Lebanese Artists: Michel Elefteriades, Sami Makarem, Mona Hatoum, Jalal Toufic, Chaouki Chamoun, List of Lebanese Artists

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General Books LLC, Oct 7, 2011 - History - 36 pages
Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Pages: 34. Chapters: Amin Maalouf, Nancy Ajram, Khalil Gibran, Fairuz, Mona Hatoum, Michel Elefteriades, Marcel Khalife, Majida El Roumi, Rabih Abou-Khalil, Nadine Labaki, Walid Gholmieh, Matthieu Chedid, Ziad Rahbani, Mansour Rahbani, Philippe Aractingi, Youssef Howayek, Charbel Rouhana, Hoda Barakat, Rabih Alameddine, Toufic Farroukh, Danielle Arbid, Krikor Agopian. Excerpt: Nancy Nabil Ajram (Arabic: ) (born May 16, 1983) is a multi-platinum Lebanese singer and Goodwill Ambassador for UNICEF. With the support of her father, Nancy began performing as a child and released her first studio album by the age of 15. Her breakthrough occurred with the start of her collaboration with well-known producer Jiji Lamara, when she released her smash-hit "Akhasmak Ah" and 3rd studio album, Ya Salam. In 2004, she released her second international best-seller "Ah w Noss," which spawned several smash-hits, "Ah w Noss," "Lawn Ouyounak," and "Inta Eih" at which point Nancy had established pop icon status in the Middle East. By 2007, Ajram had sold over 30 million records ranking 3rd best selling female artist in Lebanese history. Her 2008 album "Bitfakkar Fi Eih" spawned seven singles and won Nancy's first World Music Award as Best-selling Middle Eastern Artist, the youngest Arab WMA winner to date. She has released seven studio albums to date and numerous other chart-topping singles such as "Sehr Ouyouno," "Atabtab," "Moegaba," "Ehsas Jdeed," "El Donya Helwa," "Mashi Haddi," and "Fi Hagat." 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 East. Nancy has made the list of Most Powerful Arabs on Arabian Business several times, an...

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