Elias Rahbani

Elias Rahbani
إلياس رحباني
Elias Rahbani wearing glasses, red button-down shirt, and black blazer, smiling at camera with head tilted and microphone pinned to shirt
Rahbani in 1990
Background information
Birth nameElias Hanna Al Rahbani
Born(1938-06-26)26 June 1938
Antelias, French Lebanon
Died4 January 2021(2021-01-04) (aged 82)
Beirut, Lebanon
Occupations
  • Musician
  • producer
  • lyricist
  • composer
Years active1962–2021

Elias Hanna Al Rahbani (Arabic: إلياس حنا الرحباني; 26 June 1938 – 4 January 2021) was a Lebanese musician, composer, songwriter, orchestra conductor, and reality television personality, sitting as judge on a number of talent shows. He composed more than 2,500 songs, including 2,000 in Arabic.[1][2] He wrote the soundtrack for more than 25 films, a number of TV series, and also composed musical scores for the piano. He composed songs for a number of artists, including Fairuz and Sabah.[3]

  1. ^ Cite error: The named reference leb24 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ Acharq Awsat: الياس الرحباني: سحره صوت البيانو فاعتقد أنه من عناصر الطبيعة (in Arabic)
  3. ^ Yee, Vivian (25 January 2021). "Elias Rahbani, Lebanese Composer Who Sought New Sounds, Dies at 82". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2 August 2023.