نزار قباني
Salameh was born in Alexandria. In 1980, he composed music for Sabah for the film "Layla baka fiha al-qamar", including the popular song "Sa'aat...sa'aat". He then composed the song "Ehki ya Scheherazade" for Samira Said in 1981. Other artists he had composed for include the singer Majida El Roumi from Lebanon and the Syrian poet Nizar Qabbani. Since he was experienced in composing patriotic music, he also wrote the song "Shabab al-'ahd" for the Tunisian musician Sofia Sadeq.