[custom_adv] Nancy Nabil Ajram (born May 16, 1983) is a Lebanese recording artist and one of the most successful singers in the Arab world. She was born and raised in Achrafieh, Beirut, Lebanon, in a Christian family. [custom_adv] 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). [custom_adv] 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 Egyptian 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.
