▁Maj ida ▁used ▁to ▁listen ▁to ▁the ▁works ▁of ▁Fair uz , ▁U mm ▁K ul th um , ▁Moh ammed ▁Ab del ▁W ah ab , ▁W ad ih ▁El ▁Saf i ▁and ▁As ma han ▁and ▁at ▁the ▁age ▁of ▁ 5 ▁when ▁she ▁sang ▁her ▁first ▁song ▁“ Mil ad ak ” ▁( Your ▁B irth ) ▁in ▁reference ▁to ▁the ▁birth ▁of ▁Jesus ▁Christ ▁and ▁dedicated ▁to ▁her ▁brother ▁on ▁his ▁birth day . ▁ ▁She ▁was ▁featured ▁in ▁her ▁school ' s ▁stage ▁in ▁Saint ▁Co eur , ▁Al ▁Had ath . ▁At ▁the ▁age ▁of ▁ 1 4 ▁she ▁accompanied ▁her ▁father ▁in ▁an ▁interview ▁on ▁T élé ▁Lib an ▁with ▁Naj ib ▁H ank ash ▁when ▁she ▁first ▁performed ▁songs ▁for ▁U mm ▁K ul th um ▁and ▁Fair uz . ▁At ▁the ▁age ▁of ▁ 1 6 , ▁Raymond ▁Saf adi , ▁Maj ida ' s ▁cousin , ▁noticed ▁her ▁musical ▁capabilities ▁and ▁thought ▁that ▁she ▁should ▁purs ue ▁singing ▁as ▁a ▁profession . ▁She ▁participated ▁in ▁the ▁talent ▁show ▁Studio ▁El ▁F an ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 4 ▁after ▁she ▁s ne aked ▁out ▁of ▁the ▁house ▁with ▁her ▁brother ▁and ▁her ▁c ous ins . ▁From ▁her ▁first ▁appearance ▁on ▁television , ▁she ▁performed ▁for ▁L ay la ▁Mur ad ▁and ▁As ma han ▁and ▁won ▁the ▁gold ▁medal ▁for ▁orient al ▁singing . ▁ ▁Her ▁success ▁prompt ed ▁her ▁father ▁to ▁change ▁his ▁mind ▁and ▁give ▁her ▁his ▁bless ings ▁to