Najwa Karam

Najwa Karam (; born February 26, 1966, in Zahle, Lebanon) is a Lebanese singer. Her singing career began in the late 1980s with moderate success, but her major successes began in the mid-1990s.
Najwa Karam is one of the most successful Arab singers—participating in numerous festivals and concerts around the globe, and has received a number of awards from various distinguished bodies. She is also Rotana's highest-paid artist.
== The early years and Layali Lubnan: 1966–1988 ==
Najwa Nicola Karam was born in Zahle, Lebanon, to Karam Karam and Barbara Chahine Karam, a family of Lebanese Maronites. She is the youngest of five children, having an older sister, Salwa, and three older brothers, Tony, Jean, and Nicolas. She spent her childhood in Zahle, in the care of her parents and older brothers. From an early age, Najwa was known among her friends and relatives for her powerful singing voice, but her parents emphasized the need for an education and a stable career over entertaining.
Karam attended secondary school at Jesus the Angel College, and then worked as a teacher for two years at Eastern College, Zahle. 
In 1985, Karam decided to pursue a singing career by participating in the television singing contest Layali Lubnan (Lebanese Nights), although against her father's wishes. Interpreting popular varieties of the traditional Lebanese Mawal in her powerful voice, Najwa walked away with the Gold Medal, public exposure, and her father's approval.
Following this win, Karam studied at the Lebanese Institute of Music for four years to improve her knowledge of music and the music industry in general. She was under the direction of renowned Lebanese composers Zaki Nassif and Fouad Awad. In 1987, Najwa participated in another television program named Laylat Haz, where she was warmly accepted by the audience. By 1989, Najwa had gained the knowledge and experience she needed to make her first attempt at breaking into the Arabic music industry.
== The beginning: 1989–1993 ==
==="The Sun of Song"===
In 1989, Karam's first studio album, Ya Habayeb, was released by a then-little-known record label, Relax-in International. The album contained seven tracks, all in the traditional Lebanese traditional/folkloric style. Due to her previous exposure to the Lebanese public, the album was well-received in Lebanon but did not receive much attention from the rest of the Arab world.
After a three-year hiatus from music making, Karam returned to the scene with her follow up album, Shams el-Ghinnieh. The album title was inspired by her nickname, Shams el-Ghinnieh (The sun of song), which was given to her by the Lebanese people and media because of her vocal abilities. The album was recorded by another small record company CM. The style of the album was more romantic and contemporary, in comparison to Najwa's debut, Ya Habayeb, which was more traditional. Shams el-Ghinnieh was received very well by the Lebanese public.
===Ana Ma'akon===
The next year, 1993, Karam signed on with another record label for her new album. This time it was an even less known Saudi Arn company. The new album was called Ana Ma'akon (I am with you). The album was classic in style and quite different from Shams el-Ghinnieh, not really reflecting Najwa's artistic identity. Despite her personal miscontent, she had no choice but release it, bond by a contract with he production company. As expected, the album failed to do as well as Shams el-Ghinnieh. Poor marketing and lack of resources did not help much either and were blamed for the low sales of the album. It remains Karam's least-known album, although many of her fans consider it the best in terms of showing Najwa's abilities and voice power. With the failure of Ana Ma'akon, she sought a bigger and more secure record label for her next album.
== Domination: 1994–1999 ==
===Najwa success===
Najwa's fortunes took a turn for the better when she was approached by the Middle East's largest recording label, Rotana, owned by the Saudi Arabian Prince Walid Bin Talel. An agreement between the parties was made, and Najwa was now on Rotana's roster.
Work on a new album began immediately. Expert poets, writers, and composers were enlisted to help Najwa make a fresh new musical image for herself to revitalize public interest, and finally draw attention from the wider Arab audience. By mid-1994, an album consisting of 8 new songs had been compiled and was ready to be released to the Middle East. Naghmet Hob (The Rhythm of Love) fused Lebanese tradition with Arab pop. Its catchy Lebanese dance song Law Habaytek (If I loved you) was an instant hit, introducing Najwa Karam to all of the Middle East. The song and its video clip dominated the Arabian charts. Its follow up hits from the same album were "Wrood Eddar" (Roses of the Garden) and "Elala (la la)," which received similar success.
