Hiba Tawaji

Hiba Michel Tawaji (Arabic: هبة ميشال طوجي‎; born December 10, 1987) is a Lebanese soprano coloratura singer (4 octave vocal-range), actress, and director. She played the main female role in some of the most well-known Rahbani musicals. She also participated in the fourth season of France's version of The Voice, in which she was coached by Mika. She sings in Arabic, English and French. After The Voice, she signed up with Mercury Records in 2015. On 30 May 2016, it was announced that Tawaji will join the cast of Notre-Dame de Paris as Esmeralda in the revival of the musical.[1] She also has 4 Arabic musicals and 4 studio albums all produced by Oussama Rahbani.

Hiba Tawaji
Hiba in France
Background information
Birth nameHiba Michel Tawaji
Born (1987-12-10) December 10, 1987
Achrafieh, Beirut, Lebanon
OriginLebanese
GenresArabic music, jazz, opera, funk, pop music
Occupation(s)Singer, actress, director
Years active2007–present
Websitehttp://www.hibatawaji.me/

Early life and education

Born in Achrafieh, Beirut to Lebanese Orthodox parents, she grew up in Elissar, in the Matn District. She learned music at a young age, but she avoided singing in front of her parents at home. From 1990 and until 2005, Tawaji studied at the Athenee de Beyrouth School and received her BA in French literature.

From 2002 until 2007, she took singing lessons and solfeggio at Ecole des Arts Ghassan Yammine. She then went to Saint Joseph University of Beirut, IESAV, and majored in audio-visual and cinematographic studies, earning her B.A. in 2010.

Since 2007, she has been developing vocal techniques and interpretation with Lebanese producer and composer Oussama Rahbani. As well as taking vocal lessons with Lebanese singer and vocal coach Wadih Abi Raad, she has also taken private opera lessons with Galina Khaldeeva.

Between May and July 2010, she took vocal lessons with Emmy Award winner Gwen Conley in New York. In that same period, she followed a three-month intensive acting workshop at the Stella Adler Studio of Acting in New York.

The Voice

In 2015, Tawaji took part in the fourth season of The Voice: la plus belle voix, France's version of The Voice. In the blind auditions, she auditioned with "Les Moulins de mon cœur" by Michel Legrand with all four judges, Mika, Florent Pagny, Jenifer and Zazie turning their chairs. Tawaji opted to be in Team Mika. The blind audition was broadcast on day 3 of the auditions on 24 January 2015.

On 7 March 2015, in the Battles Round, Mika put her against Nög, another contestant in his team, both co-singing in "Mon amie la rose" from Françoise Hardy. Mika chose to keep Tawaji to the next round, with Nög being stolen by coach Zazie.

On 28 March, during the "L'Épreuve ultime" round, she interpreted "Fighter", a song by Christina Aguilera. She ended up staying in the Top 3 of Team Mika alongside Sharon Laloum and Yann'Sine Jebli, with David Thibault being stolen by Mika from Team Florent Pagny as a fourth new member of Team Mika.

In the live rounds, she sang "Everytime" from Britney Spears and was saved by public vote as top pick from Team Mika. In the second live round, she sang "Amoureuse" from Véronique Sanson again ending as public favourite from Team Mika with the biggest number of votes. Mika also opted to keep David Thibaut as Top 2 in his team.

In the semi-finals held on April 18, she confronted David Thibault in a bid to represent Team Mika in the final. She sang "Pas là" from Vianney, but lost to Thibault in the public vote, with the latter going to the 25 April 2015 final. Tawaji ended up finishing joint 5th to 8th place for the season.

