Ibrahim Maalouf and Hiba Tawaji are preparing to write a new chapter in both their artistic and personal journey with the announcement of an unprecedented joint musical project, to be unveiled in two key moments throughout 2026.
On February 14, 2026, Valentine’s Day, the two artists will release a duet single, the first step in a deeply intimate and highly symbolic project. This track will mark the official launch of a joint album, scheduled for release in September 2026, coinciding with their sixth wedding anniversary.
Conceived as a true musical jewel box, the album will pay tribute to the great tradition of French chanson. Through reinterpretations and original songs inspired by this heritage, Ibrahim Maalouf and Hiba Tawaji celebrate a repertoire that shaped their artistic sensibilities—blending melodic elegance, poetic depth, and timeless emotion.
Beyond the music, this project further cements their status as an emblematic couple on the international stage. Last year, they made recent Grammy Awards history by appearing together at the ceremony, both connected to albums nominated in the same year—an exceptionally rare occurrence. Hiba Tawaji was associated with a nominated album on which she appeared as a featured artist, while Ibrahim Maalouf received a nomination for his own project.
They thus become the third couple in recent Grammy Awards history to be simultaneously associated with nominated albums in the same year, following Beyoncé & Jay-Z and Taylor Swift & Joe Alwyn. This rarity highlights the exceptional nature of their joint recognition at the highest level of the international music industry.
This new discographic journey embodies a celebration of their love story, their artistic synergy, and their deep attachment to a francophone musical culture that they now carry onto stages around the world.
With this project, Ibrahim Maalouf and Hiba Tawaji once again affirm their singularity: that of a couple of artists capable of bridging the intimate and the universal, heritage and creation, the stage and life itself.
Single release: February 14, 2026
Album release: September 2026