The wide success of Naghmet Hob fueled a concert tour and a number of awards for Karam, including a prize from the Lebanese Broadcasting Association for the Best Artist of 1994.
Karam had been thrust to the top of the Arabic music scene in less than a year, and was now constantly in the public eye. In 1995, Najwa started work on her second Rotana album, her fifth release in total. It was titled Ma Bassmahlak and closely followed the traditional style of Naghmet Hob. The main difference was the lyrical and vocal nature of the tracks which had more depth. Riding the wave of her celebrity, two of the songs were hits, namely Ma Bassmahlak (I won't allow you) and Hakim el-Qady (The Judge has spoken).
===I'm Lucky===
With five albums under her belt, the latter two of which witnessed ground breaking success, Najwa was becoming a familiar face in the Arabic music industry. On the 16th of June, 1996, Karam released her newest album entitled Hazi Helo (I'm Lucky). The title track, Hazi Helo, and three other songs, "Khayarouni", "Ala Mahlak" and "El-Ghorbil", were the most popular from the album.
Following the release of Hazi Helo, Najwa set off on a large scale world concert tour, which would take in many Arab states, parts of Europe, and America. She found a number of fans in the U.S., and performed to sold-out concerts all over. To honour her success in the U.S., Najwa was presented with the Key to the City of Chicago.
===Ma Hada La Hada and Maghroumeh===
After the sell-out world tour, Najwa returned to Lebanon with a fresh mind and new song ideas. And so work began on her next studio album - Ma Hada La Hada. The tracks on the album were quite different from those of Najwa's previous albums, with a more contemporary sound. For example, the song "El Helw" was heavily influenced by foreign beats and synthesised melodies. Three months prior to the album's official releas, the song El Tahady was distributed to the Arabic radio stations. By the time of the album's release, the song's popularity had dwindled, and Ma Hada La Hada's relatively poor sales were attributed to this factor. However, the title track did become quite popular. It had harmonious musical arrangements which used the traditional Lebanese instrument the Qanoun, along with other traditional instruments such as the violin and the accordion. These musical stylings, along with an uplifting song topic and a powerful "mini movie" video clip made the song a huge hit.
The 1998 release, Maghroumeh, marked Karam's "official" transition from purely traditional Lebanese artist to the blend of traditional and contemporary Arabic that she is famous for today. It had poetic Arabic lyrics sung with Najwa's trademark power and authority; extensive use of Arabic instruments (trumbakke, mijwiz, zamour, tabal... etc) and contemporary ones; and a brand new look for the album cover. Maghroumeh was another success from Karam. The title track, Maghroumeh (I am in Love), was shot as a video clip, and was the biggest hit off the album, hitting number one on most radio stations in the region. Other hits were the feisty Ghamza (The Wink) and the sad love song Noqta al-Satr (Somewhere along the line).
===Rouh Rouhi===
The new year brought about a number of changes in Karam's career lives. Najwa's new album was set to be released in the summer, and her personal changes were showing in her new album Rouh Rouhi. It was similar to the Maghroumeh album, but had a number of tweaks in the vocal and musical styles. The musical arrangements were heavily detailed and technical, and the lyrics were more poetic than all other Karam albums. The tracks Ariftu Albi La Meen (Do you know who my heart belongs to?), Atchana (Thirsty), and the title track, Rouh Rouhi (Soul of my Soul) were the major hits off the album, the latter two being shot as music videos. Many other songs succeeded like "Kif Bdawik (How do I treat You?)", and "Ma Berda Ghayrak (I Don't Accept Anyone Beside You)".
== The new millennium ==
===No Regrets===
Another year, another change from Najwa Karam. This time it came about in the form of a music album called Oyoun Qalbi. Oyoun Qalbi was a more romantic, reflective body of work compared to Karam's previous albums. Its major included Majboura (I have to) which had a modern jazz influence, and the "power ballets", Oyoun Qalbi (Sweetheart) and Khaleek al Ard (Stay down to earth). A music video was made for the Najwa 2000 megamix, which contained samples from each song on the Oyoun Qalbi album.
