About Nancy Ajram

Nancy Ajram is a Lebanese singer, television judge and businesswoman. Dubbed the “Queen of Arab Pop” who is credited with influencing the revival of Arabic pop music in the 21st century. She began performing as a child and appeared on several television shows in her early years with the support of her father. Ajram signed a recording contract with EMI and released her debut studio album Mihtagalak at the young age of 15. Ajram was accepted to the Syndicate of Professional Artists in Lebanon despite being under the legal age. Her breakthrough occurred as a result of her collaboration with the Lebanese producer Jiji Lamara. She released her smash hit single “Akhasmak Ah” and third studio album “Ya Salam” in which she adopted a public image as a sex symbol while reinventing her music. Ajram’s fourth album “Ah W Noss” was another commercial success, spawning several chart-topping singles such as “Ah W Noss”, “Lawn Ouyounak”, “Oul Tani Keda” and “Inta Eyh”, at which point she had established herself as a pop icon in the Middle East. Ajram released her first children’s album, “Shakhbat Shakhabit”, which was the most notable and successful work for children at the time in 2007. Having sold over 30 million records worldwide as of 2007, Ajram is one of the best-selling Middle Eastern music artists. She was announced the best-selling Middle Eastern female singer of the decade (2000–2009) by 2010. During her long career, Ajram has released eleven studio albums to date and numerous chart toppers such as “Yay”, “Ya Tabtab”, “Moegaba”, “Ehsas Jdeed”, “Ibn El Giran”, “Fi Hagat”, “Ya Kether”, “Ma Tegi Hena” and “Badna Nwalee El Jaw”. Elissa is the first and only female spokesperson of Coca-Cola in the Arab world, having released several promotional Coke anthems that became instant smash-hits, such as “Oul Tani Keda”, “El Dounya Helwa”, “Noss El Kawn” and “Shaggaa Bi Alamak”. Ajram has made the list of Most Powerful Arabs on Arabian Business several times and was listed by Newsweek as one of the most influential Arab singers.