Myriam Fares

Fares was born in Kafar Shlal, a small village in Southern Lebanon, near Saida, to a Maronite Christian family.[8] She started learning classic ballet at the age of five. She appeared in the television program 'Al Mawaheb Al Saghira' and was awarded the first prize in oriental dancing.[9] She later joined the Lebanese National Conservatory, spending four years learning the principles of oriental singing.[10] At the age of seventeen, she participated in the TV program 'Studio-El-Fann' in 2000–2001 under the category of the Lebanese song. Myriam won the prize of best singer in the South of Lebanon, which was followed by Dr. Walid Ghoulmiye's prize as best singer in South Lebanon, Beirut and Mount Lebanon.[11]

In 2003, Myriam signed with Music Master Records and released her first song titled "Ana Wel Shoq" (cover of the Turkish song "Helal" from Bendeniz, released in 2001) from her debut studio album Myriam. The single and music video became a major success and it spread throughout the Arab world and was played on all Arab televisions. Another song from the album called "La Tes'alni" received a music video.[12] She would also launch her first fragrance, named after her single "Ana Wel Shoq".[13] Myriam's sophomore studio album, Nadini, was released in 2005. It featured three music video for the songs "Nadini", "Haklik Rahtak" and "Waheshny Eah".[14]

In 2007, Fares released the song titled "Moukanoh Wein" which served as the lead single from her third studio album Bet'oul Eih. The next year, she released music videos for the second and third singles "Mouch Ananiya" and "Eih Elly Byehsal" and the album was released in April 2008. She spent the year promoting the album and it became one of her most successful albums to date, she also released two more music video from the album that were "Ayyam El Sheety" and "Betrouh".[15][16] In 2009, Myriam starred in the movie Silina.[17]

• Myriam (2003)
• Nadini (2005)
• Bet'oul Eih (2008)
• Min Oyouni (2011)
• Aman (2015)