Elissa

Elissa is a Lebanese recording artist . Elissa was the highest-selling female Middle Eastern artist for 2005, 2006, 2009 and 2010. In 2005, 2006 and 2010 she received the World Music Award for Best Selling Middle Eastern Artist, and became first Lebanese singer to receive the World Music Award for Best Selling Middle Eastern Artist in 2006. She has currently sold over 30 million albums worldwide. Elissa is also among one of the richest celebrities in Lebanon, with a reported estimated wealth of over $41 million.

Since 2013, Elissa has also been a judge on the television show MBC The X Factor.

As of 2017, Elissa has over 43 million followers on social media.

Since 2018, Elissa is a judge on The Voice Ahla Sawt, the Middle-Eastern edition of The Voice

Elissa released her tenth studio album Saharna Ya Lail during the summer of 2016, which included lead single "Saharna Ya Lail".

In May 2017, Elissa announced that she is the new face of Freshlook Air Optix Colors.

During the summer of 2017, Elissa released a music video for the song "Aaks Elli Shayfenha" from the album Saharna Ya Lail. The aforementioned music video - directed by Angy Jammal- hit 3 million views during its first week of release and 7 million views after 2 weeks.

In August 2017, Elissa was featured on Forbes Middle East English edition's August cover and gave a concert as part of Beirut Holidays 2017 festival.

On August 14, Elissa released a remix for the song "Ana Majnouni" which was previously released 3 years ago. "Ana Majnouni" marked the third collaboration with her brother Camil Khoury and amassed more than half a million plays during its first 2 days of release.

In early September, it was announced that Elissa will be one of the new ‘The Voice’ season 4 coaches alongside Emirati singer Ahlam, Lebanese singer Assi El Helani, and Egyptian singer Mohammad Hamaki