Editing Haifa Wehbe

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'''Haifa Mohammed Wehbe''' ({{langx|ar|هيفاء محمد وهبي}}, {{IPA|apc-LB|hæjˈfaː ˈwehbe|pron}}; born 10 March 1976) is a [[Lebanese people|Lebanese]] singer and actress. She is considered one of Lebanon's most famous and successful singers, and one of the best-known artists in the [[Arab world]].

She has been among the highest-selling and most successful Middle Eastern woman in the world, and has won many awards in the category of actresses, singers and performers. She has released seven studio albums, and made her acting debut in the 2008 Pepsi-produced film ''Sea of Stars''. In 2006, Wehbe was on ''[[People Magazine]]''<nowiki/>'s 50 most beautiful people list.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20110713195157/http://www.lebanonatlas.com/content/magazine/Haifa-Wehbe.asp Haifa Wehbe]. lebanonatlas.com</ref> She was also ranked 8th on the list of the "99 most desirable women" of 2006 by [[Askmen.com]]. Wehbe is the second richest Arab celebrity, with a reported estimated wealth of over $57 million.<ref>{{Cite web |title=From rags to riches: Arab celebrities' net worths revealed |url=https://www.albawaba.com/entertainment/rags-riches-arab-celebrities%E2%80%99-net-worths-revealed-688286 |website=Al Bawaba}}</ref>

In 1991, at the age of eighteen, she was chosen as Miss South Lebanon, and the holder of the title of Miss Lebanon for the year 1992, but the title was withdrawn from her because of her violation of the laws of the competition, as she was married and a mother. She began her life as a model and also participated as a model in several video clips and television commercials, then worked as a broadcaster on the [[Arab Radio and Television Network]] in 1999, and presented her first albums in 2001 and presented many albums and performed several concerts in many Arab countries. She entered the field of acting as a guest of honor in the film ''Bahr Al Nojoum'' in 2008, and in 2009 she was chosen to star in the film ''[[Shehata's Shop|Dokan Shehata]]'', which was directed by [[Khaled Youssef]].

==Life and career==
===Early life===
Haifa Wehbe was born on March 10, 1976, in [[Mahrouna]], [[Tyre District]], [[South Governorate]], Lebanon to a Lebanese Shia Muslim father, Muhammad Wehbe, and an Egyptian mother, Sayeda Abd al-Aziz Ibrahim. Haifa grew up in the capital, Beirut. She has three sisters and one brother. Wehbe claimed once that she was born in 1976, a date repeated by numerous sources.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QPkDi6xbHyk&t=1m49s |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211222/QPkDi6xbHyk |archive-date=2021-12-22 |url-status=live|title=هيفاء وهبي تكشف عمرها الحقيقي لأول مرة|website=YouTube|date=July 25, 2017 |language=ar|access-date=2 November 2019}}{{cbignore}}</ref><ref name="albawaba">{{cite web|url=https://www.albawaba.com/entertainment/watch-haifa-wehbe-celebrate-her-44th-birthday-larger-life-style-815488|title=Watch Haifa Wehbe celebrate her 40th birthday in larger-than-life style!|publisher=[[Albawaba]]|access-date=2020-04-19}}</ref><ref name="seenews">{{cite web|url=https://see.news/haifa-wehbe-interview-from-1992-resurfaces-video/|title=Haifa Wehbe Interview from 1992 Resurfaces (Video)|date=April 15, 2020|publisher=Sada El-Balad|access-date=2020-04-19}}</ref> At one point, she mentioned that she is three years younger than her ex-husband Ahmed Abou Hashima, who was born in 1975.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.youm7.com/story/2009/5/5/%D9%87%D9%8A%D9%81%D8%A7%D8%A1-%D9%88%D9%87%D8%A8%D9%89-%D8%A3%D9%86%D8%A7-%D8%A3%D8%B5%D8%BA%D8%B1-%D9%85%D9%86-%D8%A3%D8%A8%D9%88-%D9%87%D8%B4%D9%8A%D9%85%D8%A9-%D8%A8%D9%803-%D8%B3%D9%86%D9%88%D8%A7%D8%AA/96070|title=هيفاء وهبى: أنا أصغر من أبو هشيمة بـ3 سنوات|website=youm7.com|language=ar|date=5 May 2009}}</ref> Her half-sister Rola Yamout posted a leaked document indicating that she was born in 1972.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.albawaba.com/entertainment/rola-yamout-haifa-wehbe-548926|title=EXCLUSIVE: Rola Yamout reveals "Grandma" Haifa Wehbe's REAL age!|website=Al Bawaba}}</ref> Wehbe won the title of Miss South Lebanon at the age of sixteen,<ref>{{cite news| url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/hi/arabic/middle_east_news/newsid_7376000/7376714.stm | publisher=BBC News | title=هيفاء وهبي تثير زوبعة في الخليج| date=May 1, 2008}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.nysun.com/foreign/lebanese-pop-star-haifa-wehbe-sides-with-hezbollah/42928/ |title=Lebanese Pop Star Haifa Wehbe Sides With Hezbollah |publisher=Nysun.com |access-date=October 20, 2010 |archive-date=October 2, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151002065823/http://www.nysun.com/foreign/lebanese-pop-star-haifa-wehbe-sides-with-hezbollah/42928/ |url-status=dead }}</ref> and was a runner-up at the [[Miss Lebanon]] competition,<ref name="Bahrain" /> but the title was withdrawn later from her after it was discovered that she violated the competitions law, as she was married and a mother.<ref>{{cite web|title=bio |url=http://www.yuddy.com/celebrity/haifa-wehbe/bio |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090322195301/http://www.yuddy.com/celebrity/haifa-wehbe/bio |archive-date=March 22, 2009 }}</ref>

