Lebanese singer Alissa recently returned to Lebanon after holding a Canadian tour with Lebanese singer Assi Hilani. Their tour proved to be a huge success, with an exceptionally large number of Arabs living in Canada attending. The two singers held personal interviews with reporters and held autograph sessions for their fans.
According to the London based Elaph, upon their return home, Alissa’s luggage was lost and when it was retrieved in Paris, all her valuable and expensive jewelry was stolen. The singer went into rage when her luggage was retrieved and she realized that someone had intentionally searched through them and stole anything they felt was expensive.
It was revealed that Alissa’s luggage were not the only ones that were lost and when retrieved missing many things, for most of her crew’s luggage were also robbed of valuables.
Most Arab satellite TV channels have begun airing Alissa’s latest music video “Ajmal Ihsas” (The Best Feeling), which is part of her latest album “Ayshalak” (I Live For You). The song is a romantic one that talks about how a new love affair changed the meaning of life for Alissa and taught her that true essence of happiness that can not be described in words.
Elaph, Alissa revealed that the song holds a special place in her heart and ever since she released her album, she had always wanted to make a music video of it. She added that the song had witnessed a huge success with the release of the album and now with the music video it is surely to gain much more popularity among listeners, in turn adding to her own success as a singer.
Alissa success, that was an issue of debate among many who considered her a singer of only one song, came from her being spontaneous in her career and knowing when and where to sing and even what style to sing in. She has able to combine her beautiful voice, her attractive looks, spontaneity, simplicity and down to earthiness to bring her closer to people’s hearts.
All her positive features and characteristics were displayed in the new music video where Alissa played the role of a woman madly in love with a man, French model Emanuel Bordalini, who shares the same feelings about her. The couple portrayedots of love, caring, affections, and honesty in their relationship that is full of laughter and tenderness. Throughout the video, the couple displayed kind of bond that is shared by a married one, in which they act out kissing scenes to show the closeness between them. Despite expected criticism that may rise from the kissing scenes, the director, Salim Turk, felt it necessary to be included to add to the genuine aspect of the video.
The new video marks the first time throughout her career that Alissa takes on the role of a married woman, an experience she revealed as intriguing. Turk said that the audience are in for a real surprise with an extremely romantic love story of a married couple, who show the world what the meaning of love is. Turk added that was very happy that this video marked the first time he directs an extremely romantic music video. –Albawaba.com
