Hiba Tawaji
Hiba Michel Tawaji (; born 10 December 1987) is a Lebanese singer, actress, and director. Since 2008, she has established herself in the Lebanese and Arab music scene with her 4-octave vocal range. She started her career playing the main female role in Rahbani musicals. She also participated in the fourth season of France's version of The Voice, in which she was coached by Mika and reached the semi-finals. After The Voice, she signed with Mercury Records in 2015. On 30 May 2016, it was announced Tawaji would join the cast of Notre-Dame de Paris as Esmeralda in the revival of the musical. She has since toured with the cast and performed internationally. Tawaji has also pursued her Arabic career with four studio albums produced by Oussama Rahbani and numerous projects on the Lebanese and Arab levels, including in Egypt, Tunisia, and Saudi Arabia, where she was the first woman to sing on stage following an easing of restrictions on women's rights. Tawaji is now signed to Universal Music Arabia, in partnership with Universal Music Group and Republic Records. Early life and education Born in Achrafieh, Beirut to Lebanese Orthodox parents Michel and Adele, she grew up in Elissar, a