{"id":62409,"date":"2021-09-04T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2021-09-04T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.beirut.com\/62409\/meet-lydia-canaan-the-first-rock-star-of-the-middle-east"},"modified":"2021-09-04T00:00:00","modified_gmt":"2021-09-04T00:00:00","slug":"meet-lydia-canaan-the-first-rock-star-of-the-middle-east","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beirut.com\/en\/62409\/meet-lydia-canaan-the-first-rock-star-of-the-middle-east\/","title":{"rendered":"Meet Lydia Canaan, The First Rock Star of the Middle East"},"content":{"rendered":"We are always proud to report the success stories of Lebanese people, and today, we&#8217;re introducing Lydia Canaan, the first rock star of the Middle East.<br \/>  <br \/>    <blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">I\u2019m Number One on <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/ReverbNation?src=hash&#038;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#ReverbNation<\/a> Rock Charts (189 weeks in total)<br><br>Much gratitude to my <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/fans?src=hash&#038;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#fans<\/a> worldwide for your support\u2764\ufe0f<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/LydiaCanaan?src=hash&#038;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#LydiaCanaan<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/singer?src=hash&#038;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#singer<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/poet?src=hash&#038;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#poet<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/humanitarian?src=hash&#038;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#humanitarian<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/music?src=hash&#038;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#music<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/artist?src=hash&#038;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#artist<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/song?src=hash&#038;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#song<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/pioneer?src=hash&#038;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#pioneer<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/feminist?src=hash&#038;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#feminist<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Vegan?src=hash&#038;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Vegan<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/passion?src=hash&#038;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#passion<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Lebanon?src=hash&#038;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Lebanon<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/women?src=hash&#038;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#women<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/icon?src=hash&#038;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#icon<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/FirstFemale?src=hash&#038;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#FirstFemale<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/MiddleEast?src=hash&#038;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#MiddleEast<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/HumanRights?src=hash&#038;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#HumanRights<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/hyQgQhtHm8\">pic.twitter.com\/hyQgQhtHm8<\/a><\/p>\u2014 Lydia Canaan (@Lydia_Canaan) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Lydia_Canaan\/status\/1431577252773441541?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">August 28, 2021<\/a><\/blockquote> <script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>  <br \/>  Receiving several honorable mentions, Lydia Canaan is the first internationally successful Rock Lebanese artist who was mentioned in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.<br \/>  <br \/>    <blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Enjoy my song \u2018Love Is Blind\u2019 &#038; subscribe to my YouTube channel\u2764\ufe0f<a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/XZH7zD0X6u\">https:\/\/t.co\/XZH7zD0X6u<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/LydiaCanaan?src=hash&#038;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#LydiaCanaan<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/singer?src=hash&#038;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#singer<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/poet?src=hash&#038;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#poet<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/artist?src=hash&#038;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#artist<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/humanitarian?src=hash&#038;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#humanitarian<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Lebanon?src=hash&#038;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Lebanon<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/feminist?src=hash&#038;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#feminist<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/RockStar?src=hash&#038;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#RockStar<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/women?src=hash&#038;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#women<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/pioneer?src=hash&#038;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#pioneer<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/diva?src=hash&#038;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#diva<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Beirut?src=hash&#038;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Beirut<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/female?src=hash&#038;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#female<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/music?src=hash&#038;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#music<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/RockMusic?src=hash&#038;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#RockMusic<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/song?src=hash&#038;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#song<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/icon?src=hash&#038;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#icon<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/star?src=hash&#038;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#star<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Lebanese?src=hash&#038;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Lebanese<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/MiddleEast?src=hash&#038;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#MiddleEast<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/FirstRockStar?src=hash&#038;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#FirstRockStar<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/0hOdA3Zyhp\">pic.twitter.com\/0hOdA3Zyhp<\/a><\/p>\u2014 Lydia Canaan (@Lydia_Canaan) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Lydia_Canaan\/status\/1431921967200931844?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">August 29, 2021<\/a><\/blockquote> <script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>  <br \/>  Her mesmerizing voice led her to become the lead singer of the band Equation, the famous rock band of Lebanon\u2019s late \u201980s.<br \/>  <br \/>  She then moved to Switzerland and pursued her singing career on the international scene where she released her most successful hit such as \u201cBeautiful Life\u201d. The song was adopted later adopted by President Nelson Mandela as the theme song for a charity event in South Africa.<br \/>  <br \/>    <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/BOX1h8MfwQc\" title=\"YouTube video player\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>  <br \/>  <br \/>  As an artist with a voice and purpose, Lydia has used her voice to give hope to people and to advocate humanitarian causes in Lebanon and abroad. She became a United Nations delegate to the Geneva United Nations Human Rights Council!<br \/>  <br \/>    <blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Watch my United Nations speech on Counterterrorism &#038; subscribe to my YouTube channel<a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/d1Y8bImjng\">https:\/\/t.co\/d1Y8bImjng<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Counterterrorism?src=hash&#038;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Counterterrorism<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/terrorism?src=hash&#038;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#terrorism<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/UDHR?src=hash&#038;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#UDHR<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/terrorist?src=hash&#038;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#terrorist<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/NATO?src=hash&#038;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#NATO<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/war?src=hash&#038;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#war<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/conflict?src=hash&#038;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#conflict<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Afghanistan?src=hash&#038;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Afghanistan<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Syria?src=hash&#038;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Syria<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Iraq?src=hash&#038;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Iraq<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Yemen?src=hash&#038;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Yemen<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Palestine?src=hash&#038;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Palestine<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Lebanon?src=hash&#038;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Lebanon<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/MiddleEast?src=hash&#038;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#MiddleEast<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/weapons?src=hash&#038;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#weapons<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/army?src=hash&#038;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#army<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/refugees?src=hash&#038;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#refugees<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/HumanRights?src=hash&#038;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#HumanRights<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/i9HU7yVZnB\">pic.twitter.com\/i9HU7yVZnB<\/a><\/p>\u2014 Lydia Canaan (@Lydia_Canaan) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Lydia_Canaan\/status\/1427998692414480398?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">August 18, 2021<\/a><\/blockquote> <script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>  <br \/>  Lydia expresses herself through poetry, mindfulness, humanitarian activism, music, singing, and dancing.<br \/>   <br \/>  The extraordinary talented Lydia Canaan deserves all our respect and love: may she continue to shine and inspire.","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>We are always proud to report the success stories of Lebanese people, and today, we&#8217;re introducing Lydia Canaan, the first rock star of the Middle 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