Rotana Music Group ( ar, تسجيلات روتانا, Tasjīlāt Rūtānā) is the

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's largest

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. It is owned by the

Rotana Group Rotana Media Group, commonly known as Rotana ( ar, روتانا, Rōtānā), is a Saudi Arabian entertainment company. It is primarily owned by Saudi prince Al Waleed bin Talal. The media conglomerate includes a film production company (Rotana ...

, established by the Nagro Brothers, Mohammed, Khalid, Waleed, Ahmed and Nezar Nagro later sold to the Saudi prince Al Waleed bin Talal, who sometimes personally signs artists to the label. Rotana Records is part of a media empire that includes a film production company, a magazine of the same name, a record label, and seven music channels. More than 100 artists are signed to Rotana. During the 1990s and 2000s, the label was distributed by EMI Arabia. In February 2021,

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purchased a minority stake in Rotana.

Notable artists

Current

* Ahlam *

Amal Maher Amal Maher ( ar, آمال ماهر; born 19 February 1985) is an Egyptian singer. She is heavily influenced by Umm Kulthum. She began singing as a child and was discovered by the general public at the age of fifteen by taking up the songs of Umm ...

Angham Angham Mohamed Ali Suleiman ( ar, أنغام محمد علي ; born 19 January 1972), known by the mononym Angham ( ar, أنغام), is an Egyptian singer, recording artist, and actress. Her debut was in 1987 under the guidance of her father, ...

Arwa Arwa ( ar, أروى) is an Arabic language, Arabic feminine name. It means "gracefulness and beauty", "satisfied", and “fresh". People *Arwa bint Abdul Muttalib, an aunt of the Islamic prophet Muhammad *Arwa bint Kurayz, cousin of Muhammad and m ...

* Asalah *

Asma Lamnawar Asma Lamnawar ( ar, أسماء لمنور; born 25 July 1978) is a Moroccan singer. She made her singing debut in 1995 with "Angham", a festival produced by Moroccan Radio and TV, where she won the prize for best interpretation, though she delay ...

* Dalia Mubarak *

Diana Haddad Diana Haddad ( ar, ديانا حداد; born 1 October 1976) is a Lebanese singer, actress, and television personality who also holds Emirati citizenship and is based in the United Arab Emirates. Haddad is one of the most popular Arabic pop mu ...

George Wassouf George Wassouf ( ar, جورج وسوف; 23 December 1961) is a Syrian singer. In a career spanning more than four decades, he has released more than 30 albums, with a significantly large audience of fans throughout the Arab world. Dubbed Sulta ...

* Jamilla *

Jannat Jannat Mahid ( ar, جنات مهيد; born January 6, 1986), known by her stage name Jannat ( ar, جنات, , ); is a Moroccan- Egyptianelwatannews.com/news/details/5010141 singer and actress. She was born in Morocco and presently living and pe ...

Maher Zain Maher Zain ( ar, ماهر زين; born 16 July 1981) is a Lebanese- Swedish R&B singer, songwriter and music producer. He released his debut album '' Thank You Allah'', an internationally successful album produced by Awakening Records, in 200 ...

* Majid Al Muhandis *

Mesut Kurtis Mesut is a Turkish given name for males, derived from the Arabic name Masoud. People named Mesut include: * Mesut of Menteşe (died 1319), Turkish bey * Mesut Bakkal (born 1964), Turkish football manager * Mesut Cemil (1902–1963), Turkish co ...

* Mohamed Ramadan *

Najwa Karam Najwa Karam ( ar, نجوى كرم, , born 26 February 1966) is a Lebanese singer, songwriter, producer, fashion icon, one of the best selling recording artist in the middle east with more than 60 million records worldwide. Known as the "Sun of ...

Nawal El Kuwaiti Nawal El Kuwaitia ( ar, نوال الكويتية; born Nawal Thaher Al-Zaid, 18 November 1966) is a Kuwaiti singer and actress. Career Nawal studied at the Music Institute in Kuwait. Nawal's first album was released in 1984. The majority of ...

Nawal Al Zoghbi Nawal El Zoghbi ( ar, نوال الزغبي, also spelled Nawal Al Zoghbi; born 29 June 1972) is a Lebanese pop singer. She achieved popularity first by dancing and singing traditional Arabic music with a pop sensibility, and later singing in ...

* Randa Hafez *

Shatha Hassoun Shatha Amjad Al-Hassoun ( ar, شذى أمجد الحسون; born 3 March 1981 in Casablanca, Morocco), better known as Shatha Hassoun ( ar, شذى حسون), is a Moroccan-Iraqi singer who rose to fame as the winner of the 4th season of the pan ...

