Josef Attieh on 60 Minutes


You guys definitely remember Star Academy 3 winner Josef Attieh! He has signed his first contract with the biggest musical production company in the Arab world, Rotana. During an interview 60 minutes on Rotana, Joseph talked about many things, here is a summary of the interview:

His best friend during Star Academy 3 was Hani Hussein, buy they got into big fights, and now
They're worst enemies!
Prince Walid Bin Talal sent him a private jet from Lebanon to Sharm Al Sheikh, Egypt (to his mansion), and a helicopter from the star academy stage to his house at the final prime.

Josef also said that he liked the following students from staracademy 1, 2, and 3:
Star Academy 1: Bashar, Baha, Cynthia, Sofia, Mohammad Attieh, Nisrine & Layla.
Star Academy 2: Katia, Samer, Ahmad Hussein, Hisham, Zizi, Fahd al Zayed & Salma.
Star Academy 3: himself! Hani (in the past), Rakia, Mohammad Fahd, Reem, Maya, Hana, Manal & Jihane.
Josef also said that because the Star Academy tour has finished, they won't sing as a group ever again!
Josef announced that he is going include 5 lebanese songs, 3 Khaliji songs, and 1 Egyptian song in his album, in addition to a duetto with a student from the previous Star Academy seasons, but didn't say who exactly.
Josef said that he used the money he won from Star Academy to donate to charity events & he gave $5,000 to his beloved mom as well.

By Guest Writer Jassem

84 Comments
  1. Manly Man | June 16, 2006 11:30 AM

    This sounds very weird! He said his best friend was Hani? and he didn't even mention Fady between the ones he liked in Star Academy 3?

    I don't believe this is true! Must be fake news!

    Manly Man
  1. dolly | June 16, 2006 11:42 AM

    Josef and Hani were never friends during the show!!
    Is Josef a liar?!
    Are we (as audiences of the show)blind?!
    Or has Jassem misunderstood what Josef was saying?!

    If any other one watched 60 minutes, please tell us about this.

    And a word for Josef if he has really said so...
    It is sure that you must have fights with Hani, and it is true that he must be your worest enemy wasnt you the one who stole his votes incooperation with the rest of the LBC gang?!!!

    dolly
  1. dolly | June 16, 2006 11:43 AM

    what I meant is that we have never seen them as friends during the show.

    dolly
  1. MRS JAGAL | June 16, 2006 12:06 PM

    r u sure this is all true

    MRS JAGAL
  1. S.M.S. | June 16, 2006 12:15 PM

    I have not seen it, but it does sound a bit farfetched.

    S.M.S.
  1. shaza | June 16, 2006 12:23 PM

    wat is this on earth JOESIF and HANI are best friends when and where ?? Yeah where is fady then who was happy for him when he won and how come he likes jihane and he didnt even vote to her his best friend was hani unbelievable but guys if this is true maybe joseif become closer and closer to hani after the academy r we guyz we dont knoww wat is going in their in the academy and wat is real and wat is not ?? but maybe yes ? also i want to tell u somethin in the staracademy tour in Egypt hani and joseif were alwayz hangin with eachother and huggin eachother whenever they come on da stage and i was surprised but maybe joseif realized after the academy that the votes were by cheatin and hani didnt change his treating to him and he encouraged him when he came to egypt and made the audience love and encourage him but still where is fady he didnt even mention his name this is really strange i mean when and where was both of them best friends we have never even seen them together but hey everythin is possible and maybe joseif realized who is the real hani after the academy session who knows i hope this is true and i wish them da best everythin is possible in this world ..akeed joseif 3eref sha5seyet hani el a72e2eya ba3d el academy 3ashan keda howa shyafo his best friend ..

    shaza
  1. S.M.S. | June 16, 2006 12:27 PM

    I think something was lost in traslation here.

