Mai Selim

Mai Selim
Mai Selim
Born	Mai Abdel-Jabbar Hamdan Selim; November 6, 1983 (age 41); Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
Occupations	Singer; Actress;
Years active	1997–present
Spouse	Ali al-Refai (m. 2010; div. 2012)
Children	1
	Musical career
Genres	Arabic pop;
Instrument	vocals;
Labels	Alam El Phan

Mai Abdel-Jabbar Hamdan Selim (Arabic: مي عبد الجبار حمدان سليم, born November 6, 1983, in Abu Dhabi),^[1]^[2] commonly known as Mai Selim (Arabic: مي سليم), is a Jordanian singer and actress. Her sisters are Mais Hamdan and Dana Hamdan.^[3]

Biography

Musical debut

Mai sings in the Egyptian dialect, though she was born to a Palestinian Jordanian father and a Palestinian mother. She has been living in Egypt ever since she was young and has stated she almost lived her whole life there. She gained a degree in Business Studies from Maritime Academy in Egypt.^[2]

Mai states that luck has played a big part in her being of where she is right now:

"I won't lie and give you the clichéd line of 'I've been working towards this all my life since I was a child' and all that stuff. I knew I had a very strong artistic side to me, and I had a strong passion towards music, but I never thought I'd make a career out of it one day."^[4]

In 2008, she released the album Ehlawet El Ayam (Arabic: احلوت الأيام).^[5]

Personal life

She married Egyptian businessman Ali al-Refai from November 2010 to 2012, with whom she had her daughter, Lili.^[6]

References

^ "تحدي مي سليم وابنتها "لي لي" في معكم منى الشاذلي". YouTube (in Arabic). 10 October 2019. Archived from the original on 2021-12-21.
^ ^a ^b (30 August 2008). في لقاء خاص مع الجمال .. مي سليم " بلدي هي مصر ولو لم أكن مطربة لكنت مصممة أزياء ناجحة, Algamal.net (in Arabic), Retrieved December 16, 2010
^ دويتو يجمع مي سليم بميس حمدان, moheet.com, Retrieved December 16, 2010 (about doing a duet with her sister and stamping our rumors of rivalry between them)
^ http://www.fame-music.net Archived 2005-12-15 at the Wayback Machine
^ (13 August 2008). مي سليم: احلوت الأيام, Al Khaleej (newspaper) (in Arabic), Retrieved December 16, 2010
^ "مي سليم تغمرها السعادة بعد انجاب مولودتها الاولى". farfeshplus.com (in Arabic).

External links

Mai Selim on Facebook
Mai Selim on Twitter

[1] "تحدي مي سليم وابنتها "لي لي" في معكم منى الشاذلي". YouTube (in Arabic). 10 October 2019. Archived from the original on 2021-12-21.

[interview1-2] (30 August 2008). في لقاء خاص مع الجمال .. مي سليم " بلدي هي مصر ولو لم أكن مطربة لكنت مصممة أزياء ناجحة, Algamal.net (in Arabic), Retrieved December 16, 2010

[sis-3] دويتو يجمع مي سليم بميس حمدان, moheet.com, Retrieved December 16, 2010 (about doing a duet with her sister and stamping our rumors of rivalry between them)

[4] ttp://www.fame-music.net Archived 2005-12-15 at the Wayback Machine

[2008album1-5] (13 August 2008). مي سليم: احلوت الأيام, Al Khaleej (newspaper) (in Arabic), Retrieved December 16, 2010

[6] "مي سليم تغمرها السعادة بعد انجاب مولودتها الاولى". farfeshplus.com (in Arabic).

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