Najwa Karam

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Najwa Karam is a Lebanese singer, songwriter, producer, and television personality. She has sold over 60 million records worldwide and was recognized as the highest-selling Lebanese artist in 1999, 2008, and 2011. Nicknamed Shams el-Ghinnieh, Karam is noted for her mawwal—a traditional and popular Arabic genre of vocal music that is very slow in beat and sentimental in nature, characterized by prolonging vowel syllables, emotional vocals, and is usually presented before the actual song begins. She was recognized for her fusion of traditional Lebanese music with contemporary sounds, contributing to the wider adoption of the Lebanese dialect in Arabic Music. Karam was featured in the Forbes 2023 "50 Over 50: Europe, Middle East, and Africa List. Karam continues to perform regularly throughout the Arab world and internationally. In 2011, Karam debuted as a judge on Arabs Got Talent and appeared in all six seasons. Read more

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