddad,
Ahlan!, 2007.[7]
In late 2008, Haddad announced the release of her eleventh studio album (and second
After the divorce, Haddad decided to get busy in a mini summer tour in 2009, beginning with two concerts in France and Morocco. The concert in Morocco was a part of Al Mydiak Festival, which is held annually in honor of the King Crowning Day. Haddad set a record in the festival's history for attracting more than 150,000 people. After a concert in Algeria, Haddad ended the tour in Lebanon with two concerts. One of these concerts was Haddad's first show ever in her hometown of Maghdouche. Her concert attracted more than 6,000 people from all over Lebanon. Footage from the concert can be seen in the second music video from Men Diana Illa, "Ya Zalan". The video also shows footage of Haddad enjoying her life as a single woman in various locatios such as the beach and the recording studio.[9]
2011–2015: Bent Osol and Ya Bashar
In 2009, Haddad revealed she was working on a duet with an
In late 2013, Haddad signed a
2016–present: "Ela Hona"
In 2016, Haddad stopped promoting Ya Bashar and started releasing more singles including a duet with Lebanese musician
Haddad shot a song called "Ela Hona" back-to-back with "Nayma Bel Asal" in Tbilisi, Georgia with her director friend Nahla Al-Fahad. The video, which premiered on October 11, 2017, is Haddad's first Iraqi music video in four years since "El Kathab" in 2013. During 2018, the song gained popularity in a slow manner due to it being covered by underground Iraqi artists including the producer of the song Ali Saber. It became a sleeper hit gaining over 100 million hits on YouTube as of early 2020. Due to the unexpected popularity of the song, Haddad postponed any plans for albums or major singles. Haddad released the follow-up single, "Ahebak W Katha", in July 2019 with the same team that produced "Ela Hona". In early September 2019, Hadded followed "Ahebak W Katha" up with another single in Egyptian dialect entitled "Gamalo". This marks Haddad's first track in Egyptian since "Habebi Masry", Haddad's debut single with Rotana, in October 2014. On February 10, 2020, Hadded premiered the new music video of a track called "Ma Had Yehes Bi ElAasheq". The new track, performed in Bedouin Arabic dialect, is supposedly the lead single off Hadded's upcoming fourteenth studio album. 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".
Personal life
Haddad comes from the southern Lebanese town of
In 1999, it was reported that Haddad had officially embraced
Hadded has lived in Dubai since she married Al-Abdul, but she frequently visits her native Lebanon when possible as she owns real estate there. In one of her visits in late 2009, Haddad and her driver were attacked by armed
When it comes to body image issues, Haddad revealed that she was not against plastic surgery as long as it was not exaggerated and admitted to having a nose job. Haddad is noted to being quite petite in size and height.[19]
Philanthropy
Haddad has been involved in humanitarian work in areas such as social and political crises. In 2000, upon the uprising of the Palestinian Intifada, Haddad released a song dedicated to the Palestinian cause called "Al Haq Yaktubo Min Dami" (Arabic: the truth is written with my blood). She cancelled a scheduled fifteen US tour dates in solidarity with the Palestinian people.[20][21]
In 2003, Haddad contributed to a campaign against drugs and smoking in the UAE by releasing a single called "Bi Edak El Qarar" (Arabic: the decision is in your hands). She was chosen to be part of the campaign by the organizers of the project due to her influence on young Emirati people. The video was directed by Suhail Al-Abdul.[22]
In 2007 she took part in a charity concert held by the American CHF firm in UAE along with Assi el Helani, Youri Mrakkadi, and Bassem Feghali. The money raised from the concert went to Lebanese children. A year later, she was honored by Al Rashid Care Center for her work with handicapped children.[23]
In September 2011, The International Human Rights Watch Organisation (HRW) appointed her an Ambassador of Peace. Since then, Haddad has been participating in humanitarian and charitable activities that are part of the HRW's agenda in the Arab world.