Discography

Albums
  • 2009 – Sayf 840 "صيف 840" (Highlights and the complete version) by Mansour Rahbani
  • 2015 - We Love Disney (best of)
  • 2016 - Notre Dame de Paris (the album)
  • 2017 - Hiba Tawaji 30 double album, produced by Oussama Rahbani
  • April 2017 - Track "Solidarité" in Mathieu Chedid's album Lamomali
  • Christmas album "Hallelujah" produced by Oussama Rahbani (2017)
  • Aladdin OST (2019) : songs Ce rêve bleu (A Whole New World) and Parler (Speechless)

Filmography
  • 2013 - "The rope" Al Habla - directed by Hiba Tawaji
  • 2014 – "Al Rabih al Arabi" - concept by Hiba Tawaji, Oussama Rahbani & Ghadi Rahbani (video clip as a short movie) - directed by Serge Orien.
  • "2017 ... a year to remember" documentary by Hiba Tawaji , directed by Nader Mousally.
  • Disney Aladdin movie where Hiba played jasmine's voice (talking/singing) in the french version of the film
  • "Hiba Tawaji live in Cairo, the Documentary" by Hiba Tawaji, directed by Nader Mousally
  • "Hiba Tawaji live in Carthage, the documentary" by Hiba Tawaji, directed by Nader Moussally.


TV series

_HAWAS 2020, starring Abed Fahed & Hiba Tawaji, directed By Mohamad Lotfy, written by Nadia Ahmar.

Music, lyric & dancing videos
  • 2008 – Metl el rih, "متل الريح" – Directed by Joe Bou Eid | Produced, composed and orchestrated by Oussama Rahbani | Written by Mansour Rahbani for the musical play "عودة الفينيق" The Return of the Phoenix
  • 2012 – Helm, "حلم" – Directed by Hiba Tawaji | Produced, composed and orchestrated by Oussama Rahbani | Lyrics by Ghadi Rahbani | Taken from the album La Bidayi Wala Nihayi "لا بداية ولا نهاية"
  • 2012 – Aal Bal Ya Watanna, "عالبال يا وطنّا" – Directed by Hiba Tawaji | Produced, composed and orchestrated by Oussama Rahbani) | Lyrics by Ghadi Rahbani | Taken from the musical play Don Quixote by Marwan, Ghadi and Oussama Rahbani
  • 2011 – Machyi w ma baarif la weyn, "ماشية وما بعرف لوين" – Directed by Marwan Rahbani| Produced, composed and orchestrated by Oussama Rahbani | Lyrics by Ghadi Rahbani | Taken from the stage performance in the musical play Don Quixote
  • 2011 – Min elli byekhtar, "مين اللي بيختار" – Directed by Marwan Rahbani | Produced, composed and orchestrated by Oussama Rahbani | Lyrics by Ghadi Rahbani | Taken from the stage performance in the musical play Don Quixote
  • 2011 – Elli ya habibi oul, "قلّي يا حبيبي قول" – Directed by Marwan Rahbani | Produced, composed and orchestrated by Oussama Rahbani | Lyrics by Ghadi Rahbani | Taken from the stage performance in the musical play Don Quixote
  • 2011 – Lamouni Ktir, "لاموني كتير" – Directed by Marwan Rahbani | Produced, composed and orchestrated by Oussama Rahbani | Lyrics by Ghadi Rahbani | Taken from the stage performance in the musical play Don Quixote
  • 2011 – Kasik Ya Madini, "كاسك يا مديني" – Directed by Marwan Rahbani | Produced, composed and orchestrated by Oussama Rahbani | Lyrics by Ghadi Rahbani | Taken from the stage performance in the musical play Don Quixote
