Lebanese diva Elissa is among the best-known female singers in the Arab world. With her romantic sensibility adorning love ballads and pop hits alike, she's also struck a global chord. Her fifth studio album Bastanak won Elissa the World Music Award for “Best Lebanese Artist” in 2007 and spurred a series of international shows. The title track “Bastanak” draws on musical influences from folk, R&B, dancehall reggae and Arabic pop—a song of longing and waiting to be with her man. Passionate and smooth, this is one of the Arabic music Queen's landmark albums.