英语名人堂：南希·阿吉莱姆（在线收听）

南希·阿吉莱姆(英语：Nancy ajram 阿拉伯语：نانسي نبيل عجرم‎ ），黎巴嫩的pop folk歌手。她，被认为是20年以来，阿拉伯世界最重要的超级明星。到2007年，她售出了超过3000万张专辑，成为黎巴嫩历史上销量第三佳的女歌手。她参加了阿拉伯重要的音乐节，赢得了众多奖项，最为瞩目的是08年的世界音乐阿拉伯地区销量最佳歌手奖(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 movie debut. 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.