Najah Salam
Najāḥ Muḥīy al-Dīn Salām, known professionally as Najah Salam, was a Lebanese
singer born on March 13, 1931, in Beirut, Lebanon. She began a musical career in
1949, recording her first songs "Hawal Ya Ghannam" and "Ya Jarihat Qalbi" in
Cairo with her father, composer and writer Mohieddin Salam. Her breakthrough
came during the Suez Crisis with patriotic songs featuring "Ya 'aghlaa aism fi
Alwujudi" and "'Ana alniyl muqbarat lilghazaati". In Lebanon, Salam is best
known for the song "Lubnan durat alsharq". She received the title of Knight by
Elias Hrawi. The singer died on Septemb...
