A Letter from Fresno, California to Joy


Joy Basous

Here is a letter sent to us by one of Joy Basous's cousins:

Hello! My name is Knar and I live in Fresno, California. I'm not a fluent speaker, nor do I understand Arabic as much as my family, however I love and enjoy watching the show.

This past summer my family and I went to Lebanon and Syria to visit friends and family and we had a great time! Joy Bousous is our cousin and we stayed at her father's hotel in Syria... and we absolutely loved it!

We were so surprised to see her on star academy... she is doing great... looks beautiful and we know she will win! It's too bad we didnt get to meet in Syria, however we wish her the best of luck and support! We love you JOY!!!!

Much love from your cousins and family in the United States!

81 Comments
  1. LOL | January 14, 2005 4:11 PM

    i dnt like joy at all soooo touchy with the guys
    a hypocrate and most of all she seems to like bachar el ghazawy and that makes me jealousss!!
    joy stop hitting the guys and toughing them thats not nice
    she is ok i guess but she is not 1 of the best grls in the academy!!1
    GOO ZIZI SALMA AMANY KATIA EMAN HANAN!!
    GOOO WAY BEECH BACHAR 3ERAKY HESSSSHAM SAMER

    LOL
  1. samia | January 14, 2005 8:03 PM

    hanan is the best

    samia
  1. sousou | January 14, 2005 8:09 PM

    i told you it all about money joy has already a good life her father owns a hotel who knows what else ..........
    they should give other people a chance ........
    like amani hanan

    sousou
  1. emma | January 14, 2005 10:07 PM

    Nonnnnnnnnnnnnnn!
    Dommageeeeeeeeeee, hanan ne mérite pas, c’est du racisme
    Je suis vraiment désolé ma hanane !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
    Bey *******

    emma
  1. amoola | January 14, 2005 11:02 PM

    hey, i missd star academy...can any1 tell me wt the surprize ws 4 joy's bday??
    thnx

    amoola
  1. dania | January 14, 2005 11:04 PM

    hi strac 2 is gr8 i think lets go iman,salma,amani ou zizi and the guys bashar Q and bashar G and hisham so funny tough luck to hanan o and samer is alright representin lebanon....

    dania
  1. dania | January 14, 2005 11:06 PM

    joys b day present was her parents comming to the hafleeh and her grandparents they got her cake and sang happy b day

    dania
  1. zizi | January 14, 2005 11:47 PM

    more about Joy...

    Touchy with guys? so, what. she's confident and comfortable with herself. We need more natural people in our world... act normal without hidden agenda's or anything... get real, people.

    zizi
  1. roula | January 15, 2005 1:41 AM

    moi jaime bien joy elle est belle , toujours contente et elle chante tres bien jaimerai ca quelle aie le prix de la star ac mais ca jen suis pas vraiment certaine puisque le liban ne vote quau libanais c du racisme je trouve et aussi anas qui est entrain de faire de gagné seulent garce a ceux du libia franchement con meme il na pas de voix c pas parcequil vient de libia que les gens de libia doit voter pour lui !! vous voyez c une autre preuve de racisime ca entoucas moi je suis toute mélangé jaime bcp de pers je sais pas qui choisir entre joy , samer , amanie , zizi loll est cute et fahed lol mais il ma fais un peu de al peine la quand il a dit biensur imane c con pour hanan il pouvait seulment dire imane mais non il dois rajouté biensur imane c conn pauvre hanan il y a vraiment pas de justice dans star ac comme dans le star ac 1 moi je voulais trops ahmadd mais ghalawiiii la fais sortir :( entoucas attiyé le gagnant de star ac 1 chante tres bien et il a fais une nouvelle chanson qui sapelle ana l habib c ttrop bo cette chanson et le video clip loll

    roula
  1. FAHD | January 15, 2005 3:52 AM

    Everything is clear now you have to be jumping all the time and acting to this one and that, jumping left and right. Hanan was a victim of her innocence she was not acting but she was doing normal good luck to Hanan she deserves better.

