英語名人堂：南希·阿吉萊姆

南希·阿吉萊姆(英語：Nancy ajram 阿拉伯語：????? ???? ????‎ )，黎巴嫩的pop folk歌手。她，被認(rèn)為是20年以來，阿拉伯世界最重要的超級明星。到2007年，她售出了超過3000萬張專輯，成為黎巴嫩歷史上銷量第三佳的女歌手。她參加了阿拉伯重要的音樂節(jié)，贏得了眾多獎(jiǎng)項(xiàng)，最為矚目的是08年的世界音樂阿拉伯地區(qū)銷量最佳歌手獎(jiǎng)(WMA)。

Nancy Ajram is a Lebanese pop singer. She ranks as the third best-selling female singer in Lebanese history, and has sold over forty million records. She was born in 1983 and started singing at the age of eight. She appeared in a singing contest for kids on Lebanese TV. Four years later she won the gold medal in a popular talent show.

Ajram decided singing was for her, so she studied music throughout her teenage years. She worked with and learnt from many famous Lebanese musicians and artists. She turned professional when she was just 15 and released her first album in 1998. She sang in the traditional Tarab style. She recorded a second album in 2000 and became a star.

In 2003, Ajram made her third album, Ya Salam ("How Fantastic"). A video from the album showing Ajram flirting with men started a lot of controversy in the Arab world but made her more famous. In 2005, she became Coca-Cola’s star and spokesperson for the Middle East and North Africa. Ajram's sixth album was aimed at teaching children good values and morals.

Ajram is a rising star in the Arab world. She has turned down offers to appear in movies directed by top Arab directors. She said she is too busy singing, although her fans are waiting for her moviedebut. She has won Best Female Arab Singer of the Year twice. She also made the ‘Newsweek’ magazine’s list of Most Influential Arab Personalities in 2005.