  • 2013 – Zat El Lafti music video | directed by Hiba Tawaji .
  • 2013 – La Tkelli music video | directed by Hiba Tawaji .
  • 2013 _ Herbane
  • 2013 – Al-Murtazaka
  • 2013 – Libertango
  • 2013 – Awlad al Chawareh (Rami Zeineddine)
  • 2014 – Khalas, "خلص" – Directed by Fabrice Begotti | Produced, composed and orchestrated by Oussama Rahbani | Lyrics by Ghadi Rahbani | Taken from the album Ya Habibi "يا حبيبي"
  • 2014 – Al Rabih Al Arabi, "الربيع العربي" – a video clip as a short movie Directed by Serge Oryan | Concept by Oussama Rahbani, Hiba Tawaji, Serge Oryan | Produced, composed and orchestrated by Oussama Rahbani | Lyrics by Ghadi Rahbani | Taken from the album Ya Habibi "يا حبيبي"
  • 2014 – Metl El Chajar Mazrou3in, "متل الشجر مزروعين" – Directed by Joe Bou Eid | Concept by Oussama Rahbani & Ghadi Rahbani | Produced, composed and orchestrated by Oussama Rahbani | Lyrics by Ghadi Rahbani | A tribute to the Lebanese Army on its 69th anniversary
  • 2014 – Aria Queen of the Night, by Mozart, taken from the live show "Ya Habibi" | concept by Hiba Tawaji, Mozart, Oussama Rahbani, directed by Marwan Rahbani .
  • 2014 – Trois jeune tambours taken from "Ya Habibi" live show directed by Marwan Rahbani.
  • 2014 – I Have Nothing, by Hiba Tawaji . cover, taken from the live show "Ya Habibi" | directed by Marwan Rahbani .
  • 2015 – Vole, by Hiba Tawaji - cover | directed by Hiba Tawaji .
  • 2016 – La Omri directed by Hiba Tawaji
  • 2016 – Bghannilak Ya Watani (بغنيلك يا وطني) Directed by Hiba Tawaji and produced by Oussama Rahbani
  • 2016 _ Vivre, music video for Notre Dame De Paris.
  • 2017 – Wahdi La Hali (وحدي لحالي) directed by Mokhtar Beyrouth, produced by Oussama Rahbani
  • 2017 – Disney: Haza Zamani
  • 2017 _ Silent night (directed by Nicolas Tussing) for the christmas album Hallelujah.
  • 2018 _ lyric videos for "ebni yasouh" & "Lezem Ghayer El Nizam"
  • 2018 _ Tarik (music video for the soundtrack of the Ramadan series)
  • 2018 _ Tala Al Badrou aalayna
  • 2018 _ Jayi Ta Salli Bfayatak (filmed at the Cedars of god 2017)
  • 2018 _ Sallem Aala Maser (directed by Nader Mousally)
  • 2018 _ 2nd music video for "Min Elli byekhtar" directed by Nader Mousally (international women's day version)
  • 2018 _ 3rd music video for "Min Elli Byekhtar" directed by Hiba Tawaji (Saoudy Women Can drive version)
  • 2018 _ lel sabiye l malaki (by Mansour Rahbani) music video & highlights from 2018 miss lebanon event on MTV
  • 2018 _ Tir W Alli dancing video (choreographed by Alexandre Lacoste)
    • 2019 _ Enta Habibi music video (directed by Nader Musally)
    • 2020_ "Lahza Ya Rayt" from the TV series Hawas (directed by Hiba Tawaji)
    • 2020_ Shames El Shamousi, Directed by Nader Mousally.
    • 2020_ Rouh Ya Amar, music by Yazan al Hajary lyrics by Ghadi Rahbani, directed by Nader Mousally.
    • 2020_ Yemken Ahla Yfel, music by Oussama Rahbani lyrics by Marwan & Ghadi Rahbani, directed by Nader Mousally.