    FAHD
  1. Lorie Arslanian | January 15, 2005 6:32 AM

    Hey Joy, this is your cousin from California...when my family and I watched the prime today we were so happy for you. We love you very much...If you're wondering how I'm related to you...Your grandma Claudia and my grandma Helen are first cousins...Our family visited Syria and Lebanon in the summer and we stayed at your dad's hotel and uncle's restaurant most of the time in Syria.We all love you and we hope you win.I am also Knar's first cousin.Everybody here in California hopes you win.You have a great voice and I love the way you dance.
    P.S.Can you please tell Bachar el Ghazawy that I think he has a great voice and is really cute.Thanx! WE love you!
    Lorie

    Lorie Arslanian
  1. liliane | January 15, 2005 11:03 AM

    Salut ma jolie nièce. Ma surprise a été grande de te voir là. J'ai été ravie de t'entendre chanter et évoluer si naturellement sur scène!
    Gracieuse, jolie, gentille, naturelle... tu es toi-même, continue sur cette voie!
    Bon anniversaire ma puce! et à la réalisation de tous tes rêves!. Nous quatre te soutenons de tout coeur Bisous de nous tous
    Liliane

    liliane
  1. girl | January 15, 2005 1:21 PM

    hi everybody
    i know joy.. she's very cute and if you said that she is so touchy with guys, you're wrong cause she is so naturel and she isn't complicated like some of people .... and i think that all people who are talking about her are jealous from her ...
    beleive me she's very cute and you'll like her if you meet her personally and i think she deserves to be that star academy...

    girl
  1. Ricardo | January 15, 2005 2:00 PM

    Hi ppl ..
    I'm Ricardo Bassous .. Joy's brother ..i just wanna tell u few things ..
    Joy is in the academy , cus she wanted to be there .. she loved that kind of stuff so she decided to do it .. and she easly did .. she was so sure (and i don't know how ) that she will be accepted for the academy .. and she's living the life she wanted to live ...
    they are living there people .. they aren't just heroes or main character of ur favorit show ..they're human living their own life ..
    so leave them live it as they want to live ..not as u want to watch ..
    all i can wish to my sister is good luck even if i don't belive in luck and even if I belive that she's not gonna need it ..

    Ricardo Bassous

    Ricardo
  1. karwan | January 15, 2005 7:48 PM

    hai joy ilove you soo muchhhhhhhhh

    karwan
  1. Lolita | January 15, 2005 9:13 PM

    Joy will win an oscar of the most talkative and boring in the academy.

    Lolita
  1. Karen | January 15, 2005 11:17 PM

    Joy is awesome and my favorite in the academy. I was pleasantly surprised with her #2 position in the Top 5. I'm glad that the teacher's recognize that she's a great singer and wonderful performer. Good luck Joy and don't let Fahed's comments ruin your time in the academy. It is obvious that the point you were trying to make is correct

    Karen
  1. Samy | January 16, 2005 11:09 AM

    nooo i dont like Joy
    I wanna her , Iman and katia out out out

    Samy
  1. lolita | January 16, 2005 3:50 PM

    Joy hafiteha la COCO...I understand now why she is so talkative!

    lolita
  1. Racha | January 16, 2005 5:59 PM

    Joy tu es la meilleure dans l'academie tu chante tres bien tu tameliore a chaque fois nous te souhaitons bonne chance ici a Canada tu es trop mignogne jespère que tu va gagner tu as fais beaucoup de progres depuis que tu es rentré à l'academie. On t'aime beaucoupp BOnne chance et continue de meme..
    Racha Assaf

    Racha
  1. fadi | January 16, 2005 7:07 PM

    joy is not as you think,she is monafika,have you seen how she talk to hanan,she told her that she is good and after that she said that hanan must leave,i hate you joy monafika

    fadi
  1. Ibrahim | January 16, 2005 8:59 PM

    AND I ALSO WANNA SAY THAT ALL GIRLS THAT HATE JOY IT'S COZ THEY R JELOUSE, COZ SHE'S THE SWEETEST PERSON I'VE EVER SEEN IN MY LIFE AND SHE'S SO CUTE AND THAT'S THE TRUTH AND PPL THAT HATE JOY R DEAF AND BLIND AND THAT IS ENOUGH TO UNDERSTAND WAT I MEAN AND THX.

