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Carole Samaha (Arabic: كارول سماحة‎; born July 25, 1972) is a Lebanese singer, actress, and performer. She has released six studio albums. Samaha has a master's degree in acting and directing, which she earned in 1999^[1] from the Saint Joseph University of Beirut.^[2]

In 2004 she won the Arab Music Award for best female newcomer.^[3] She has also won multiple Murex d'Or awards and was nominated for best Arabia New Act in the MTV Europe Music Awards 2008.^[4][5]

Before starting her pop music career, Carole Samaha was a classical actress and worked extensively with Mansour Rahbani and Marwan Rahbani.^[6][7]

In 2007 Carole Samaha returned to the theater to play Zenobia in the Rahbani musical with the same name.^[8] She appeared in the 2008 movie Bahr al nojoum alongside other Lebanese stars.^[9] She established her own production company, Lacarma, in 2009.^[10] In 2011 Carole Samaha starred in the TV series Al Shahroura, broadcast during Ramadan, as the singer and actress Sabah.^[11] In December 2012, Carole Samaha announced her plans to release a new album, in 2013 she was a judge in x factor and she was the mentor for the bands such as [younge pharoz, Maraya and les bledards ninja] In February 2013 and create a musical show – 'The Lady' – produced by Rotana, premiering on Eid al-Fitr, August 10, 2013, in Casino du Liban.^[12]

Early life[edit]

Samaha was born on July 25, 1972 in Beirut to Antoine Samaha from Khenchara, Matn direct relative of Lebanese politician Shafik Mebarak Samaha and Nouhad Hawi from Dhour El Choueir, Matn.^[13] She has two brothers.^[2]Her parents supported different political factions, according to Samaha that fact made her become 'more open' to the different views of people and she learned a lot from that experience,^[14] is a direct relative of Lebanese politician Shafik Mebarak Samaha who left Zahlé, Lebanon for Colombia at the beginning of the 20th century.

Personal life[edit]

On November 1^[15] 2013, Samaha married Walid Mustafa, a divorced Egyptian with a daughter from a previous marriage, in a civil ceremony in Limassol, Cyprus following an 18-month love affair and short engagement.^[16][17][18] On August 31, 2015 Carole Samaha gave birth to a baby girl, Tala.^[19][20] She is a Melkite Catholic.^[21] From 2014, Samaha has been residing in Egypt with her husband.^[22]

Discography[edit]

Videography[edit]

Awards[edit]

• 'Revelation of the year' (actress and singer) Murex d'Or in 2000.^[23]
• 'Best female newcomer' Arab Music Award (2003) – This was the first year for which Arab Music Awards were awarded and the ceremony was held in Dubai in May 2004.^[3]
• 'Best Polyvalent talent' (actress and singer) Murex d'Or in 2003.^[23]
• 'Best Female Romantic Song' ('Tala3 Fiyyi') Murex d'Or in 2003.^[23]
• 'Best Lebanese Female Singer' Murex d'Or in 2007.^[23]
• 'Best Lebanese Song' ('Ya Rab', with Marwan Khoury) Murex d'Or in 2007.^[23]
• 'Best album of the year' (Hdoudi Sama, 2009) Murex d'Or in June 2010.^[24]
• 'Best music video' – 'Khalik Behalik' – at the 2011 Murex d'Or ceremony.^[25]
• World Music Award 'Best Stage Performer in the Middle East' in Monaco 2014.

References[edit]

