Libnan (Lydia Canaan song)

"Libnan"
Single by Lydia Canaan
Released2004
Recorded1993 at Grove Studios (Brighton and Hove, England)
GenreWorld
Length4:55
Songwriter(s)Lydia Canaan
Producer(s)Robin Scott
Lydia Canaan singles chronology
"Beautiful Life"
(1995) 		"Libnan"
(2004)

Libnan (Arabic: لبنان, romanized: Lubnān, Lebanese Arabic pronunciation: [lɪbˈneːn]; transl. "Lebanon") is an English language song by Lydia Canaan, who wrote and recorded the track in 1993 as an impassioned tribute to her country, Lebanon.[1] In 1997, she was awarded the Lebanese International Success Award by the Lebanese Ministry of Tourism.[1] In 2004, the song became the soundtrack of the advertisement "Rediscover Lebanon", produced and broadcast by CNN to over one-billion viewers and commissioned by the Lebanon Ministry of Economy and Trade to promote Lebanon as a tourist destination.[2][3][4][5][6]

  1. ^ a b Sinclair, David. "Global Music Pulse", Billboard, New York, December 27, 1997.
  2. ^ El Zein, Tarek. "Year-Long Advertising Campaign Promotes Lebanon as a Global Tourist Destination", The Daily Star, Beirut, April 16, 2004. Retrieved May 1, 2017.
  3. ^ "MEA Co-Sponsors a CNN Ad Campaign", Airliners.net. Beirut, April 26, 2004.
  4. ^ "Lebanese Ministry of Economy and Trade launches tourism campaign on CNN". Al Bawaba. Beirut, April 18, 2004. Retrieved February 26, 2024.
  5. ^ "Lebanon promotes itself on CNN", Edge Middle East Magazine, Dubai. April 14, 2004. Retrieved February 26, 2024.
  6. ^ "Lebanese Economy and Trade Ministry launches landmark campaign on CNN". AME Info. Archived from the original on February 15, 2005. Retrieved 4 October 2017.