[custom_adv] Nancy Nabil Ajram (born May 16, 1983) is a Lebanese singer, television judge and businesswoman. Dubbed the "Queen of Arab Pop", she is credited with influencing the revival of Arab Pop in the 21st century. With the support of her father, she began performing as a child and appeared on several television shows in her early years. [custom_adv] 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). [custom_adv] 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. [custom_adv] 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. Eastern artist, the youngest Arab WMA winner to date. [custom_adv] 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. [custom_adv] Having sold over 30 million records worldwide as of 2007, Ajram is one of the best-selling Middle Eastern music artists.[3] By 2010 she was announced the best-selling Middle Eastern female singer of the decade (2000–2009).