* Shayma Helali *

Sherine Sherine Sayed Mohamed Abdel-Wahab ( ar, شيرين سيد محمد عبد الوهاب; born October 8, 1980), known professionally by the mononym Sherine ( ar, شيرين), is an Egyptian singer, actress, TV host and personality, and a former ...

Tamer Hosny Tamer is a Turkish given name and surname. It means ''Competent soldier'' in Turkish. In Arabic (written as تامر), the name is more closely related to Tamr (as in dates). Persons Given name * Tamer Abdel Hamid, Egyptian football player * Tamer ...

* Waed

* Abdallah Al Rowaished *

Amal Hijazi Amal Hijazi ( ar, أمل حجازي; born 20 February 1977) is a Lebanese singer and actress. Hijazi released her debut album, ''Akher Gharam'', in 2001, followed by her second album, '' Zaman'' in mid-2002. The latter included four number o ...

Amr Diab Amr Diab ( ar, عمرو دياب, link=no, ; born on 11 October 1961) is an Egyptian singer, composer and actor. He has established himself as a globally acclaimed recording artist and author. He is a Guinness World Record holder, the best sel ...

Aseel Omran Aseel Omran ( ar, أسيل عمران) is a Saudi Arabian singer who rose to fame when she entered the reality show ''Gulf Stars'' and ''Heya wa Huwa''. She has signed onto Rotana, the Arab world's largest record label. Aseel Omran was born o ...

* Ayman Alatar *

Balqees Ahmed Fathi Balqees Ahmed Fathi ( ar, بلقيس أحمد فتحي; born October 20, 1988), widely known by the mononym Balqees (), is an Emirati singer and actress hailing from Yemen. She came from an artistic family as her father Ahmed Fathi was a well-k ...

* Bashar Al Shatty * Bassima *

Carole Samaha Carole Samaha ( ar, كارول سماحة; born July 25, 1972) is a Lebanese singer, actress, and performer. She has released six studio albums. Samaha has a Master's degree in acting and directing, which she earned in 1999 from the Saint Jose ...

Cyrine Abdelnour Cyrine Abdelnour ( ar, سيرين عبد النور; also spelled Cyrine Abd Al-Nour or Cyrine Abdel-Nour; born 21 February 1977) is a popular Lebanese singer, actress, and model. Her first album, ''Leila Min Layali'', was released in 2004. She ...

* Dina Hayek * Elissa *

Fadel Shaker Fadel Abdul Rahman Shamander Chaker ( ar, فضل عبد الرحمن شمندر شاكر ; also transliterated as Fadl Shaker, born 1 April 1969) is a Lebanese singer and actor. During his musical career he was signed to Al Khouyoul Records an ...

Fares Karam Fares Karam ( ar, فارس كرم; born 21 January 1973) is a Lebanese singer who specializes in the Dabke style and Lebanese music in general. He is known for the songs "Retani" (I wish), "El-Tannoura" (The Skirt), "Shefta" (I Saw Her) an ...

Fulla Fulla (Old Norse: , possibly 'bountiful') or Volla (Old High German, 'plenitude') is a goddess in Germanic mythology. In Norse mythology, Fulla is described as wearing a golden band and as tending to the ashen box and the footwear owned by the g ...

* Grace Deeb * Hatem Al Iraqi *

Haifa Wehbe Haifa Wehbe ( ar, هيفاء وهبي ) is a Lebanese- Egyptian singer and actress. She has released seven studio albums, and made her acting debut in the 2008 Pepsi-produced film ''Sea of Stars''. In 2006, Wehbe was on ''People Magazine''s 50 ...

Hind A hind is a female deer, especially a red deer. Places * Hind (Sasanian province, 262-484) * Hind and al-Hind, a Persian and Arabic name for the Indian subcontinent * Hind (crater), a lunar impact crater * 1897 Hind, an asteroid Military ...

* Hoda Saad *

Hussain Al Jassmi Hussain Al Jassmi ( ar, حسين الجسمي ; born August 25, 1979) is an Emirati pianist, composer, musician and singer who is well known in the Arab world. Al Jassmi was born in Khorfakkan in August 1979 to Emirati parents. He released his fi ...

Kadim Al Sahir Kadim Jabbar Al Samarai (born September 12, 1957), better known by his stage name Kadim Al Sahir ( ar, كاظم الساهر}), is an Iraqi singer and composer. He typically performs with an orchestra of twenty to thirty musicians on Arabic ...