In 2001, Karam made her record breaking release Nedmaneh. It sold over 4 million copies worldwide, and is one of Najwa's most acclaimed albums to date. It followed on from the style of music first presented by Karam in Oyoun Qalbi, and further experimented with new styles and sounds. The song 'Aaskah (Falling in love) was an enormous hit, hitting number one all over the Middle East, and was also quite popular abroad. It was a more playful and vibrant song than most of Karam's previous work, with a strong bass line, and a distinct oriental influence. It was quite different from any Arabic song at the time, and appealed to a wide range of audiences. The success of Nedmaneh brought about a number of awards, including a coveted Murex D'or for "Best Arabic Artist" award, and three special awards from Karam's production company, Rotana: "Artist of the Year", "Album of the Year" and "Highest Selling Album".In 2001 Najwa Karem got married to Youssef Harb and got divorce her brother tony spilled out her secret.
To further Rotana's crediting of Karam's successes, an honouring assemble was held on Saturday, June 23, 2001 where Karam was awarded for her achievements throughout her singing career and for the huge success of Nedmaneh. The ceremony was held at the Venesia Hotel, Beirut, Lebanon. In attendance were the Lebanese Minister of Information, Ghazi Al-Aredi who was representing the President of the Lebanese Republic, Émile Lahoud, prominent singer Wadih el Safi, acclaimed composer Elias Rahbani and a number of journalists and reporters. During the night, Karam sang some of her hits (old and new), and was presented with numerous medals and trophies. The recording was released on a special edition CD (Live in Concert), along with a compilation CD comprising of Najwa's hits from 1989-2000 titled The Very Best Of Najwa Karam. 
Karam's 2002 album, Tahamouni, was far removed from the "easy going" contemporary feel of Oyoun Qalbi and Nedmaneh, and audiences noticed. The album was intended to get back in touch with a more youthful audience from other Arab nations, with whom had taken slight dis-interest in Karam's music from the late 90s. This was shown though songs like Tahamouni (They accused me) which included attempts at rapping, and Ew'a Tekoun Ze'alt (I hope you're not mad at me) which seemed to have a complete Western influence. The songs had a youthful sound.
===He charmed me===
In late 2002, Karam began meeting with the Lebanese "tarab" star, Wadih el Safi (Born 1919). Wadi had known Najwa for a while, and had been impressed with her vocal talents. The two of them decided to make a duet together, depicting the trials of a father-daughter relationship. The song was titled W Kberna (We grow old together), and was an epic ballad in which both vocalists showed immense vocal range and depth. W Kberna was a success as the lyrics were easy to relate to and it teamed two of the region's most prominent artists together.
Taking this success, Najwa got back to the drawing board for a new album. Months were spent piecing together lyrics and arrangements, and by mid 2003, the album was ready for release. Rotana set up a large launch party in Downtown Beirut, where over fifteen thousand of Karam's fans packed the streets, waiting for Najwa to appear and sing her new material. 
Saharni (Charmed) was exactly the kind of album that was a rebirth of the "old Najwa Karam", and took the public by surprise, as they had at this point come to expect contemporary pop from the Shams el-Ghinnieh. The music had all the makings of distinctly Lebanese music: trumbakke solos, traditional wind instruments, lots of bass and a vibrant singing style - all features far removed from the "western" motif that most artists opted for at the time. Not only had Karam's music changed, but she also sported a new look, which further emphasised that the album was a turn around. Saharni's success was instantaneous, even though there was a lack of video clips for the songs, the album came through on top of the charts, and produced a number of major hits, including Edhak Lil Dounya (Smile to the world), and the title track Saharni (He charmed me).
Najwa made a world tour to complement Saharni's success, taking in the Middle East as well as destinations such as France and the U.S. with Wadih el Safi. She also travelled to Australia, where her concert there still holds the record for largest ever recorded concert attendance for an Arabic artist. Najwa was presented with a number of awards and achievements in 2003. These include "Highest Selling Album" from Rotana, and award for the "Best singer of Traditional Lebanese Song" from the Lions Club, "Song of the Year": Edhak Lil Donya from Sawt El Ghad Australia and an honorary Award from Australian Government.