    S.M.S.
  1. nancy | June 16, 2006 12:49 PM

    oh my god is this true hani and joesph r best friends but i thought fady is joesph's best friend.then people what dose it mean?i did get it but in some point i didnt.
    His best friend during Star Academy 3 was Hani Hussein, buy they got into big fights, and now
    They're worst enemies!
    it means that now they fought with each other and now they r enemies.

    nancy
  1. shaza | June 16, 2006 1:47 PM

    "buy they got into big fights, and now
    They're worst enemies!"
    would some1 please tell me wat is this did they had serious problems and now they are friends not enimnes the worst enemies i dont get it at all.

    shaza
  1. cherries | June 16, 2006 1:52 PM

    faaaaaaaaaaake this is all fake
    da ya3nee even if it was 1 percent true joesph want say it on tv coz he is not stupid
    &by the way he wasnt the guest of 60 minute this week where do u get these things 4rm? it was a singer called hend....4m 2l bahrin...
    i think even if u r trying 2 make a rumor try 2 work harder than that ..
    we ba3deen i dont think that he is gonna sign now wiz rotana they just finished thier tour days ago? when ya3nee? i think he still under the lbc control....all of them.....

    cherries
  1. montaser | June 16, 2006 2:04 PM

    Who are the all of you to determine that hani and Joseph are best friends?? To me, I think that Joseph is trying to be friends with everyone so that the arab countries vote for him because he was a friend to a student in their country, even though we all know that the LBC gang is playing with the results, but we'll not think of that a lot. an other thing I also learned is that Joseph is being with this person, and then with an other infront of all the millions of arabs world wide, and then being enemies with them, just like Lebanese Ghassan from the Wadi. They're all the same, they're all g a y Lebanese losers.

    montaser
  1. S.M.S | June 16, 2006 2:09 PM

    Yeah you would think the LBC would milk them for all they are worth. What seems farfetched to me is the amount Walid Bin Talal has for these so called stars. You would think he would be a very busy man, being one of the richest men in the world . I think he puts his private jet to service them quite a lot. Does he actually make money from some of them?. I do respect the man very much, but rich people are kind of a puzzle to us mere mortals.
    Yalla, I am going to Lebanon at the end of the year hooray. Spending Christmas in winter instead of summer.

    S.M.S
  1. S.M.S | June 16, 2006 2:10 PM

    Hey Montaser you are a bogan.

    S.M.S
  1. rody | June 16, 2006 2:13 PM

    ya gma3a el7war da kolooooo mtfbrek

    rody
  1. dolly | June 16, 2006 2:31 PM

    Cherries:
    Hend was the guest of (ma3 7obi) not 60 minutes, I saw it!
    Anyone who watched 60 minutes this week will help us to know what has been mentioned here is true or false.

    dolly
  1. Zeid Hreish | June 16, 2006 4:40 PM

    Cherries,

    First of all.. 60 Minutes is a program on Rotana which is basically the news of the week.. so they don’t just interview one of the singers..


    Therefore.. What was said previously about Joseph might be true!! even if they were not friends in the academy.. this is not the point.. The point is ino sar fee problems between Joseph and Hani after the academy, during the tour maybe.. that made them hate each other or even have fight!!..

    Other than that.. I would like to wish Joseph Attieh the best of luck.. oo inshalah ya3ni his album would be great as we are expecting.. Cause he deserves the best sara7a!!

    Thnx,

    Zeid

    Zeid Hreish
  1. mimi | June 16, 2006 5:51 PM

    interesting how theres no mention of fadi and reem, the 2 who appeared closest to him.

    mimi
  1. Nothing | June 16, 2006 7:42 PM

    Waleg, for the love of god, please check your sources before posting random essays drawn up by people who want to be featured in your website. There are so many obvious flaws in his story, including the fact that the people on the tour "will never tour again together" because I've heard from various sources that more concerts will be made this summer since the tour ended so early and there's plenty of summer left. Also, how were Fadi and Reem never mentioned ? and Joseph would never say on live television to everybody in the world that he's now "worst enemies" with someone.
    Will someone who actually watches this show clarify for us ?

