Majida Al Roumi was born in Kfarshima, Lebanon on December 13, 1956. She is a Lebanese singer who started her musical career in the early 1970s when she participated in the talent show, Studio El Fan on Tele Liban and won the gold medal for best female singer.

Since her appearance on television at the tender age of 16, she has become one of the most successful and respected singers of the Arab world as well as a UN Goodwill Ambassador.

Majida El Roumi was born to renowned musician Halim El Roumi. Majida was a personal friend of late Syrian poet Nizar Qabbani, with whom she collaborated in the early 1990s, presenting his poems "Beirut, Lady of Universe" (Beirut Sit El Dunia), "Words" (Kalimat), "With the Newspaper" (Ma' al Jarida) and "The Jasmine Neckband"' (Tawq al Yasamin).

Majida El Roumi has become a symbol of patriots in Lebanon, and an idol for global audiences.