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{{Infobox actor
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| birthname = Sarah Alzol Lahbati
| birthdate = {{birth date and age|mf=yes|1993|10|9}}
| birthplace = [[Geneva]], [[Switzerland]]
| deathdate =
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| othername = Sam
| occupation = [[Actor|Actress]], [[Singer]]
| yearsactive = 2009-present
| awards = StarStruck 5 Ultimate female survivor
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'''Sarah Alzol Lahbati''' (born October 9, 1993 in [[Geneva]], [[Switzerland]]) is a [[Filipinos in Switzerland|Moroccan-Filipino]] actress and [[reality show]] contestant who gained media attention as a finalist on the 5th season of ''[[StarStruck (Philippine TV series)|StarStruck]]'', a [[Philippines|Philippine]] [[talent show|overall talent show]] broadcast on [[GMA Network]].

==Personal life==
Lahbati was born in Geneva, Switzerland, to a [[Moroccan people|Moroccan]] father and a [[Filipino people|Filipina]] mother who hails from [[Bicol Region|Bicol]]. Lahbati has older half-brothers in maternal side. Although raised primarily in Switzerland, Lahbati would frequently visit the Philippines and, at eight years of age, studied in the Philippines for two years. She studied at Immaculate Conception Academy (north campus, in Cavite). She is multilingual, speaking fluent [[French language|French]], [[English language|English]], and [[Filipino language|Filipino]], as well as some [[Swiss German]] and [[Moroccan Arabic|Arabic]].

A member of the Come to Jesus Fellowship, Lahbati is a devout born-again [[Christian]] and sang in her church's [[choir]] prior to joining ''[[StarStruck (Philippine TV series)|StarStruck]]''. And now LAhbati is living in her mother's province in Cavite. After her win in Starstuck her fellow-Caviteños are very proud of her.<ref>{{tl icon}} {{cite web |url=http://www.pep.ph/news/24056/Sarah-Lahbati-considered-the-biggest-threat-by-other-female-StarStruck-V-hopefuls/1/1|title=Sarah Lahbati considered the biggest threat by other female Starstruck V hopefuls|author=Rose Garcia|publisher=Philippine Entertainment Portal|date=December 1, 2009|accessdate=January 2, 2010}}</ref>

==''StarStruck''==
Lahbati auditioned for the fifth season of ''[[StarStruck (Philippine TV series)|StarStruck]]'' in 2009 while on an evangelical concert with her church. On November 29, she was announced as one of the season's 14 finalists along with Rocco Nacino, Sef Cadayona, Ian Batherson, Rye Burgos, Steven Silva, Piero Vergara, [[Enzo Pineda]], Diva Montelaba, Zeryl Lim, Rox Montealegre, Fianca Cruz, Nina Kodaka, and Princess Snell. Early on she was described as a clear front-runner, with most of her fellow female contestants describing her as their "biggest threat" in the competition.<ref>{{tl icon}} {{cite web |url=http://www.mb.com.ph/node/231992/who-|title=Sarah Lahbati considered the biggest threat by other female Starstruck V hopefuls|author=Rose Garcia|publisher=Philippine Entertainment Portal|date=December 1, 2009|accessdate=January 2, 2010}}</ref><ref> {{cite web |url=http://www.pep.ph/news/24056/Sarah-Lahbati-considered-the-biggest-threat-by-other-female-StarStruck-V-hopefuls/1/1|title=Who's afraid of Sarah?|author=Jojo B. Panaligan|publisher=[[Manila Bulletin]]|date=December 1, 2009|accessdate=February 14, 2010}}</ref> On February 21, 2010, she emerged as the Ultimate Female Survivor of the competition with an average score of 94.6 per cent, her male counterpart being Filipino-American [[Steven Silva]]. As one of the winners of the competition, she received a P1.5 million cash prize and an exclusive contract with GMA Network with a minimum guarantee of P3.5 million.<ref> {{cite web |url=http://www.pep.ph/news/24779/Steven-Silva-and-Sarah-Lahbati-declared-Ultimate-Survivors-of--StarStruck-V-|title=Steven Silva and Sarah Lahbati declared Ultimate Survivors of StarStruck V|author=Erwin Santiago|publisher=Philippine Entertainment Portal|date=February 22,
2009|accessdate=February 22, 2010}}</ref>

==References==
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==External links==
*[http://www.igma.tv/profile/sarah-lahbati Sarah Lahbati] at [http://www.igma.tv/ iGMA.tv]
*[http://www.facebook.com/SarahLahbati Sarah Lahbati main Facebook account]
*[http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100000522741315 Sarah Lahbati's Starstruck Facebook]

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[[Category:1993 births]]
[[Category:Living people]]
[[Category:Filipino actors]]
[[Category:Filipino child actors]]
[[Category:Filipino Christians]]
[[Category:Filipino evangelicals]]
[[Category:Filipino Pentecostals]]
[[Category:Filipino singers]]
[[Category:Filipino television personalities]]
[[Category:Filipinos of Arab descent]]
[[Category:Filipinos of Swiss descent]]
[[Category:People from Geneva]]
[[Category:StarStruck]]
[[Category:Swiss Christians]]

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