    Nothing
  1. LIBANGRL | June 16, 2006 7:47 PM

    hey guys..
    wow i dont have the rotana channel but is this true about wat josef said i mean it all sounds true but the hani thing he was never really close to him in the academy and now thier worst enemies i bet u it was cause of the voting and it may have happended during the tour..but i dont think its true wen he didnt mention fadi as one of his freinds in the academy thats not true fadi and josef were always together and side by side they loved each other i cant believe he didnt mention him as one of his best freinds..idk but i want to say that josef is my favortie and im lookin forward to his new album it should be great good luck josef!!!!!!!!!!

    LIBANGRL
  1. Rita | June 16, 2006 8:46 PM

    hey hey hey

    First of all Fadi was joseph's best friend. Hani was just close to him not a best friend. Plus hani is very kind and josef too to fight!! Hani is grown up enough ...

    second, even if this was true i know joesph's behavoir would prevent him from sayin that on television

    i'm sure there's smth wrong !!! this is not true ..

    rita

    Rita
  1. Jassem | June 16, 2006 9:00 PM

    Hey everyon,

    This is 100% true, if you don't believe me, go now and watch the the news for the secon time, it is a re-run. and to those who are talking about Hind, what brings her to this conversation? and to those like Zaid, who aare saying that 60 minutes does not interview singers, well they do, ok? Why don't you watch the whole entire show????

    To mimi, I typed Reem's name if you weren't readin (obviously), you just went to the comment box to make a fight between us, right? and for Fadi, I forgot to type his name, I am a human being, don't think that I don't make mistakes like you, him, her, or even they, ok??

    Last but not least, I would like to tell all the readers a fact, which is: hani and Joseph wer'n't close friends, they were "buddïes" only, nothing important ok???

    I would like to tell you that I am Jassem, the writer of the article.

    Jassem
  1. rahooma | June 16, 2006 9:35 PM

    By the way joseph and hani were never best friends exceot in the last week of the academy after fadi left and since then tthey r very close bcoz in the tour in egypt they were always hugging each other. and even if this is 0.00001% true joseph won't announce it bel3a2l keda ya3ni

    rahooma
  1. rahooma | June 16, 2006 9:36 PM

    sorry meant: *except in the ...................

    rahooma
  1. KooKy | June 16, 2006 9:45 PM

    iS THEE SOMEONE ELSE WHO WATCHED THiS PROGRAM?
    it could be true but really i will be very sad if hany is not his best freind anymore that means something serious is happened!!!!! maybe this fool girl called shayma caused problems between them coz she did it with others in the program in front of telecameras why she couldn't do it outside of z academy!! and ZOUZOU doesn't montionned her as freind i think he really hate her & the majority of students hate her and some said it in their inteviews..they told stories about her !!!! and we were watching the prog. but we did not notice all those problems between them..ALL THIS & we didn't see nothing yet! My GOD!

    KooKy
  1. sarah | June 16, 2006 10:36 PM

    hyyyyyyyyyyy everybody hada el 7aky akeed 5a6a2 aslan aslan fady is josefs best frnd we all know that ...and josef asln wouldnt do such a thing fa its wrong
    b3deen when did 60 minutes come with joe i dindt know about it damnnnn
    elmohem good luck 2 all of them
    espicially 2 fadyyyyyy el jagallllll i loveee u ya 3asalllll.

    sarah
  1. nouza | June 16, 2006 10:36 PM


    eh el habal da..el kalam da tab3an fabraka...howa joe 3abit ashan y2ol 3ala hani kda!!!!!!!!!

    nouza
  1. Zeid Hreish | June 16, 2006 10:39 PM

    GUYS!!! STOP STOP STOP

    Just stop talking about JOsepH and HANI.. Whats wrong WITH YOU ALL!! Who cares if they were friends or they like each other or not..

    YOu forgot all about the new ALbum.. The money that was donated to the poor.. the tour.. the everything!!?! WHats wrong with you.. la 3omirhom ma kanoo friends!! who cares!!

    STOP!!

    So.. who do you think also deserves the title from Star Academy 3?! We know JOseph is amazing..!! I wish Joseph the best of luck inshalah..