===Career===
====2004–2007: ''Baddi Aech'' and television career====
Wehbe released her second studio album ''Baddi Aech'' (Arabic: بدي عيش, English: "I Want to Live") in early 2005, following the success of lead single "Ya Hayat Albi." Released after the assassination of Lebanese politician [[Rafik Hariri]], the title single of the album is about "freedom, considered to be among the most basic of human rights".<ref name="Casbah">Braude, Joseph. Radar.com. [https://web.archive.org/web/20080603081732/http://www.radaronline.com/features/2006/10/the_prince_of_pop.php Rock the Casbah]</ref> Follow-up single "Aana Haifa" (Arabic: أنا هيفاء, English: "I Am Haifa") became her biggest hit to date. In Summer 2005, she participated as a guest in ''Al Wadi'', a local version of ''[[The Farm (franchise)|The Farm]]''.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.alriyadh.com/81175|title=LBC تطلق برنامج (الوادي) من تلفزيون الواقع بمشاركة 14 نجماً عربياً|website=alriyadh.com|language=ar|date=15 July 2005}}</ref>

In 2006, she released the kids song "Bus al-Wawa" (Arabic: بوس الواوا, English: "Kiss the ''Booboo''"), the song was later used in a [[Pepsi]] advertisement. It was also voted Song of the Year in 2006 by Radio Scope and Sawt Al Musika.<ref name="haifawehbe.com">{{cite web|url=http://www.haifawehbe.com/|title=www.haifawehbe.com|publisher=Haifa Wehbe|access-date=October 20, 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130402121336/http://www.haifawehbe.com/|archive-date=April 2, 2013|url-status=dead}}</ref>

====2008–2009: Film career beginnings and ''Habibi Aana''====
Wehbe starred in the Pepsi-produced film ''Sea of Stars'' released in early 2008, along with [[Carole Samaha]], Ahmad el Sherif, [[Wael Kfoury]], [[Brigitte Yaghi]], and [[Ruwaida al-Mahrouqi]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.khaleejtimes.com/CityHome.asp?xfile=data/citytimes/2008/September/citytimes_September27.xml&section=citytimes&col=|title=Tune into talent|work=Khaleej Times|date=December 29, 2005|access-date=October 20, 2010|archive-date=February 3, 2009|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090203043318/http://www.khaleejtimes.com/CityHome.asp?xfile=data%2Fcitytimes%2F2008%2FSeptember%2Fcitytimes_September27.xml&section=citytimes&col=|url-status=dead}}</ref>

On July 4, 2008, Wehbe released her third studio album ''Habibi Aana'' (Arabic: حبيبي أنا, English: "My Love") which contains 15 songs including the lead single "Moush Adra Estana".

