Nancy Nabil Ajram (Arabic: نانسي نبيل عجرم‎, born May
16, 1983) is a Lebanese singer, television judge and businesswoman.
She was born and raised in Achrafieh, Beirut, Lebanon. 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 exceptionally 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 controversial smash hit single "Akhasmak Ah" and third
studio album Ya Salam (2003) in which she adopted a public image as a
sex symbol 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", won Ajram's first World Music Award as world's best-selling
Middle Eastern artist, the youngest Arab WMA winner to date.Having
sold over 30 million records worldwide 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
(2000â€"2009). Throughout her career, Ajram has released eleven studio
albums to date (including two dedicated for children) 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". Ajram is the first and only female spokesperson of
Coca-Cola in the Arab world, releasing 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 similarly listed by Newsweek as one of the most influential Arab
singers.
16, 1983) is a Lebanese singer, television judge and businesswoman.
She was born and raised in Achrafieh, Beirut, Lebanon. 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 exceptionally 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 controversial smash hit single "Akhasmak Ah" and third
studio album Ya Salam (2003) in which she adopted a public image as a
sex symbol 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", won Ajram's first World Music Award as world's best-selling
Middle Eastern artist, the youngest Arab WMA winner to date.Having
sold over 30 million records worldwide 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
(2000â€"2009). Throughout her career, Ajram has released eleven studio
albums to date (including two dedicated for children) 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". Ajram is the first and only female spokesperson of
Coca-Cola in the Arab world, releasing 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 similarly listed by Newsweek as one of the most influential Arab
singers.
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