SINGER

Najwa Karam

1966 - Today

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Najwa Karam (Arabic: نجوى كرم, Lebanese Arabic pronunciation: [ˈnaʒwa ˈkaɾam]; born February 26, 1966) is a Lebanese multi-platinum singer, songwriter, producer, fashion icon, and television personality. With over 60 million records sold worldwide, she was the highest-selling Lebanese artist in 1999, 2008, and 2011. Nicknamed Shams el-Ghinnieh (The Sun of Arabic Song), Karam is noted for her powerful mawwal-skilled vocals. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Najwa Karam has received more than 649,869 page views. Her biography is available in 29 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 25 in 2019). Najwa Karam is the 1,248th most popular singer (up from 1,476th in 2019), the 105th most popular biography from Lebanon (up from 108th in 2019) and the 10th most popular Lebanese Singer.

Memorability Metrics

  • 650k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 55.43

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 29

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 3.35

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.47

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among SINGERS

Among singers, Najwa Karam ranks 1,248 out of 4,381. Before her are Fred Bongusto, Tiziano Ferro, Taos Amrouche, Glykeria, Skeeter Davis, and Rosario Flores. After her are Bobby Womack, Sotiria Bellou, Alison Moyet, Dulce Pontes, Janet Baker, and Jenny Berggren.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1966, Najwa Karam ranks 172. Before her are Jason Patric, Atsushi Sakurai, Miljenko Jergović, Abdul-Halim Sadulayev, Ergin Ataman, and Tom Henning Øvrebø. After her are Dmitry Rybolovlev, Baja Mali Knindža, Franco Foda, Flemming Povlsen, Suleyman Kerimov, and Michelle Akers.

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In Lebanon

Among people born in Lebanon, Najwa Karam ranks 105 out of 145. Before her are Julia Boutros (1968), Mona Hatoum (1952), Fares Fares (1973), Rula Ghani (1948), Maher Zain (1981), and Elias Khoury (1948). After her are Sanchuniathon (-150), Philip K. Hitti (1886), Nadine Labaki (1974), Rabih Abou-Khalil (1957), Khalil Taha (1932), and Aram I (1947).

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Among SINGERS In Lebanon

Among singers born in Lebanon, Najwa Karam ranks 10. Before her are Wadih El Safi (1921), Nancy Ajram (1983), Fayza Ahmed (1934), Elissa (1972), Julia Boutros (1968), and Maher Zain (1981). After her are Layal Abboud (1982), Myriam Fares (1983), Nawal Al Zoghbi (1971), Cyrine Abdelnour (1977), Massari (1980), and Suzanne Tamim (1977).

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