By the age of 15, Ajram signed a recording contract with EMI and released her debut studio album Mihtagalak In spite of being under the legal age, Ajram was accepted to the Syndicate of Professional Artists in Lebanon. Her breakthrough occurred with the start of her collaboration with well-known Lebanese producer Jiji Lamara, when she released her hit single "Akhasmak Ah"; created by Egyptian composer Mohamed Saad, [ 4 ] and third studio album Ya Salam in which she adopted a more sensual public image while reinventing her music.
Having sold over 30 million records worldwide as of , Ajram is one of the best-selling Middle Eastern music artists. Ajram has made the list of Most Powerful Arabs on Arabian Business several times, and was similarly listed by Newsweek as one of the most influential Arab singers.
She has also featured in patriotic songs for her country Lebanon, and has also dedicated seven patriotic songs to Egypt; a country she is widely popular in thanks to her Egyptian hits such as "Akhasmak Ah" and "Ah W Noss". She also began serving as a coach on The Voice Kids Arabia in In , Nancy was the most-streamed Arab female artist on Spotify , achieving more than million plays of her songs, followed by Lebanese icon Fairuz with 67 million plays.
She is the eldest child of Nabil Ajram and Raymonda Aoun. She has one sister, Nadine, and one brother, Nabil Jr. In , at the age of twelve, Ajram took part in a variety show, Noujoum Al-Moustakbal English: Stars of the Future on Future TV , a Lebanese reality television competition, which finds new solo musical talent. Ajram won a gold medal in the Tarab category after singing a song by Umm Kulthum.
In early , Ajram signed a contract with renowned Lebanese producer and artist manager Jiji Lamara, four months after his splitting with Aline Khalaf. They started working together in preparation for the third studio album shifting her musical style and image away from the decent girl.