    Musicals
    • 2008 – Byblos International Festival: "عودة الفينيق" The Return of the Phoenix (by Oussama Rahbani),[2]
    • 2008 – Dubai: "عودة الفينيق" The Return of the Phoenix (by Oussama Rahbani)
    • 2008 – 2009 – Casino du Liban: "عودة الفينيق" The Return of the Phoenix (by Oussama Rahbani)
    • 2009 – Byblos International Festival: "صيف 840" Summer 840 (by Mansour Rahbani)[3]
    • 2009 – 2010 Casino du Liban: "صيف 840" Summer 840 (by Mansour Rahbani)
    • 2010 / 2016 / 2019 – Quatar :"ملوك الطوائف" Moulouk Al Tawaef and tannourine festivals/Tannourine festivals/carthage Festivals, Tunisia.
    • 2011 – Byblos International Festival: Don Quixote (by Marwan, Ghadi and Oussama Rahbani)[4]
    • 2016/2017/2018/2019/2020 – Notre dame de Paris (paris-Taiwan-Geneva-junieh-all French cities-Brussels-Moscow-Istanbul-stPetersburj-All Canadian Cities-London-Korea-China-newYork)

    Concerts
    • 2008 _ Easter concert.
    • March 2011 – Abu Dhabi Festival: "An evening with Oussama Rahbani", Zaha Hadid Pavilion, Oussama Rahbani feat. Hiba Tawaji & Wadih Abi Raad.[5]
    • August 2011 – Ehdeniyat festival: "Oussama Rahbani feat. Hiba Tawaji & Wadih Abi Raad" [6]
    • November 2011 – Palais des congrès Dbayyeh – Lebanon: "La bidayi wala nihayi", "Oussama Rahbani feat. Hiba Tawaji & Wadih Abi Raad" [7]
    • February 2012 – Saint Joseph Church Monot – Lebanon: "Synergy" a symphonic piece by Oussama Rahbani. Conducted by Maestro Michel Khairallah, performed by The Lebanese Philharmonic Orchestra, Hiba Tawaji (Soprano) & the NDU Choir.[8]
    • September 2012 – Palais Des Congres Dbayyeh – Lebanon: "Lana wa lakom al hayat" A Concert for "Gebran Tueini Foundation" 2012 By Oussama Rahbani & Hiba Tawaji. Music by Oussama Rahbani, Mansour Rahbani, Lyrics by the Great Mansour Rahbani, Ghadi Rahbani.[9]
    • July 2014 – Festival International De Hammamet – Tunisia: Oussama Rahbani presents Hiba Tawaji in concert at Festival International De Hammamet.[10]
    • March 2013 – Abu Dhabi Festival: With the NSOU National Symphony Orchestra of Ukraine. Conducted by Maestro Vladimir Sirenko. Produced & Orchestrated by Ghadi & Oussama Rahbani.[11]
    • July 2013 – Byblos International Festival – Lebanon: "Rahbani Summer Night". With the NSOU National Symphony Orchestra of Ukraine. Conducted by Maestro Vladimir Sirenko. Produced & Orchestrated by Ghadi & Oussama Rahbani.[12]
    • Bahrin International Festival (Rahbaniat)
    • April 2014 – Oman ROH (Royal Opera House Muscat) – Oman: 2 concerts, with the NSOU National Symphony Orchestra of Ukraine. Conducted by Maestro Vladimir Sirenko. Produced & Orchestrated by Ghadi & Oussama Rahbani.[13]
    • 2014 – a concert at meziara Lebanon
    • August 2014 – Batroun International Festival – Lebanon: "Ya Habibi" – Hiba performed songs taken from the albums "Ya Habibi", "La bidayi wala nihayi", "Don Quixote" among other hit songs. Concept by Oussama Rahbani & Hiba Tawaji, Lyrics by the Great Mansour Rahbani & Ghadi Rahbani, Composed, Arranged & Produced by Oussama Rahbani, Directed by Marwan Rahbani.[14]
    • November 2014 – Casino du Liban – Lebanon: 2 concerts, "Ya Habibi" – Hiba performed songs taken from the albums "Ya Habibi", "La bidayi wala nihayi", "Don Quixote" among other hit songs. Concept by Oussama Rahbani & Hiba Tawaji, Lyrics by the Great Mansour Rahbani & Ghadi Rahbani, Composed, Arranged & Produced by Oussama Rahbani, Directed by Marwan Rahbani.[15]
    • 2015 – Balamand University 2015, oussama rahbani presents hiba tawaji in concert .
    • 2015 – Paris, France 2015, oussama rahbani presents hiba tawaji in concert .
    • 2015 _ performing at Disney land Paris with the voice team.
    • 2015 – Live show at Byblos Lebanon
    • 2015 – The concert of the voice France 2015 . ( the voice tour )
    • 2015 – Performing at tripoli festival, Lebanon .
    • 2015 – Abu Dhabi _ hiba tawaji and oussama rahbani.
    • 2015 – Les moulins de mon cœur _ hiba tawaji, oussama rahbani and ibrahim maalouf.
    • 2016 – Taratata France, hiba tawaji and ibrahim maalouf.
    • 2016 – Private concert for SGBL bank.
    • 2016 – Notre dame de paris concert.
    • 2016 – Ibrahim Maalouf concert : 10 ans de Live, 16 December 2016
    • 2016 _ "rahbani nights" at Jordan's dead sea festivals
    • 2017 – Concert at Sharjah World Music Festival, United Arab Emirates, 13 January 2017
    • 2017 – 2 concerts in Morocco, March 2017
    • 2017 – Live show at Arz Festivals, 5 August 2017 (TEN)
    • 2017 – Live show Zahle Festivals, 12 August 2017
    • 2017 – 2 concerts at Beirut (Hadath and Adha festivals)
    • 2017 _ first women ever to be performing at Saudi
    • 2017 _ french musical gala concert / china
    • 2017_ ABC verdun opening
    • 2018 _ sawt music presents Hiba Tawaji in a synphonic concert conducted by Hani Hasan at Cairo, Egypt
    • 2018 _ performing at Mawazin festival / Morocco
    • 2018 _ Carthage Festival / Tunisia
    • 2018 _ Hammamet Festival / Tunisia
    • 2018 _ July, Atlantes Hotel dubai events.
    • 2018 _ Christmas concert "Hallelujah" at Maghdoushe, Lebanon
    • 2018 _ Rahbani Dream Night at Opera Dubai
    • 2018 _ Abu Dhabi (private event for Piaget)
    • 2019 Avant première of Aladdin in Paris
    • 2019 _ Cairo synphonic concert (a tribute to Sayed Darwish)
    • 2019 _ pyramids of Giza concert.
    • 2019 _ April, live show in Aqaba, Jordan.
    • 2019 _ duo with Andrea Bocelli at the International Cedars Festivals.
    • 2019 _ Christmas Concert, Frere gemayze with Oussama Rahbani and Voice Of Heaven choral.
    • 2020 _ 4 April, Oussama Rahbani presents Hiba Tawaji in a synphonic concert at the Damascus Opera House, Syria with the Orpheus Orchestra conducted by Andre Maalouli.

