Issam Alnajjar
Issam Alnajjar (; born 12 May 2003) is a Jordanian singer, songwriter, guitarist and actor. Early life 
Issam Alnajjar was born on 12 May 2003 in Amman, Jordan to Palestinian parents. His family has been living in Jordan for more than eighteen years. His father grew up in Kuwait and his mother grew up in Lebanon. Career

2020–2021: TikTok breakthrough, Universal Arabic Music and Baree? Issam Alnajjar first begin his musical career by posting videos on his Instagram page and YouTube channel of him singing cover songs of popular music. On 29 June 2020, Alnajjar released a single on Spotify titled "On of a Kind". On 27 September 2020, Alnajjar released "Hadal Ahbek". Popular influencers David Dobrik, Addison Rae, and Caroline Carr all used Alnajjar's audio which further boost popularity to the original song. The hashtag #hadal_ahbek came up with more than 300 million results. On 6 April 2021, Alnajjar became the first artist to be signed to Universal Arabic Music, a division of Universal Music Group. With the signing of the label, Alnajjar was chosen by The Weekend's manager Wassim Slaiby. On 9 April, Alnajjar teamed up with Spotify to release the first Arabic song in the "RADAR" series with the release of "Turning Me Up." This single was an English remix and was produced by Loud Luxury and featured vocals from Ali Gatie. As part of promotion for the single, Alnajjar was featured on the Times Square billboard in New York City. On 9 July, Alnajjarr released "Mn Gheirik Enti." On 17 September, Alnajjar released "Hada Ghareeb" featuring Elyanna. On 27 September, Alnajjar released a Spanish remix of "Hadal Ahbek" titled "Si Tú Vuelas," which featured Spanish vocals from Danna Paola and was produced by Alok. On 1 October, Alnajjar's debut studio album, Baree?, was released on digital download and streaming. 2022–present: Hadal Ahbek Tour and Waray 
On 19 April 2022, Alnajjar announced the Hadal Ahbek world tour. Alnajjar was set to perform in Amman, London, Washington, D.C., Paris, Toronto, and more. On 3 May, Alnajjar appeared as the opening act at the Maroon 5 tour in Dubai. On 6 October, Alnajjar featured on the Arabic remix of Alok and Alan Walker's "Headlights" which also featured KIDDO. On 2 December, Alnajjar released "Ansaki". On 28 April 2023, Alnajjar released "TMO", which featured Mohamed Ramadan and featured French vocals from Gims. On 14 July, Alnajjar released his first extended play, Waray. Discography

Studio albums

Extended plays

Singles

As lead artist

As featured artist

Other charted songs

Music videos

Awards and nominations

References

Living people
2003 births
Jordanian male singers
Jordanian male actors
Jordanian male film actors
Jordanian male television actors
Jordanian people of Palestinian descent