A Lebanese singer, it is said that her family emigrated from Libya. Her real name is Hiba Al-Madaka Al-Husseini.

She was discovered by Halim Al-Roumi in 1946, who invited her to work at the Near East Radio, as a trainee chorus singer. He then presented her on the programs of her first radio station in her life. The critic Kamal Al-Najmi gave her the nickname: Asmahan's twin, a nickname that greatly prevented her from launching her artistic career in a way that suited her beautiful voice.