Issam Alnajjar

Issam Alnajjar (; born 12 May 2003) is a Palestinian-Jordanian musician. He is most notable for his debut single "Hadal Ahbek", which went viral on TikTok.

He was the first artist to sign with Universal Arabic Music. His debut studio album, Baree?, was released in 2021. An extended play, Waray, was released in 2023.

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 23 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. 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, Alnajjar 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.

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.

On 31 October 2023, Alnajjar was featured alongside 24 other artists from the Middle East and North Africa on the charity single "Rajieen", which was released in aim to raise money for the Palestine Children's Relief Fund due to the ongoing Gaza war.

On July of 2025, Issam Alnajjar's popular song "Hadal Ahbek" Blew up on TikTok for a second time, because of a misheard lyric which people translated to "Obama have d-" Instead of responding with hatred, Issam embraced this meme as you can see in his TikTok bio.

Discography Studio albums Title Details Baree? Released: 1 October 2021 Label: Universal Arabic Music, Republic Formats: Digital download, streaming Nights in Cairo Released: 19 June 2026 Label: SALXO, Virgin Music Group Formats: Digital download, streaming

Extended plays Title Details Waray Released: 14 July 2023 Label: Universal Arabic Music, Republic Formats: Digital download, streaming

Singles As lead artist TitleYearPeak chart positionsCertificationsAlbum or EPCAN LBN POL "Hadal Ahbek" 2020 — — 45 ZPAV: Gold Baree? "Turning Me Up (Hadal Ahbek)" 2021 47 10 — MC: Gold "Mn Gheirik Enti" — 4 — "Hada Ghareeb" — 1 — "Si Tú Vuelas" — — — "Ansaki" 2022 — 2 —Waray "TMO" 2023 — 1 — "Waray" — 1 — "Ya Leil" 2024 — 3 — Nights in Cairo "Zaffeh" 2025 — — — "Hayati" — — — "Poisoned" 2026 — — —"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

As featured artist TitleYearAlbum "Headlights" 2022

Charity singles +List of charity songs, with selected chart positions, showing year released and album name Title Year Peak chart positions Album or EPNotes "Rajieen" 2023 2 Produced by Palestinian artists and released to raise money for the Palestine Children's Relief Fund. "Turning Me Up" Danielle Okon "Mn Gheirik Enti" Omar Rammal "Hada Ghareeb" John Prímo "Si Tú Vuelas" Edgar Esteves "Taawadt Aleiki" 2022John Prímo "Ansaki" "TMO"2023 "Waray" "Ya Leil" 2024 Spaced Visuals "Zaffeh / " 2025 Abanoub Ramsis As featured artist "Rajieen" 2023 Omar Donga

Awards and nominations Year Award Category Receipt Result Ref. 2022 Nickelodeon Kids' Choice Awards Favourite Star (Arabia) Himself 2023 Nickelodeon Kids' Choice Awards Abu Dhabi Favourite Artist Himself