Maya Nasri

Maya Nasri
Born	Maya Asmar (1976-08-14) 14 August 1976 Miniara, Akkar, Lebanon
Occupation(s)	Singer, actress
Years active	1999–present
Spouse	Ihab Lamey ​ (m. 2010)​
Children	3
Musical career
Genres	Arabic Pop World Dance
Instrument	Vocals

Maya Asmar (Arabic: مايا أسمر; born 14 August 1976), better known by her stage name Maya Nasri (Arabic: مايا نصري), is a Lebanese singer, recording artist, and actress.

Early life

Nasri studied acting and directing theater, television and cinema at the Lebanese University. In 1996, she started working as a TV presenter at Télé Liban, she also worked as a model.

Career

Nasri participated in "Kas El Nojoum" in 1998 on the Lebanese Broadcasting Channel where she won all three gold medals. Her debut single, "Khalleeni Bel Jaw", topped several charts and launched her music career. Since then, she has released four studio albums and several singles such as "Akhbarak Eih?", "Law Kan Lak Alb", "Habbit Hob", "El Asmarani", and "Rouh". Even though Nasri was largely successful in her music career, in 2008 she decided to shift to a career in acting and has halted her music career until now. Since then, she has starred in several Egyptian movies and TV shows.

Personal life

In 2010, Nasri married Egyptian filmmaker Ihab Lamahi in a Church wedding ceremony in Beirut. On October 5, 2013, she gave birth to their first child, Michaela Ihab Lamahi. Nasri announced online the news of daughter's birth with the message: "I gave birth to the most beautiful thing my eyes have ever seen. It was the gift of God to my small family". In 2015, during the pregnancy of her second child she revealed that a sonogram showed complications, which meant the fetus would require heart surgery within the first 10 days after birth. The life-saving surgery was performed on her son Giovanni, after he was born in February 2015. In 2017, she gave birth to a girl, Manuela.

Discography

• Akhbarak Eih? (2001) (How are you doing?)
• Law Kan Lak Alb (2003) (If You Had a Heart)
• Izzay Te’rafni (2005) (How Do You Know Me?)
• Jayi Lwa't (2008) (The Time is Coming..)

Singles

• "Enta habib 3yone" (1999)
• "Akher Hammi" (1999)
• "Ana Bahtaglak" (2004)
• "Aywa Keda" (2006/2007)
• "Ana Kont Eh" (2006/2007)

Videography

• "Khallini bel Jaw" (2001)
• "Akhbarak Eih..?" (2001) – Tony Abou Elias
• "Ya Waheshni (2002)" – Myirna khayyat
• "Law Kan Lak Alb (2003)" – Ahmad El Mahdi
• "Ana Bahtaglak (2004)" – Mirna Khayyat Abou-Elias
• "Habit Hob (2004)" – Mhd. Gomea
• "Al Asmarani (2005)" – Salim elTurk
• "Rouh]] (2006)" – Emile Slaylati
• "Jaye ElWa2t" (2008) – Ahmad El Mahdi

Filmography

• Code 36 (2007) – Egyptian movie
• Sultan elGharam ("Sultan of Love") (2007) – Egyptian TV series
• Kharej An elQanoun ("Against the Law") (2007) – Egyptian movie
• Wekalet Atiyya (2008) – Egyptian TV series
• Bamboozia (2009) – Egyptian movie
• Rijal Alhasm (2009) – Syrian TV series

External links

• Maya Nasri on Facebook