Mayada El Hennawy (Arabic: ميادة الحناوي‎; born October 8, 1959) is a Syrian and pan-Arab singer. Born Mayada Bent Bakri El Hennawy in a music-loving family, she was discovered by Egyptian pan-Arab composer musician and singer songwriter Mohammed Abdel Wahab when at age of 18, she was performing in Bloudan, Syria. Abdel Wahab named her "The Songstress of the Generation" (in Arabic مطربة الجيل transliterated as Moutribat el Jeel).