Nelly Makdessy
Background information
Birth name	Nelly Milad Makdessy
Also known as	Nelly Makdessy
Born	October 10, 1980 (1980-10-10) (age 29)
Origin	Lebanon
Genres	Pop, Lebanese, dance, Arabesque-pop music
Occupations	singer
Years active	2001–present (singing)
Labels	Music Master Rotana
Website	Official website

Nelly Makdessy (Arabic: نيللي مقدسي‎) (born October 10, 1980) is a Lebanese singer, songwriter, record producer, instrumentalist and model. Nelly started her career in the amateurs TV program "Kaass El Noujoum" which was broadcast on the Lebanese channel LBC in early 1990s, she sang in the category of Folklore Music. Makdessy released four albums in her career and eleven singles. her first album Shouf El Ein produced two hit singles including "Shouf El Ein" and "Machie Al Maghror". It was her most successful album until the 2005 album Oof Oof. Ahli Arab is her least successful album because of a sex scandal.

In 2008 Makdessy released two hit singles, "Ya'esh El Hob" and "Ya Nar Nari". She is currently working on a new album to be released in 2009.

[edit] Biography

[edit] Early years: Kaass El Noujoum, signing in Music Master and beginning the career

She started her musical career in the amateurs TV program "Kaass El Noujoum" presented on the popular entertainment channel Lebanese Broadcasting Corporation (aka LBC), where she won the first place, and got three golden cups. She was also studying law at the same time. After her success in "Kaass El Noujoum" she devoted herself to music and she signed to a record label in Beirut called Music Master. In their studios she recorded several songs. She was known for experimenting with different instruments, sounds, genres and vocal styles. Makdessy began to appear on a variety of television channels, including Middle East Broadcasting Center (aka MBC), Qatar, Dubai, Arab Radio and Television Network (aka ART) and the popular entertainment channel Lebanese Broadcasting Corporation (aka LBC) as promotion.

[edit] 2000–2005: Shouf El Ein, early success, Ahli Arab, Ana Eih, scandal and move to Rotana Records

In October 21, 2000 after one year and half of hard work, Nelly Makdessy released her debut album, Shouf El Ein. The album instantly became a major hit all over the Arab World. The songs "Machie Al Maghror", and the title track "Shouf El Ein" were released almost simultaneously and all became major hits. The album was certificated Gold for its sales by the International Federation of the Phonographic Industry. Also, before the album's release, a promotional single was released to the Arabic broadcasting channels.

In 2002, before coming to fame again and releasing a new album, a fake scandal of Nelly Makdessy was published as a message on a Yahoo! Group and then to other websites including music forums. The message said that Makdessy was a porn star in the United States and it even showed fake photos of her having sex.^[1][2] As a result of these allegations , Makdessy's popularity decreased. She signed with Rotana Records and released a second album, Ahli Arab. It was not as successful as Makdessy's debut album, Shouf El Ein (2001), partly because of the rumor. Two singles were released from the album before down her contract with Rotana. Makdessy returned to Rotana in late 2003 with the release of the album Ana Eih (2003) which featured two singles : the single "Ana Eih", which was released in early 2004, and the number-one hit single "Eshtag" in Summer 2005.^[3]

[edit] 2006–present: Oof Oof, "Bass Hoss", shutting down Rotana, and releasing different singles

Makdessy released a fourth album entitled Oof Oof, her last album with Rotana Records and the last album overall. The first single "Oof Oof" was sent to Lebanese radio stations in October 2005. Sout Al Ghad FM was the first to launch the song. The "Oof Oof" music video was premiered on the Rotana Music channel in December 31, 2005. It reached the top five on the "Pepsi Chart Show". "Oof Oof" was a cover of the Turkish song of the same name by Gülşen.

A second single from the album was released in Summer 2006 for the song "Bass Hoss", her last single with Rotana until she began to produce singles by herself. The first single "Ya'esh El Hob", was premiered on an Egyptian music channel called Melody. Her latest single is "Ya Nar Nari", a Khaliji song which was released in late July 2008 and was directed by Leila Kanaan.

[edit] Discography

[edit] Albums

• 2001: Shouf El Ein
• 2002: Ahli Arab
• 2003: Ana Eih
• 2005: Oof Oof

[edit] Singles

[edit] External links

• Official Website

[edit] References