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Myriam Fares ميريام فارس | |
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![]() Fares in 2019 | |
Background information | |
Born | Kfar Chellal, South Governorate, Lebanon | 3 May 1983
Genres | |
Occupation(s) | Singer, performer, and singerwriter |
Years active | 2003–present |
Labels | Myriam Music |
Spouse(s) |
Dany Metri (m. 2014) |
Website | myriamfares |
Myriam Fares (Arabic: ميريام فارس, mīryam fāris; born 3 May 1983) is a Lebanese singer, performer, and songwriter known in the Arab world as "The Queen of Stage" with a music career spanning for over twenty years since 2003.[1] Myriam started ballet dance classes at the age of five and her talents were shown at the age of nine, when she earned the prize of oriental dance from "Little Talents" program on Lebanese public television. At the age of 15, Myriam enrolled into the Lebanese National Higher Conservatory School. When she reached the age of 20, she officially pursued a career in entertainment.[2][3]
Fares made her acting debut with the television series Itiham.[4] The following year, her fifth studio album Aman broke the record for being the most played album on the streaming service Anghami.[5] In 2021, Fares starred in her own Netflix documentary film Myriam Fares: The Journey, which made her the first Middle Eastern and Arab artist to release a documentary on Netflix, with it ranking at number 1 in several countries worldwide.[6] Her 2018 single "Goumi" gained popularity on TikTok after a viral dance challenge Fares created surpassed 10 billion total views.[7] Fares also collaborated with other musicians Nicki Minaj and Maluma in 2022 on the official FIFA World Cup single, "Tukoh Taka."[8]