In 2008, Haddad was offered a part in the charity single "El Dameer Al Arabi" (Arabic: the Arab conscience) performed by a
Discography
Studio albums
- Saken (1996)
- Ahl Al Esheg (1997)
- Ammanih (1997)
- Yammaia (1998)
- Shater (1999)
- Jarh Al Habib(2000)
- Akhbar Helwa (2001)
- Law Yesaloni (2002)
- Awel Marrah (2004)
- Diana 2006 (2006)
- Men Diana Illa (2008)
- Bent Osol (2011)
- Ya Bashar (2014)
Live albums
- Anida(1996)
Compilation albums
- Best of Diana Haddad (2002)
- Best of Diana Haddad 2 (2003)
Singles
1990s
Title | Year | Album | Director | Dialect |
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"Tayr Al Yammameh" | 1992 | Saken | — | Lebanese Arabic |
"Saken" | 1996 | Suhail Al-Abdul | Bedouin Arabic | |
"Lagetek" | ||||
"Al-Sahra" | Lebanese Arabic | |||
"Anida" | Ahl Al Esheg | — | ||
" Ahl Al Esheg "
|
1997 | Suhail Al-Abdul | Bedouin Arabic | |
"Bizaal Minak" | Lebanese Arabic | |||
"Ammanih" | Ammanih | Bedouin Arabic | ||
"Ya Benti" | 1998 | Lebanese Arabic | ||
"Yammaia" | Yammaia | Sa'idi Arabic
| ||
"Emshi Wara Kidbohom" | Egyptian Arabic | |||
"Awqed Al Shamaa" | 1999 | — | Classical Arabic | |
"Shater" | Shater | Bedouin Arabic | ||
"Wainhom" | Khaleeji Arabic
|
2000s
Title | Year | Album | Director | Dialect |
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"Al Fosol Al Arba'a" | 2000 | Shater | Suhail Al-Abdul | Khaleeji Arabic
|
"Mish B'edi" | — | Unknown | Lebanese Arabic | |
"Mani Mani" | Jarh Al Habib | Suhail Al-Abdul | Bedouin Arabic | |
"Al Haq Yaktubo Min Dami" | — | Classical Arabic | ||
"Mnawer Bladik" | 2001 | — | Khaleeji Arabic
| |
"Adlaa Alaik" | Jarh Al Habib | |||
"Elli Fe Bali" | Akhbar Helwa | Egyptian Arabic | ||
"Law Yesaloni" | 2002 | Law Yesaloni | Khaleeji Arabic
| |
"Beedak El Qarar" | 2003 | — | Classical Arabic | |
"Waily" | 2004 | Awel Marrah | Bedouin Arabic | |
"Saheby" | Khaleeji Arabic
| |||
"Awel Marrah" | Egyptian Arabic | |||
"Law Ma Dakhalt Ebrasi" | 2005 | Sophie Boutros | Lebanese Arabic | |
"Hassafah" | Diana 2006 | Saed Mousa | Khaleeji Arabic
| |
"Mas & Louly" | 2006 | Leila Kanaan | Bedouin Arabic | |
"Badr Al Bdour" | — | Saed Mousa | Khaleeji Arabic
| |
"Ana Al Ensan" | Yammaia | Nahla Al-Fahad | Classical Arabic | |
"Maghdouche" | Jarh Al Habib | Lebanese Arabic | ||
"Zay El Sokar" | Diana 2006 | Yaser Sami | Egyptian Arabic | |
"Aadi" | 2007 | Leila Kanaan | ||
"Ma Nysetak" | — | Saed Mousa | Khaleeji Arabic
| |
"Azab El Hawa" | 2008 | Diana 2006 | Nahla Al-Fahad | Syrian Arabic |
"Hobi Emirate" | — | Unknown | Khaleeji Arabic
| |
"Sheft Itessalek" | Men Diana Illa | Nahla Al-Fahad | ||
"Ya Aybo" | 2009 | Kello Jdid 2009 | Lebanese Arabic | |
"Ya Zalan" | Men Diana Illa | Khaleeji Arabic
|
2010s
Title | Year | Album | Director | Dialect |
---|---|---|---|---|
"Ya Hadieh Min Rabna" | 2010 | — | Mohammad Jum'ah | Egyptian Arabic |
"Majnona" | — | Walid Nassif | Khaleeji Arabic
| |
"Gaalat Diana" | 2011 | Bent Osol | Fadi Haddad | |
"Wadi Haki" | 2012 | Nahla Al-Fahad | ||
