Editing Nancy Ajram (section)

{{Short description|Lebanese singer (born 1983)}}
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{{Family name hatnote|Nabil|Ajram|lang=Lebanese}}
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{{Infobox person
| name               = Nancy Ajram
| image              = Nancy Ajram signing ceremony.jpg
| caption            = Ajram during the ''[[Nancy 9 (Hassa Beek)|Nancy 9]]'' album signing ceremony in May 2017
| native_name        = {{Lang|ar|نانسي عجرم}}
| native_name_lang   = ar
| birth_name         = Nancy Nabil Ajram
| birth_date         = {{birth date and age|1983|5|16|mf=y}}
| birth_place        = [[Achrafieh]], [[Beirut]], Lebanon
| occupation         = {{hlist|Singer|television judge|businesswoman}}
| years_active       = 1996–present
| spouse             = {{marriage|Fadi El Hachem|2008}}
| children           = 3
| module             = {{Infobox musical artist|embed=yes
| genre              =[[Arabic pop music|Arabic Pop]]<ref>{{citation|title=Queen of Arab Pop" Nancy Ajram in concert at RSIFF 22|url=https://www.filmfestivals.com/blog/red_sea_international_film_festival/queen_of_arab_pop_nancy_ajram_in_concert_at_rsiff_22|website=film festivals.com|date=December 28, 2022 }}</ref>
| instrument         = {{hlist|Vocals|piano|keyboards|[[oud]]}}
| label              = {{hlist|[[EMI]]|Relax-In|Megastar|Art Line Music|EWE|In2Musica}}
}}
| website            = {{URL|nancyajram.com}}
}}

'''Nancy Nabil Ajram''' ({{langx|ar|نانسي نبيل عجرم}}, {{IPA|apc-LB|ˈnæːnsi ˈʕæʒræm|lang|link=yes}}; born May 16, 1983) is a Lebanese singer, [[television personality]], and businesswoman, dubbed by [[Spotify]] as the "[[Honorific nicknames in popular music|Queen of Arab Pop]]".<ref>{{cite web |title=23 years ago, the queen of Arab pop #NancyAjram debuted her first studio album |url=https://www.instagram.com/p/CRKo6I_FNFi/  |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/iarchive/instagram/spotify/2615082450880352610 |archive-date=2021-12-23 |url-access=subscription|website=Spotify |access-date=July 11, 2021}}{{cbignore}}</ref> 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 accepted to the [[Syndicate of Professional Artists in Lebanon]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://nancyajram.com/en/#!/biography|title=Biography|website=Nancy Ajram}}</ref> 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 hit single "Akhasmak Ah"; created by Egyptian composer Mohamed Saad,<ref>{{citation|url=https://m.elwatannews.com/news/details/5059469|website=elwatannews|title=حكاية أغنية أخاصمك آه|date=November 22, 2020 }}</ref> and third studio album ''[[Ya Salam]]'' (2003) in which she adopted a more sensual public image 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.<ref>{{cite web|title=Nancy Nabil Ajram|url=http://www.coca-colacompany.com/stories/00000145-908e-d5ee-a7d7-b1de769d0001|website=coca-colacompany.com|access-date=October 11, 2017|archive-date=May 3, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170503151653/http://www.coca-colacompany.com/stories/00000145-908e-d5ee-a7d7-b1de769d0001|url-status=dead}}</ref> 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 Awards|World Music Award]] as world's best-selling Middle Eastern artist, the youngest Arab [[World Music Awards|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.<ref name=AB2>{{cite news|title=Power 100-Nancy Ajram|url=http://www.arabianbusiness.com/power-100-nancy-ajram-88239.html|website=Arabian Business|date=March 26, 2008 }}</ref> By 2010 she was announced the best-selling Middle Eastern female singer of the decade (2000–2009).<ref>{{cite web|url= http://www.hitsorter.com/articles/Nancy-Hits.htm|title=Nancy Ajram Hits The Arab World By Storm!|work=Hit Sorter|year= 2010|access-date= December 8, 2021|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211208121601/http://www.hitsorter.com/articles/Nancy-Hits.htm|archive-date= December 8, 2021|df= mdy-all}}</ref> Throughout her career, Ajram has released twelve 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", "Aam Betaala' Feek", "Badna Nwalee El Jaw", "Salamat", and "Aala Shanak". 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.<ref name="business">{{cite web|url= http://www.arabianbusiness.com/index2.php?option=com_gallery&id=514657&img=3&mment=n|title= The Most Powerful Arab Singers|work= Arabian Business|year= 2007|access-date= August 15, 2016|url-status=dead|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20160413004404/http://www.arabianbusiness.com/index2.php?option=com_gallery&id=514657&img=3&mment=n|archive-date= April 13, 2016}}</ref>

She has also featured in patriotic songs for her country Lebanon, and has also dedicated seven patriotic songs to Egypt; a country she is widely popular in thanks to her Egyptian hits such as "Akhasmak Ah" and "Ah W Noss".<ref>{{citation|title=بالفيديو.. 7 أغاني وطنية قدمتها نانسي عجرم في حب مصر|url=https://www.shorouknews.com/mobile/news/view.aspx?cdate=11042019&id=cecdca88-d03d-40d8-97a2-76fcab0723d3}}</ref> Between 2013 and 2017, Ajram served as a judge on [[MBC Group|MBC]]'s reality talent show ''[[Arab Idol]]''. She also began serving as a coach on ''[[The Voice Kids: Ahla Sawt|The Voice Kids Arabia]]'' in 2016. In 2020, Nancy 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.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.albawaba.com/entertainment/nancy-ajram-breaks-new-record-surpassing-living-and-dead-1378030|title=Nancy Ajram Breaks a New Record Surpassing the Living and the Dead!|work=Albawaba|date=September 1, 2020|accessdate=April 25, 2021}}</ref>