# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
# Canonical URL: https://fame.am/person/elissa
# Generated: 2026-08-31T15:42:27.874Z

schema: https://schema.org/Person
url: "https://fame.am/person/elissa"
name: "Elissa"
slug: "elissa"
description: "Elissar Zakaria Khoury, commonly known as Elissa, is a Lebanese singer, television personality and businesswoman. Known for her romantic musical style and emotive vocal performances, she has been dubbed as the \"Queen of Emotions\" by fans and journalists alike. Her musical career began in 1992 when she was featured in the Lebanese talent show Studio El Fan; later being awarded the silver medal. In 1998, she released her debut studio album Baddy Doub through EMI Music Arabia, with the album achieving success. Her second album W'akherta Maak (2000) featured the single \"Betghib Betrouh\", a duet with Ragheb Alama which achieved commercial success and won accolades."
tagline: "Lebanese singer"
image: "https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Elissa_-_August_24%2C_2012_(2).jpg?width=1200"
gender: "female"
country:
  name: "Egypt"
  isoCode: "EG"
category:
  name: "Musicians"
  slug: "musicians"
profileType:
  name: "Singer / Musician"
  slug: "singer"
  entityType: "https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q177220"
birthDate: "1971-10-27"
livingStatus: "LIVING"
scores:
  popularity:           80.13
  momentum:             15.20627793807577
  historical:           24.07606
  currentAttention:     39.93894095206502
  sourceConfidence:     90
  profileCompleteness:  90
  trendDirection:       "RISING"
ranks:
  global:   null
  country:  5
  category: null
totalFollowers: 6540000
platforms:
  - platform:  "X"
    url:       "https://x.com/elissakh"
    handle:    "elissakh"
  - platform:  "INSTAGRAM"
    url:       "https://www.instagram.com/elissazkh/"
    handle:    "elissazkh"
  - platform:  "FACEBOOK"
    url:       "https://www.facebook.com/ElissaFans"
    handle:    "ElissaFans"
  - platform:  "IMDB"
    url:       "https://www.imdb.com/name/nm4098473/"
    handle:    "nm4098473"
  - platform:  "SPOTIFY"
    url:       "https://open.spotify.com/artist/68rvMwPL0yMbYR5cv0pzCR"
    handle:    "68rvMwPL0yMbYR5cv0pzCR"
  - platform:  "YOUTUBE"
    url:       "https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCwVXB9hCnLiarr3pZLmnr2w"
    handle:    "@elissakh"
    followers: 6540000
sources:
  - url: "https://www.discogs.com/artist/373711"
    title: "Discogs"
    type:  "DATABASE"
  - url: "https://et.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elissa"
    title: "Elissa"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://ar.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%A5%D9%84%D9%8A%D8%B3%D8%A7"
    title: "إليسا"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://ary.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%A5%D9%84%D9%8A%D8%B3%D8%A7"
    title: "إليسا"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://arz.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%8A%D8%B3%D8%A7_(%D9%85%D8%BA%D9%86%D9%8A%D9%87)"
    title: "اليسا (مغنيه)"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://azb.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%A7%D9%84%DB%8C%D8%B3%D8%A7_(%D8%B4%D8%A7%D8%B1%DA%A9%DB%8C%DA%86%DB%8C)"
    title: "الیسا (شارکیچی)"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://az.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elissa_(m%C3%BC%C4%9F%C9%99nni)"
    title: "Elissa (müğənni)"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://bs.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elissa"
    title: "Elissa"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://ckb.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%A6%DB%95%D9%84%DB%8C%D8%B3%D8%A7"
    title: "ئەلیسا"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://cs.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elissa_(zp%C4%9Bva%C4%8Dka)"
    title: "Elissa (zpěvačka)"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://cy.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elissa_(cantores)"
    title: "Elissa (cantores)"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://da.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elissa"
    title: "Elissa"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elissa_(S%C3%A4ngerin)"
    title: "Elissa (Sängerin)"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elissa_(singer)"
    title: "Elissa (singer)"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elissa"
    title: "Elissa"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://eu.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elissa"
    title: "Elissa"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://fa.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%A7%D9%84%DB%8C%D8%B3%D8%A7_(%D8%AE%D9%88%D8%A7%D9%86%D9%86%D8%AF%D9%87)"
    title: "الیسا (خواننده)"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://fi.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elissa"
    title: "Elissa"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elissa_Khoury"
    title: "Elissa Khoury"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://he.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D7%90%D7%9C%D7%99%D7%A1%D7%94_(%D7%96%D7%9E%D7%A8%D7%AA)"
    title: "אליסה (זמרת)"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://hy.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D4%B7%D5%AC%D5%AB%D5%BD%D5%A1_%D4%B6%D5%A1%D6%84%D5%A1%D6%80%D5%AB%D5%A1_%D4%BD%D5%B8%D6%82%D6%80%D5%AB"
    title: "Էլիսա Զաքարիա Խուրի"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://id.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elissa"
    title: "Elissa"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elissa_(cantante)"
    title: "Elissa (cantante)"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%82%A8%E3%83%AA%E3%83%83%E3%82%B5_(%E6%AD%8C%E6%89%8B)"
    title: "エリッサ (歌手)"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://ko.wikipedia.org/wiki/%EC%97%98%EB%A6%AC%EC%82%AC_(%EB%A0%88%EB%B0%94%EB%85%BC%EC%9D%98_%EA%B0%80%EC%88%98)"
    title: "엘리사 (레바논의 가수)"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://ks.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%A7%DB%8C%D9%84%DB%8C%D8%B3%D8%A7"
    title: "ایلیسا"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://fa.wikiquote.org/wiki/%D8%A7%D9%84%DB%8C%D8%B3%D8%A7_(%D8%AE%D9%88%D8%A7%D9%86%D9%86%D8%AF%D9%87)"
    title: "Wikiquote"
    type:  "WEBSITE"
  - url: "https://musicbrainz.org/artist/8bd1e3c9-780a-4bbe-b59b-39e4aa2eca5a"
    title: "MusicBrainz"
    type:  "DATABASE"
  - url: "https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1118831"
    title: "Wikidata"
    type:  "WIKIDATA"
  - url: "https://www.themoviedb.org/person/72754"
    title: "Elissa Knight"
    type:  "DATABASE"

# bio (long form, separated for readability)
bio: |
  Imported from discovery source: wikidata-country-fill