Lina Hayek is an exceptional and much sought-after guitarist, vocalist, voice over artist, recording engineer and choir director. She has played at the Presidential Inauguration of The El Salvadorian President to a crowed of over 50,000 people, and has been described as “Norah Jones” with a guitar, for her mellow tones and sweet vocals, and even won first place in a talent show portraying Elvis Presley.
Known for her incredible heart & soul, Lina uses her talents to capture and engage the crowd with her beautifully & blended diversity of music styles, as she has a gift for taking a piece of music, not her own, and stylizing it to sound like something captivatingly new.
Lina was born in Kuwait to a Lebanese father and a Palestinian mother, and is fluent in Arabic. She comes from a long line of Levites, and her love for faith and music, combined with her multi-cultural background and musical family influences, displays an unbreakable link between traditional & cutting-edge contemporary music.
She holds a Bachelor's Degree in Theatre Arts and a Masters in Humanities, with over 20 years of professional performance experience. Although not born in the US, she calls Southern California home, and enjoys stirring & capturing the hearts of others globally, in order to achieve a greater passion for faith, love & life, one note at a time.
You can learn more on her website: www.linahayek.com