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Elissa Ambassadress of Gold escapes a hot summer

Officials at Rotana were surprised by beautiful Lebanese artist Elissa's request of not releasing her new album in the summer season this year. She requested that the album would be released by the end of the year, during the Christmas season. 

Elissa justified her request by saying that there are just too many albums ready to be released, which is definitely going to cause the audience a state of over-saturation. However, Elissa will still be present in the summer season through her duet with Algerian singer Cheb Mami, entitled Halily El-Donia. 

The duet had already been tested by broadcasting it on Nogoum FM, achieving a huge success. It is worth mentioning that this duet is Mamy's second, after the one with Samira Said, entitled Youm Wara Youm, which was released four years ago.

Elissa decided to shoot the video-clip to the duet in a different and a new look, that would go with the title given to her by the World Gold Council as the Ambassadress of Gold in the Middle East. Elissa's title is part of the Council's campaign to promote gold industry, design and trade. 
Without gold, I feel incomplete is the slogan for the campaign, which Elissa announced in a press conference in Burj Al-Arab Hotel in Dubai.