As the New Year came and passed, Karam began work on a new single to be included in her upcoming album. This single would be like no other she had released before. Titled Leish Mgharrab? (Why are you living abroad?) it told of the hardships that people face when having to leave their home country for a better life. Coupled with this harrowing topic, was a revolutionary new music video (directed by Sa'aed el-Marouk), which would transform modern day Beirut into a bleak and harsh wasteland in 2020. The original video - which also contained scenes of citizens protesting against the Lebanese government - was banned from being aired by the Lebanese Parliament. When the clip was edited slightly, it was finally allowed to go to air, along with its song. It hit home with many people, especially those living abroad in countries like Australia and the U.S.. It also sent a direct message to Lebanese politicians, telling them to act on their words.
frame|right|Najwa in Carthage, (2004)
After a few months, Najwa had completed the rest of her new album, Shu Mghaira..!. Like Saharni, it was distinctly Lebanese, but it was more of a modern adaptation, with a reflective and sad overtone. Najwa continued her many live appearances to promote the album, and a notable event for 2004 was her sell-out concert in Carthage, Tunisia where she performed to thousands of enthusiastic fans. The tracks Bi Hawak (In your love) and Shu Mghaira (How you've changed) were shot in an expensive duel video clip which was riddled with special effects. It remained at the number 1 position for 6 weeks on the Rotana Top 20 Chart. The two songs were the most popular from the album, and Najwa obtained the as "Female Artist of the Year" from MusicanaNet.net, which was decided via a large scale internet poll.
===2005 and beyond===
In the second quarter of 2005, Karam released a new single and video clip called Shu Jani. Shu Jani was a contemporary pop song, with the use of traditional Lebanese instruments. The video was filmed in the Faraya ski resort in Lebanon by director Sa'aed el-Marouk. It was to be on her upcoming 2005 album. The timing of the new clip was criticised in some tabloids, because it was released during the tense electoral season in Lebanon, and the so-called Cedar Revolution (Independence Intifada). It was argued by these tabloids that it was disrespectful for Karam to release new material at such a time. Karam defended herself by putting the claim on her Saudi production company, Rotana, who she says fast tracked the release against her wishes. Even though there was some controversy surrounding Shu Jani, it fared well with the public.
Due to the prolonged situation in the Lebanon region, Karam's 2005 album was postponed from originally being released in June, then July and then finally postponed until November 2005. However, Karam released another single in late July called Bhebak Walaa which was an upbeat, contemporary/traditional song typical of Karam's usual work. It was a fairly big hit, hitting number one on many internet and radio charts. On September 6, 2005, Karam released the video for Bhebak Walaa, directed by Salim el-Turk.
===" Kiber el Hob " 2005 "Love Got Greater"===
November 2005, billboards and unipolls all over Beirut were displaying a lady's hand upon a cloudy horizon. No writing was on the posters. The advertisement had the public wondering what message the posters were relaying, and who did the mysterious hand belong to? Soon it was generally concluded that the hand belonged to a recording artist, but there were many conflicting suggestions as to whose it was. Gradually, the billboards had bits of the lady added to the picture, until on November 30, 2005 the "mystery lady" was revealed as Najwa Karam.
On the same day, Karam's 15th studio album, Kibir'el Hob (Love Just Got Greater) was officially released. The album gained widespread attention through its rigorous advertising campaign, which included the billboard posters, many television appearances [on popular variety programs such as Dandana, and Akeed Maestro], and music video clips for singles. Kibir'el Hob topped the highest selling album chart in Lebanon for Rotana during the Christmas sales period, and remained in the number one position through the New Year. In mid April 2006, Karam released a third and last single from the Kibir'el Hob album, accompanied by a video clip, and proved to be among the most popular Arabic songs of the year 2006.
In response to the 2006 Israel-Lebanon conflict, Karam teamed for the first time with popular Lebanese singer/songwriter Melhim Barakat to record the song Rah Yeb2a El Watan. The track was written and composed by Barakat, and called for unity among all Lebanese people. The single was released in late September and was critically acclaimed for its message and vocals, although criticised for its short running time. Plans for another collaboration with Barakat are underway.
===2007-2008: Hayda Haki & Am Bimzah Maak===
May 28 began Sawt el Ghad and several other Arab radio stations to play the new hit Hayda Haki. This song with a very new style was expected to be a great deal for 2007.
On June 6, 2007, the company Rotana released Najwa's 16th album titled Hayda Haki. A new Lebanese album with Najwa Karam's special flavor in it. This album include 8 excellent songs as usual.
