Lea Makhoul has been announced as the supporting act for Jennifer Lopez’s upcoming Dubai concert.
The French Lebanese RnB singer will perform the dream gig on Friday night at Autism Rocks Arena.
It is shaping up to be a great year from the 23-year-old, who in the last few months signed up to the Dubai based major record label Universal Music Mena in addition to releasing two singles, the ballad All I Know and the upbeat pop number Paradise. A third single is slated for release before the year's end.
Ever since coming third in the 2014 season of the Pan Arab television talent quest Star Academy, Makhoul has been busy in the studio and performing across the region.
Her biggest gig to date has been in front of 10,000 people in Beirut as part of the NRJ Music Tour, alongside the likes of pop stars Red Foo and Sam Martin.
With over 20,000 people set to attend Jlo in Dubai, Friday night is set to be the biggest moment in Makhoul’s career.
A pre-concert party will also be held on Friday night at the open-air venue Base Club’s in Dubai’s D3.
In a statement released today, organisers 117 Live have urged concert goers to arrive the venue early with doors opening from 5pm.
“There are two access roads to the venue from Emirates Road and Al Ain Road, with accessible one-way entrance to the show until 9pm and one-way exit after the show. After the concert a free bus service will take guests to three locations; Dubai Mall, Mall of Emirates and Deira City Centre.
Tickets for Jennifer Lopez's Autism Rocks Arena show begin from Dh345 from www.117live.com
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Euro 2020
Group A: Italy, Switzerland, Wales, Turkey
Group B: Belgium, Russia, Denmark, Finland
Group C: Netherlands, Ukraine, Austria,
Georgia/Kosovo/Belarus/North Macedonia
Group D: England, Croatia, Czech Republic,
Scotland/Israel/Norway/Serbia
Group E: Spain, Poland, Sweden,
N.Ireland/Bosnia/Slovakia/Ireland
Group F: Germany, France, Portugal,
Iceland/Romania/Bulgaria/Hungary
Formula Middle East Calendar (Formula Regional and Formula 4)
Round 1: January 17-19, Yas Marina Circuit – Abu Dhabi
Round 2: January 22-23, Yas Marina Circuit – Abu Dhabi
Round 3: February 7-9, Dubai Autodrome – Dubai
Round 4: February 14-16, Yas Marina Circuit – Abu Dhabi
Round 5: February 25-27, Jeddah Corniche Circuit – Saudi Arabia
Teaching your child to save
Pre-school (three - five years)
You can’t yet talk about investing or borrowing, but introduce a “classic” money bank and start putting gifts and allowances away. When the child wants a specific toy, have them save for it and help them track their progress.
Early childhood (six - eight years)
Replace the money bank with three jars labelled ‘saving’, ‘spending’ and ‘sharing’. Have the child divide their allowance into the three jars each week and explain their choices in splitting their pocket money. A guide could be 25 per cent saving, 50 per cent spending, 25 per cent for charity and gift-giving.
Middle childhood (nine - 11 years)
Open a bank savings account and help your child establish a budget and set a savings goal. Introduce the notion of ‘paying yourself first’ by putting away savings as soon as your allowance is paid.
Young teens (12 - 14 years)
Change your child’s allowance from weekly to monthly and help them pinpoint long-range goals such as a trip, so they can start longer-term saving and find new ways to increase their saving.
Teenage (15 - 18 years)
Discuss mutual expectations about university costs and identify what they can help fund and set goals. Don’t pay for everything, so they can experience the pride of contributing.
Young adulthood (19 - 22 years)
Discuss post-graduation plans and future life goals, quantify expenses such as first apartment, work wardrobe, holidays and help them continue to save towards these goals.
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Holiday destination: “I like Paris very much, it’s a city very close to my heart.”
Book: “Das Kapital, by Karl Marx. I am not a communist, but there are a lot of lessons for the capitalist system, if you let it get out of control, and humanity.”
Musician: “I like very much Fairuz, the Lebanese singer, and the other is Umm Kulthum. Fairuz is for listening to in the morning, Umm Kulthum for the night.”
'Worse than a prison sentence'
Marie Byrne, a counsellor who volunteers at the UAE government's mental health crisis helpline, said the ordeal the crew had been through would take time to overcome.
“It was worse than a prison sentence, where at least someone can deal with a set amount of time incarcerated," she said.
“They were living in perpetual mystery as to how their futures would pan out, and what that would be.
“Because of coronavirus, the world is very different now to the one they left, that will also have an impact.
“It will not fully register until they are on dry land. Some have not seen their young children grow up while others will have to rebuild relationships.
“It will be a challenge mentally, and to find other work to support their families as they have been out of circulation for so long. Hopefully they will get the care they need when they get home.”
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