Batroun International Festival 2010: Haifa Wehbe and Bassem Feghali

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As part of the festive of Batroun International Festival 2010, the hottest Lebanese Diva Haifa Wehbe along with the Lebanese comedy phenomenon Bassem Fghali held a memorable night in Batroun, in Northern Lebanon. The crowds sang along the Lebanese beauty and enjoyed the best of her hits. Bassem was another twist of the nights with some of his best sketches and imitations to Lebanese and Arab characters.

Biography:

On June 10, 2006 Haifa became the first artist in the Arab world to perform with rapper 50 Cent when she performed as an opening act for his first concert in Lebanon, at BIEL in Beirut. On July 4, 2008 Wehbe released her long awaited new album Habibi Ana which contains 15 songs including the single “Mosh Adra Astana”.

Wehbe was born to an Egyptian mother and Lebanese father. Her three sisters are Alia, Hanna and Rola. Haifa’s brother died at the age of 24 during the 1982 Lebanon War. Wehbe was ranked 49 in the 2006 Edition of the Top 99 Most Desirable Women by the website AskMen.com.

Her latest album was launched in 2010 (Baby Haifa), and this year is bringing yet a new international step Haifa Wehbe with a duet with David Vendetta . Yama Layali will be released very soon in the Lebanese market and expected to hit the charts.

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Posted by Mahmoud Abdullah on Sat Jul 24, 2010. Filed under Featured, NightLife & Beaches, Photo Gallery. You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0. You can leave a response or trackback to this entry

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July 24, 2010 - 4:36 PM

Bassem Feghali is a Lebanese comedian and drag queen. Related to the legendary singer Sabah (Janet Feghali), he started his comedy career by impersonating her.
He then went on to impersonating many Lebanese and world celebrities such as Nawal Al Zoughbi, Haifa Wehbe, Fairouz, Shakira, Marilyn Monroe, Britney Spears, Marwa, Nancy Ajram, Elissa and Mariam Nour, historical figures such as Ivette Sursok, Maggi Farah and Miss Lebanon pageant contestants, such as Lamita Franjieh.
Bassem Feghali is known for his ability to imitate the voices of personalities he impersonates without lip synching. When imitating female singers, he has to diet and exercise his voice so that he could impersonate the idols well.
Bassem graduated from “Studio el Fan” in 1996 winning a gold medal and was a laureate of the “Murex d’Or” awards in 2000 as Best Monologist of the Year. He performed at the Anjar International Festival 2004.
Bassem‘s TV appearances have been compiled in a 5 volume VHS and DVD.
During the month of Ramadan, Bassem had a daily show on the Lebanese Broadcasting Corporation (LBC). The show was called “Alf Wayle Bi Layle”. He imitated a different Arab artist each day for the full month. Some people he imitated were Sabah, Nawal Al Zoghbi, Fifi Abdo, Assala, Majida El Roumi, etc.