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Exo were the first Korean act to have their song 'Power' featured into the Dubai Fountains' playlist and are one of Asia's biggest-selling music acts. Courtesy Dubai Tourism
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Deepika Padukone has been honoured with a Dubai Star. AFP
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Huda Kattan has been honoured with a Dubai Star. Getty Images
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Hazzaa Al Mansouri has been honoured with a Dubai Star. AFP
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Nadine Labaki has been honoured with a Dubai Star. Getty Images
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Cristiano Ronaldo has been honoured with a Dubai Star. AFP
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Oprah Winfrey has been honoured with a Dubai Star. AP
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Lewis Hamilton has been honoured with a Dubai Star. Getty Images
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Umm Kulthum has been honoured with a Dubai Star. Courtesy of Al Ittihad
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Zinedine Zidane has been honoured with a Dubai Star. AFP
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Selena Gomez has been honoured with a Dubai Star. EPA
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Ali Mostafa has been honoured with a Dubai Star. Khushnum Bhandari / The National
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Margot Robbie has been honoured with a Dubai Star. EPA
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Anil Kapoor has been honoured with a Dubai Star. AFP
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Beyonce has been honoured with a Dubai Star. Instagram
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Jacqueline Fernandez has been honoured with a Dubai Star. Subhash Sharma / The National
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Mona Zaki has been honoured with a Dubai Star. AFP
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Actress Priyanka Chopra. Getty
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DJ Armin Van Buuren. Getty Images
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Singer Hussain Al Jassmi. Courtesy DCT
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Tennis player Sania Mirza. Paulo Vecina
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Footballer Riyad Mahrez. Getty Images
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Poet and lyricist Gulzar. Courtesy DCT
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Actor Ranbir Kapoor. Courtesy Zee Cine Awards
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Actress Shilpa Shetty. Reem Mohammed/The National
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Egyptian singer Amr Diab. EPA
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Sprinter Usain Bolt. AFP
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Actor Amitabh Bachchan. EPA
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Actor Chris Evans. AP
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Musician Nile Rodgers. AP
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Tennis player Serena Williams. PA
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Footballer Sergio Ramos. Getty Images
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Footballer Mohamed Salah. AFP
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Actor Idris Elba. AP
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Actor Chris Hemsworth. AFP
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'Aladdin' star Will Smith has appeared in more than 35 films over his career. EPA
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Coldplay frontman has penned hits such as 'Yellow', 'Fix You' and 'Viva la Vida'. AFP
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Chinese actress Zhang Ziyi rose to fame in Ang Lee's 'Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon'. Getty Images
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Leonardo DiCaprio won his first Oscar for his performance in 'The Revenant' in 2016. Getty Images
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Rami Malek is the first actor of Arab heritage to win an Best Actor Oscar. AFP
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Aamir Khan is a Bollywood actor and producer. Shutterstock
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Abdel Halim Hafez was a popular Egyptian singer. AFP
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Robert Downey, Jr is best known for starring as Iron Man. Getty Images
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Lebanese singer Nancy Ajram is one of the Middle East's best-selling female performers. Jeffrey E Biteng / The National
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Zachary Levi is a Marvel and DC actor, who has appeared in the 'Thor' franchise and 2019's 'Shazam!'. AP
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Chinese actress Ni Ni made her film debut in 2011, giving a much-acclaimed performance in Zhang Yimou's 'The Flowers of War.' She also starred in the Chinese-French fantasy blockbuster 'The Warriors Gate', written by Luc Besson. AFP
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Lebanese singer Fairuz is one of the Arab's world beloved performers and she has sold more than 150 million records worldwide. AFP
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Lebanese-American writer Kahlil Gibran is the author of 'The Prophet' and is regarded as one of the world's best-selling poets. Getty
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Lebanese designer Elie Saab was the first to receive a Dubai Star. His label has dressed many famous faces from Jennifer Lopez to Catherine, Duchess of Sussex. Reuters
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Bollywood actor Shah Rukh Khan has more than 80 films in his distinguished career. He's also the face of Dubai Tourism's 'Be My Guest' campaign. Courtesy Dubai Media
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Barcelona star Lionel Messi is the all-time highest goalscorer in La Liga and the youngest football player to win four Ballon d'Or awards. Reuters
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Saudi Arabian singer and composer Abdul Majeed Abdullah has released numerous albums over his lengthy career and his track 'Ensan Akthar' features on the Dubai Fountains' playlist. Facebook / Abdul Majeed Abdullah
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Cricketer MS Dhoni captained India to their last World Cup triumph on home soil in 2011, scoring an unbeaten 91 in the final against Sri Lanka. AP photo
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K-pop boy band BTS have made history on a number of occasions, including being the first Korean act to top the Billboard 200 with their album 'Love Yourself: Tear'. AFP
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Martial artist and actor Jackie Chan has appeared in more than 150 films since breaking into the film industry in the 1960s. AFP
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Dwayne 'The Rock' Johnson, the former WWE-star-turned-actor, is one of Hollywood’s biggest stars. He was one of the highest-paid actors in 2018. Richard Shotwell / Invision / AP
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One of Bollywood's most recognisable actors – and snappiest dressers – Ranveer Singh has starred in hits such as 'Simmba', 'Gully Boy' and 'Padmaavat'. He's also married to Deepika Padukone. Getty
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Exo were the first Korean act to have their song 'Power' featured into the Dubai Fountains' playlist and are one of Asia's biggest-selling music acts. Courtesy Dubai Tourism
