Maya Nehme

Maya Nehme was born in Tyre, Lebanon on December 9, 1987, to Ahmad and Irina Nehme.
As a child, Maya attended dance classes, and she was great at Piano, winning many competitions and the like. But most of all, Maya loved to sing. At age 17 Maya participated in the Miss Lebanon Emigrant pageant representing Russia (since her mom is Russian) and won as Miss Talent. That same year, she tried out for Miss Tyre in her hometown and won the Title for the year 2005-2006.
After graduating from school she tried out for Star Academy and managed to be in the finals of the show. The year following her time at the Academy was busy with shooting the first and only Star Academy clip, Pepsi commercial and Middle East concert tour.
In 2006, Maya got her musical Piano Diploma from Antonine Conservatory.
In 2007, Maya hosted a TV show (Quiz Night Live) that was broadcast from Holland.
In 2008, Maya began her Bachelor classes in Musicology at USEK.
In 2009, Maya released her first song "War2a Bayda" (composed and written by her and arranged by Walid Abdel Massih). War2a Bayda marked the official launching of her singing career.
Currently, Maya is a choreographer and teaches salsa, oriental, classic ballet and hip hop dance classes. She is working, as well, on her debut album.
Though from different backgrounds, Maya Nehme and Fadi El Halabi share the same passion for dance.
Since he was a kid, Fadi dreamed of creating a dance group where people with disabilities or those without disabilities were able to dance together on stage.
That dream came true as Fadi and Maya performed the first wheelchair dance show in Lebanon during the first international salsa festival in Lebanon 2009, an event organized by Ziad Kassis, that brought together many famous artists, teachers and performers.
The dance was very well received by the public; Fadi and Maya were both guests of the Lebanese famous TV show, Talk of the Town on MTV, during which they announced that they are willing to be the “Ambassadors of joy and hope” from Lebanon to the world.
Their aim is to motivate people with and without disabilities to follow their footsteps, to create a unique dance show for all.

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