An established figure on the Arab pop and celebrity scene,
Lebanese singer Nancy Ajram began performing as a child and released her first
studio album when she was just 15. Her career breakthrough came in 2002, when
she collaborated with the producer Jiji Lamara for the first time to release
the hit track ‘Akhasmak Ah’ on her third studio album ‘Ya Salam’ in 2002.
She released her second international bestselling album ‘Ah
W Noss’ in 2004, cementing her status as an Arab pop icon. In 2009 she was even
described by Oprah Winfrey as ‘the Britney Spears of the Middle East’.
Successive albums include‘Ya Tabtab…Wa Dallaa’ (2006) and ‘Shakhbat
Shakhabit’ (2007), while ‘Betfakkar Fi Eih?!’ (2008) won Ajram her first World
Music Award for the World’s Best-Selling Middle Eastern Artist. She has since
won a string of other awards, including the Murex d’or Award. In January 2015
she released her newest single, El Masri Man. She is well known for her
glamorous, high-budget promotional videos.
Ajram is also the first and only female to be sponsored by
and a spokesperson for Coca-Cola in the Middle East, and last year was
appointed as Chinese technology giant Huawei’s brand ambassador for its Ascend
Mate 7 smartphone. She has two daughters with her dentist husband.
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