Najwa Karam

The famous Arab - Lebanese singer Najwa Karam was born on the 26th of February 1966 in Zahleh - Lebanon.

She is the youngest amongst her siblings, She has three brothers, Tony, Jan and Nicola and one sister, Salwa. Najwa studied in Zahleh and gratuated with a degree in Philosphy, and later became a teacher for two years. Her musical talents were apparent from a young age where she used to sing at some school parties with her friends. Najwa's father initially disapproved of her interest in musical profession.



In 1985 Najwa joined the famous TV show that supports young talents Layali Lobnan. She succeded, and was an immediate hit in that show, she won the Golden Medal,this changing her fathers' original opinion. After Layali Lobnan, Najwa participated in many concerts singing traditional Lebanese songs and joined the Arabic Music institute for four years to improve her skills as a Her first official song was Ala Zahleh, then she released couple of songs like Batalet Som wa Asally and Eddam Elforsan, before releasing her first album Ya Habayeb in 1989. Two years later in 1992 Najwa released her second album, Shams El-Ghennieh, the album succeeded in Lebanon and the name Shams El-Ghennieh has been associated with her ever since the release of the album. Naghmet Hob was a massive hit and one of the 1994 Best Selling Albums, the song Law Habaytak - Ana Mafyee Introduced Najwa Karam and Made her music known all over the Arab World. Najwa has released 14 successful albums so far, as well as a couple of singles, and continues to impress us with her Lebanese style of singing. One of the most remarkable songs in her career was the duo she performed with the famous Lebanese singer Wadih El Safi (Wikberna).



She participated in many festivals in many countried around the world, such as, America, Europe and Australia. Her concerts in Jarash Festival - Jordan (1996) are considered the most successful concerts in the history of Jarash. Carthaj - Tunisia (1997) (2000) are considered to be among Najwas' greatest concerts, especially when the audience sand instead of her. She also participated in Major festivals all around the Arab World, in Lebanon, Libya, Egypt, Dubai - UAE, Kuwait, Qatar and Syria.