Dania Khatib
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Dania Khatib دانية الخطيب | |
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Born | February 13, 1973 |
Origin | Lebanon |
Genres | Lebanese, Arabic music |
Occupations | Singer, and actress |
Labels | EMI Music |
Dania Khatib (Arabic: دانية الخطيب; born February 13, 1973) is a Lebanese singer and actress. She began her career as a TV presenter for a local station in Lebanon. She joined Channel V in 1995, becoming the first Arabic VJ on an international TV channel.[citation needed] In 1998, she left Channel V to join Abu Dhabi TV where she presented the Arabic entertainment program Zoom, for which she received the silver award for "Most Entertaining Arabic Program" at the Cairo TV & Radio Festival, 1998.[citation needed] Dania now presents Al Qafila, a travel program for Abu Dhabi TV.
As a musician she records under the name of Dania. Her debut single, "Yalla Bina", was released in October 1996. Her self-titled album, Dania was released in September 1997. A second album, Dania II, was released in June 1999. This album included the track "Leily and Private Number" which is a duet with British boy band 911. A compilation, The Best of Dania, was released in November 2005. All of the albums were released by EMI music Arabia. Another Lebanese-born singer, Dania Abu-Shaheen, has released an album (Expatriate), using the name Dania.[1]
References
- ^ "Biography: Dania". Where@Lebanon. Archived from the original on October 22, 2010. Retrieved May 5, 2010.
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