Different kind of styles in each song. A powerful mawal in Raje3 Tes2al 3a Meen and a nice/soft mawal for El hanone. Law ma btekzob is like her 90's songs, Ana rouh and Nawer Eyami are two of a kind romance songs. Hata Be Ahlamak , Hayda Haki and Behkik are upbeat songs with different styles in each one and a special Najwa Karam's touch. Hayda Haki was the next song (after her 06-07 huge hit Shu Hal Hala) that Najwa Karam shot as a video clip with Lebanese director Said el Marouk. 
From the First week of the release of Hayda Haki it was the best selling album in Lebanon in UAE and Kwait Number one best selling Album.The Album had huge succees from the first week of release in Lebanon, the Gulf, Libya, Syria, Jordan and other Arabic countries.
Najwa Karam was a guest on the show Album on MBC 1. In June 29, 2007, she shined on Album's stage, one week before Album's final prime. She started by singing Hayda Haki by herself. Secondly, she sang Sho hal hala with one of the three groups. Thirdly, she sang Law Ma Btekzob with another group of the three groups.
In June she released her latest video clip : Hayda Haki, which displayed her character in a romantic atmosphere and love shots and in its first day on the charts she landed on the 1st spot.
Najwa Karam toured the United States and Canada with Lebanese Stars Wael Kfoury and Fadel Shaker, the tour lasted for a little more than a month as they visited major cities and was all success. The American concerts were in Chicago, San Francisco, Las Vegas, Nevada|Las Vegas, Detroit, New Jersey, Boston and Miami. And in Canada, concerts were in Ottawa, Montreal and Toronto, singing in the biggest and most important venues.
Najwa celebrated the New Year's Eve with Wael Kfoury in the Emirates Palace in Abu Dhabi, the huge demand on the concert left it sold out more than a week before its date.
Najwa Karam was the first guest on the first prime of Star Academy 5 LBC on Friday 25/1/2008. She sang: Hayda Haki, Law ma btekzob and Ana rou7 ya rou7i. 
On the 9th of February, Karam held a huge, successful concert in the capital city of Germany, Berlin. 
After four days, Najwa released a video clip for "Law Ma Btekzob" by the director Fadi Haddad. The song achieved tremendous success across the middle east. Along with Law Ma Btekzob success, the song Behkeek was achieveing unexpected success too in Egypt and Lebanon ranking #2 in both charts for couple of weeks.
 
One of Najwa's most anticipated appearance on TV show Al Arrab (Final), with host Nishan, was aired on the 31st of May. As well, George Kurda7i was there. Najwa sang medley of her old and new songs and added songs for Fairouz, Sabah, Wadih El Safi and Samira Tawfiq. She also sang one of her old mawal "Wainak Ya Ra3i Deni" (Where are you God?) aka. Mawal El Adyan and it achieved huge success.
On July 17, 2008, Rotana released Najwa's 17th studio-album, "Am Bimzah Maak(I'm Joking with you). The album received great amount of success and postive critics. The album contained 8 songs. One of the most famous arabic composer Melhim Baraket composed two songs from the album: "Kammil 3ala Rouhi" and "Gatalna El Khof". The album stayed for three months #1 in Virgin Mega Store Lebanon, 4 weeks #1 in UAE Virgin Mega Store, 8 Weeks in Saudi Arabia, etc.; Rotana , Najwa's production company, said that Najwa Karam's last album Am Bimzah Maak, was one of the top 3 best-selling (Rotana) albums in the middle east. It was chosen by Virgin MegaStore Jordan, as Top 3 most selling albums in the year of 2008. 
One week after the release of her album, The Queen of Carthage, Najwa Karam shined in Carthage, Tunisia. The concert was very successful. 
Najwa Karam went to Sweden where she shined in the Globe-arena 20 September. 
The celebrating of Eid El Fitr took place in Dubai.
While four songs from Aam Bimza7 Maak; Am Bimzah Maak, Enta El Shams, Amanti Galbi, and Taa Khabik were achieving a lot of success all over the middle east, Najwa released her second video clip from her latest album " Ma Bkhabi Aleyk" were she collaborated for the first time with Lebanese young director Randa Aalam.
