Nancy Ajram is a multi-platinum Lebanese singer and Goodwill Ambassador for the UNICEF for 2009. By 2007, Ajram had sold over 30 million records ranking 3rd best selling female artist in Lebanese history. She has released seven studio albums to date and appeared in numerous music videos and commercials. She participated in the most si
gnificant Arabic festivals and won multiple awards, most importantly the 2008 World Music Award of best-selling Middle Eastern artist, the youngest Arab WMA winner to date. Nancy Ajram is the first and only female sponsor and spokesperson of Coca-Cola in the Middle East and Arab world. Considered by many as an Arabic music icon of the decade, Nancy was described on the Oprah Winfrey Show as one of the most influential personalities of the Middle EastNancy was a child prodigy with an innocent sensuality, one that seems to be of her own invention.
At the age of 4, signs of artistic sensations appeared on her face every time she heard a song or a tender voice from the TV or radio, or even from her own parents.
At the age of twelve, she participated in a TV program called ''Noujoum Al Mostakbal'', and she won a golden medal / Tarab category.
Later on she started studying vocal and music theory with the best music teachers in Lebanon.Although she was less than 18 years old, the syndicate of professional artists in Lebanon accepted her as a member because they found her to be an exceptional talent and deserved to be qualified as a professional artist.
Nancy launched her first album '' Mouhtagalak'' in 1998, then in 2001 she launched her second album ''Shil Oyounak Ani'', but the hit was her last album ''Ah w Noss'' in 2005. In ''Oscar video clips'' Festival 2003 at Sharam El Sheikh, she won an award as the best Arab singer for the year 2003.
Nancy is addicted to her work; she's a perfectionist who spends hours in the studio.
In the early 2000s, Ajram's success as a singer led to high-profile advertising deals, most notably for Coca-Cola and Damas Jewelry. Nancy remained the only Arab star promoting Coke until late 2007 when Egyptian sensations Mohammed Hamaki and Tamer Hosni joined in as well. Coca-Cola and Nancy formed a great team for about four years making commercials and music videos that stood out in the Arab world.
In September 2008, Nancy married Dr. Fadi Hachem after a two-year relationship; the wedding was attended mainly by close friends and family. Nancy continued her work during pregnancy, during which she had filmed "Lamset Eed" and her first Sony Ericsson commercial, participated in several concerts such as Layali Febrayer, and received her WMA. On May 16, 2009, Nancy gave birth to her first baby daughter named "Mila", who shares her birthday. Short for Milagrosa (miraculous in Spanish), Mila is also an old Arabic name widespread in rural Lebanon meaning a "blooming tree". However, Nancy revealed that the name was Fadi's choice inspired from Russian actress Milla Jovovich. Nancy released her song for her daughter "Ya Rab Tekbar Mila" (I Pray That Mila Grows Up) on the same day, and refused to send images of her daughter to the media until four months later. In a survey done by Rotana Magazine, Nancy was voted as the "Most Beautiful Mom" of 2009
On November 9, 2008, about a month after her marriage, Nancy Ajram won her first World Music Award for her best-selling album Betfakkar Fi Eih. In her short speech, Nancy thanked her parents, Jiji Lamara, her fans and album makers, and husband, saying "2008 has been a fantastic year - a successful album, my wedding, and now a World Music Award, what can I ask for more?"
On September 28th, 2009, the Oprah Winfrey Show aired an episode titled "Fame Around the World" that talked about the most famous celebrities around the globe in brief reports. Representing the Middle East region & Arab world, Nancy Ajram appeared in a report featured on the show and was described by Oprah as "the Britney Spears of the Middle East". Nancy Ajram is the first and only Arabic artist ever mentioned on the show.
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