    Ibrahim
  1. cherin | January 16, 2005 9:33 PM

    very good jow and bachar and amani.they are nice

    cherin
  1. fahd | January 17, 2005 12:20 AM

    Joy will never be a star when I listen her I don't understand what she says she speaks 100000 words a second anyway I know that everyone of you who observed her reation to ask most of students who they will choose thez ask theme to vote for Imane and she goes to speak with Hanan and say that allah la ykader you will win she is acting but at the end everybody will see her real personnality. Sorry for her.

    fahd
  1. Ibrahim | January 17, 2005 11:23 AM

    HI KOKO, IM WITH U WITH WAT U SED, IMAN REALLY SUCKS AND FAHD MUST GET OUTTA THERE AND I WANNA TELL FAHED THAT JOY TALKS THE WAY SHE'S USED TO AND THE WAY SHE WANTS TOO AND THE WAY WE WANT HER TO, COZ THIS'S HER LANGUAGE, AND IF U DIDNTT SEE ANY WRONG THING IN HER DONT START FOCUSING ON THINGS THAT ARENT IMPORTANT AT ALL LIKE THE LANGUAGE. THAT HER PERSONALITY AND WE LOVE HER LIKE THAT AND SHE'S NOT AN ACTOR, SHE'S SO PURE AND I LOVE U JOY SO MUCH

    Ibrahim
  1. NADA | January 17, 2005 6:04 PM

    HAPPY BIRTHDAY JOY!!
    FROM: EGYPT!

    NADA
  1. La Marocaine | January 17, 2005 11:27 PM

    c'est claire que tout les condidats dans l'academy(I call it Star Comedy by the way cause it's realy a comedy has nothing to do with singing or if you want it this way with the ART they are just bunch of losers trying to sing no matter what) sont des racistes pour une simple raison ils ont ignores Hanane depuis le debut et ils sont tous comment dis en Arabe des "Mounafikine" car ils ont deja decide de voter contre elle meme avant le "prime" aura lieu et avant de voir les performences des nominees et ce qui est redicule et stupide c'est que le lendemain ils ont commencee a parler comment Hanane leur manque et tout ca ,c'est completement le "NIFAK".
    (...)one word about this Girl called Joy or whatever ,she was mean to Hanane too and just cause you are rich that is not mean other people are just trash you are still belong to the Third world no matter what.you are not going nowhere .
    i want to add ,at least those losers they should of Help Hanane to integrate with the group from the beginning and treat her Normal like they treat eachothers cause after all she is Humanbeing but they are just bunch of Racistes down all of ya......and also one more thing you are " M...A...G...H...R...O...O...R...A you will never be a real singer but keep singing for your self
    Peace Bros and Sis

    La Marocaine
  1. samy | January 17, 2005 11:30 PM

    To all Joy family and friends:
    we say in Egypt : Monkey is a dear to his/her mom
    "al2rd fi 3in ommh ghazal"
    if u think Joy is cute or lovely that will be a big problim of u,coz i simply dont
    she is annoying , mean ,touchy ,toughin,...etc!!!
    i hope she will not go further

    samy
  1. Sara | January 18, 2005 7:22 AM

    I think Joy is so Filrty with guys,sheis very touchy with guys,,,&hey joy watch bashrfromIraq has a french gf & the other Bashar from Jordan don't flirt with you as much as you do.plz stop flirting with guys.....Be respectful.As the other girls

    Sara
  1. jean | January 18, 2005 12:21 PM

    Hello joy ,I never met you yet ,but I Know your father very well(the Greek Years you know ?)I follow your news on the web ,you are very good,wish you good luck ,and hope you win.regards to your parents ,especially Habib.
    jean

    jean
  1. donia | January 18, 2005 12:51 PM

    zizi zizi zizi

    donia
  1. Ibrahim | January 18, 2005 9:16 PM

    YALLA, FAHD IS NOW A NOMINIE, AND I HOPE HE GETS OUTTA THERE, COZ HE REALLY S**KS

    Ibrahim
  1. Rica | January 19, 2005 3:09 AM

    Hey Knar,
    I came across this website by accident, but I was so excited when you told me your cousin was on Star Academy. I hope she steals the show. She is too cute and I can tell she has a fabulous sense of fashion.
    Another California Fan.
    Rica.

