Khaberni - After a long hiatus from the artistic and media scene, Moroccan artist Laila Ghofran opened her heart in one of her most emotionally intense and honest appearances during her guesting on the program “Al-Masar” with media personality Rudolf Hala on LBCI channel, where she discussed her artistic career and dwelled on the unhealed wound since her daughter Hiba’s murder in 2008.
Laila Ghofran recalls her daughter who died murdered, revealing the extent of pain that still accompanies her after losing her daughter Hiba, who died murdered, confirming that her decision to return to singing was motivated by spiritual and humanitarian reasons before it was an artistic idea, she said: “I am coming back to sing with the strength and spirit of my daughter, and if she were here, I couldn’t imagine sitting idly by not practicing the profession I love very much. She used to help me and be with me everywhere, even choosing my clothes sometimes, and she believed in my voice. I am returning to art because it is the profession that ensures my survival and livelihood.”
Laila Ghofran added, describing her daughter with words filled with sorrow: “Hiba, my daughter, is the greatest person on earth, and I raised the sweetest two daughters in the world. Hiba was a compassionate, kind person who loved everyone. She was killed, the murderer was executed, and I miss her terribly. Every place reminds me of her, and often I wish I could turn back time to do things before she died.”
Laila Ghofran continued her speech about the final moments of her daughter’s life, saying: “I was devastated, it was difficult, destructive, and lethal. She was still holding on to life in the hospital while they were performing surgery on her, and then she passed away. I miss her terribly, and the issue is tough. Half of my body is gone, and everything about me. I spent years paralyzed in a world unknown to me, and only those who experienced it can understand my condition. She emphasized that the loss has left an unbearable void in her life and stated: “Losing my daughter was tough; I have been in severe pain and have shut myself away for years with no one knowing anything about me.”
Did Laila Ghofran attempt suicide? The Moroccan artist Laila Ghofran confessed that she had attempted suicide several times, not fully grasping the idea of her daughter's loss, saying: “I tried to cut my wrist and took pills several times.” She added that her faith was the lifeline that pulled her back from the brink of death and prevented her from trying again.
Laila Ghofran’s opinion on singers and her grudge against Mohamed Ramadan Regarding her opinion of the singing voices in the artistic community, Laila Ghofran expressed her profound respect for the artists Nancy Ajram, Elissa, Nawal El Zoghbi, Haifa Wehbe, and Nicole Saba, and she praised the voices of Nassif Zeytoun and Rahma Riad, describing them as wonderful.
Moreover, Laila Ghofran revealed her displeasure with the artist Mohamed Ramadan using her pain in one of his artistic works, affirming that his apology does not heal the wound, and said that some matters are not erased by time. Regarding her opinion of him artistically, she said: “Mohamed Ramadan is wonderful artistically, but personally, I prefer Mohamed Ramadan the actor more than the singer.”
