Ajram was born on May 16th, 1983 to Nabil Ajram and Rimonda Oun, as the eldest of two siblings, Nadine Nariman Ajram and Nabil Ajram Jr. She started singing at the age of eight, when she appeared for the first time in 1991 at a singing contest for kids on national television in Lebanon. In 1995, at the age of twelve, Nancy Ajram took part in the entertainment show, Noujoum Al-Moustakbal, ("Stars of the Future"), a Lebanese television musical competition, winning a gold medal in the Tarab category after singing a song by Umm Kulthum.
Ajram studied music following her early success with renowned Lebanese musicians and although she was less than 18 years old, the syndicate of professional artists in Lebanon accepted her as a member because they found her to be an exceptional talent and deserved to be qualified as a professional artist. Shortly afterwards Nancy released her first album, Mihtagalak ("I Need You') in 1998, with most of its songs holding a pure Tarab style, thus starting her music career at the age of 15. It was followed by Sheel Oyoonak Anni ("Take Your Eyes Off Of Me") in 2000, which achieved more success.
Awards:
1995 Nojoom Al Mustaqbal Golden Award - (Nancy's most significant pre-stardom award)
2003 Murex D'or Award - Best Female Lebanese Singer of the year, Beirut
2003 Murex D'or Award - Best Video of the Year: Ya Salam - Nadine Labaki, Beirut
2003 The Golden Lion Award Egypt
2003 LG Music Award
2003-2004 Zahrat elKhaleej Magazine - Best Female Arab Singer, Dubai
2004 Zahrat elKhaleej - Best Music Video of the Year, Dubai
2004 Arabian Music Awards - Best Female Arab Singer of the year, Dubai
2004 Murex D'or Award - Best Female Lebanese Singer of the year, Beirut
2005 Zahrat elKhaleej Magazine - Best Female Arab Singer, Dubai
2005 Newsweek - Most Influential Arab Personalities, Kuwait
2005 - Honor from the Opera House of Egypt
2006 Murex D'or Award - Best Female Lebanese Artist of the year, Beirut
2006 Murex D'or Award - Best Video of the Year: Ehsas Jdeed - Said elMarouk, Beirut
2007 LG Music Award , Abu Dhabi
2007 Certificate from the Pope of Rome
2007 Middle East Music Awards (Mobinil) - Best Female Arab Singer of the year, Cairo
2007 Arabian Business - Most Influential Contemporary Female Singer in 2007
2007 Arabian Business - Most Powerful Arab Singers
2007 Kol elArab Survey - Best Arabic Star of the year 2007
2008 Annual Doha Festival - Honor Award, Doha
2008 World Music Award - World's Best-Selling Middle-Eastern Artist, Monaco
2008 Student Choice Award - [College Student Survey]: Best Album of the Year 2008, Beirut
Discography:
1998: Mihtagalak
2001: Sheel Oyoonak Anni
2002: Ya Salam
2004: Ah W Noss
2006: Ya Tabtab...Wa Dallaa
2007: [Children's Album] Shakhbat Shakhabit
2008: Betfakkar Fi Eih?!
Ya Salam
Nancy Ajram Lyrics
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أدي إيه حلو الغرام
يا سلام يا سلام
أدي إيه حلو الغرام
يا سلام يا سلام
أدي إيه حلو الغرام
يا سلام يا سلام
أدي إيه حلو الغرام
بالعين ولا الإيدين
بدينا بالسلام
مش فاكرة يومها مين
إللي إبتدا بالكلام
بالعين ولا الإيدين
بدينا بالسلام
مش فاكرة يومها مين
إللي إبتدا بالكلام
لكن فاكرة عنيا لما جريت عليك
ولقيت قلبي في ثواني مليان منك غرام
يا سلام يا سلام
أدي إيه حلو الغرام
يا سلام يا سلام
أدي إيه حلو الغرام
يا سلام يا سلام
أدي إيه حلو الغرام
يا سلام يا سلام
أدي إيه حلو الغرام
أنا شفتك قلبي سلم
ماقدرتش غير أسلم
أنا شفتك قلبي سلم
ماقدرتش غير أسلم
ضميت قلبك في حضني
وعينيك قلتلي خدني
مش عارفة إيه حصلي
وخلانى أسهر ما أنام
يا سلام يا سلام
أدي إيه حلو الغرام
يا سلام يا سلام
أدي إيه حلو الغرام
يا سلام يا سلام
أدي إيه حلو الغرام
يا سلام يا سلام
أدي إيه حلو الغرام
ولقتني بقول لروحي
إستني بلاش تروحي
لقتني بقول لروحي
إستني بلاش تروحي
ضحكت لي الدنيا تاني
وهواك بالشوق ملاني
مش قدرة استنى تيجي
دنا جاية لك أوام
يا سلام يا سلام
أدي إيه حلو الغرام