    Thnx,

    Zeid

    Zeid Hreish
  1. just someone | June 16, 2006 11:08 PM

    OMG!! i luv JOSEPH!!!

    thats great!!

    i wish joseph good luck!!

    inshallah he has a lot of success!!!

    just someone
  1. mahy | June 16, 2006 11:10 PM

    HEy josfe sux he very mean about hani!!!!!!!!!!!! and they are not best friends
    why are they not singing as agroup

    mahy
  1. mahy | June 16, 2006 11:11 PM

    NO HE SUX hani is not his best friend

    mahy
  1. sousou | June 16, 2006 11:47 PM

    hay
    momkin had yetargemly howa fi eh ana mosh fahma haga gawbouni bel arabi plzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz

    sousou
  1. Layla | June 17, 2006 12:26 AM

    well good for u Zeid, well for once you're trying to get peace between the all of us. I just hope that you'll continue doing that in the Sofian and Bashar engagement article, and don't try faking the news to the people, because they all do know that it's tru, and stop trying to make problems between the all of us, we're just like close brothers and sisters!!!!

    Layla
  1. devilish | June 17, 2006 12:37 AM

    shouldnt a website liek this check if the article is true?!? i dont get it..3anjad yella ill write that rakya left mhmd fahd and loves khalife and theyll post it!walla!

    devilish
  1. Rachel | June 17, 2006 1:33 AM

    ITS NOT TRUE GUYS...DONT BELIEVE IT.

    Rachel
  1. LOLALI | June 17, 2006 1:41 AM

    I HONESTLY THINK THAT WHOEVER WROTE THIS ARTICLE WANTS TO START TROUBLE BETWEEN JOSEPH AND HANI. THEY WERE THE ONLY 2 LEFT IN THE ACADEMY WITH HANAA AT THE END AND THEY WERE GETTING ALONG NICELY. PLEASE DON'T START RUMOURS BECAUSE IT COULD GET REAL SERIOUS.

    LOLALI
  1. MRS JAGAL | June 17, 2006 7:08 AM

    like omg i dont believe he was ever best friends ma3 hany ok friends bad not best friends and i thought fady was his best friend i seriously dont believe all this

    MRS JAGAL
  1. MRS JAGAL | June 17, 2006 7:13 AM

    this is all bullshit made by hani fans i bet u anything

    MRS JAGAL
  1. MRS JAGAL | June 17, 2006 7:15 AM

    plz people do not believe any of this it is fake especially because joe didnt go on 60 minutes and those are not joes words ok

    MRS JAGAL
  1. redrose | June 17, 2006 8:18 AM

    Hey guys!
    Let us stop this rubbish rumours, believe me if Joseph is a gentelman he won't say something about that infront of cameras that he and hani are anemies. Do you think so he will say those words like that if he is a star? as i know Hani is a cool man and innocent person!

    redrose
  1. Kate | June 17, 2006 9:31 AM

    JASSEM STOP LYING YOU FREAK.....lol its so obvious its lies....WALEG WHY DID YOU POST SUCH A THING????? you know its not true

    Kate
  1. lebogrl | June 17, 2006 9:40 AM

    Guys i think this whole story is wrong 110% not only 100%. Seriously joe would never say something like that. They are not his words. We watched it for 4 months and everyone here knows how joe talks and knows that joe liked everyone in the academy and he got along with everyone around him. Seriously whoever wrote it is just trying to start trouble. I live in Australia and i know nothing about this program so i wouldnt have a clue about joe being on it. But i think this is definately wrong.
    Love You JOEEEEEEEEEE!!!!!!!!!!

    lebogrl
  1. lebogrl | June 17, 2006 9:55 AM

    Guys i forgot something and if you all remember in a laha magazine interview with him Joe said that all the money he won he gave to his dad and told him to do anything he wanted with them. I have the interview. He also said that the closest one in the academy to him is Fadi. By the way this is an interview after the academy so its not old. (He also said for the people who are interested that his relationship with rym is like his relationship with the other students and he said it more than once and he said that people thought that there was a private relationship but there is nothing at all like that and she is just a friend not more or less. These are the exact words he said. He said i was close to her because i felt that i could talk to her about everything-bertah ehky ma3a) Even though this is off the topic but i just wanted to include it lol. Guys i hope the rest is a bit of proof

    lebogrl
  1. Jassem (the writer) | June 17, 2006 10:50 AM

    Ebveryone who does not believe me, did anyone see Rotana last night? They had the re-run of the show. and to libogirl, your interview was before a couple of weeks or months, right? But mine is before one day. Let justice spread, and who saw the interview should sign the comment box and spread justice. No one here has the right to say that this is not true ok??? and maybe I forgot to write Fadi's name, so hear read this: "Fadi is Joseph's best friend"ok everyone, happy?????