1. ^'The Journey of a Multi Dimensional Artist !'. carolesamaha.com. Retrieved June 5, 2011.
2. ^ ^abCarole Samaha^{[permanent dead link]}MSN Arabia, April 4, 2007
3. ^ ^ab'Fiascos affect Arab music awards'. BBC News. May 17, 2004. Retrieved December 15, 2010.
4. ^Ibrahim, Lina (October 12, 2008). 'Carol Samaha Nominated for MTV Europe Music Award'. Al Shorfa. Retrieved January 5, 2013.
5. ^Bojan (October 22, 2008). 'Carole Samaha Among Nominees for MTV Arabia New Act Award'. Wikeez. Archived from the original on February 17, 2013. Retrieved January 5, 2013.
6. ^'CAROLE SAMAHA – Prestige Magazine'. Prestige Magazine. September 23, 2014. Retrieved April 18, 2017.
7. ^Badley, Bill. 'Lebanon' in The Rough Guide to World Music: Africa & The Middle East. 2006. ISBN9781843535515.
8. ^Jewell, Adam (August 17, 2007). 'Epic play draws parallels between past and present'. The Daily Star – Lebanon. Retrieved January 6, 2013.
9. ^'Carole Samaha'. IMDb.
10. ^Carole Samaha Her own website under biography, career.
11. ^Topalian, Nohad (July 26, 2011). 'Satellite TV stations share 'al-Shahroura' series during Ramadan'. Al Shorfa. Retrieved January 5, 2013.
12. ^Topalian, Nohad (December 27, 2012). 'Carole Samaha announces her first musical show, a long-time dream'. Al-Shorfa. Retrieved January 5, 2013.
13. ^'Carole Samaha'. beirut.com.
14. ^'Carol Samaha willing to marry a man of a different religion'. August 27, 2010.
15. ^'Arabia Weddings'. Arabia Weddings.
16. ^'كارول سماحة تزوّجت مدنياً... مبروك! (بالصور)'. November 1, 2013.
17. ^'Archived copy'. Archived from the original on November 3, 2013. Retrieved November 2, 2013.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
18. ^Sayyidati: بالصور والتفاصيل 'سيدتي نت' يكشف هويّة خطيب كارول سماحة(in Arabic)
19. ^Welcome to the world our precious Angel Carole Samaha on Twitter
20. ^«كارول سماحة تستقبل مولودتها الجديدة «تالا ‏‎ بوابة فيتو (Vetogate)
21. ^'CAROLE SAMAHA on Twitter'.^{[non-primary source needed]}
22. ^'Carole Samaha Moves to Egypt with Husband'. February 13, 2018.
23. ^ ^abcdeMurex d'Or website – click on 'Official Website', then on 'Menu' and then on 'Results', and then slide the slider to the desired year.
24. ^Ahlam (June 11, 2010). 'Murex D'or 2010: The Official Results'. Wikeez.com. Archived from the original on September 3, 2012. Retrieved January 1, 2013.
25. ^'Arab stars receive top honors at Murex d'Or Awards'. Daily Star. Jounieh. June 25, 2011. Retrieved June 30, 2011. Also honored for best music video was Carole Samahe for 'Khalik Behalik.'

External links[edit]

• Official website
• Carole Samaha's channel on YouTube

Khoury (also transliterated as 'Khouri'), (Arabic: خوري‎, Greek: Χούρι), or (Ḫūrī), is an Arabic surname that is common to Christians in the Middle East. The term Khoury means 'priest' in Arabic. It derives from the Latin word curia.

Although most popular amongst the population in Lebanon, where it is the 2nd most common surname, the name can also be found within Christian communities in Israel, SyriaPalestine, and Jordan. It is often given as a last name to a new priest or minister, replacing the old one and to the children of the married priest and their descendants^[1]. In the Maronite Church, even though in communion with the Roman Catholic Church, as well as in the Eastern Orthodox Churches, married men are allowed to become priests.

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It is common for a family to keep the Khoury surname for generations past the life of the priest. Catholic and Orthodox clergy (particularly Maronite Catholic,Greek Orthodox, Syriac Orthodox, and Melkite Catholic) are the largest numbers of people with this name; all four rites having a married priesthood according to Catholic and Orthodox norms. Khoury/Khouri is uncommon as a given name. For Syriac Orthodox, 'Khoury' or 'Al-Khoury' means Corepiscopos, which is an honorary rank above a priest.

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Due to the Lebanese diaspora, which started in the late 19th century, the name has acquired different variants in different countries and is also uncommonly spelled as El Khoury, Elcure, Elkhori, Kouri, Couri, Koury, Coury, Kourie, Koory, Koorey, Kuri, Khuri, Khury, Kury, Curi, Cury, Coorey, Courey, Korey, Kory, Corey, Chory, Correy and in Latin America as Kure, Cure, Correa, Juri, Jury, Cura, Jure, Eljure, Aljure or Alcuri.

