Nouhad Wadie' Haddad (Arabic: نهاد وديع حداد‎‎) (born November 20, 1934), known as Fairuz (Arabic: فيروز‎‎, also spelled Fairouz or Fayrouz, is a Lebanese singer who is among the most widely admired and deeply respected living singers in the Arab world, along with Sabah, Oum Kalthoum and Warda Al-Jazairia. Her songs are constantly heard throughout the region.She was first noticed at the International Festival of Baalbeck, where she performed many of her songs.