Dalida Khalil | |
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| داليدا أنطوان خليل | |
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| Born | 16 February 1988 Mazra'et El Nahr, Zgharta District, Lebanon |
| Other names | Miss North |
| Education | Diploma in acting and directing from the Lebanese University |
| Occupation(s) | Actress, Singer |
| Years active | 2007–present |
| Known for | Serr, Helwe W Kezzabe, Amir El Leil, |
| Height | 1.65 m (5 ft 5 in) |
| Awards | Murex d'Or Award |
Dalida Antoine Khalil[1] (Arabic: داليدا أنطوان خليل; born 16 February 1987) is a Lebanese actress and singer. Her acting career started in 2007 when she participated in a Lebanese series called Fifty-Fifty. Since then, she has performed in more than twenty series. She received the Murex d'Or Award for Best Rising Actress in 2012.[2] She would later star a musical career and release her debut single "Wardi W Wardi" in 2018.
Dalida Khalil [3] was born in Mazra'et El Zgharta District of North Lebanon and is the niece of the Lebanese singer Laura Khalil. She graduated with an Acting and Directing degree from the Academy of Arts in the Lebanese University.
Her career began in 2006 in the Fifty Fifty series written by Nabil Assaf and Giscard Lahoud and directed by Elie ghorayeb. After that, Khalil[4] participated in many series such as Al Ta’er Al Maksour (The Broken Bird) in 2008, Souad and Nouhad in 2009, Li’annaho Al Hob (Because of Love) in 2009, Maitre Nada in 2009 written by Samia Chemaly, directed by Ghada D. Akl and produced by Marwa Group, Ajyal in 2010 written by Claudia Marchelian and directed by Philip Asmar, Dakkit Aleb in 2010, Zikra in 2011, Awwal Marra (The First Time) in 2012, Helwe W Kezzabe (Beautiful Liar) in 2012 written by Carine Rizcallah and directed by Saif al-Sheikh Najib, Al ‘Ishk Al Majnoun (The Crazy Love) in 2013, Habib Mira in 2014 written by Claude Saliba and directed by Cesar Hajj Khalil, and Dawa’er Hob (The Circles of Love) in 2015 written by Sawsan Kabsi and Mahmoud Dasouki and directed by Eyad Al Kzouz.
Dalida Khalil was also the guest of honor in the series Al- ‘Arrab (The Godfather) along with the singer Assi El Hellani. The series was written by Hazem Sleiman and directed by Muthna Sobh and was showing during Ramadan 2015.
Moreover, Dalida Khalil acted with Ramy Ayach in series Amir El Leil in 2016–2017.[5] The series was written by Mona Tayeh, directed first by Fadi Haddad then by Elie Berbary.
Dalida Khalil [6] also participated and was first runner up in the show Dancing With The Stars [7] in its 3rd season with the Syrian dancer Abdo Dalloul and was able to reach the finals where she competed with her singer colleague Anthony Touma who ended up winning the trophy.
Khalil won the Arabic version of Celebrity Duets in 2018 after competing with 12 other celebrities. North Autism Center was the NGO that Khalil chose, who received the final winner prize which is an amount of $30,000.[8]
On September 6, 2018, Khalil released her debut[9] single, Wardi W Wardi .[10][11] Written by Nizar Francis, composed by Michel Fadel, and the music video directed by Ziad Khoury. The music video reached more than 700K viewers within the first week of its release.[12]
On November 16, 2020, Khalil released her second single, Chic Awi,[13][14] written by Oussama Mehrez, composed by Mohamed Yehya and the music video directed by Pierre Khadra.[15] The music video reached half a million views within the first week of its release.
On December 2, 2021, Khalil released her third single, Moody Aali,[16] written by Kamala Jalal Kheirbeik, composed by Youssef Erraji & Squa Lee & Baddy, and the music video directed by Pierre Khadra.[17][18]
| Year | Awards | Category | Nominated work | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | Murex d'Or | Best Rising Actress | Herself | Won |
| 2020 | Arab Star Festival | Best Rising Singer | Herself | Won |
| 2021 | Los Angeles Film Awards | Best Music Video | Chic Awi | Won |
| 2021 | Los Angeles Film Awards | Best Picture | Chic Awi | Won |