    Dubbing

    Concerts with the NSOU

    Performing with the NSOU (National Symphony Orchestra of Ukraine), conducted by Maestro Volodimir Sirenko. Produced & Orchestrated by Ghadi & Oussama Rahbani.

    Other Rahbani concerts

    • Bahrain International festival (Rahbaniat)
    • 2016 – Rahbani Summer Night – Dead Sea Festival, Jordan
    • 2018 _ Rahbani Dream Night at Opera Dubai

    Ya Habibi "live show"
    • 2014: Ya Habibi – big concert "show" – Oussama Rahbani presents Hiba Tawaji in concert, sounds, lights, dance & visuals
    • August 2014 – Batroun International Festival – Lebanon: "Ya Habibi" – Hiba performed songs taken from the albums "Ya Habibi", "La bidayi wala nihayi", "Don Quixote" among other hit songs. Concept by Oussama Rahbani & Hiba Tawaji, Lyrics by the Great Mansour Rahbani & Ghadi Rahbani, Composed, Arranged & Produced by Oussama Rahbani, Directed by Marwan Rahbani.[14]
    • November 2014 – Casino du Liban – Lebanon: 2 concerts, "Ya Habibi" – Hiba performed songs taken from the albums "Ya Habibi", "La bidayi wala nihayi", "Don Quixote" among other hit songs. Concept by Oussama Rahbani & Hiba Tawaji, Lyrics by the Great Mansour Rahbani & Ghadi Rahbani, Composed, Arranged & Produced by Oussama Rahbani, Directed by Marwan Rahbani.

    Hiba Tawaji 30

    Hiba Tawaji 30 is a Lebanese album by Hiba Tawaji Produced by Oussama Rahbani (2017) it consists of 30 songs on two CDs. The first CD contains 15 completely new songs, most of them written by Ghadi Rahbani with five songs written by Oussama Rahbani.

