Darine Afyouni, known mononymously as Darine, is a Lebanese-Swedish singer-songwriter born on 20 August 1983 in Tripoli, Lebanon. She launched her recording career in summer 2004 with the release of her debut single, “Aiwa” (2004). She followed this with her debut studio album, Ma Rulez (2004), which included eighteen tracks and her second single, “Ja Leily” (2004). The record was subsequently re-issued for the European market with additional English-language songs. In 2006, she issued her second studio album, My Compliments (2006), featuring the single “Ma Fi Ella Enta” (2006). Following management changes, she was absent from the music industry for several years before independently recording new material. She resumed her recording career with the release of an extended play in 2022, which featured previously unreleased demos and two new tracks.
