Family disputes have exploded between Lebanese singer Nawal Al Zoughbi and her husband Elli Deeb over his new commitment to the career of Lebanese singer Nancy Ajram. Nawal has become furious with her husband over his insistency on supporting the career of Nancy and has in turn threatened him to quit her career as a singer and immigrate to Canada with her children.
According to the Qatar based daily, Al Raya, Elli denied the existence of any dispute and stated that him and his wife have an understanding and that his work does not interfere with their private life. He added that he is currently supporting Nancy’s career because of the fact that she is still a beginner and needs all the help she can get, where as his wife has already made a name for herself among the most prominent singers in the Arab world.
The business manager, Pierre Asmar of Nawal has denied circulating rumors the singer has the intention of resigning from her singing career and is in the process of immigrating to Canada. He added that the singer is in fact preparing for a new release which is expected to shake the music industry. Asmar added that the possible cause of the rise of such rumors is the absence of Nawal from the music scenes. He added that Nawal has not scheduled any concerts in the Arab world or abroad in the meantime is due to the fact that she is waiting for the release of her upcoming album, after which the music industry will witness a turn in the course of events.
Asmar expressed that it is not suitable for Nawal to appear before her fans at the time without giving them something new. He added that it is not her style to sing old songs from previous albums to her audience when she is only moments away from a new release. Asmar added that the singer will only hold concerts in Paris, London, and Jordan this summer, aside from a few private performances at weddings taking place in Lebanon.
Nawal revealed that her new album features ten songs sung in the Lebanese, Egyptian and Khaliji (Gulf) style. The singer has gone back to the classical genre mixing in a touch of traditional Lebanese Tarab. Nawal plans on shooting three songs in the form of a music video in which two are to be filmed in Turkey under the direction of Said Marouq, and the third song, which tells a drama story, under the direction of Salim Turk. –Albawaba.com