Latifa Latifa or Lateefa is a feminine Arabic (لٓطِيفٓة) given name which means "gentle" or "pleasant". It corresponds to the masculine Latif. Notable persons Lateefa * Lateefa Al Gaood, Bahraini politician * Lateefah Simon, American activist ...

Mai Selim Mai Abdel-Jabbar Hamdan Selim ( ar, مي عبد الجبار حمدان سليم, born November 6, 1983 in Abu Dhabi),(30 August 2008)في لقاء خاص مع الجمال .. مي سليم " بلدي هي مصر ولو لم أكن مطربة ل� ...

Maritta Hallani Maritta Hallani (Born 1 February 1997) ( ar, ماريتا الحلاني) is a Lebanese singer composer, songwriter Early life Born in Beirut, Lebanon, Hallani is the daughter of the Lebanese pop singer Assi El Helani Mohammed Muzen El Hall ...

Marwan Khoury Marwan Khoury ( ar, مروان خوري; born February 3, 1968) is a Lebanese singer, writer, composer and music arranger. He has composed hits for artists such as Majida El Roumi, Saber Rebaï, Nawal Al Zoghbi, Assala Nasri, Najwa Karam, Fa ...

Maya Nasri Maya Hossam Asmar ( ar, مايا حسام الأسمر; born 14 August 1976), better known by her stage name Maya Nasri ( ar, مايا نصري), is a Lebanese singer, recording artist, and actress. Early life Nasri studied acting and directing ...

Melhem Zein Melhem Zain ( ar, ملحم زين; born 21 October 1982) is a Lebanese singer Career When he was 16, Melhem Hussein Zein first participated in an Amateur Singing Program called ''Kaas Al Nojoum'' (The Cup of the Stars) on the Lebanese LBC ...

Mohamed Mounir Mohamed Mounir ( ar, محمد منير; born October 10, 1954) is an Egyptian singer and actor, with a musical career spanning more than four decades. He incorporates various genres into his music, including classical Egyptian music, Nubian mus ...

Pascale Machaalani Pascale Bechara Machaalani ( ar, باسكال بشارة مشعلاني; born 27 March 1967) is a Lebanese singer and actress. Her debut album ''Sahar Sahar'' rose her to stardom throughout the Middle East, making Mashalaani one of the most su ...

* Rajaa Kasbani *

Ramy Ayach Ramy Abu Ayach ( ar, رامي ابوعياش, born August 18, 1980) is a Lebanese singer, composer, and actor. Commonly referred to as the "Pop Star" in the Arab world for his impact and contribution to the contemporary Arab music scene and Pop ...

* Rida Al Abdullah *

Saber Rebaï Saber Rebai ( ar, صابر الرباعي, ''Saber al Ruba'i''; born 13 March 1967) is a Tunisian pan-Arab singer, actor, and composer of Yemeni Origin. He is known for his song " Sidi Mansour". Some albums carry the variant transliteration Sab ...

Samira Said Samira Abdelrazak Bensaïd ( ar, سميرة عبد الرزاق بنسعيد, Samīra ʿAbd ar-Razzāq ibn Saʿīd; born 10 January 1958), professionally known as Samira Said ( ar, سميرة سعيد, Samīra Saʿīd), is a Moroccan singer, who ...

Sherine Wagdy Sherine Wagdy ( ar, شيرين وجدي) (born as Sherine Farouk Salem ( ar, شيرين فاروق سالم) in Cairo, Egypt Egypt ( ar, مصر , ), officially the Arab Republic of Egypt, is a List of transcontinental countries, transcon ...

* Suzanne Tamim * Tamer Ashour * The 4 Cats * Thekra *

Wael Kfoury Michel Émile Kfoury ( ar, ميشال اميل كفوري; born September 14, 1974), known by his stage name Wael Kfoury (), is a Lebanese singer, Wael Kfoury is called the king of romance and the common nightingale and perfect . Wael has many son ...

Walid Toufic Walid Toutanji ( ar, وليد توفيق; also known as Walid Toufic; born April 8, 1954), is a Lebanese singer and actor. Biography Walid Toufic, born Walid Toutounji, grew up with his Sunni family in Tripoli, Lebanon. He later relocated to w ...

Yasmine Niazy Yasmine Niazy ( ar, ياسمين نيازي) (born October 12, 1985 in Al Giza) is an Egyptian pop singer.حصاد 2011 الغنائي ايجيبتى ''Aegypti'' December 30, 2011 ... و مالنا بهاء سلطان, وحبك عامل سيط� ...

* ZeeZee

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