====2010–2012: ''Babe Haifa'', and ''Malikat Jamal Al Kawn''====
Wehbe released a children's album [[Baby Haifa]] in March 2010 under [[Rotana Records]]. The song on the album "Baba Fein" became a big hit around the [[Muslim world]], and is considered one of the most popular Arabic nursery rhymes, having 38 million views on [[YouTube]].<ref name="MBC 1">[http://www.mbc.net/portal/site/mbc/menuitem.cec41c4faec6734497b11b101f10a0a0/?vgnextoid=49d462f29b080210VgnVCM1000008420010aRCRD&vgnextchannel=66597fb9d32ee010VgnVCM100000f1010a0aRCRD&vgnextfmt=default%D8%A5%D9%84%D9%8A%D8%B3%D8%A7 تسرق الأضواء من هيفاء.. وتجدد لروتانا]{{dead link|date=July 2018|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}} MBC</ref>

In April 2010, Wehbe was featured on French DJ [[David Vendetta]]'s album ''Vendetta'' on the song "Yama Layali".<ref>{{cite web|url=http://fr.7digital.com/artists/david-vendetta/vendetta/David|title=Vendetta album|work=Fr.7digital|access-date=October 20, 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110707071434/http://fr.7digital.com/artists/david-vendetta/vendetta/David|archive-date=July 7, 2011|url-status=dead}}</ref>

In September 2011 ''Al Bawaba'' reported that Wehbe was threatening to leave her label Rotana "for neglecting her and not paying any attention to her work".<ref>{{cite news|title=Haifa Wahbi threatens to leave 'Rotana'|url=http://www.albawaba.com/entertainment/haifa-wahbi-threatens-leave-%E2%80%98rotana%E2%80%99-393413|access-date=September 25, 2011|work=Al Bawaba|date=September 25, 2011}}</ref>

"Malikat Jamal Al Kawn" (MJK; English: "Miss Universe") was released on May 8, 2012 under [[Rotana Records]], where she worked with [[Aphex Twin]].

====2013–present: Your Face Sounds Familiar, ''Breathing You In'', and ''Mariam''====
During summer 2013, Webhe released her new song "Ghala Ghala".{{citation needed|date=June 2015}}

In 2014, she signed with Tarik Freitekh's label and Wehbe shot her new song "Farhana" on June 21, 2014 in “[[Shaklak Mish Ghareeb|Your Face Sounds Familiar]]” 2014 (Arabic translation: شكلك مش غريب).{{citation needed|date=June 2015}}

In August 2014, she announced that she would be releasing a new song titled "Breathing You In" along with a video clip featuring [[Casper Smart]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Haifa Wehbé dévoile le clip d'une nouvelle chanson avec Casper Smart|url=http://www.bellebeirut.com/people/haifa-wehbe-devoile-le-clip-dune-nouvelle-chanson-avec-casper-smart/|website=BelleBeirut|date=August 29, 2014|access-date=November 5, 2014}}</ref>

In 2018, she starred in an Egyptian drama ''Lanaat Karma''.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.albawaba.com/entertainment/karmas-spell-never-ending-problems-haifa-wehbes-new-series-1095122|title=Karma's Spell? The Never Ending Problems of Haifa Wehbe's New Series|date=February 27, 2018|work=Al Bawaba|access-date=June 23, 2018}}</ref>

