Born Nouhad Wadi Haddad and better known by her stage name Fairuz, this Lebanese vocalist became one of the Arab world's most acclaimed performers. Her numerous albums include Albaalbakiya (1961), Reminiscing with Fairuz (1971), Maarifti Feek (1984), and Eh Fi Amal (2010). She began her rise to fame in the late 1950s, after performing at Lebanon's Baalbeck International Festival.