Cyrine Abdelnour is a Lebanese singer, actress, and model. Her first album, Leila Min Layali, was released in 2004. She released her second album, Aleik Ayouni in 2006, with debut single "Law Bas Fe Aini" becoming one of the most popular Lebanese songs of the year. Abdelnour has also starred in Arabic TV serials and films since the late 1990s.
Early life
Abdelnour was born in Abadiyeh to a tailor father named Elias and a nurse mother named Sylvie Cattouf, a follower of the Greek Orthodox faith. She initially studied accounting until 1993, but she wanted to pursue a modeling career.
In 1998, she had her first roles with the Lebanese Broadcasting Corporation, with Smaa Kchaa and Sahat Sahteen being her first roles of note. In 2003, she starred in the Arabic series Dareb Khwet as Ebanati, winning the 2003 Murex d'Or award for best Lebanese actress for the role. She played another leading role in the series Mariana. In 2004, she starred in the serial Ghariba, and in 2007 the LBC series The Prisoner. In 2009-2010, she starred in Sarah, another series on MTV Lebanon. In 2008, she starred in the Egyptian filmRamadan Mabrouk Abul-Alamein Hamouda and the Lebanese-Egyptian Smoke Without Fire, and the following year appeared in the Egyptian TV seriesAl Adham and the film Al Mosafer with Omar Sharif, which was shown at the 66th Venice Film Festival. In 2012, Cyrine starred in the Lebanese series Ruby, and in 2013, she starred in Lobat El-Mot. In 2004, she released her debut album, Leila min El Layali. Her third album with her record label was released in 2009, titled Layali El Hob. As of 2016, she was one of the highest paid actresses in Lebanon.
Personal life
Abdelnour is married to Lebanese businessman Farid Rahme. In 2011, she gave birth to their first child, a daughter named Talia. Abdelnour is a practicing Christian. In 2015, after being attacked by many non Lebanese cyber trolls for celebrating Easter of that year, she defended her religious beliefs during an interview with Al Ghad Radio. Cyrine Abdelnour stated to the hosts, "I'm Christian and it's not like I surprised anyone with the news. It's all our fault for not discussing our religion in public." Her online harassment during Easter marked an event, which saw many other Arab Christians celebrities being harassed by non-Lebanese extremists for celebrating Easter openly. In March 2018, she gave birth to her son, Cristiano Rahme.