In September 2018, Haifa released her seventh studio album, ''Hawwa''.<ref>[https://www.albawaba.com/slideshow/wet-and-bathtub-haifa-proves-she-havent-aged-bit-new-hawa-album-photoshoot-1184830]. albawaba.com</ref> The album features 15 songs, and debuted at No. 1 on iTunes charts. The album was produced independently by Wehbe herself, without a record label.<ref>[https://www.lebanon24.com/news/arts-celebrities/510927/%D8%A3%D9%84%D8%A8%D9%88%D9%85-%D9%87%D9%8A%D9%81%D8%A7-%D9%88%D9%87%D8%A8%D9%8A-%D8%AD%D9%88%D8%A7-%D9%8A%D8%AA%D8%B5%D8%AF%D8%B1-%D8%A3%D9%84%D8%A8%D9%88%D9%85%D8%A7%D8%AA-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%B5%D9%8A%D9%81-%D8%B9%D9%84%D9%89-itunes]. lebanon24.com</ref> In 2020, she accused her ex-business manager, Mohamed al-Waziry, of stealing $4m from her bank account, including also her fees from producers and party organizers.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://egyptindependent.com/haifa-wehbe-denies-marriage-to-former-business-manager-accused-of-stealing-4-mn/|title=Haifa Wehbe denies marriage to former business manager accused of stealing $4 mn|website=Egypt Independent|date=26 May 2020}}</ref>

In 2021, Haifa Wehbe released a new duet song entitled “Law Kont” with Egyptian artist Akram Hosni, and it exceeded millions of views in a few hours and remained number one on various charts across the Middle East. The music video was popular all over the world on YouTube.

==Personal life==
In the 1990s, Wehbe married her cousin Nasr Fayyad when she was 18 and traveled with him to [[Nigeria]] where he worked.<ref>[http://www.khaberni.com/more.php?newsid=51388&catid= "خبرني: هيفا تتحدث عن ابنتها زينب"]. khaberni.com</ref> During her pregnancy, she returned to Lebanon and separated from Fayyad, with whom she had one daughter, Zeinab.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.layalina.com/%D8%B5%D9%88%D8%B1%D8%A9-%D8%B2%D9%8A%D9%86%D8%A8-%D9%81%D9%8A%D8%A7%D8%B6-%D8%A7%D8%A8%D9%86%D8%A9-%D9%87%D9%8A%D9%81%D8%A7%D8%A1-%D9%88%D9%87%D8%A8%D9%8A-%D8%A8%D8%B1%D9%81%D9%82%D8%A9-%D8%A7%D8%A8%D9%86%D8%AA%D9%8A%D9%87%D8%A7-%D8%AA%D8%AB%D9%8A%D8%B1-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%AC%D8%AF%D9%84-%D9%87%D9%84-%D8%AA%D9%85-%D8%B7%D9%84%D8%A7%D9%82%D9%87%D8%A7%D8%9F-342319.html|title=صورة زينب فياض ابنة هيفاء وهبي برفقة ابنتيها تثير الجدل: هل تم طلاقها؟|website=layalina.com|language=ar|date=31 December 2019}}</ref>

On June 25, 2007, Wehbe survived an accident while filming a music video for the song "[[Hasa Ma Bena]]" in [[Lebanon]]. In the video, a single engine airplane was to chase Wehbe as she drove a car.  However, the airplane inadvertently hit the car, taking off the front windshield of the convertible she was driving.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20080222172209/http://www.arabia.msn.com/Entertainment/Music/LocalNews/June07/HaifaWehbeinSerious.aspx Haifa Wehbe in Serious Car Accident]. MSN</ref> Despite the severity of the accident, Wehbe suffered only minor cuts and bruises.

Wehbe married Egyptian businessman Ahmed Abou Hashima on April 24, 2009 in [[Beirut]].<ref name="MBC 1"/> Among the guests at the wedding party were singer [[Anastacia (singer)|Anastacia]], [[Carmen Electra]],<ref>[http://www.kcrg.com/news/entertainment/43618592.html Arab pop star Haifa Wehbe gets married] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141022075017/http://www.kcrg.com/news/entertainment/43618592.html |date=October 22, 2014 }}. AFP via kcrg.com (April 24, 2009)</ref><ref>{{cite web |url= https://yemen-press.com/news1337.html |title=كيف كان حفل زفاف هيفاء وهبي وابو هشيمة؟ إليكم التفاصيل |work= yemen-press.com |language=ar |date=April 29, 2009}}</ref> [[Sean Combs]], [[Googoosh]], [[Nawal Al Zoghbi]], [[Najwa Karam]], [[Ragheb Alama]], and [[Sherine]].<ref name="MBC 1"/>

