page_title: Layal Abboud
section_title: Business and fashion
hierarchical_section_title: Layal Abboud / Biography / Business and fashion
caption_attribution_description: English: Lebanese singer Layal Abboud in her concert on the occasion of Eid al-Fitr, 18 July 2015;Plaza Palace, Tabarja, Beirut,Lebanon العربية: المغنية اللبنانية ليال عبود في حفلة بمناسبة عيد الفطر، 18 يوليو 2015؛ بلازا بالاس، طبرجا، بيروت، لبنان.
context_page_description: Layal Mounir Abboud is a Lebanese pop singer, folk music entertainer, sound-lyric poet, concert dancer, fit model and Muslim humanitarian.
  Born to a musical family in the Southern Lebanese Tyrian village of Kniseh, Abboud is a former ISF officer and studied English literature at Lebanese University, translation at Beirut Arab University and musical expression at the American University of Science and Technology. She appeared for the first time in the Studio El-Fan series debuts as a South Lebanese competitor from 2001–02. Abboud's musical career flourished with the release of her first album Fi Shouq published in late 2007. Sings in different Arabic dialects, famous for her presentation of Lebanese folklore music and internal summer concerts and tours. Abboud is a singer member in the Syndicate of Professional Artists in Lebanon.
context_section_description: In 2014 Abboud called Akel Fakih "the mastermind" behind the way she dresses in her professional, social, and daily life.  In 2015 Akel Fakih said he works with Layal Abboud "in a very distinctive and upscale way, going on to say that, "there is a chemistry that brings me together in fashion. She trusts my opinion and tastes, and this is one of the reasons why Layal chose me in her concerts." Abboud has elaborated on her fashion team, saying, "Elie Samaan does my hair and makeup; my stylist is Serene Assaad, and my photographer is Hussein Salman."
  
  On 12 October 2017, She appeared publicly for the first as a fit and fashion model dressed and designed by Akl Fakih, in Design & Brands Event held at the Four Seasons Hotel of Beirut.
  
  Abboud is founder of Amman-based wedding planning company Loulou Secret. She also runs Layal Productions for her music.
caption: Layal Abboud dressed by Akel Fakih, performing for Eid al-Fitr ceremony, Beirut; July 18, 2015.
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