Naya (singer)

Naya نايا
Naya at Dancing with the stars
Background information
Also known as	Nibal
Born	(1992-04-11) April 11, 1992
Origin	Lebanon Height : 1,59 CM
Genres	World, Arabic
Occupation	Singer
Years active	2007 — present
Labels	Arabica Music

Naya (Arabic: نايا (born April 11, 1992) is a Lebanese singer. In 2009, Eli Dib introduced her to the Arabic music scene. It's also clearly noticeable that this beautiful singer won many people's hearts even till obsession in many cases, after her big success in "Dancing With The Stars season 1", and that can be proved by comments and interractions from fans on her accounts on the social media whether Instagram, Facebook, YouTube and of course Twitter. In October 2015, a video clip showed her drawing a sign similar to a cross sign in a provocative way which media and authorities in the church described it as disrespectful.

Recording career

2008-2009: Melody Record and Batmana

In 2008 Naya signed a recording contract with Melody Music. Her first single, "Batmanna" was released alongside a music video, directed by Fadi Haddad. Soon after her initial success, Naya and her manager, Yasser Zayed, faced legal issues. These legal issues caused her to postpone working, causing her to gradually disappear from the Arabic music scene.

2010-2011 Elie Dib Management And Arabica Music

In November 2010, following a court decision, Naya broke her contract with Zayed. In March 2011, Naya released a new Khaliji song titled "Ghira." The music video was directed by Bassam Turk. Naya was invited to perform "Ghira" on the TV series "Hek Mnghanne" on MTV. In June 2011, following her performance on “Hek Menghanne” and the positive feedback of the song “Mama Ya Mama” Elie Dib and Naya decided to release the song. They obtained the rights and "Mama Ya Mama" was released in all Arab countries.

In October 2011 Naya cancelled her contract with Melody Music and signed to Arabica Music. She next released a Lebanese song named “Tezkar” Written by Mounir Abou Assaf and composed By Hisham Boulos. On November 5 the video clip of “Tezkar”, directed by Mamdouh Bayan, was released on Arabica TV.

2012-Present (Mandam)

June 2012 Naya released her first album Mandam with nine Egyptian, Khaliji and Lebanese Arabic songs. Naya worked with Tamer Hosny on one song called "Bel Zouq"

During summer 2013 she released her 4th video, of "Mn Eidy". The video was different, adding many dance steps.

For the motion picture soundtrack of the Bollywood film "Dhoom-3" starring Aamir Khan, Abhishek Bachchan, Katrina Kaif and others, Naya has been roped in to sing the Arabic version of the hugely popular "Dhoom Machale" in sharp resemblance to once extremely popular Asian pop star Tata Young.

Television

Naya was in Dancing with the Stars (Lebanese season 1), paired with Abdo Dalloul. The judges described her as the energy of the show. On the 24th of February 2013, on the final show of the first series of DWTSME, she was announced as the winner.

Discography

Albums

• Mandam (2012)

Singles

1. "Batmana"
2. "Ghira"
3. "Tezkar"
4. "mn eidi"
5. "wakhedni hawak"
6. "mandam"
7. "mama ya mama"
8. "leh bahebak"
9. "bel zok"
10. "Dhoom Machale (Arabic Version)" (Dhoom 3)

Videography

Year	Title	Album	Director
2009	Batmana	Mandam	Bahaa Khaddaj
2011	Ghira	Mandam	Bassem Turk
2011	Tezkar	Mandam	Mamdouh Bayan
2013	Mn Eidy	Mandam	Bahaa Khaddaj
2015	Omi	Single	Bassam Turk
2015	Mandam	Mandam

External links

• Naya on Facebook
• Naya on Twitter
• Naya on Instagram
• Naya on YouTube
• Dhoom Machale Naya Arabic version