Ahlam

In March 2016, after the first episode of her show The Queen was broadcast on Dubai TV, a trending Twitter hashtag was launched by viewers and other people demanding that the program gets stopped for multiple reasons such as the "lack of manners, degrading acts, returning us to the age of slaves" and various other claims made by the Arab world and the people of UAE.

In 2011, Ahlam joined MBC's Arab Idol judging panel alongside Lebanese singer Wael Kfoury and Egyptian composer Hassan El Shafei and Lebanese singer Nancy Ajram.

She was rewarded by the Minister of Foreign Affairs in the United Arab Emirates by his Highness Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed at the "Lamst Wafa" honouring Event. On July 21, 2011, it was announced that Ahlam would be on the judging panel of "Arab Idol", the Arabic version of the American Idol. Based on online statistics, Ahlam is first in terms of social media followers in the Middle East, one of the most active people online and her name has been one of the most searched keywords in the Google search engine.

She participated in many festivals around the Arab region and western region, particularly the "Layali Dubai" festival. She has also been honored at several festivals across the Arab region and in the USA in Dolby Theatre. She was crowned queen of the Arab art in the Doha-Qatar festival in 2003.

Ahlam bint Ali bin Hazeem Al Shamsi (Arabic: أحلام بنت علي بن حازم الشامسي ‎; born February 23, 1968), better known by the mononym Ahlam (Arabic: أحلام ‎), is an Emirati singer. In 2006, she sang to the major record label, Rotana. She has released a total of ten albums including two, El Thokol Sana'a (2006) and Hatha Ana (2009) under its name. In 2011, Ahlam joined MBC's Arab Idol judging panel, and remained a judge for four consecutive seasons and is now a coach and judge in The Voice Ahla Sawt singing competition.