After the success of her hit single "Akhasmak Aah" (I'll Upset You), Lebanese singer is in turmoil trying to choose one of three scenarios presented to her for an upcoming video clip she is to shoot in the next few days. The singer wants to make sure that she makes the wise choice that will in turn add to the popularity she has gained in such a short time.
According to the London based daily, Dar Al Hayat, each scenario Nancy is presented with is by a different directors either from Egypt or Lebanon. The singer has either previously collaborated with the directors or has always dreamed of working with them, making her decision quite a difficult one. The three directors are Ahmad Al Mahdy, Nadine Labki, and Said Al Marouk, each very well-known in the music industry.
Nancy is careful to make sure that the idea she chooses for her next clip is different from the ones for "Akhsmak Aah" and "Ya Salam", as to not be repeating herself in front of her audience and fans. The singer must make her decision in the nearest time possible in order to begin work on the video.
The singer recently released a second hit single "Ya Salam" (Oh My) in the form of a music video, which is also from her latest album. The style Nancy attributed in the clip was a fifties look and style in which she appeared looking liking the superstars of those time, specifically like the American legend Marilyn Monroe. A special stage had been decorated and prepared for the song that gave viewers flashback to the fifties. In the clip Nancy played the role of a performer whose artistic performance will remind people of the stars of Hollywood especially Monroe.
A special makeup artist and a fashion designer were brought in for the sole purpose of turning Nancy into a star from the old days. The video was directed by Nadine, who directed her previous music video, under the supervision of her business manager Jiji Lamara.
Nancy had recently celebrated the hundredth day of her singing career. She had contracted with a production company to release a new album, which she hopes will add tremendously to her career.
Ajram revealed that her dream will come true and is confident that her popularity will be international and people in the East and West will know who she is. She began her quest to stardom at the age of twelve, but was not very lucky the past years mostly due to the incapability of her previous production company EMI and poet Issam Zughaib who have adopted her talent for a long period of time.
Nancy added that Lamara, who was the previous agent/manager for Lebanese singer Elaine Khalaf, is the only person who is capable of making her dream a reality and bring her the stardom she longs for by discovering her true talent. She also noted that Jiji had warned her not to fall in the trap of reaching the top too fast or becoming too conceited, for that would create a number of complications for her and may backfire and drop her to the ground.
Nancy's description of reaching the top is basically taken one step at a time patiently and carefully. She expressed that she always dreamed of standing on stage and performing to a large crowd and through God's will she achieved that dream and is striving to always improve. –Albawaba.com
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