Elissa's "Sahbit Raey" Album to Be Released Today

The eager waiting for Lebanese recording artist, Elissa's upcoming album, “Sahbit Raey” is finally almost over!

The Lebanese star announced Friday via Instagram that the album will be released today, Saturday at 4:00 PM on Deezer, and at 6:00 PM on Rotana YouTube channel.

The album will revisit the story of her 20-year career. Elissa presented, 20 years ago, song “Baddy Doub”, which subjected her to many criticisms due to being covered with only a bed cover, which will also be featured in her new album.

“The beginning of my career was difficult due to criticism, but I strongly surpassed everything because “my father taught me to be fearless and to always face my destiny,” she tweeted on July 19.

Elissa concluded: “Today, I celebrate the 20th anniversary of success with clear conscience. Why? Because instead of being victimized, I decided to give my opinion, to be #SahbitRaey (opinion giver).”

The new album had been postponed several times due to coronavirus. It is produced and distributed by Rotana production company.

In the new album, Elissa cooperates with a large number of poets and composers including Ramy Gamal, Adel Hakki, Mohamed Rahim, Baha El Din Mohamed, Mohamed Yehia, Amir Teima, Nader Abd Allah, Osama Mostafa, Shady Nour, Ahmed Zaeem, Elhamy Dehema, Walid Said, and Nour.

The album is set to be the last in Elissa’s career, as the artist announced on August 19, 2019, that she will be quitting the music industry.

“I am preparing this new album with a lot of love and passion. The reason is that it will be the last one in my career. I am announcing this with a heavy heart but with a lot of conviction because I can’t work in a field that is similar to mafias. I can’t be productive anymore,” she tweeted on Twitter.

The 47-year-old artist’s latest album is “Ila Kol Elli Bihebbouni” (To All the Ones Who Love me), which was released by Rotana production، on July 24, 2018.

It also topped Twitter’s most trending list in Jordan and the UAE, as twitter users hashtags “#Elissa_Album_2018”, and flooded the social network with parts of the album songs.

The Lebanese artist had recorded the 16 songs in the album in both the Egyptian and Lebanese dialects, including singer-actress Warda Al-Jazairia’s song “Wahashtony”.

She cooperated with a large number of Poets and composers including Amir Teima, Ramy Gamal, Nader Abdallah, and Walid Said.

Elissa is considered one of the most talented voices in Lebanon and the Middle East.

She has been the highest-selling female Middle Eastern artist since 2005. The artist sold over 30 million albums worldwide.

Elissa is also one of the richest celebrities in Lebanon, with a reported estimated wealth of over $40 million. She is known for her talent and for her frequent themes of love within her discography.

The singer is often referred to as ‘Maliket El Ehsas’ (Queen of Emotions) by fans and the media.