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description: Lara Scandar (Arabic:لارا اسكندر) is an Egyptian singer and songwriter who rose to fame in 2009 after being a semi-finalist in the Pan Arab talent show, Star Academy. Songs:01 Cuantas Ve ...

Lara Scandar (Arabic:لارا اسكندر) is an Egyptian singer and songwriter who rose to fame in 2009 after being a semi-finalist in the Pan Arab talent show, Star Academy.[1]

Songs:

01 Cuantas Veces Tengo ..《Cambiar El Mu..》84
02 Sonbahar Rüzgar?《Adam Gibi Adam》131
03 Senden Sevgili Olmaz《Adam Gibi Adam》33
04 Oh Olsun《Adam Gibi Adam》76
05 A?K《Adam Gibi Adam》38
06 Ada Sahillerinde Bekliyo..《Adam Gibi Adam》35
07 Sunshine (Extended Mi.. 《K-Boom Hits 282》197
08 Granada《Legends of Uk..》179
09 Gotta Drive《Taxi 3 》362
10 Plus Vite Que Jamais《Taxi 3 》139
11 No Me Enamoré (Larapu..《Cambiar El Mu..》73
12 Con ImaginacióN《Cambiar El Mu..》

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Early life

Lara was born on December 18, 1990, in Santa Monica, California to an Egyptian-Italian father and a Lebanese mother. Her family moved back to Cairo, Egypt right after her birth. Scandar grew up in music-loving family where both her father and grandfather enjoyed singing as a hobby. Her sister Tamara and her were always encouraged to perform in school plays and musicals as well as out of school activities.

Lara’s parents enrolled her in ballet classes at the age of 4, which she continued to study until the age of 15. At age 6, Lara began modeling in catwalks for kids’ clothing brands as well as TV and print ads. She continued to model until the age of 17, right before her admission to Star Academy.
Star Academy

After having graduated from high school, Lara auditioned for Star Academy, a Pan-Arab talent show based in Lebanon that brings together young talents from all over the Arab world that have to live together and compete for the “Star” title. Lara was one of the three Egyptians chosen to represent her country on the sixth season of the show, which debuted in February 2009. Lara received heavy criticism due to her weak Arabic (her first language being English, and second French) as well as her Westernized image. Throughout the 4 months of the show, Lara stood out by singing several languages (English, French, Spanish and Italian) and managed to be the last Egyptian in the competition and reached the semi-finals.
Post-Star Academy

After her popularity in Star Academy 6, award-winning Lebanese producer and composer Jean-Marie Riachi who she has been working with ever since approached Scandar. She released her first single Mission Is You on February 3, 2010, for which she won the MENA (Middle East Music Award) for the Encouragement Award given to rising artists with evident potential to succeed. Her second and third singles followed within the next year.
Herbal Essences

In 2011, it was announced that Lara had been chosen to be the face of Herbal Essences Arabia. She wrote her third single See The Beauty, specifically for the brand’s advertising campaign.
About A Girl

In 2012, Lara released her first studio album About A Girl, which included three songs written by her, one Arabic track, a dance cover of Toto Cutugno’s L’Italiano as well as 6 other tracks. The success of Lara’s single Taalou Ghannou Maaya (Toto Cutugno’s cover) garnered a larger Arabic speaking audience and helped gain more recognition in the Arab world as well as several other music awards and nominations.
2014-Present

Lara teamed up with Herbal Essences Arabia one last time for the first online interactive concert in the Middle East, covering popular Egyptian classics as well as originals and other covers in English. The concert allowed fans to interact with Lara during the concert and be the first to listen to her new single Love Birds. Lara is currently working on her new album set to be released this year.
Discography
Single    Year    Peak chart positions    Album
LEB
"Mission Is You"    2010    19    About A Girl
"Chains"    2011    12[2]
"See The Beauty"    2011    18[3]
"Falling Out Of Love"    2012    11[4]
"Taalou Ghannou Maaya (تعالوا غنّوا معاي׳)"    2012    4
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that territory.
Album    Year    Peak chart positions
LEBANON    EGYPT    DUBAI
"About A Girl"    2012    1[5]    1    1[6]

As featured artist
Song
"White Christmas" (on Castana)[7]
Awards
Year    Award    Category    Results
2010    MEMA Awards    Encouragement Award    Won[8]
2011    Dear Guest Festival    Best Rising Female Artist    Won[9]
2012    Murex D'or Awards    Best Rising Female Star    Nominated[10]
2012    Dear Guest Festival    Best Female Youth Singer    Won[11]
2013    Murex D'or Awards    Best Promising Female Singer    Won[12]
2013    MTV EMA Award    Best Middle East Act    Nominated
2013    Esquire Magazine Awards    Woman We Love    Won[13]

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