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Prominent Lebanese singer Elissa is in Dubai to hold a special performance for the launch of the new line of products by the popular international sunglasses Vogue. The singer has been named the new face of Vogue for the Middle East, and a press conference will be held later on this week at the Emirates Towers Hotel.

The big event is in cooperation with the company Luxottica, which had previously signed with Elissa to be its star for Ray Ban sunglasses. At the event, a photography show that was shot in Milan Italy, will be shown for the singer.

According to the London based Elaph, after the event, Elissa will head off to Kuwait, where she will be participating in the annual music festival ‘Hello February’, verifying her particpation after numerous rumors that stated otherwise.

Elissa will be holding her concert at the festival on March 7, alongside prominent UAE singer Ahlam, Lebanese singer Fadel Shaker, and young Kuwaiti singer Bashar Al Shati, who was a recent contestant on the popular program Star Academy.

Elissa revealed that presently she does not have time for love or any type of intimate relationship. The singer said that as the sole provider for her family, after the death of her father, she has too much responsibility on her hands to make a real commitment.

Although, she still dreams of getting married and having her own family in the future, said Elissa, adding that she hopes to have a daughter.

On a different note, Elissa is preparing to film the music video for the song “Lao Ta’rafouh” (If You Knew Him) for a second time. The singer previously filmed a clip for the song under the direction of Salim Turk, but was unsatisfied with the outcome.

Elissa requested that production company ‘Rotana’ not air the video for the song stating that it was not up to her standards.

Elissa revealed that presently she does not have time for love or any type of intimate relationship. The singer said that as the sole provider for her family, after the death of her father, she has too much responsibility on her hands to make a real commitment.

Although, she still dreams of getting married and having her own family in the future, said Elissa, adding that she hopes to have a daughter.

Elissa recently gave two consecutive concert performances wearing the exact same dress, causing concern amongst her critics that she may be facing a shortage of clothing. The first performance was held two months ago on the Muslim holiday Eid Al Adha in Bahrain and the second on Valentine’s Day in Egypt.

This is the second time Elissa has been criticized for her attire, the first being when she and Lebanese singer Haifa Wahbi appeared in the exact same dress.

On a different note, Elissa is preparing to film the music video for the song “Lao Ta’rafouh” (If You Knew Him) for a second time. The singer previously filmed a clip for the song under the direction of Salim Turk, but was unsatisfied with the outcome.

Elissa requested that production company ‘Rotana’ not air the video for the song stating that it was not up to her standards.

Elissa announced that she will no longer work with directors Salim or Saeed Al Marouq after both men publicly criticized the singer and never apologized.

The singer revealed that she will be working with a foreign director and is also considering filming a music video for the song “Kirmalak” (For You), written and composed by singer Marwan Kkoury.

Elissa is currently holding work sessions to prepare for her upcoming album produced by ‘Rotana,’ to be released in the summer of 2007.

Elissa gave two consecutive concert performances wearing the exact same dress, causing concern amongst her critics that she may be facing a shortage of clothing. The first performance was held two months ago on the Muslim holiday Eid Al Adha in Bahrain and the second on Valentine’s Day in Egypt.

This is the second time Elissa has been criticized for her attire, the first being when she and Lebanese singer Haifa Wahbi appeared in the exact same dress.

On a different note, despite the success of her recent concert in Egypt at the City Stars Intercontinental Hotel, Elissa was furious with the concert agent. She claims that the agent did not comply with the conditions of their contract.

The agent sent samples of advertising posters, but later used a completely different set of posters in the streets of Cairo, according to Elissa.

The contract also stated that the concert would be divided into two sections for her and the second for Egyptian singer Mohammad Hamaki. She was surprised to discover that a third section was added for controversial Egyptian belly dancer Dina.

Angry over the new program, the singer decided to give her performance at the beginning of the event, prompting a large number of the audience to leave after Elissa sang a collection of her most popular hits for 45 minutes.

Elissa conquered the title of the highest paid singer to perform on Valentine’s Day with for US$75,000.

Despite the outstanding success of her most recent concert in Egypt for Valentine’s Day at the City Stars Intercontinental Hotel, Lebanese singer Elissa was outraged with the concert agent.

The singer was very angry with the organizer of the event due to the fact that he did not comply with all the conditions of the contract she signed with him. The agent had previously sent Elissa samples of the advertising posters, but upon her arrival she was shocked to see a completely different design of posters in the streets of Cairo.

The contract had also stated that the concert will be divided into two parts one for her and the second for Egyptian singer Mohammad Hamaki, but she was also surprised to discover that a third section was added for Egyptian controversial belly dancer Dina.

Due to these two reasons the singer decided to give her performance at the beginning of the event instead of the end, which is what she normally does and she sang a collection of her most popular hits for a period of 45 minutes. By doing this, a large number of the audience had left with the singer to take pictures and have her sign autographs.

Elissa had conquered the number one spot at being the most paid for singer to perform on Valentine’s Day with a wage of almost 75 thousand US dollars, the highest wage paid to a singer to perform on the special occasion.

On a different note, Elissa is preparing to film the music video for the song “Lao Ta’rafouh” (If You Knew Him) for a second time. The singer had previously filmed a clip for the song under the direction of Salim Turk, but was unsatisfied with the outcome and so decided to redo it once more.

Elissa had requested that production company ‘Rotana’ not air the video for the song stating that it is not up to her standards.

Elissa announced that she will no longer work with directors Salim or Saeed Al Marouq after both men publicly criticized the singer and never apologized.

The singer revealed that she will be working with a foreign director and is also considering filming a music video for the song “Kirmalak” (For You), which is written and composed by singer Marwan Kkoury.

Elissa has conquered the number one spot at being the most paid for singer to perform on Valentine’s Day with a wage of almost 75 thousand US dollars, the highest wage paid to a singer to perform on the special occasion. The singer was given that amount to perform at the City Stars Intercontinental hotel in Cairo.

Young singer Mohammad Hamaki will be performing alongside Elissa and will be receiving a wage of almost 85 thousand Egyptian pounds.

On a different note, Elissa is preparing to film the music video for the song “Lao Ta’rafouh” (If You Knew Him) for a second time. The singer had previously filmed a clip for the song under the direction of Salim Turk, but was unsatisfied with the outcome and so decided to redo it once more.

Elissa had requested that production company ‘Rotana’ not air the video for the song stating that it is not up to her standards.

Elissa announced that she will no longer work with directors Salim or Saeed Al Marouq after both men publicly criticized the singer and never apologized.

The singer revealed that she will be working with a foreign director and is also considering filming a music video for the song “Kirmalak” (For You), which is written and composed by singer Marwan Kkoury.

Elissa is currently holding work sessions to prepare for her upcoming album produced by ‘Rotana,’ to be released in the summer of 2007.