57 Facts About Nancy Ajram

Nancy Nabil Ajram is a Lebanese singer, television personality and businesswoman, dubbed by Spotify as the "Queen of Arab Pop".

In spite of being under the legal age, Nancy Ajram was exceptionally accepted to the Syndicate of Professional Artists in Lebanon.

In 2007, Nancy Ajram released her first children's album, Shakhbat Shakhabit, which was the most notable and successful work for children at the time.

Nancy 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.

Nancy Ajram has featured in patriotic songs for her country Lebanon, and has dedicated seven patriotic songs to Egypt; a country she's widely popular in thanks to her Egyptian hits such as "Akhasmak Ah" and "Ah we Noss".

Between 2013 and 2017, Nancy Ajram served as a judge on MBC's reality talent show Arab Idol.

Nancy Ajram began serving as a coach on The Voice Kids Arabia in 2016.

In 2020, Nancy Ajram was the most-streamed Arab female artist on Spotify, achieving more than 100 million plays of her songs, followed by Lebanese icon Fairuz with 67 million plays.

Nancy Ajram was born into a Lebanese Christian family on May 16,1983, in Achrafieh, a district in Beirut, Lebanon.

Nancy Ajram is the eldest child of Nabil Ajram and Raymonda Aoun.

Nancy Ajram has one sister, Nadine, and one brother, Nabil Jr.

Nancy Ajram was only eight when she started her journey singing the good oldies with her grandmother.

Nancy Ajram carried on with successful participation in children's contests in two local television stations, TL and LBC.

In 1995, at the age of twelve, Nancy Ajram took part in a variety show, Noujoum Al-Moustakbal on Future TV, a Lebanese reality television competition, which finds new solo musical talent.

Nancy Ajram won a gold medal in the Tarab category after singing a song by Umm Kulthum.

Nancy Ajram studied music with renowned Lebanese musicians and although she was less than 18 years old, the syndicate of professional artists in Lebanon accepted her as a member.

At the age of 13, Nancy Ajram released her debut single "Kel Ma B'ello B Albi El Gheere" in 1996, followed by "Oulha Kelma" one year later.

In early 2002, Nancy Ajram signed a contract with renowned Lebanese producer and artist manager Jiji Lamara, four months after his splitting with Aline Khalaf.

However, in early 2003, Nancy Ajram rose to fame, propelled by the success of the single, and the release of her third studio album, Ya Salam which was a best-seller.

Nancy Ajram's fourth album, Ah W Noss, was released on April 14,2004, and it was an important marking point in Ajram's career.

Nancy Ajram then filmed "Lawn Ouyounak", which portrayed Nancy Ajram as a bride in a traditional Lebanese wedding.

The music video received tremendous positive reviews and Nancy Ajram was greatly praised.

Nancy Ajram then released the video of her Coca-Cola hit "Moegaba", as well as a video and commercial for her newly signed Damas Jewellery contract advertising their "Farfasha" set.

Nancy Ajram then cooperated for the first time with prominent Lebanese director Said El Marouk, filming "Ehsas Jdeed" which is widely considered to be the most successful song of the album.

In December 2006, Nancy Ajram performed alongside Lionel Richie in Egypt at a launching event.

Later in 2007, Nancy Ajram released all together the video of "Elli Kan" for Damas's second campaign, her Coca-Cola Side of Life commercial featuring a new single "El Donia Helwa", and a video and album directed towards children, titled Shakhbat Shakhabit.

Nancy Ajram performed these songs at several fund-raising events for children and other children's events, such as the children's TV channel MBC3, and the children's entertainment TV Show "Star Zghar".

Nancy Ajram then filmed with Fadi Haddad, the director of photography of her previous works with El Marouk, a video for the song "Risala Lil Aalam" which talks about world peace.

In February and March 2008, Nancy Ajram released three Coca-Cola commercials that featured a brand new hit from her long-awaited album.

Nancy Ajram released her sixth studio album after several delays on July 30,2008.

On November 9,2008, about two months after her marriage, Nancy Ajram won her first World Music Award for her best-selling album Betfakkar Fi Eih.

Nancy Ajram is the first and only Middle-Eastern artist ever mentioned on the show.

The original music video was used for K'naan's parts while Nancy Ajram's parts were filmed separately in Lebanon on the same protocol under Leila Kanaan's co-direction.

One month later, Nancy Ajram filmed a commercial for her newly signed contract with Lactalis advertising their Lactel yoghurt.

On September 7, Nancy Ajram officially launched the all-new 2012 Nissan Micra at a special press conference in Lebanon.

The album's lead single, "Ma Tegi Hena", was well received by music critics who compared it to "Akhasmak Ah," Nancy Ajram's breakthrough hit single.

Two months later, Nancy Ajram received her third World Music Award as the best-selling Middle Eastern artist on May 27,2014, in Monte Carlo, Monaco.

In September 2014, Nancy Ajram returned as a judge on the third season of Arab Idol.

In July 2015, Nancy Ajram was officially confirmed as a judge in the first season of the highly acclaimed TV show The Voice Kids alongside Kathem Al-Saher and Tamer Hosny.

Nancy Ajram returned as a judge on Arab Idol for its fourth season alongside fellow judges Wael Kfoury, Ahlam and Hassan El Shafei; the fourth season premiered on November 4,2016.

In 2018, Nancy Ajram became the first Lebanese singer to surpass 100 million views on YouTube with her song "Ya Banat" on an unofficial YouTube channel.

Nancy Ajram marked Mother's Day by releasing the song "Emmi" in March 2021.

The album titled Nancy Ajram 10 was released on July 10,2021.

Nancy Ajram released a song for her daughter, "Ya Rabi Tekbar Mila" on the same day.

Nancy Ajram decided not to reveal her daughter Mila until they both appeared on the cover of Prestige Magazine in an exclusive photoshoot.

Four days later, Nancy Ajram released a song titled "Lya" for her.

Nancy Ajram is the most followed Arab celebrity on social media.

Nancy Ajram has participated in numerous charity events and concerts that she considers a priority in her music career.

Nancy Ajram released a song about peace, "Risala Lil Aalam", in her first children's album Shakhbat Shakhabit as a music video, which was rumored to be presented to the UNICEF.

Nancy Ajram participated amongst over 100 other prominent Arab artists in a huge operate called "Al Dhameer Al Arabi", a 10-year sequel to "El Helm El Arabi" that outlines the major political events in the Arab world in the past ten years.

On October 22,2009, the UNICEF chose Nancy Ajram to be the first female regional ambassador for the Middle East and North Africa, as was announced in a press conference held in Beirut.

Nancy Ajram announced that she will be starting her charity projects in 2010.

Nancy Ajram caused controversy in 2018 when her management team arrived during the Pride festival in Gothenburg and asked for all of the rainbow flags to be removed for her to perform.

Nancy Ajram later clarified through a tweet that it was neither her decision nor her management's to remove the pride flags, but rather the organizer's.

Nancy Ajram herself sustained a minor injury on her right leg.

Nancy Ajram noted that her husband's "reaction to the killer was after intense threatening that took place for almost 6 to 7 minutes".

Meanwhile, Nancy Ajram denied that they knew him nor he worked for them.