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| Dania Khatib | |
|---|---|
| Background information | |
| Born | February 13, 1973 |
| Origin | Lebanon |
| Genre(s) | Lebanese, Arabic Music |
| Occupation(s) | Singer |
Dania Khatib (Arabic: دانية الخطيب) (born February 13, 1973) is a Lebanese singer. She begun her career as a TV presenter for a local station in Lebanon. She joined Channel V in 1995 becoming the first Arabic VJ on an international TV channel. In 1998, she left Channel V to join Abu Dhabi TV where she presented the Arabic entertainment program "Zoom", for which she received the silver award for “Most Entertaining Arabic Program” at the Cairo TV & Radio Festival, 1998. Dania now presents "Al Qafila", a travel program for Abu Dhabi TV.
As a musician she records under the name of Dania. Her debut single, Yalla Bina, was released in October 1996. Her self-titled album, "Dania" was released in September 1997. A second album, Dania II, was released in June 1999. This album included the track Leily and Private Number which is a duet with British boy band 911. A compilation, "The Best of Dania", was released in November 2005. All albums were released by EMI Music Arabia. Another Lebanese-born singer, Dania Abu-Shaheen, has released an album ("Expatriate"), also using the name Dania.
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