Zeyne

Zein Izzat Sajdi (; born 15 December 1997), known as Zeyne, is a Palestinian-Jordanian singer, songwriter, musician and producer.

Early life and education Sajdi was born and raised in Amman, Jordan, the youngest child in a Palestinian-Jordanian family (her grandparents hailing from Nablus) with a passion for music and danceher father is a collector of music records, her mother is an amateur singer who managed a dabke troupe for over twenty years, and her oldest sister Lina is a pianist. She joined a dabke group at the age of five, started taking piano lessons from a Russian teacher at six, and was introduced to classical singing a few years later by a Japanese teacher.

She pursued a degree in Media Communications and Sociology at the University of Sussex in Brighton and Hove. Sajdi has gone on to write music for other artists, including Elyanna and Massari and, most importantly, several songs contained in Issam Alnajjar's 2021 debut album Baree? and 2023 debut EP Waray. Sajdi then released the love song "Ma Bansak" in February 2024 before writing "Bali", released in June 2024 and recounting her mental state during the humanitarian crisis in Gaza.

In July 2025, Sajdi released "Hilwa", the lead single from her upcoming debut album Awda. The song is an homage to her mother and grandmother, and Palestinian women in general. The album, preceded by a second single, was released in mid-October 2025, and features collaborations with Saint Levant and Bayou as well as her 2024 song "7arrir 3aqlak / Asli Ana".

Zeyne is set to embark on a European tour, named AWDA Tour, in September 2026. Originally planned for March–April 2026, the tour was postponed following the outbreak of the war on Iran.

Artistry Sajdi's musical style has been described as "eclectic", incorporating elements of Arabic music, jazz (including South African jazz), R&B, soul, hip hop and Albanian folk music as well as drawing inspiration from the work of artists like Ziad Rahbani, Elias Rahbani, Fairuz, Lauryn Hill, H.E.R., Destiny's Child, Billie Eilish, Rosalía, Manal, Angèle and Dua Lipa, in addition to Palestinian poet Mahmoud Darwish.

Sajdi has totalled over 51 million streams across platforms.

Awda

2026

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