It was announced that Wehbe and Ahmed Abou Hashima had split in November 2012.<ref>{{cite web |title= Haifa Wehbe separates from her husband|url=http://en.bellebeirut.com/people/haifa-wehbe-separates-from-her-husband |website= BelleBeirut.com |date=November 7, 2012 |access-date= March 20, 2015}}</ref> Wehbe is a [[Shiite]] [[Muslim]].<ref>[https://www.washingtoninstitute.org/policy-analysis/view/the-women-of-hezbollah The Women of Hezbollah]</ref>

Wehbe has two granddaughters, Rahaf and Daniella, born to her daughter Zeinab.<ref>{{Cite web |date=April 27, 2020 |title=Just Like Nana! Haifa Wehbe's Granddaughters Draw Attention With Their Acting Skills.. Watch |url=https://www.albawaba.com/entertainment/just-nana-haifa-wehbes-granddaughters-draw-attention-their-acting-skills-watch%C2%A0 |access-date=June 3, 2022 |website=Albawaba}}</ref>

== Criticism and controversy ==

=== Wardrobe incident ===
In November 2014, Wehbe caused controversy and was later heavily criticized, when she wore a revealing dress during a live episode of ''[[Star Academy (Arabia)|Arab Star Academy]]'', where her bare buttocks were shown. She later apologized and blamed the stage lighting.<ref name="BBC">{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/blogs-trending-30104554|title=#BBCtrending: The dress that shocked the Arab world|website=BBC|date=19 November 2014}}</ref>

=== Allegations of Racism ===
In 2009, the lyrics to [[Baby Haifa|Baba Fein]] aroused controversy with [[Nubians]], as the lyrics said "Where is my teddy bear and the Nubian monkey?" referring to [[Nubians]] as "monkeys".<ref name="Guardian">{{cite news |last=Shenker |first=Jack |date=November 17, 2009 |title=Nubian fury at 'monkey' lyric of Arab pop star Haifa Wehbe |work=The Guardian |location=London |url=https://www.theguardian.com/world/2009/nov/17/nubian-fury-haifa-wehbe |access-date=May 4, 2010}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |date=November 18, 2009 |title=Singer Haifa Wehbe offends with 'Nubian monkeys' lyric |work=The Daily Telegraph |location=London |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/africaandindianocean/egypt/6597012/Singer-Haifa-Wehbe-offends-with-Nubian-monkeys-lyric.html}}</ref> Nubians in Egypt accused her that her song aroused [[racism]] and discrimination. The lyric has since been removed from multiple music platforms.<ref>{{cite news |last=Shenker |first=Jack |date=November 21, 2009 |title=Lebanese diva's lyrics hit sour note |work=The Sydney Morning Herald |url=http://www.smh.com.au/lifestyle/people/lebanese-divas-lyrics-hit-sour-note-20091120-iquv.html}}</ref>

==Political and social views==
During the [[2006 Lebanon War|2006 Israel–Lebanon War]], she left her home, in Verdun, [[Beirut]] and moved to [[Egypt]] for the duration of the conflict.<ref name="Casbah"/> In a concert in the Lebanese town of [[Jounieh]], Wehbe congratulated Hezbollah leader [[Hassan Nasrallah]] for his stand against Israel during the war.<ref name="Reuters">{{cite web |title= Hezbollah chief wins unlikely fan in pop diva |url= http://archive.gulfnews.com/articles/06/10/31/10078726.html |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20080302021224/http://archive.gulfnews.com/articles/06/10/31/10078726.html |archive-date= March 2, 2008}}</ref>

Wehbe also refused to perform at any concert during the 34 days of the war, including fundraisers, saying that there were more ways than one to show support for Lebanon.<ref name="Reuters"/>

