Wael Kfoury

Lebanese vocalist, songwriter, and musician Wael Kfoury is known throughout the Arabic world as "The King of Romance" for his aching ballad style. Born Michel Emile Kfoury, the singer began pursuing musical studies as a teen and majored in solfeggio, becoming a music educator in college. After completing his studies at Université Saint-Esprit de Kaslik and the Conservatoire Libanais National Supérieur de Musique, he began performing with a band. He entered the competition for the Lebanese Broadcasting Corporation's hit TV show Studio el Fan for the 1992-1993 season and won bes...