يا سلام يا سلام
أدي إيه حلو الغرام
يا سلام يا سلام
أدي إيه حلو الغرام
يا سلام يا سلام
أدي إيه حلو الغرام
يا سلام يا سلام
أدي إيه حلو الغرام
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أدي إيه حلو الغرام
يا سلام يا سلام
أدي إيه حلو الغرام
يا سلام يا سلام
أدي إيه حلو الغرام
The song Ya Salam by Nancy Ajram expresses the sweet feeling of falling in love. The repeated phrase "Ya Salam" can be translated to "wow," "amazing" or "fantastic" in English. The song highlights how beautiful love can be, regardless of how it started, whether it be through a glance or a conversation. The lyrics mention how the singer remembers the moment she fell in love with her partner and how her heart was filled with love for him in just a few seconds. In the second verse, the singer talks about how she surrendered her heart to her partner and how they embraced each other, with her partner's eyes telling her to stay. She then mentions that she cannot wait to be with him and that the world smiles at her again.
The song is very upbeat and catchy, making it popular to dance to in the Arabic-speaking world. Its lyrics are easy to sing along to, and the simple melody makes it easy to remember. The song's video clip shows Ajram wearing a bright red dress, dancing and celebrating with a group of people, which matches the high energy of the song.
Line by Line Meaning
يا سلام يا سلام
Oh wow, oh wow!
أدي إيه حلو الغرام
How sweet love is!
بالعين ولا الإيدين
With our eyes or our hands,
بدينا بالسلام
We started with peace.
مش فاكرة يومها مين
I don't remember who started the conversation that day.
إللي إبتدا بالكلام
Whoever started talking first.
لكن فاكرة عنيا لما جريت عليك
But I remember when I ran towards you.
ولقيت قلبي في ثواني مليان منك غرام
And found my heart filled with love for you in just a few seconds.
أنا شفتك قلبي سلم
I saw you and my heart surrendered.
ماقدرتش غير أسلم
I couldn't do anything except surrender.
ضميت قلبك في حضني
I held your heart in my arms.
وعينيك قلتلي خدني
And your eyes told me to take you.
مش عارفة إيه حصلي
I don't know what happened to me.
وخلانى أسهر ما أنام
And kept me awake all night long.
لقتني بقول لروحي
I found myself telling my soul,
إستني بلاش تروحي
Wait, don't leave.
ضحكت لي الدنيا تاني
The world smiled at me again.
وهواك بالشوق ملاني
And your love filled me with longing.
مش قدرة استنى تيجي
I couldn't wait for you to come.
دنا جاية لك أوام
Time is coming for you.
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@arbibegnona5615
ذكريات جميلة مع هذه الأغنية الرائعة التي كسرت بها نانسي الساحة الفنية في وقتها كانت أحلى فترة مرت كلمح البصر لم تبقى منها سوى ذكريات عالقة في عقولنا وتركت أثرا لا يزول
@user-uf1dn2gc2o
ذكريات اذا عشت الغرام اما اذا حياتك ملاوحة فاكثر اغنية تزبط من الماضي معك هي السح الدح النبو الود حينيك ابوه 😅😅😅 الله
@oursirpeace
This song deserves way more views, definitely one of her best songs and videos. I especially love the drums midway thru the song where she opens the gate and the whole instrumental section.
@dra.s8460
Bonzour I agree but next time write in Arabic because more people will know
@oursirpeace
@Dr Aisha Alsubhi you're assuming only Arabic speaking people listen to Nancy Ajram?
@IamthestarInthesky
100% agreed
@Xx-nm5pn
Idk if you’re Arab but I’m going to tell this about the song. it was such hit when it’s first come out. It’s a very very old song but it’s was everywhere at that time but her team were very late uploading all her old songs on YouTube so that’s why no one is checking it because we heard it everywhere before but her new songs are getting a lot of views. Her team is really bad and I wish she will stop working with them.
@bensghaierissam1796
انا
@carlosrobert9901
Gives me winter feeling and some very beautiful nostalgic feeling😍
@JJ_Magnificent
CLASSIC!!! Queen Nancy ❤️❤️❤️