    Jassem (the writer)
  1. S.M.S. | June 17, 2006 11:01 AM

    Is it ONLY ME who wonders what the big deal is? well except for Prince Talal giving a little too many priviliges to some artists whon I think he should kick to the kerb? come on people lighten up. What is the average age on this blog.
    Waleg
    could you do a poll on the age of people visiting this site please and post the correct results?.

    S.M.S.
  1. S.M.S. | June 17, 2006 11:02 AM

    Ah sorry waleg, PLEASE and THANK YOU.

    S.M.S.
  1. MRS JAGAL | June 17, 2006 11:21 AM

    jassem can u plz translate again plzzzzzzzzz and refrase it because im sure that is not translated correctly and if u have trouble understanding arabic or english dont post articles because they become rumors that arent true

    MRS JAGAL
  1. Meee | June 17, 2006 11:54 AM

    SOUSOU : hi , yalli 3am biser howi enou Joseph kan 3endou mou2abali bi bernamej 60 mintues w ol enou mtkhana2 howi w Hani w enou ma la7 yghani ma3 el talab mn ba3d liom ...

    kaman oyil enou albumou ra7 ydaman 5 lebnani 3 khalejeh w 1 masreyi w enou sor ma3 rotana ... kaman el masarri yalli rebe7a tbara3 feya lal fe2ara w 3atta 5,000 la emou ...

    haida yalli maktoub bel 2essa bas el kel hon 3am bi2oulou enou kel hal 7akki ghalat w mosh sa7i7 la2an Joseph akidi ma la7 bi2oul enou metkhana2 ma3 hani w enou bykrahou w Joseph ma fi ykoun ma3 rotana la ba3ad ma ykhalis mn el LBC .......

    Y3ni kelshi mosh 7a2e2a wel kel hon baddoun ya3rfou min hader hal bernamej layshoufou ezza mazbout el haki...

    w bas haida howi kelshi bel mokhtasar el mofid khalenni oul kella "waldanni w ta2 7annak"
    w bye

    Meee
  1. Lobna | June 17, 2006 1:03 PM

    hi every one....

    I watched the program yesterday, the re-run. It was all true, but the writer maybe forgot to write Fadi's name. But Joseph said that he had a fight on stage with Hani, and Wadih Abou Raad was trying to stop the concert. So both are not speacking to each other. Because all of that the album did not come yet, its wil come soon in the shops. So all that was said was true. All the helicopter thing is true, what do you expect from someone who owns half of the Arab money to do with his fortune, keep it as a souvenir?? I also read in one of the comments by Mee that said that Joseph can't be with Rotana, and should finish the contract with the LBC, but how did Hisham get the contract with Rotana on the second day in Beiruth?????????

    7aram, you made the writer a big liar to everyone, so ma badna inkhalee 7adah iy2ilew ishy haik, please la tkhaloona infout be haik mwadee3 ma3a 7abeebna Joe.

    Good luck 7abibi Joe, inta wee Chayma ow Maya ow mohammed fahd ow shoukri. go joseph go go go go go!!

    Lobna
  1. amira | June 17, 2006 1:08 PM

    aaa wallah, laich ne3mal haik, li2ano iza i3milna haik bado ey2asir fee joe, fa ma lazem ni3mal haik. ow il waleed feey yi3mal aya chee bado yi3maloow, sa7? howee 9a7ee7 lama ijo il concert fee Beiroth (ana i7dirto), ma ka yibtisim ma3 Hani, ow kanew mit2akhreen 3al concert shee say3a. fa il 7akee 9a7ee7! thanx lobna for sharing your comment

    amira
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