{"id":3515,"date":"2022-09-15T04:03:00","date_gmt":"2022-09-15T04:03:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/gulftimes.ae\/photojournalist-ammar-abd-rabbo-discusses-his-picture-of-queen-elizabeth-ii\/"},"modified":"2022-09-15T04:03:00","modified_gmt":"2022-09-15T04:03:00","slug":"photojournalist-ammar-abd-rabbo-discusses-his-picture-of-queen-elizabeth-ii","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gulftimes.ae\/?p=3515","title":{"rendered":"Photojournalist\u00a0Ammar Abd Rabbo discusses his picture of\u00a0Queen Elizabeth II\u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p>\nDUBAI: The wait is over \u2014 Lebanese dance crew\u00a0Mayyas has won season 17 of \u201cAmerica\u2019s Got Talent.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\nWith confetti falling and the audience cheering,\u00a0Mayyas\u00a0jumped sky-high as the ensemble heard the news and won the renowned contest, taking home the $1 million grand prize.<\/p>\n<p>\nThe second place went to Kristy Sellars, Drake Milligan won third, Metaphysic came fourth and Chapel Hart ranked fifth.<\/p>\n<p>\n<iframe title=\"The Winner Is... | AGT Finale 2022\" width=\"1170\" height=\"658\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/ihzaJ1yTSRg?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>\nFor their final performance, the group joined forces with pole dancer Sellars and presented an 80 second performance that got the crowds cheering.<\/p>\n<p>\n\u201cIM SO PROUD, @mayyasofficial YOU DESERVE THIS!!!!\u201d tweeted Sofia Vergara after the group were crowned winners.<\/p>\n<p>\nOn Tuesday, the group danced to Arabic beats wearing white outfits and using probe-like burlesque feather fans and sparkling globes of light.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\nThe audience held up the Lebanese flag in the hall as they cheered for the crew.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\n<iframe title=\"Mayyas and Kristy Sellars Deliver a STUNNING Performance | AGT Finale 2022\" width=\"1170\" height=\"658\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/8KfBuczeKNs?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>\nThe dancers received a standing ovation from all four judges \u2014 Vergara, Simon Cowell, Heidi Klum and Howie Mandel.<\/p>\n<p>\n\u201cFabulous. Another level,\u201d said judge Vergara, who gave Mayyas the golden buzzer after the first audition in June.<\/p>\n<p>\n\u201cThis is what a million dollars looks like,\u201d said Klum. \u201cYou brought your A game every time you came and tonight it was A plus.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\nCowell said their show was \u201castonishing.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\n<iframe title=\"Lebanese dance group Mayyas wow judges on the final \u2018America\u2019s Got Talent episode\" width=\"1170\" height=\"658\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/uRRX5F5HVO4?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>\n\u201cSomething has happened with you where I\u2019m beginning to feel a buzz beyond the show,\u201d he added. \u201cThis has landed. It\u2019s global. It\u2019s huge. I don\u2019t think you can top that.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\nMandel said: \u201cThis is my favorite act ever on AGT.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\n\u201cThat\u2019s so great for you. It\u2019s great for women, female empowerment, your culture,\u201d he added.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\nAfter winning the golden buzzer, the group started receiving strong backing from their Lebanese fans. The Lebanese Broadcasting Corporation International launched an advertising campaign in the US with the slogan \u201cKermalak Ya Lebnen\u201d \u2014 which translates to \u2018For You Lebanon\u2019 \u2014 to promote and support them.<\/p>\n<p>\nLBCI backed Mayyas with adverts on its TV and social-media channels, and also worked with local and Arab media outlets in the US to support the campaign.<\/p>\n<p>\nIn an interview with Arab News, the group\u2019s choreographer Nadim Cherfan said: \u201cThe Lebanese people around the world have shown us huge support.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\n\u201cWe\u2019ve been getting tons of messages. Everybody is backing up Mayyas. Everybody is rooting for Mayyas. So I\u2019m really thankful for the Lebanese diaspora that is being really supportive for Mayyas,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n<p>\nIt is not just from ordinary supporters, but celebrities were also voting for the group.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\n\u201cMay you return with the title,\u201d wrote Lebanese singer Maya Diab on her Instagram Stories after their final performance. \u201cYou raised the name of Lebanon by just showcasing art in this beautiful way that made the world talk about it. We love you and we are proud of you no matter what the result is.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\nSuperstar Haifa Wehbe also supported the group ahead of the final result.<\/p>\n<p>\n<iframe title=\"Golden Buzzer: Mayyas&#039; Breathtaking Audition Captivates Sofia Vergara | AGT 2022\" width=\"1170\" height=\"658\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/ZD0doCSkBY8?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>\n\u201cMayyas wowed \u2018America\u2019s Got Talent\u2019 judges and audience with a spectacular performance. Keep voting,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n<p>\nDubai-based Lebanese influencer Karen Wazen wrote: \u201cSpeechless. It keeps getting better,\u201d sharing a clip of their last performance.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\nThis is not their first talent show experience for Mayyas.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\nCherfan, who was 14 when he fell in love with the world of dance, formed the group in order to compete in the sixth season of \u201cArabs Got Talent.\u201d And despite being newcomers, the group dazzled, wowing judge and Lebanese singing superstar Najwa Karam who awarded them entry to the final with her \u2018golden buzzer\u2019 and they were ultimately crowned champions.<\/p>\n<p>\n<iframe title=\"Mayyas Surprises The Crowd With Amazing Dance | AGT 2022\" width=\"1170\" height=\"658\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/26q67mM0jbs?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>\n\u201cI chose a female crew, because I wanted to deliver a message about female empowerment, as we all know that, even today, Arab women are still called names for being dancers. I wanted to prove how elegant, refined and beautiful dancing is,\u201d Cherfan said in an Arab News interview at the time. \u201cAnd who\u2019s better than these gorgeous ladies to do so?\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\nBut winning one of the most prestigious talent awards in the Middle East wasn\u2019t enough. With success came self-inflicted pressure to do even better. \u201cThe golden buzzer, the standing ovation, the beautiful comments of the judges, and winning the title itself are challenges, because they are stress and responsibility \u2014 in those moments (all I am thinking is) \u2018What\u2019s next? How can I do better?\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\nThat same year, Mayyas competed in \u201cBritain\u2019s Got Talent: The Champions,\u201d a spin-off of \u201cBritain\u2019s Got Talent,\u201d in which the group were the only act from the Middle East to participate.<\/p>\n<p>\nThe response from the judges and audience was overwhelming. \u201cAbsolutely genius \u2014 brilliant, inventive\u2026 (I\u2019ve) never seen a dance like this ever on one of these shows,\u201d said judge Simon Cowell at the time.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.arabnews.com\/node\/2162921\/lifestyle\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>DUBAI: The wait is over \u2014 Lebanese dance crew\u00a0Mayyas has won season 17 of \u201cAmerica\u2019s Got&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"content-type":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[9],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-3515","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-lifestyle"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v21.0 (Yoast SEO v28.5) - 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