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Najwa Karam

1966 - Today

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Najwa Karam (Arabic: نجوى كرم; Lebanese Arabic pronunciation: [ˈnaʒwa ˈkaɾam]; born 26 February 1966) 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 (The Sun of Arabic Song), 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. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Najwa Karam is the 1,510th most popular singer (down from 1,249th in 2019), the 114th most popular biography from Lebanon (down from 105th in 2019) and the 10th most popular Lebanese Singer.

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Among SINGERS

Among singers, Najwa Karam ranks 1,510 out of 4,381. Before her are Wyclef Jean, Bhimsen Joshi, Sandy Denny, Nada, Roland Orzabal, and Darlene Love. After her are Ani Lorak, Vic Damone, Jóhanna Guðrún Jónsdóttir, Andra Day, Márta Sebestyén, and Kirka.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1966, Najwa Karam ranks 251. Before her are François Omam-Biyik, Chris Renaud, Tamlyn Tomita, Atsushi Sakurai, Betinho, and Oh Eun-sun. After her are Aminatou Haidar, Vivian Wu, Trine Hattestad, Brian Shaw, Riyad Farid Hijab, and Viatcheslav Ekimov.

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In Lebanon

Among people born in Lebanon, Najwa Karam ranks 114 out of 145. Before her are Anthony Peter Khoraish (1907), Elissa (1972), Emily de Jongh-Elhage (1946), Sanchuniathon (-150), Haifa Wehbe (1976), and Rabih Abou-Khalil (1957). After her are Wajdi Mouawad (1968), Khalil Taha (1932), Julia Boutros (1968), Josef Fares (1977), Ara Malikian (1968), and Myriam Fares (1983).

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Among SINGERS In Lebanon

Among singers born in Lebanon, Najwa Karam ranks 10. Before her are Layal Abboud (1982), Nancy Ajram (1983), Wadih El Safi (1921), Fayza Ahmed (1934), Maher Zain (1981), and Elissa (1972). After her are Julia Boutros (1968), Myriam Fares (1983), Cyrine Abdelnour (1977), Nawal Al Zoghbi (1971), Suzanne Tamim (1977), and Aline Lahoud (1981).

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