    Rica
  1. lian | January 19, 2005 2:24 PM

    i hope joy wins and ppl stop speaking nonesense she is the cute and beautiful girl so get lost

    lian
  1. ruby | January 19, 2005 8:14 PM

    LOL Ibrahim, you make me laugh! You must be one lonely (sad and pathetic) person to say:
    "COZ SHE'S THE SWEETEST PERSON I'VE EVER SEEN IN MY LIFE AND SHE'S SO CUTE".
    You must not get out often or have any friends.
    Here's the truth..... she's pretty no doubt.... but her voice isn't that good (at least compared to other students); she is very baladi (peasant like, 7alabia... she doesn't know how to carry herself or be mature w/ other students; she has no self respect running after every guy asking them what they think of her.... that's just plain wrong.

    ruby
  1. Knar Mekhitarian | January 20, 2005 7:17 AM

    I am soo proud of my cousin jOy, she is doing great! we are all confident she will win, and i dont aprreciate the rude comments that have been posted up lately about her! Just because she is beautiful, can dance and sing wonderfully doesnt mean you guys can hate on her~ PLus who said she cant be touchy with the guys, yall are just jealous! Love you JOY! you go girl!
    YOur cousins from USA
    Habib if you read this, my mom and aunt, Siran and Tamar and Helen say hello, we miss and love you guys! MWAH

    Knar Mekhitarian
  1. Farohat el irak | January 20, 2005 4:38 PM

    joy out i hate u.. out joyy,, dont vote to her,, she is monafika,,,
    go fadiiii.... all thar u say is good..... go fadi....

    Faroha

    Farohat el irak
  1. lian | January 20, 2005 4:41 PM

    i agree with knar she is a beautiful cute girl.

    lian
  1. blue | January 20, 2005 5:59 PM

    hi sweet joy u just look so pretty but try 2 do more exercises on ur voice cause such a lovely flower like u should win ..u r THE STAR JOY..

    blue
  1. Ibrahim | January 20, 2005 7:01 PM

    RUBY, I DONT KNOW IF U KNOW ENGLISH, BUT I THINK U DO A LITTLE. I SED THAT COZ I SEE THAT, AND THAT DOESNT MEAN THE WHOLE SHIT U SED ABOUT IT, AND AM PRETTY GOOD AND HAVE ALOT OF FRIENDS, AND WHO R U EVEN TO DEFEND MY SELF IN FRONT OF..... GO TO HELL

    Ibrahim
  1. koko | January 20, 2005 7:58 PM

    thanks ibrahim for ur sweet words. and i just wanted to say to everyone that i have a new friend and his name is ibrahim from lebanon thanks ibrahim u r a true one.

    koko
  1. julian | January 20, 2005 8:47 PM

    أنا بحبك يا زيزي كتير كتير شيدي همتك انتي الستار I LOVE YOU

    julian
  1. Ibrahim | January 20, 2005 8:55 PM

    OH KOKO, THANK U TOO SO MUCH FOR ACCEPTNING ME AS UR FRIEND AND U R SO SWEET AND PURE AND I ALSO WANNA SAY THAT MOROCCO ROCKS AND THANK U AGAIN KOKO

    Ibrahim
  1. Ibrahim | January 21, 2005 12:14 PM

    OK TODAY IS THE DAY, BASHAR KAISY, ALL LEBANESE R WITH U AND WE HOPE U WIN AND WE LOVE U SO MUCH, AND I HOPE FAHD GETS OUT

    Ibrahim
  1. noura | January 21, 2005 6:09 PM

    I DONT WANNA SAY ANYTHIN BAD BUT JOY IS REALLY VERY TOUCHY WITH BOYS ESPECIALLY THE 2 BASHARZ IF U SAW ON THE DINNER YESTERDAY.
    JOY PLZ STOP BEING LIKE THAT.
    AHMAD SALAH U R DA STAR.
    ANAS PLZ DONT GO.
    KATIA STRAIGHTEN UR HAIR.
    ZIZI STOP COPYING RUBY.
    SALMA STOP STICKING TO AHMAD SALAH.

    noura
  1. AMIL | January 21, 2005 10:50 PM

    I VOTE FOR ANAS STARAC1 I LIKE YOU

    AMIL
  1. marianne | January 22, 2005 12:13 AM

    hiiiiiiii joy
    u r gr8 n deserve 2 stay 2 d end .be happy about everything u hear even if it is a bad thing cuz make sure that u have a good thing that makes people jealous from u so gooooooooo on n u r d star Marianne K

    marianne
  1. samy | January 22, 2005 3:12 AM

    Joy hate u
    monafika khabeetha salita sakheefa tafha... etc
    she cant even talk clearly , how (for God sake) will she ever sing? of course never

    samy
  1. koko | January 22, 2005 5:20 AM

    well ibrahim i guess fahd did not got out t was anas i think it was his time to leave too. the % this week was low!!! to u think

    koko
  1. nancy | January 22, 2005 9:53 AM

    hi joy i love you you are the star

    nancy


 
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