She got an invitation to open the new music-channel named Al Dafrah that would take place 1 November. 
Najwa shot a 3rd video clip from her successful album " Aam Bimza7 Maa" called Taa Taa Khabik. And it played on many Music channels in the middle east and received huge success in Lebanon, Maghreb, Syria, Jordan and the Gulf countries.
===2009 Khallini Shoufak===
On February 2009, Najwa attended one of the Middle East most important concert, Hala Febrayer 09 in Kuwait. She performed a mixture of old and new songs for the very active crowd.
On March 9, specifically on mothers day, Najwa Karam released her anticipated single "El Deni Em" (A mother is the whole world), which received huge success and stayed #1 for three weeks on the Online-Magazine "Elaph". 
After the a meeting between Najwa Karam and Nidal El Ahmadieh(journalist) took place to discuss the many events that took place including Nidal El Ahmadieh's imprisonment, everything is back to normal and Najwa & Nidal are back to being on better terms.
Mid May, Najwa Karam traveled to Morocco to perform at the Mawazine Festival 2009. She performed in front of a crowd exceeding 60,000. She performed for two and a half hours long as the crowd sang and danced along with her. It will go down in history as one of, if not the most successful concert of Najwa's legendary career.
On June 10, 2009, Rotana released Najwa's 18th album, entitled "Khallini Shoufak"(Let me see you). It has been deemed a very strong release from Shams El Ghenniyie, Najwa Karam. The album contains 8 songs, each with a different style of music and catchy lyrics. It is worth mentioning that along with the lead single "Khallini Shufak", three other songs are receiving huge success: "Eidak"(your hand), "Allah Yesghello Balo"(may God make him worry), and "Aboos Eynak"(kiss your eye). The remaining songs are: "Wale'"(light the fire), "El Deni Em"(a mother is the whole world), "Albi Masna' Baroud"(my heart is a gun factory), "El Haramy"(the thieve). The album is considered to be Najwa's strongest return to her original style since "Saharny"(2003). Najwa said, "it's full of folkloric, balady songs, similar to Saharny and her 90's releases". Her video for "Khallini Shoufak" was released around the same time as her cd.
It's worth to mention that Najwa was a guest performer on Star Academy 6's (Lebanon) final prime. She sang "Am Bemzah Ma'ak"(I'm joking with you), "Ta'a Khabeek"(let me hide you), and her latest single, "Khallini Shoufak"(Let Me See you).
==Philanthropy==
===2006 Israel-Lebanon conflict===
Karam's initial response to the 2006 Israel-Lebanon conflict was to go ahead with scheduled tour dates abroad, with all proceeds forwarded to the Lebanese Red Cross. Furthermore, Karam donated 3 fully equipped ambulance vehicles, also to the Lebanese Red Cross.
=== Other causes ===
In November 2006, Karam attended the launching of charity program Reach Out To Asia in Doha. The program aims at raising money for the underprivileged and disadvantaged across Asia. Karam performed at the event.
Najwa has also raised money for other causes such as cancer research via a number of chartity performances.
Before the end of 2007 Najwa Karam appeared on LBCI TV and announced that she will be donating free full health insurance for 300 attending elderly people, hoping that this "small" first step will become bigger and bigger.
Najwa performed in a live concert on Berlin, Germany during February 2008, a percentage of the concert's earnings goes as aid for children of war in Lebanon and Palestine.
Najwa, also is currently working hard to be appointed United Nations Goodwill Ambassador, she feels that she has to contribute through her art to spread peace worldwide from the middle east.
