Egypt's superstar Angham becomes Spotify’s Equal Arabia for the month of January

The world’s most popular audio streaming platform, Spotify, announced Egyptian singer Angham as its ambassador for January as a result Angham appeared on a billboard at the heart of New York’s Times Square.

The EQUAL Arabia program was initiated last March to profile and support the work of Arab women artists.

Today, Spotify continues to give women a platform where their voices are heard by a regional and a global audience. 

Angham is amongst the most popular Arab artists in North Africa and the Middle East today. Starting her career in 1987.

As part of the program, Angham’s most recent song, “Aarfa Emty”, is added and promoted on Spotify’s EQUAL Global and EQUAL Arabia playlists.

In addition, she received billboard placement at one of the most iconic landmarks in the world, New York city’s Times Square. 

Over the years, Angham has released over 28 albums and countless singles, including her hits “Sanda Aleik”, “Wahda Kamla”, “W Nefdal Norkos”, and “Sidi Wesalak” which is her most streamed song on Spotify.

Being one of the most prominent Arab artists in the industry, she has made music in many Arabic dialects, including Egyptian and Khaleeji.

In 2022 alone, she released four songs, including “Loha Bahta” and “Ana Mesh Daeefa” for the Egyptian show “Faten Amal Harby” as well as her rendition of the Egyptian National Anthem for the hit TV series AlEkhteyar. 

“I am very happy to be Spotify's EQUAL Arabia ambassador for January,” Angham said, “I am always happy and supportive of campaigns that support women and artists in the Arab world in continuing their journeys of creativity and brilliance in order to reach the highest levels of ambition and success. It is what we deserve!” Angham said.