Chosen to go to the USA and become an International Star, Directed her own Video Clip, Choreographed and Directed her own Shows, Won the award for Best Pop Singer by MTV Arabia in 2005, Obtained several International singing prizes, Known for her hit number one singles Chou Bhebbak, Keef Baddak Habibi, Khedni Habibi and... Read more>>
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| Thursday, 28 April 2011 19:24 |
Chou Bhebbak
Released in January 2004 - Hiba's first single - Winner song of the "Popularity Award" Prize in Romania - Became the most requested Karaoke song - Before shooting the video producers and the director were torn between creating a new Britney Spears or Avril Lavigne, Hiba had no idea about that debate, then they went for her personal spontaneity - The Video was shot in Cinema 16mm - Lebanese Fashion Designer Nicolas Jibran designed the black and white outfit especially for Hiba, which was later ripped off by another Lebanese artist - The crew was blown for Hiba's fast work as they wrapped the shooting after only 4 hours.
Director: Tony Kahwaji - DOP: Elie Haswani
Keef Baddak Habibi
Released November 2004 - Granting Hiba the prize of "Best Pop Artist of 2005" by MTV music Arabia - Video and Song were unprecedented in the Arab World which created controversy for being one of a kind - The Video was Hiba and her manager's concept along with the DOP, they did all the work on set but didn't want the title of Director - The idea of introducing a guest star (Bruno Tabbal from Star Academy; in this case) in the video was a new concept to the Lebanese Music community but then later was used by every other artist - The Video was shot in Cinema 16mm and 35 mm - Hiba was later called "Britney Spears of the Middle East" by the Arab press - Song was a hit in the USA after Hiba performed live in Clubs, which made Miss Janet Jackson call Hiba personally and ask for the rights to buy the song and record it herself with English lyrics for her future album.
DOP: Elie Haswani - Editor: Jean Marie Nohra
Khedni Habibi
Released February 2005 (1st Feb on Hiba's 18th Bdy) - The video only lasted 2 weeks live on national TVs because of the Hariri incident on February 14 - Song and Video were a tremendous hit and a new jump for Hiba from the sexy dance image to the classy Diva - Rain, Snow and Fog were all real and happened unexpectedly during the shooting - The Video was shot in Cinema 35mm - The Crew cried from emotions after they watched the last editor's cut - Another name was given to Hiba by the press now "Celine Dion of the Middle East".
DOP: Elie Haswani - Director: Marc Boustany
Keef Baddak Habibi - Remix
Released April 2005 - The idea of a two version edits of the same song, one for the original and another for the remix, was already a hit in the USA and Hiba was the first to use it in the Arab world - Channels were competing over who broadcasts the video as a premiere, which created disturbance and was a reason for Hiba's manager to withdraw the Video from all the TV Channels leaving it for the fans to look for it online.
Editor: Jean Marie Nohra
Beirut Ya Beirut
Released November 2007 - The song gained Hiba 2 awards from the International Alexandria Fesitval - The Video was shot in 5 days with an HD cam, with Hiba and 3 of her friends only, driving around and filming Beirut from Hiba's own vision and experience - The Video had lots of compliments and was one of a kind with its experimental documentary style - The Video's concept and style was copied by other artists for their own Videos of their own patriotic songs.
Director: Hiba Mounzer - Editor: Hiba Mounzer
Yey Chou Bhebbak
Released November 2010 - The Video was filmed from Hiba's tour shows over the year, after a short break from the Industry - The Song jumped to the top 5 on most Lebanese radio stations in the first week of release - The Song and Video became instant Hits shocking the Arab community by Hiba's maturity in voice and style.
Director: Hiba Mounzer - Editor: Hiba Mounzer
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