# Maya Diab

Maya Henri Diab (Arabic: مايا هنري دياب; born 12 November 1980) is a Lebanese singer, entertainer, actress and television personality. She is a former member of the Lebanese girl group The 4 Cats.

## Early life

Maya Diab, was born in Achrafieh, to a Christian Greek Orthodox family. She is the youngest of her parents' children and has one brother and two sisters. She majored in radio and TV media after receiving her university degree from the Lebanese University.

## Career

In 1996, she won the golden award for Fashion at Studio El Fan, when she was 16 years old. In 1998, she participated in Miss Lebanon. In 2000, she competed in the TV presenting category at Studio El Fan, then she joined The 4 Cats in 2001.
In 2007, she acted in Asad W Arbaa Kotat along with The 4 Cats and Hany Ramzy, then in two TV series, Kalam Niswan in 2009 and El Donia Heik الدنيا هيك in 2010. In 2010, she left The 4 Cats. In 2011, she had her first song "Habibi" and a duo-song called "Sawa" with Ramy Ayach.
Her first TV-program to present was Heik Menghanni on MTV in 2011. She later presented Deal or no deal: El Ikhtiyar (ديل أور نو ديل: الإختيار) on Al-Nahar in 2012 and Ask The Arabs (اسأل العرب) on MBC 1 in 2016.
In October 2020, Maya Diab was named the Fashion Icon of the Arab World by the Arab Fashion Council, and she announced the opening of the 12th edition of the Arab Fashion Week, which was hosted virtually in Dubai.

## Personal life

She married a businessman, Abbas Nasser, in 2006, with whom she had her daughter, Kai. The couple separated in 2017.
In January 2020, she mentioned, that she was kidnapped in Beirut in 2005, where she was held hostage and abused in a car for one day.

## Discography
### Studio albums

| Title | Album details |
| #MyMaya | Released: 23 July 2015 Label: self-publishing Formats: streaming, digital download |
| My Maya I | Released: 29 April 2023 Label: self-publishing Formats: streaming, digital download |
| #MyMayaV | Released: 28 September 2023 Label: self-publishing Formats: streaming, digital download |

### Live albums

| Title | Album details |
| Maya Live | Released: 31 October 2015 Label: self-publishing Formats: streaming, digital download |

### EP's

| Title | Album details |
| My Maya II | Released: 29 April 2023 Label: self-publishing Formats: streaming, digital download |
| My Maya III | Released: 29 April 2023 Label: self-publishing Formats: streaming, digital download |
| My Maya IV | Released: 29 April 2023 Label: self-publishing Formats: streaming, digital download |

### Singles

List of singles as lead artist, with selected chart positions, showing year released and album name :
| Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Album or EP |
| Title | Year | LBN Air. | Album or EP |
| "Sawa" (with Ramy Ayach) | 2011 | — | Non-album singles |
| "Ibn El Youzbashi" | 2011 | — | Non-album singles |
| "Habibi" | 2011 | 2 | My Maya I |
| "Tawel Balak" | 2012 | — | My Maya I |
| "Chaklak Ma Btaaref" | 2012 | — | My Maya I |
| "Dabou Aynaik" | 2013 | 2 | My Maya I |
| "Gatifin" | 2014 | — | My Maya I |
| "Aywa" | 2015 | 5 | My Maya I |
| "Ya Niyali" | 2015 | 9 | My Maya I |
| "Ya Bayyaiin El Asssal" | 2015 | 5 | #MyMaya |
| "Fina Nghayir" (with Bahaa Sultan) | 2016 | — | Non-album singles |
| "El Donya" (with Bahaa Sultan) | 2016 | — | Non-album singles |
| "Keda Bardou" | 2016 | — | #MyMaya |
| "Biradini" (with K) | 2017 | — | Non-album single |
| "Tebead Aanni" | 2017 | 13 | My Maya II |
| "Baadou" | 2018 | 3 | My Maya II |
| "Ysouffou Haki" | 2019 | 1 | My Maya II |
| "Khserna Baad" (with Ziad Bourji) | 2019 | 6 | Non-album single |
| "Rob3i Sa3a" | 2019 | — | My Maya III |
| "Yaba Yaba" | 2019 | 1 | My Maya III |
| "Ana" | 2020 | 18 | My Maya III |
| "Naharna Wardi" | 2020 | — | My Maya III |
| "Doub" | 2021 | — | My Maya III |
| "High Heels" | 2021 | 18 | My Maya III |
| "Ahla Kalam" | 2021 | 10 | Non-album singles |
| "Watani Li Jayi" | 2021 | — | Non-album singles |
| "7ataly Rouge" (with Mahmoud Ellithy) | 2021 | — | Non-album singles |
| "Ahlan Wa Sahlan" | 2021 | 1 | My Maya IV |
| "Aktar Shewaya" | 2021 | 3 | Non-album singles |
| "Asmar Ya Helou / Bassak Teji Haretna / Mayil Ya Ghzayel" | 2022 | — | Non-album singles |
| "Layliyi" | 2022 | 3 | My Maya IV |
| "Emmi Ya Emmi" | 2022 | 1 | Non-album single |
| "Eiish Ahla Snin" | 2022 | 4 | My Maya IV |
| "Diali" | 2022 | 2 | My Maya IV |
| "Helw Dah" | 2023 | — | Non-album single |
| "3arous (Bridal Song)" | 2024 | — | Non-album single |
| "Albi Affaltou" | 2025 | 13 | Non-album single |
| "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory. ||||

## Filmography
### Film

| Year | Title | Arabic Title | Role | Notes |
| 2007 | Asad W Arbaa Kotat | أسد واربع قطط | Herself | |
| 2019 | Lokhanda Elawbash | — | — | TV movie |

### TV Series

| Year | Title | Arabic Title | Role |
| 2009 | Kalam Niswan | كلام نسوان | Batoul |
| 2010 | El Donia Heik | الدنيا هيك | — |
| 2011 | Heik Menghanni | هيك منغني | Herself |
| 2012 | Deal or No Deal | ديل اور نو ديل | Herself |