==Awards and nominations==
Year	Awarded by 	Category
1985	Layali Lubnan 	Gold Medal First Place
1994	Lebanese Broadcasting 	The Best Singer
1995	Lebanese Broadcasting 	The Best Singer
1995	LaRami.com 	The Most Famous Singer
1996	U.S 	American Citizenship
1996	U.S 	Key to the City of Chicago
1996	Jordan 	Jerash Festival Award
1996	2nd Orbit 	Festival Award
1996	LaRami.com 	The Most Famous Singer
1997	Tunis 	Carthage Festival Award
1998	Oman 	Masqat Festival Award
1998	Germany 	Key to the City of Düsseldorf
1998	Canada 	Arab Communities Festival Award
1998	Libya 	Alfatih Festival Award
1999	Australia 	Arab Communities Festival Award
1999	Lebanese Army 	Honorary Award
2000	Tunisia 	Carthage Festival Award
2000	Tunisia 	Alzahra City festival Award
2000	French Press Organization (IFP) 	Pronounced As "Lebanese Diva"
2001	Qatar 	"Doha Arab Song" Festival Award
2001	Kuwait 	Hala February Festival Award
2001	UAE 	Layali Dubai Festival Award
2001	Lebanon 	Murex D'or award for The Best Arabic singer
2001	Lebanon 	Best Singer from Lebanese Radio Stations
2001	Rotana 	Artist of the year
2001	Rotana 	Album of the Year: Nedmani
2001	Rotana 	The highest selling album: Nedmani
2001	Al delta, Almahabi, Almeraj, Jabal Lebanon & Sawt El Musica	Awards
2002	Aley 	Festival Award
2002	Lebanon 	Tyre Festival Award
2003	Rotana 	Highest selling album: Saharni
2003	Lebanon 	Tyre Festival Award
2003	Lions 	Best Singer of the Traditional Lebanese Songs
2003	Lebanon 	Faraya City Award
2003	Jordan 	Jarash Festival Award
2003	Sawt El Ghad Australia 	Song of the Year: Edhak Lil Donya
2003	Australian Government 	Honorary Award
2004	Kuwait 	Hala February Award
2004	Tunisia 	Carthage Festival Award
2004	Lebanon 	Zahle City Award
2004	MusicanaNet.net 	Female Artist of the Year
2005	Rotana 	Arabic Singer of the Year
2005	Sawt El Ghad Australia 	Song of the Year: Bhebak Walaa
2006	Sawt El Ghad Australia 	Shu Hal Hala marked #4 in Top 100 songs
2007	Qatar 	Doha Festival Award
2007	Kuwait 	Hala February Award
2007	Jordan 	Jerash Festival Award
2007	Canada 	The Best Female Singer in the Middle East
2007	Mosaqiue Fm 	Best Album of the Year: Hayda Haki
2007	Zahrat Al Khaleej Yearly Survey 	Most Popular Female Singer #1, Best Female Singer #2
2008	Tunisia 	Queen Of Carthage
2008	Software Times Award 	The Best Arabic Singer
2008	LE Music Choice 	The Best Lebanese Song: Am Bimzah Maak
2008	Al Sarih Magazine 	The Best Arabic Singer
2008	Zahrat Al Khalig 	The Best Arabic Singer (receiving 90%)
2008	Stars Magazine 	#1 The Best Album: Am Bimzah Maak
2008	Rotana 	One of the most selling albums: Am Bimzah Maak
== Discography ==
=== Studio albums ===
* 1989: Ya Habayeb	 
* 1992: Shams el-Ghinnieh
* 1993: Ana Ma'akon 
* 1994: Naghmet Hob	 
* 1995: Ma Bassmahlak	 
* 1996: Hazi Helo	 
* 1997: Ma Hada La Hada	 
* 1998: Maghroumeh	 
* 1999: Rouh Rouhi	 
* 2000: Oyoun Qalbi	 
* 2001: Nedmaneh
* 2002: Tahamouni	 
* 2003: Saharni	 
* 2004: Shu Mghaira..!
* 2005: Kibir'el Hob
* 2007: Hayda Haki:
* 2008: Am Bemzah Ma'ak
* 2009: Khallini Shoufak
===Singles not appearing in albums===
* 2000: Tal Omrak
* 2003: W Kberna withWadih El Safi
* 2005: Shu Jani
* 2006: Rah Yeb'a El Watan featuring Melhem Barakat
* 2007: Bel Sana with Melhem Barakat
===Compilations===
* 2001: The Very Best Of Najwa Karam
* 2006: Greatest Hits
===Live recordings===
* 2001: Live in Concert
* 2008: Queen of Carthage 2008 
==See also==
* Music of Lebanon
==References==
==External links==
* Najwa Karam's Official Website
* Wadih El Safi & Najwa Karam in Kberna
* Najwa Karam Latest Album — Listen to the latest album of Najwa Karam
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sr:Наџва Карам
fi:Najwa Karam
tr:Najwa Karam