Nawal to hold a tour around the US and Canada in February and March

Published January 14th, 2003 - 03:00 GMT

Lebanese singer Nawal Al Zoghbi will be travelling to the US and Canada in the upcoming days to begin a one-month tour. Nawal will hold a number of concerts for the Arab population in the West performing a collection of her old and new songs. Herr first stop will be in Canada where she will perform three concerts alongside Egyptian singer Ehab Tawfiq.

According to the London based Elaph, Nawal will spend approximately three days in Canada performing in Montreal, Ottawa and Toronto and then move on to the US where her first concert will be held in San Francisco California. Her last stop will be in Houston Texas at the end of March.

After she completes her tour, the singer will return to Lebanon to continue working on her new album after selecting a number of songs to include in it. Nawal had previously went to Cairo-Egypt to meet with a number of composers in preparation for her new album.

According to several newspapers, Nawal has been absent from the scenes during the Eid Al Fitir holiday with only one appearance on Orbit satellite channel for a private concert held in the presence of selected guests. On New Year’s Eve the singer held a concert alongside Lebanese singer Fadil Shaker at the Bristol Hotel in Beirut.

Recently, Nawal completed shooting her newest music video “Bielba’lak” (It Suits You) with Lebanese distributor Jan Mary Riashi after she returned from Australia upon completion of shooting her latest commercial for Pepsi.

Nawal will host a live concert with four of the most well known Iranian singers - Darwish, Aiby, Mansour, and Houmeerah – at the 8th Dubai Shopping Festival, which will be held January 15 to February 15, featuring a number of musical surprises.

The eldest among three brothers and one sister, Zoughbi made her debut in the music world in 1988, with her participation in the TV show, Studio Al Fan. She was awarded the 'Best Singer' award on several occasions throughout her career. - Albawaba.com