Maria Nalbandian

Maria Nalbandian
Arabic: ماريا نالبنديان
Armenian: Մարիա Նալպանտեան
Maria NalbandianArabic: ماريا نالبنديان ; Armenian: Մարիա Նալպանտեան
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Background information
Also known as	Maria
Born	August 1, 1985 (age 39)
Origin	Beirut, Lebanon
Genres	Pop
Occupation(s)	Singer, actress, former model, Armenian beauty icon
Years active	2003–present

Maria Nalbandian (Armenian: Մարիա Նալպանտեան; Arabic: ماريا نالبنديان, born August 1, 1985), also known as Maria (Arabic: ماريا), is a Lebanese Armenian pop star from Beirut, Lebanon.

Biography

Nalbandian was born to Armenian parents. She studied Business Marketing and is currently pursuing a singing career mainly in her native (Armenian) language. Since Maria was discovered at age 13, she has done many commercials. She won the Miss Bikini Asia 2002 in Malta aged 17. She speaks three languages: Armenian, Arabic, and English. Her music videos include "Elaab" where she sucks on lollipops and bathes in chocolate cornflakes in milk, and "Bahebbak Add Eih" where she plays the role of a girl in love, to date all directed by Jad Shwery. In 2004 she won the best showbiz star in the Arab world. In 2008, she starred in the movies Bedoon Raqaba, and Ahasees. In 2012, she became the ambassador of Fem USA Hair Removal. In 2013, she started singing in Armenian in her native language and did many music videos such as "Djane Djan" and "De Kena". In 2015 she made her first Armenian album " Mi Eraz" (A Dream) and she won Top Beautiful Armenian Woman World Wide and Best Showbiz Star 2015.^[3]^[4]

Discography

Albums

Elaab (2005)

No.	Title	Lyrics	Music	Producer
1.	"Elaab" (Play)	Hany Al-Sagheer	Mohamed Raheem	Mohamed Raheem
2.	"Balash Te'olly" (Don't Tell Me)
3.	"3andak Shi" (You Have Something)
4.	"Tekzeb Alayya" (You Lie to Me)	Talal Qentar	Talal Qentar	Firas Shateela
5.	"Eih Wallah"
6.	"Bahebbak Add Eih" (How Much I Love You)	Hany Abd Al-Kareem	Sileem Salama	Tony Saba
7.	"Aywa Ya Seedi"
8.	"Ya Maria" (O Maria!)
9.	"Elaab (Radio Mix)"	Hany Al-Sagheer	Mohamed Raheem	Mohamed Raheem

We Regeat Tany (2007)

No.	Title	Lyrics	Music	Producer	Length
1.	"Stop, Taala Bass" (Stop, Just Come)	Omar Sary	Bashar Ghazawy	Tony Abu Khaleel, Mohamed Kaby	3:22
2.	"Tehayelny"				3:35
3.	"La'etein"				4:59
4.	"Boos Eedak"				3:35
5.	"Bekhatrak"				3:31
6.	"We Regeat Tany" (And I'm Back Again)	Muneer Abu Assaf	Zaher Al-Baba	Mohamed Kaby	3:35
7.	"Nefertiti" (Nefertiti)				3:59
8.	"Ya Waheshny" (Hey You, Whom I Miss)				4:09
9.	"Ourestoun"				3:38
10.	"Tak Dom"				3:40

Mi Eraz VOL.1 (2015)

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Mi Eraz" (A Dream)
2.	"Shnorhavor" (Happy Birthday)
3.	"Elek Hayer" (Rise Armenians)
4.	"Inc Moracir" (Forget Me)
5.	"Ser Chega" (No Love)
6.	"Chem Neri" (Would Not Forgive)
7.	"Harsi Namage" (Bride Message)
8.	"De Kena" (Go Away)

Other Songs

Year	Title	Lyrics	Music	Producer
	"Bahebb El Mas" (I Love Diamond)	Haytham Shaaban	Iwan	Wesam Ghazawy
2009	"Einak Fe Einy" (featuring Ahmed Fahmy)	Mustafa Bakry	Shireef Ismail
2013	"Djane Djan"
2013	"Dzap Dzap"
2014	"Nadran Alayya" (I Vow)	Khalid Muneer	Mohamed Raheem	Mohamed Raheem
2015	"Azks Hayoc"

Videography

Music Videos

Year	Title	Album	Director
2004	"Elaab" (Play)	Elaab	Jad Shwery
2005	"Tekzeb Alayya" (You Lie to Me)
2005	"Bahebbak Add Eih" (How Much I Love You)
2007	"We Regeat Tany / Stop, Taala Bass" (And I'm Back Again / Stop, Just Come)	We Regeat Tany
2008	"Bahebb El Mas" (I Love Diamond)
2009	"Einak Fe Einy" (featuring Ahmed Fahmy)	Bedoon Raqaba [Movie]	Hany Gerges Fawzy
2013	"Djane Djan"		Sherif Tarhini
2014	"De Kena"	Mi Eraz	Aramayis Hayrapetyan
2014	"Nadran Alayya" (I Vow)		Robert Cremona
2015	"Mi Eraz" (A Dream)	Mi Eraz
2015	"Shnorhavor" (Happy Birthday)	Mi Eraz	Ramy Nabha

Filmography

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2009	Bedoon Raqaba
2010	Ahasees

Television Programs

Year	Title	Role	Notes
	Sahra Ma3 Negm	Herself (guest)	Interview

Commercials

Year	Product	Notes
	Fem

Year	Product	Notes
	Mahmoud Saaid	Exiting by Maria Parfume

Beauty Contests

Year	Title	Result
2002	Miss Bikini Asia	Won

Year	Title	Result
2015	Top Beautiful Armenian Woman^[5]	Won

References

^ "ماريا". gheir.com. Retrieved 28 July 2017.
^ "مشاهير العرب - ماريا". nawa3em.com. Retrieved 28 July 2017.
^ ""Maria Faces New Lawsuit,"". Al Bawaba. Archived from the original on 11 March 2007. Retrieved 19 February 2006.
^ "ماريا: الإثارة خدمتني في بداية المشوار". آزاد-هاي. Retrieved 12 August 2015.
^ "Top Beautiful Armenian women. Photo gallery".

External links

"Maria". ElCinema.com (Arabic).
"Maria Nalbandian". Free Listening on SoundCloud.

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[1] "ماريا". gheir.com. Retrieved 28 July 2017.

[2] "مشاهير العرب - ماريا". nawa3em.com. Retrieved 28 July 2017.

[3] ""Maria Faces New Lawsuit,"". Al Bawaba. Archived from the original on 11 March 2007. Retrieved 19 February 2006.

[4] "ماريا: الإثارة خدمتني في بداية المشوار". آزاد-هاي. Retrieved 12 August 2015.

[5] "Top Beautiful Armenian women. Photo gallery".

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