Another incident occurred after the [[2009 Egypt–Algeria World Cup dispute]], adding to the diplomatic tension between the two countries. Wehbe went on to make statements that she would not be performing in [[Algeria]] anytime soon, because Algerians "...wouldn't understand her music". Algeria's cultural minister responded by stating that Wehbe would be banned from performing in Algeria for insulting Algeria and the Algerian people regardless of whether she apologizes.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20110724173422/http://www.echoroukonline.com/ara/interviews/45716.html لخضر بن تركي للشروق :مهرجانات الجزائر مستمرة بدونكم.. وهيفاء وهبي لن ترى الجزائر حتى إن تابت]. echoroukonline.com (December 17, 2009)</ref>

In January 2012, Wehbe tweeted that she loves all her fans including her "gay fan base".<ref>{{cite tweet |user=haifawehbe |title=Of course i do. I love all my fans & dont know discrimination. Do you support your gay fan base ? #Askhaifa ? |number=157969075602079744 |date=14 January 2012 }}</ref> In June 2017, she replied to someone's criticism on Twitter by writing: "When a faggot speaks", which was later deleted.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://stepfeed.com/people-are-outraged-over-this-lebanese-singer-s-homophobic-post-3076 |title=People are outraged over this Lebanese singer's homophobic post |website=stepfeed.com |date=28 June 2017 }}</ref> In 2018, she shared a photo on [[Snapchat]] with a rainbow flag, signaling her support for the [[LGBT community]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://arabicpost.net/فن-ومشاهیر/2018/08/24/هيفاء-وهبي-المثلية/ |title=مُنعت أعلام المثليين في حفل نانسي عجرم بالسويد.. فاستغلت هيفاء وهبي حرب المؤيدين والمعارضين وأعلنت موقفها منهم |website=arabicpost.net |language=Arabic |date=24 August 2018 }}</ref> In February 2019, Wehbe launched a fashion brand, ''Beau Voyou'', which had rainbow colors, in which she commented, "For me, equality goes all the way", then added, "Get ready to celebrate unrestricted and boundless love".<ref>{{cite web |url=https://stepfeed.com/haifa-wehbe-just-showed-support-to-the-lgbt-community-with-fashion-5446 |title=Haifa Wehbe just showed support to the LGBT community ... with fashion |website=stepfeed.com |date=14 February 2019 }}</ref>

== Image ==
Wehbe was ranked 8th in the 2006 Edition of the Top 99 Most Desirable Women by the website [[AskMen.com]].<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20090225132323/http://www.askmen.com/specials/2006_top_99/haifa-wehbe-49.html Haifa Wehbe]. Askmen.com.</ref>

Some in the more conservative Arab countries deem her revealing outfits as scandalous. One Bahraini member of parliament called her a sexual singer who spoke with her body, not her voice. Wehbe said she was aware of the efforts to ban her from performing at the concert but had chosen to ignore their attempts to silence her.

In November 2014, Wehbe caused controversy and was later heavily criticized, when she wore a revealing dress during a live episode of ''[[Star Academy (Arabia)|Arab Star Academy]]''. She later apologized and blamed the stage lighting.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/blogs-trending-30104554|title=#BBCtrending: The dress that shocked the Arab world|website=BBC|date=19 November 2014}}</ref>

In April 2008, the [[Islamic]]-dominated parliament of [[Bahrain]] passed a motion urging the government to ban Haifa Wehbe's show in the country.<ref name="Bahrain">Harrison, Frances (30 April 2008). "[http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/7376167.stm Lebanese singer causes Gulf storm]". BBC.</ref> As a result of the motion, Wehbe performed in Bahrain with more modest dress, wearing a long green gown with a low V-neckline during the performance.<ref name="Bahrain" />

==Discography==
===Studio albums===
* ''Houwa Al Zaman'' (2002)
* ''Baddi Aech'' (2005)
* ''Farashet El Wadi'' (2006)
* ''[[Habibi Ana]]'' (2008)
* ''[[Baby Haifa]]'' (2010)
* ''[[Malikat Jamal Al Kawn]]'' (2012)
* ''Hawwa'' (2018)

