Nancy Ajram signs with 'O Music'

After months of ongoing negotiations between Lebanese singer Nancy Ajram and the production company ‘O Music’, which occurred in complete secrecy, an agreement was reached and the company will no exclusively distribute and produce all of Nancy’s albums, songs and music videos.

According to the London based Elaph, the company is owned by Egyptian tycoon Najeeb Sweiris. The company is new in its establishment, but is making great progress by attracting singers to join.

Nancy had received numerous offers from different production companies and decided that the one from ‘O Music’ suited her most. In the past her business manager Jiji Lamara had produced all her works.

On a different note, the long awaited for performance by prominent Lebanese singers Nancy and Assi Hilani, which was planned for months to take place at the beginning of this current month in Abu Dhabi, has been postponed until June 7, 2007.

The sudden change of date is due to urgent conditions in Abu Dhabi that were not specified to the public.

Sources revealed that the reason behind the postponement is most probably due to the sudden death of one of UAE ruling family members.

Organizers of the event, which is sponsored by LG Electronics, announced that anyone who had purchased a ticket for the event may use at the new date set or may contact them for a refund.

Before the announced delay, a press conference was held in Dubai for Nancy and Assi. Nancy talked about her future projects and especially her upcoming album that is dedicated solely for children. She revealed that a music video will be released along with the album and will be aired on most satellite music channels.

Nancy also expressed her honor at participating in the event with Assi stating that she holds great respect for him, revealing that there may be a future cooperation for a duet between them.

From Al Bawaba

نانسي عجرم تغنى لـ "عندليب الدقي"

استطاع الفنان الكوميدي محمد هنيدي أن يتفق مع المغنية اللبنانية نانسي عجرم على غناء الأغنية الرئيسية لفيلمه السينمائي الجديد "عندليب الدقي" الذى تقرر عرضه في منتصف شهر يوليو المقبل .

وتعد هذه المرة الأولى التى تقوم فيها نانسي بغناء الأغنية الرئيسية لفيلم سينمائي ، هذا وكان هنيدي قد اعد عددا من المفاجآت في فيلمه الجديد منها اشتراك عدد من نجوم الغناء والتمثيل في مصر كضيوف شرف من بينهم مدحت صالح، وحنان ترك، ويسرا، حسبما ذكرت جريدة "الوطن" الكويتية .

ويشاركه في بطولة "عندليب الدقي" الوجه السورى الجديد هبة نور ، والنجم الكويتي داود حسين، والموسيقار حلمي بكر، والفيلم تأليف أيمن بهجت قمر ، ومن إخرج وائل احسان .

تدور أحداث الفيلم في إطار كوميدي غنائي ساخر حول شاب ينتمي لأسرة بسيطة يحلم بدخول الوسط الفني كمطرب ويؤكد لكل من يقابله انه قادر على منافسة كبار مطربي الأغنية العاطفية رغم اتفاق الجميع على افتقاده لهذه المقومات ويسعون لإقناعه بالبحث عن مهنة أخرى، ويجسد حلمي بكر في الفيلم شخصية ناقد فني يقوم بالحكم على صوت محمد هنيدي بأنه غير صالح للغناء نهائياً وينهال عليه بالشتائم .

من ناحية أخرى انتهت نانسي من تصوير أغنيتها الجديدة "حبي الأول والأخير" في باريس ، حيث بلغت تكلفتها 35 ألف دولار.

ويعد "حبي الأول والأخير" أغلى كليب تم تصويره في تاريخ الموسيقي العربية ، ومن المقرر عرضه قريباً على القنوات الفضائية .

From Moheet.com

Nancy Ajram and Assi Hilani postponed

The long awaited for performance by prominent lebanese singers Nancy Ajram and Assi Hilani, which was planned for months to take place at the beginning of this current month in Abu Dhabi, has been postponed until June 7, 2007.

The sudden change of date is due to urgent conditions in Abu Dhabi that were not specified to the public.

According to the London based Elaph, sources have revealed that the reason behind the postponement is most probably due to the sudden death of one of UAE ruling family members.

Organizers of the event, which is sponsored by LG Electronics, announced that anyone who had purchased a ticket for the event may use at the new date set or may contact them for a refund.

Before the announced delay, a press conference was held in Dubai for Nancy and Assi. Nancy talked about her future projects and especially her upcoming album that is dedicated solely for children. She revealed that a music video will be released along with the album and will be aired on most satellite music channels.

Nancy also expressed her honor at participating in the event with Assi stating that she holds great respect for him, revealing that there may be a future cooperation for a duet between them.

On his part, Assi expressed his joy at the success of his most recent music video for the song “Bab Am Yebki” (A Crying Door) stating that the song came at a time when he was going through some difficult moments making it so convincing because he was singing it from the bottom of his heart.

Assi also announced that he had given his acceptance to play a leading role in a new Egyptian film alongside Egyptian actress Ghada Abdul Rizik. In the film he will play the role of a singer.

He stated that his acting experience will add tremendously to his career and is optimistic of the outcome of the film.

From Al Bawaba

Mohammad Huneidi waiting for Nancy Ajram’s approval

Egyptian comedian actor Mohammad Huneidi is still waiting for Lebanese singer Nancy Ajram to make a decision regarding presenting the theme song for his upcoming film “Andaleeb Al Dukki”.

Huneidi is almost complete with filming all the scenes for the new movie and had at a previous stage made a shocking revelation that Nancy will be participating in it without specifying any details.

Despite the extensive calls that the producing company ‘Rotana’ of the film is making with Nancy and her agent, Jiji Lamara, the singer has not given her approval or refusal to present the theme song.

It is stated that the film, which is in its final stages of production, will be screened during the summer season.

Syrian actress Hiba Nour will costar alongside Mohammad in the film, which budget has reached 12 million Egyptian pounds so far. Huneidi’s wage alone amounted to five million. The film is a comedy and the story of it revolves around a young man who dreams of becoming a singer.

On a different note, Nancy has just completed filming her latest music video for the song “Shakhbat Shakhabeet”, which is one of the songs from her new album for children. Director Saeed Al Marouq directed the film, marking his second cooperation with the singer.

Nancy plays the role of school teacher.

From Al Bawaba

Nancy Ajram - Shakhbat Shakhabit album Ad