Nancy Ajram

Nancy Nabil Ajram (Arabic: نانسي نبيل عجرم, Lebanese Arabic: [ˈnæːnsi ˈʕæʒræm]; born May 16, 1983) is a Lebanese singer and television personality, dubbed by Spotify as the "Queen of Arab Pop". With the support of her father, she began performing as a child and appeared on several television shows in her early years. By the age of 15, Ajram signed a recording contract with EMI and released her debut studio album Mihtagalak (1998). In spite of being under the legal age, Ajram was accepted to the Syndicate of Professional Artists in Lebanon. The following year, she released her second album Sheel Oyoonak Anni (2001). Her breakthrough occurred with the start of her collaboration with well-known Lebanese producer Jiji Lamara, when she released her hit single "Akhasmak Ah"; created by Egyptian composer Mohamed Saad, and third studio album Ya Salam (2003) in which she adopted a more sensual public image while reinventing her music. Ajram's fourth album Ah W Noss (2004) was another commercial success, spawning the chart-topping singles "Ah W Noss", "Lawn Ouyounak", "Oul Tani Keda" and "Inta Eyh", at which point she had established pop icon status in the Middle East. In 2007, Ajram released her first children's album, Shakhbat Shakhabit, which was the most notable and successful work for children at the time. Betfakkar Fi Eih (2008), her sixth album, produced seven singles including the commercially successful Egyptian hits "Betfakkar Fi Eih", "Min Dally Nseek" and the Lebanese single "Mashi Haddi". It won Ajram her first World Music Award for best-selling Middle-Eastern artist, and made her the youngest Arab WMA winner to date. Having sold over 30 million records as of 2007, Ajram is one of the best-selling Middle Eastern music artists. By 2010 she was announced the best-selling Middle Eastern female singer of the decade (2000–2009). Throughout...