===Singles and music videos===
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size: 95%;"
! Year !! Title !! Music Video Director !! Production
|- 
| rowspan="2" | 2002 ||'''''Agoul Ahwak'''||Selim Al-Turk||[[Rotana Group|Rotana]]
|-
|'''''Wahdi'''''||Sameh Abdel Aziz||[[Dream TV (Egypt)|Dream TV]]
|-
| rowspan="2" | 2003 || '''''Elhakni'''''||Leila Bazzi & Fouad Suleiman||Beirut Marathon Association
|-
|'''''Ma Sar'''''||Sameh Abdel Aziz|| rowspan="3" |Rotana
|-
| 2004 ||'''''Ya Hayat Qalbi'''''||Selim Al-Turk
|- 
| rowspan="5" | 2005 ||'''''Baddi Aech'''''||Said Al-Marouk
|-
|'''''La Ma Khilset'''''||Toni Kahwaji||[[LBCI]]	
|-
|'''''Teji Ezzai'''''|| rowspan="3" |Hadi Al-Bajuri|| rowspan="2" |[[Mazzika]]
|-
|'''''Ragab'''''
|-
|'''''Aana Haifa'''''||Melody TV	
|- 	
| 2006 ||'''''Bus al-Wawa'''''||Emile Slailati||Melody
|- 	
| 2007 ||'''''Moush Adra Estana'''''||Yahia Saadeh|| rowspan="3" |Mazzika
|-
| rowspan="3" | 2008 ||'''''Matloch Li Had'''''||Leila Kaanan
|-
|'''''Hassa Mabina Haga'''''||Yahia Saadeh
|-
|'''''Sanara'''''||Ahmad Al-Mahdi||[[Pepsi]]
|-
| 2009 ||'''''Baba Fin & Lama Al-Shams Trouah'''''||Leila Kaanan||Rotana
|-
| rowspan="3" | 2010 ||'''''80 Million Ehsas'''''|| rowspan="2" |Mohammed Sami|| rowspan="3" |Melody
|-
|'''''Enta Tani'''''
|-
|'''''Yama Lyali'''''||Yahia Saadeh
|-
| 2011 ||'''''Bokra Bfarjik'''''||Gianni Magnoni|| rowspan="3" |Rotana
|-
| 2012 ||'''''Malikat Jamal Al Kawn'''''||
|-
| 2013 ||'''''Ezzay Ansak'''''||Angy Jammal
|-
| 2014 ||'''''Breathing You In'''''||Tarik Freitekh||[[VEVO]]
|-
| 2018 ||'''''Tota'''''||Selim Al-Turk||Herself
|}

==Filmography==
===Films===
* ''Sea of Stars'' (2008)
* ''[[Dokkan Shehata]]'' (2011)
* ''Halawet Rouh'' (2014)
* ''Khair and Baraka'' (2017)
* ''Renegades of Europe'' (2020)

===TV series===
* ''Kalam Ala Warak'' (2014)
* ''Mawlid wa Sahibuh Ghayb'' (2015)
* ''Maryam'' (2015)
* ''Al Herbaya'' (2017)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://english.alarabiya.net/en/variety/2017/05/08/Photo-of-Haifa-Wehbe-sparks-controversy-on-social-media|title=Lebanese star Haifa Wehbe promotes Ramadan TV show with seductive photo|website=Al Arabiya|date=8 May 2017}}</ref>
* ''Lanaat Karma'' (2018)

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==Further reading==
* [http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/6666725.stm Arab youth revel in pop revolution] by Sebastian Usher, May 21, 2007, [[BBC]]
* [https://www.winnipegfreepress.com/breakingnews/2014/04/19/head-of-egypts-censorship-board-resigns-after-dispute-over-showing-bombshells-steamy-film?device=mobile Head of Egypt's censorship board resigns after dispute over showing bombshell's steamy film]. Associated Press

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