Lebanese singer Haifa Wahbi held a private concert in Jordan at the World Village festival, which was marked by a remarkable success. Among the attendees at the concert were former Iraqi President Saddam Hussein’s grandchildren, who are currently residing in Amman Jordan,
Saddam’s grandchildren sat in the front seats, where VIPs usually sit, and the two young teenagers were actively interacting with the singer. The singer held her performance after Iraqi singer Rida Al Abdullah held his performance, but the crowd was not as enthusiastic with him as they were with Haifa. A number of other singers from around the Arab world took part in the festival, in addition to bands from the West and Far East.
Wahbi had repeatedly announced in different interviews that she does not consider herself to be a singer but rather a performer who sings what suits her voice. Haifa’s comments made people wonder why she would say such statements especially after achieving a large popularity in such a short time into her singing career.
The answer was in her latest video clip “Ya Hayat Albi”, which was filmed in Tarablus and Saida in Lebanon, directed by Saleem Turk. Haifa performs the role of a servant, in a Cinderella-like story, who goes to the fish market to buy fish and vegetables in preparation of a party in the palace she works in.
When she returns, all the servants begin dancing with her, then the light fades away, and she is shown changing her outfit to attend the party at the palace. Haifa did not show much of her body in the clip but used other talents, like seductive moves and starts to sing and dance with the prince who was stunned by her beauty.
Haifa went far in seduction and in the way she repeated certain words and gave seductive impressions to viewers. The clip did not show Haifa's talent in singing yet it showed a great talent in acting. –Albawaba.com
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