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Today, Abizaid is committed to healing children living in war and promoting unity through her socially conscious, indiepop meets global cross over music. Abizaid shines a light on Lebanon by infusing her songs with mystical Eastern melodies, Arabic lyrics, and bringing together Eastern and Western music and cultural sensibilities. 

“I am a product of East and West harmony, and that’s the spirit I seek to promote in my music. I want to bring people together. Even though I sing about serious topics, I want my music to joyful,” the Rehoboth Beach, Delaware-based artist says. 

Abizaid is an award-winning singer-songwriter, flautist, pianist, and guitarist with a darkly sensual vocal style. Recently, she won “Best World Music Female Artist 2025” from the Radio Music Awards and was inducted into the Indie Music Hall of Fame. Abizaid is a four-time Josie Award nominee, and a U.S.A. Songwriting Competition finalist. She has been featured on Apple Music’s “Holidays Around The World” front page, she charted in the iTunes Top 10, and she has received radio play from countries around the world. Abizaid has collaborated with rock legend Stephen Stills who she considers a mentor. In 2004, Abizaid sang the Emmy-winning song for Paramount’s science fiction series The 4400, “A Place In Time,” which earned praise in New York Times and Forbes. To date, Abizaid has released seven albums, three EPs, numerous singles, and a remix EP.

Abizaid has performed nationally and internationally. She sang “The Star-Spangled Banner” on several occasions at UCLA’s Pauley Pavilion, and at Jackie Robinson Stadium. She has collaborated with David Ruffin Jr. and Lou Rawls Jr. and has shared the stage with legendary artists such as Herbie Hancock, Wayne Shorter, Todd Sucherman (Styx), Vivian Campbell (Def Leppard), Bird York, and Lili Haydn, among many others. 

As a flautist, Abizaid has performed with The American Victory Orchestra, and she sang soprano with the Metropolitan Master Chorale. In addition, Abizaid teaches peace club workshops, performs at colleges and cultural luncheon events, and she is the Cultural Ambassador to HelpPhilippineSchools.org. 

Abizaid was born to an American mother and a Lebanese father in Beirut. She was the quiet one of four older sisters, and the older sister to one brother. Abizaid was always passionate about singing—honing her skills privately—but fear held her back until she was 30. “It took me a long time to call myself a singer,” she says. “What has helped me greatly is looking at singing as being of service—it’s not about me.”

Abizaid experienced a profound blossoming when she moved to America with her mother and her sisters. She was discovered as a model, and she was even invited to model for Chanel. Through modeling, Abizaid fell into the music scene which culminated in her “A Place In Time” performance. “Once that happened, I decided to use any recognition I had to promote peace,” she says. 

In 2015, she reconnected with a former Marine stationed in Lebanon who once dated Abizaid’s sister. At the time, he was working to bring positive change in the Philippines, and he saw on social media Abizaid was on the same path. “As an adult, I was reminded of how living in war affects children, and how songs, songwriting, and giving children a voice can help them work through PTSD,” Abizaid says. 

The passing of Abizaid’s grandmother would prove to be another catalyst for growth and change. She felt a spiritual energy jolt in her body when her grandma died, and she instantly heard the melody of her first Arabic song. “It was as if she was saying ‘don’t forget me.’ I felt called to fully embrace my Lebanese heritage,” Abizaid shares. 

Her latest releases are the critically acclaimed, “Hold On My Heart Bilingual Remix,” and the award-winning remix EP, Dangerous and Young. The EP features English, Arabic, and bilingual versions of the empowering song, “Dangerous and Young.” The “Dangerous and Young Arabic Remix” video has won several international festival music video awards. 

Abizaid is currently writing a new album themed around fighting through fears, sharing transformative stories, and spreading healing vibes. “It’s not about being political or preachy. My music is about world peace, and getting cultures to understand each other,” Abizaid says.