 The award was presented to the singer by former Lebanese President Amin Gemayel.On his first album, "Kasak Habibi" (كاسك حبيبي), which was released in 1988, Khoury wrote, composed, and produced all of the songs himself.Khoury started a new phase in his life in 1989, not as a singer but as a keyboard player and a band conductor, and appeared on TV.