Carmen Suleiman

Carmen Suleiman
كارمن سليمان
Carmen Suleiman كارمن سليمان
	Carmen Suleiman in 2018 at a press interview
Background information
Birth name	Carmen Essam Soliman; كارمن عصام سليمان
Born	7 October 1994 (age 30); Zagazig, Sharqia Governorate, Egypt
Origin	Egypt
Genres	Pop
Occupation	Singer
Instrument	Singing
Years active	2012–present
Labels	Platinum Records

Carmen Essam Soliman (Arabic: كارمن عصام سليمان‎; born on 7 October 1994), better known by her stage name Carmen Suleiman (Arabic: كارمن سليمان‎), is an Egyptian singer.

Life and career

Soliman won the first season of Arab Idol song contest in 2012 broadcast live on MBC 1, winning a recording contract with Platinum Records. After grueling rounds of televised eliminations, and critical evaluations by celebrity judges Ragheb Alama, Nancy Ajram, Ahlam and Egyptian music producer Hassan El Shafei, Carmen Soliman prevailed against all other contestants to become the first winner of the hit series on 24 March 2012 with the highest number of votes. Her first single, "Kalam Kalam" was released on 4 March 2013 jumping to No. 1 on the Egyptian charts, and her first album was released in January 2014. Carmen followed with numerous hit singles, including "Akhbari" and "Azama Ala Azama" a trio with fellow Idol contestants, Dounia Batma and Youssef Arafat.

Carmen released her first single "Kalam Kalam" on 4 March 2013,^{[citation needed]} and did the singing voice of Moana in the Arabic dub.