People[edit]

• Amin Khoury, founder of B/E Aerospace
• Callie Khouri, Lebanese American Academy Award winner for writing the film Thelma & Louise
• Ana Khouri (born 1981), Brazilian jewelry designer and sculptor
• Carlos Cure, Lebanese Colombian Chairman of Bavaria Brewery, Colombia
• Al Coury, Lebanese American record company executive
• Humberto Curi, an Argentine-born Olympic boxer who competed in the middleweight class in the 1928 Summer Olympics in Amsterdam
• Fred Coury, drummer for American glam metal band Cinderella
• Augusto Cury, Lebanese Brazilian neuroscientist and best-selling writer, developed the Multifocal Theory
• Andrée Saab Khoury, known as Andrée Chedid, French Lebanese poet and novelist
• Brian Cury, founder and CEO of Earthcam
• Katheryn Curi, American racing cyclist
• Joanne Chory, Lebanese American molecular biologist and geneticist
• Clara Khoury, Palestinian-Israeli actress
• Elias James Corey, Lebanese American organic chemist, won the Nobel Prize in Chemistry in 1990
• Elias Khoury (lawyer), Palestinian-Israeli lawyer
• Elissa (Lebanese singer), Lebanese singer, full name Elissar Zakaria Khoury
• Emile Kuri, Lebanese Mexican Academy Award winner for Best Art Direction
• José Antonio Seade Kuri [es], Lebanese Mexican mathematician
• Fadlo R. Khuri, Former chair at Emory University School of Medicine
• Elizabeth Khuri, co-founder of social website Goodreads
• Philip Khuri Hitti, Historian and professor at Harvard University
• Yusuf Al-Khuri, ancient translator and mathematician
• Adam Kury, bassist for American rock band Candlebox
• Faris al-Khoury, Prime Minister of Syria
• Fuad Jorge Jury, Lebanese Argentine film director, known as Leonardo Favio
• George Khoury (author), writer in the field of comic books
• Huguette Khoury, known as Hughette Caland, French Lebanese painter
• Greg Kouri, Lebanese Canadian co-founder of Zip2.com and X.com and high tech angel investor
• Donald Kouri, American physicist
• Giselle Khoury, Lebanese journalist and talk show host on BBC Arabic
• Joelle Khoury, Lebanese pianist, jazz and contemporary classical music composer
• Joyce El-Khoury, Lebanese-Canadian operatic soprano
• Pablo Kuri-Morales, Lebanese Mexican world health expert in pandemics
• Ken Khouri, Lebanese Jamaican pioneer record company owner and one of the first producers of reggae
• Makram Khoury, Palestinian-Israeli actor
• George Khoury, co-author and composer of No. 1 hit song 'Sea of Love'
• Rabeeh Khoury, Israeli entrepreneur, founder of SolidRun
• Karyn Khoury, American award-winning perfumer
• Marwan Khoury, Lebanese singer, writer and composer
• Muin J. Khoury, American geneticist and epidemiologist
• Paul Khoury, Australian television personality and leading TV Host in the poker arena
• Philip S. Khoury, Dean of the MIT School of Humanities, Arts, and Social Sciences from 1991 to 2006
• Raymond Khoury, Lebanese screenwriter and novelist, author of the 2006 New York Times bestseller The Last Templar
• Rami George Khouri, journalist and editor with joint Palestinian-Jordanian and United States citizenship
• Said Khoury, Palestinian-Lebanese billionaire founder of Consolidated Contractors Company (CCC)
• Sari Ibrahim Khoury, Palestinian-born 20th century abstract visual artist
• Theodore Khoury, Lebanese-born German Catholic theologian
• Justin Khoury, Lebanese American physicist and cosmology researcher who introduced the ekpyrotic universe
• Walter Hugo Khouri, Brazilian film director and producer of the film Men and Woman
• Yara Khoury-Mikhael [it], Miss Lebanon 2011
• Zahi Khouri, Palestinian-American businessman, established Palestine National Beverage Company and PADICO
• Bechara El Khoury, first post-independence President of Lebanon
• Stephanie Korey, founder and CEO of Away travel brand
• Robert J. Coury, Executive Chairman and former CEO of Mylan Labs
• Frederick Koury, founder of City-As-School High School
• Mario El-Khoury, CEO of Swiss Center for Electronics and Microtechnology
• Michael A. Khouri, Acting Chairman of the US Federal Maritime Commission
• Joseph S. Koury, Lebanese American real state developer, Koury Corporation
• Maurice J Koury, textile businessman and philanthropist

References[edit]

1. ^Gale, Thomson. 'Priesthood: An overview'. Encyclopedia of Religion.