The Most Famous

SINGERS from United Arab Emirates

Icon of occuation in country

This page contains a list of the greatest Emirati Singers. The pantheon dataset contains 4,381 Singers, 1 of which were born in United Arab Emirates. This makes United Arab Emirates the birth place of the 115th most number of Singers behind Faroe Islands, and Uganda.

Top 2

The following people are considered by Pantheon to be the most legendary Emirati Singers of all time. This list of famous Emirati Singers is sorted by HPI (Historical Popularity Index), a metric that aggregates information on a biography’s online popularity.

Photo of Ahlam

1. Ahlam (b. 1968)

With an HPI of 43.85, Ahlam is the most famous Emirati Singer.  Her biography has been translated into 19 different languages on wikipedia.

Ahlam bint Ali bin Hazeem Al Shamsi (Arabic: أحلام بنت علي بن هزيم الشامسي; born 13 February 1968), better known mononymously as Ahlam (Arabic: أحلام), 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.

Photo of Ahmed Bukhatir

2. Ahmed Bukhatir (b. 1975)

With an HPI of 33.10, Ahmed Bukhatir is the 2nd most famous Emirati Singer.  His biography has been translated into 16 different languages.

Ahmed Bukhatir (Arabic: أحمد بوخاطر; born 16 October 1975) is an Emirati singer and songwriter.

People

Pantheon has 2 people classified as Emirati singers born between 1968 and 1975. Of these 2, 2 (100.00%) of them are still alive today. The most famous living Emirati singers include Ahlam, and Ahmed Bukhatir. As of April 2024, 1 new Emirati singers have been added to Pantheon including Ahmed Bukhatir.

Living Emirati Singers

Go to all Rankings

Newly Added Emirati Singers (2024)

Go to all Rankings