Diana Karazon is a Jordanian singer of Arabic pop, television host, and actress. She won Superstar (2003), the Arabic version of Pop Idol.
Ahlam bint Ali bin Hazeem Al Shamsi, better known mononymously as Ahlam, is an Emirati singer and actress. She has released a total of 14 albums and numerous singles. In 2011, Ahlam joined MBC's Arab Idol judging panel, for the inaugural season and the following three seasons. She was also judge and coach for season 4 in The Voice: Ahla Sawt singing competition.
Haifa Mohammed Wehbe is a Lebanese singer and actress. She is considered one of Lebanon's most famous and successful singers, and one of the best-known artists in the Arab world.
Nancy Nabil Ajram is a Lebanese singer, television personality, and businesswoman, dubbed by Spotify as the "Queen of Arab Pop". With the support of her father, she began performing as a child and appeared on several television shows in her early years. By the age of 15, Ajram signed a recording contract with EMI and released her debut studio album Mihtagalak (1998). In spite of being under the legal age, Ajram was exceptionally accepted to the Syndicate of Professional Artists in Lebanon. The following year, she released her second album Sheel Oyoonak Anni (2001).
Nawal El Zoghbi is a Lebanese singer and actress.
Pascale Bechara Machaalani is a Lebanese singer and actress. Her debut album Sahar Sahar rose her to stardom throughout the Middle East, making Mashalaani one of the most successful female artistes in 1990s Lebanon. She released her second and third albums, Nazrat Ayounak and Banadi with continued success. Her seventh studio album, Nour el Shams released in late December 1999 was a phenomenal success which exceeded sales of 250,000 She has released thirteen hit studio albums and twenty-seven singles.
Assala Mostafa Hatem Nasri, commonly known as Assala, is a Syrian singer.
Maya Hossam Asmar, better known by her stage name Maya Nasri, is a Lebanese singer, recording artist, and actress.
Cyrine Abdelnour is a popular Lebanese singer, actress, and model.
Lebanese singer Nancy Ajram has released 8 video albums and more than 40 music videos, appeared in numerous television programs and 24 television commercials. In 1997, Ajram released her debut music for the single "Oulha Kelma", produced by Future TV. One year later, she signed a recording contract with EMI and released her second music video "Mihtagalak", taken from her debut studio album Mihtagalak (1998), directed by Lebanese director Elie Feghali. Like the debut album, only one music video was directed for her second album, Sheel Oyoonak Anni. Ajram generated much attention in 2003 following the release of the music video for "Akhasmak Ah", her third studio album Ya Salam's lead single, which was found controversial owing to the depiction of overtly sexual activities. However, she later received praise in mid-2003 for the visual for the album's second single and title track "Ya Salam", which received a Murex d'Or Award for its positive portrayal of a star with a sad life inspired from the 1960s. The video was directed by Nadine Labaki as a second collaboration with Ajram.
Habibi Ana is the fourth studio album from the Lebanese singer Haifa Wehbe released in 2008. The album contains 15 tracks. Haifa worked on this album with various famous songwriters, composers, and arrangers. The album contains the already three released singles, "Mosh Adra Astna", "Mat'olesh Lehad", and "Hasa Ma Bena". In the Middle East album sales struggled due to Haifa's lack of promotion as she was concentrating more on her acting and film career at the time.
Shams Bandar Naif Al-Aslami, known simply as Shams, is an Arab singer of Persian Gulf and actress. She dropped her Arab citizenship denouncing her Arab and Gulf culture and origins.
Elissar Zakaria Khoury, commonly known as Elissa, is a Lebanese singer, actress, television personality and businesswoman. Known for her romantic musical style and emotive vocal performances, she has been dubbed as the "Queen of Emotions" by fans and journalists alike. Her musical career began in 1992 when she was featured in the Lebanese talent show Studio El Fan; later being awarded the silver medal. In 1998, she released her debut studio album Baddy Doub through EMI Music Arabia. While the album was a success, the titular song's music video initially received criticism for its racy content. Her second album W'akherta Maak (2000) featured the single "Betghib Betrouh", a duet with Ragheb Alama which achieved commercial success and won accolades.
Dounia Batma is a Moroccan singer and actress who rose to popularity around the world as the runner-up of the first season of Arab Idol on MBC. She lost the title against Egyptian contestant Carmen Suleiman. She married Mohamed Al Turk, the father of Bahraini singer Hala Al Turk.
Saad Lamjarred is a Moroccan singer, songwriter, actor, multi-instrumentalist, dancer, and record producer. His official music video for "LM3ALLEM" has received over 1 billion views on YouTube. Saad Lamjarred has had 16 songs so far.
Nesreen Tafesh is an Algerian-Palestinian actress and singer born in Syria.
Farah Chamma is a Palestinian spoken-word poet currently based in the United Arab Emirates. Chamma speaks six languages including Arabic, English, and French. She started sharing her poems at the age of 16 amongst The Poeticians, a group of poets from the Middle East run by the Palestinian filmmaker and writer Hind Shoufani. She is currently working with Brazilian music producer, liev, on chamæleon, a spoken-word poetry and electronic music duo. In June 2024, she was invited by Spanish singer and composer Silvia Pérez Cruz to perform as a guest poet at the launch concert of her album Toda La Vida, un Día during the inauguration of the Festival Grec de Barcelona, alongside artists such as Damien Rice, Natalia Lafourcade, and Rita Payés.
Hanan Redha is a Bahraini singer and actress, most prominently known for her contributions to Khaleeji music, she sang in various Arabic dialects, including Gulf Arabic, Moroccan Arabic, and Egyptian. Her fan nickname is صوت البحرين.
Aseel Karim Hameem is an Iraqi singer. She started her professional career at the age of twenty two and has released various songs in collaboration with other artists. Hameem has also voiced the theme songs for multiple Arabic TV series. As of August 2020, her song "Ser Alhayah" is the most streamed song on YouTube by a female Arab artist with more than 255 million views.