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Deepika Padukone has been honoured with a Dubai Star. AFP
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Huda Kattan has been honoured with a Dubai Star. Getty Images
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Hazzaa Al Mansouri has been honoured with a Dubai Star. AFP
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Nadine Labaki has been honoured with a Dubai Star. Getty Images
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Cristiano Ronaldo has been honoured with a Dubai Star. AFP
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Oprah Winfrey has been honoured with a Dubai Star. AP
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Lewis Hamilton has been honoured with a Dubai Star. Getty Images
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Umm Kulthum has been honoured with a Dubai Star. Courtesy of Al Ittihad
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Zinedine Zidane has been honoured with a Dubai Star. AFP
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Selena Gomez has been honoured with a Dubai Star. EPA
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Ali Mostafa has been honoured with a Dubai Star. Khushnum Bhandari / The National
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Margot Robbie has been honoured with a Dubai Star. EPA
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Anil Kapoor has been honoured with a Dubai Star. AFP
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Beyonce has been honoured with a Dubai Star. Instagram
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Jacqueline Fernandez has been honoured with a Dubai Star. Subhash Sharma / The National
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Mona Zaki has been honoured with a Dubai Star. AFP
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Actress Priyanka Chopra. Getty
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DJ Armin Van Buuren. Getty Images
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Singer Hussain Al Jassmi. Courtesy DCT
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Tennis player Sania Mirza. Paulo Vecina
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Footballer Riyad Mahrez. Getty Images
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Poet and lyricist Gulzar. Courtesy DCT
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Actor Ranbir Kapoor. Courtesy Zee Cine Awards
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Actress Shilpa Shetty. Reem Mohammed/The National
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Egyptian singer Amr Diab. EPA
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Sprinter Usain Bolt. AFP
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Actor Amitabh Bachchan. EPA
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Actor Chris Evans. AP
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Musician Nile Rodgers. AP
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Tennis player Serena Williams. PA
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Footballer Sergio Ramos. Getty Images
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Footballer Mohamed Salah. AFP
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Actor Idris Elba. AP
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Actor Chris Hemsworth. AFP
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'Aladdin' star Will Smith has appeared in more than 35 films over his career. EPA
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Coldplay frontman has penned hits such as 'Yellow', 'Fix You' and 'Viva la Vida'. AFP
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Chinese actress Zhang Ziyi rose to fame in Ang Lee's 'Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon'. Getty Images
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Leonardo DiCaprio won his first Oscar for his performance in 'The Revenant' in 2016. Getty Images
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Rami Malek is the first actor of Arab heritage to win an Best Actor Oscar. AFP
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Aamir Khan is a Bollywood actor and producer. Shutterstock
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Abdel Halim Hafez was a popular Egyptian singer. AFP
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Robert Downey, Jr is best known for starring as Iron Man. Getty Images
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Lebanese singer Nancy Ajram is one of the Middle East's best-selling female performers. Jeffrey E Biteng / The National
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Zachary Levi is a Marvel and DC actor, who has appeared in the 'Thor' franchise and 2019's 'Shazam!'. AP
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Chinese actress Ni Ni made her film debut in 2011, giving a much-acclaimed performance in Zhang Yimou's 'The Flowers of War.' She also starred in the Chinese-French fantasy blockbuster 'The Warriors Gate', written by Luc Besson. AFP
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Lebanese singer Fairuz is one of the Arab's world beloved performers and she has sold more than 150 million records worldwide. AFP
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Lebanese-American writer Kahlil Gibran is the author of 'The Prophet' and is regarded as one of the world's best-selling poets. Getty
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Lebanese designer Elie Saab was the first to receive a Dubai Star. His label has dressed many famous faces from Jennifer Lopez to Catherine, Duchess of Sussex. Reuters
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Bollywood actor Shah Rukh Khan has more than 80 films in his distinguished career. He's also the face of Dubai Tourism's 'Be My Guest' campaign. Courtesy Dubai Media
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Barcelona star Lionel Messi is the all-time highest goalscorer in La Liga and the youngest football player to win four Ballon d'Or awards. Reuters
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Saudi Arabian singer and composer Abdul Majeed Abdullah has released numerous albums over his lengthy career and his track 'Ensan Akthar' features on the Dubai Fountains' playlist. Facebook / Abdul Majeed Abdullah
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Cricketer MS Dhoni captained India to their last World Cup triumph on home soil in 2011, scoring an unbeaten 91 in the final against Sri Lanka. AP photo
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K-pop boy band BTS have made history on a number of occasions, including being the first Korean act to top the Billboard 200 with their album 'Love Yourself: Tear'. AFP
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Martial artist and actor Jackie Chan has appeared in more than 150 films since breaking into the film industry in the 1960s. AFP
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Dwayne 'The Rock' Johnson, the former WWE-star-turned-actor, is one of Hollywood’s biggest stars. He was one of the highest-paid actors in 2018. Richard Shotwell / Invision / AP
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One of Bollywood's most recognisable actors – and snappiest dressers – Ranveer Singh has starred in hits such as 'Simmba', 'Gully Boy' and 'Padmaavat'. He's also married to Deepika Padukone. Getty
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Exo were the first Korean act to have their song 'Power' featured into the Dubai Fountains' playlist and are one of Asia's biggest-selling music acts. Courtesy Dubai Tourism
Dubai Walk of Fame: everyone who has been awarded a Dubai Star so far
Hollywood legend Will Smith and Coldplay frontman Chris Martin are among the latest to be honoured with the accolade
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