    While CD 2 contains 15 songs, most of them were already released as singles by Hiba as "metl l reeh", "yemken habaytak", and "metl l chajar" and the others were either covers from famous Arabic stars, including "enta omri" by Um Kalthum and "ahou dalli sar" by Said Darwich or songs taken from rahbani musicals, such as "eza feek tghayer aklal" from Molok el Tawaef and "matrah ma bi waddi l sawt" from Awdat el Phiniq.

    One can recognize the additional electronics in the songs "Yala Nerkos" and "Hkini" by Fred Savio and "enta habibi" and "tir w alli" by Roger abi Akl in addition to the orchestral songs either by the National Ukrainian Orchestra conducted Byby Vladimir Sirenko or by the Lebanese Orchestra conducted by Michel Khairallah.

    Jose Fernendez's guitar was present in some songs, such as "enta l falayt" and "lashou ta ehtam", while Wadih Abi Raad participated by singing with Hiba in the duet "eza kel adyan l aalam".

    The last song in the album was produced by Disney. It is "Haza Zamani" from the series "Elana of Avalor". A music video for this song was released few weeks later.

    The album came after a music video for the song "bghanilak ya watani" showing the old Lebanon and how it is today and how we dream to be by the camera of director Hiba Tawaji with the help of Emile Adaimy.

    The album also contained a photoshoot session in Paris and another romantic music video "Wahdi lahaly" directed by Mokhtar Beyrooth.

    The album was released on 30 March 2017 in Virgin Mega Stores, Lebanon and then to the rest of the Arabic countries (being the most sold music CD for a full month).

    It was named "30" for reasons other than holding 30 songs. One of them is that Oussama wanted his day to have 30 hours, so he could get a break after a full day.

    The songs are the album are

    1. Aarafta Am La
    2. Tir W Aalli
    3. Wahdi La hali
    4. Khalli El Waet Yehki
    5. Enta Habibi
    6. La Twakhzouna
    7. Enta L Fellayt
    8. Yalla Norkos
    9. Aylan
    10. Hkini
    11. Eza Rejih W Alli Bhebbik
    12. Hayda Chaabi
    13. La Chou Ehtam
    14. Bghannilak Ya Watani
    15. Eza Kel Adyan El Aalam
    16. Ahou Da Li Sar
    17. Al Nizam Al Jadid
    18. Enta Omri/Elli Ya Habibi
    19. Bkhatrak
    20. Yemken Habaytak
    21. Kel Ma Mnerjaa
    22. Balad Al Tanaod
    23. Awlad Al Chawareh
    24. Eza Fik Tghayer Aklak
    25. Metl El Rih
    26. Sayf W Sahra
    27. Matrah Ma Bi Waddi El Sawt
    28. Metl Chajar Mazrouiin
    29. Haza Zamani-My Time (Disney- Elena Of Avalor)
    30. La Omri

    TEN & other live shows

    Hiba & Oussama have brought a new kind of theatre arts to the Arabic world which is the live show that makes music, dancing, acting & singing to be mixed in 1 show thus creating a beautiful image to every song

    After their first show "ya habibi" Hiba and Oussama made many shows in lebanon and Arabic world like the great show at Byblos Festivals 2015 that was published as dvd later in 2016 ... and the show at Zahle festivals and the International show done in Saudi (for the first time) for the Arabic women and the synphonic show at Egypt 2018

    But the greatest one was TEN that concludes ten years of work from Hiba and Oussama

    It was at the fifth of august 2017 (the 10th year for Hiba as a singer) at the Cedars festivals

    It was done with the lebanese orchestra conducted by Oussama Rahbani and a team of dancers choreographed by Pascale Sayegh Zgheib

    All the audience hold candles as one of the most beautiful images from that night in remembering of an old situation happened at the same place when Fayrouz used to make a concert with the rahbani brothers and the audience was holding candles for unclear reasons related to Electricity

    Then, in 2019, Hiba performed a great show at Aqaba, Jordan produced by Oussama Rahbani.

    Awards
    • November 2011 – BIAF – Beirut International Award Festival in Pavillon Royal/Biel – Beirut[16]
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