Libnan (Lydia Canaan song)

Libnan (Arabic: لبنان, lit. 'Lebanon' Libnān or Lubnān, Lebanese Arabic: [ləbˈneːn]) 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]

"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)

See also

References
  1. 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.
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