"Albi Wafi" | — | Jad Shwery | Lebanese Arabic | |
"Naam Seedi" | 2013 | — | Yaqoob Yusuf Al-Mahanna | Khaleeji Arabic
|
"El Kathab" | — | Adel Serhan | Iraqi Arabic
| |
"Thaleth Alaaiad" | — | Fadi Haddad | Khaleeji Arabic
| |
"La Fiesta" | 2014 | — | Clément Chabault | Moroccan Arabic |
"Hala We Ahleen" | Ya Bashar | Yasser Al-Yasseri | Khaleeji Arabic
| |
"Habebi Masry" | — | Majdi Kharof/Mohammed Abduljawad | Egyptian Arabic | |
"Haflet Hob" | 2015 | Ya Bashar | Fadi Haddad | Khaleeji Arabic
|
"Elard Ghanat (Megana)" | ||||
"Ya Bashar" | Bedouin Arabic | |||
"Romeo & Juliet" | 2016 | — | Alaa Al Ansari | |
"Tibassam" | — | Yasser Al-Yasseri | Khaleeji Arabic
| |
"Nisfi Althani" | — | Anwar Al-Yasseri | ||
"Taabr Qalbi" | 2017 | — | Lyric video | Lebanese Arabic |
"Nayma Bel Asal" | — | Nahla Al-Fahad | ||
"Ela Hona" | — | Iraqi Arabic
| ||
"Ahebak W Katha" | 2019 | — | Lyric video | |
"Gamalo" | — | Egyptian Arabic |
2020s
Title | Year | Album | Director | Dialect |
---|---|---|---|---|
"Ma Had Yehes Bi Elaasheq" | 2020 | — | Shehab | Bedouin Arabic |
"Msh Rah Nkhtlif" | — | Nahla Al-Fahad | Lebanese Arabic | |
"Aasheg Dhamian" | 2021 | — | Khaleeji Arabic
| |
"Sayed El Hamga" | 2022 | — |
Duets
Year | Collaborated With | Title | Album | Video Clip Director | Language/Dialect |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1997 | Various Artists | Helm Al Arabi | N/A | Arabic | |
1998 | Wael Kfoury | Waseyet Hob | N/A | Special concert performance only | Lebanese Arabic |
2000 | Mohammed El-Azabi | Jarh Al Habib | Jarh Al Habib |
Unfilmed | Egyptian Arabic |
2001 | Rashid Al-Majed |
Ard Al Emirates/Emirates Land of Peace | N/A | Televised Concert | Khaleeji Arabic English introduction verses
|
2001 | Jad Nakhle | Wily Mennak | N/A | Televised Studio Live performance | Bedouin Arabic |
2001 | Rashid Al-Majed |
Asma Bilad | N/A | unreleased | Khaleeji Arabic
|
2002 | Aitha Al Menhali | Law Yesaloni | Law Yesaloni | Suhail Al-abdool | Khaleeji Arabic
|
2006 | Cheb Khaled | Mas w Louli | Diana 2006 | Leila Kanaan | Lebanese (Haddad) & Algerian Arabic (Cheb Khaled) |
2010 | Karl Wolf | Enta Maai Kol Hayati | Bent Osol | Fadi Haddad | English (Wolf) and Lebanese Arabic (Haddad)
|
Special Recordings/Live Tracks
- Lematha Al Moshtaka
- Helm Al Arabi
- Ya Rayheen Ommi (1997)
- Jabalak Kanz (live in concert ) (1998)
- Mush Beedi (1999)
- Ya Carthage (2000)
- Naam Zayed (2001)
- Ard El Emarat (2001)
- Wily Mennak (2001)
- Asma Bilad
- Roof Roohi (2002)
- El Lilah Ghair (2002)
- Noor Aini (2002)
- Ela Falastin... (2002) (Live)
- Saat Kheir (2003)
- Ainawi (2003)
- Yal Samra (2003)
- Lgenawi (2003)
- Ya Keef Al Rooh (2003)
- Ya Fakr
- Ya Baad Omri
- Enta Al Shams (2001) (Song most famously by Najwa Karam) (Unreleased Studio Recording)
- Al EIn Molayetin (2005) (Live in concert in Algeria)
- Lanat Emaraa (Theme Song for a Drama in Bahrain) (2008)
- Yal Samra (2003)
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External links
- Diana Haddad's channel on YouTube