Nawal Al Zoghbi was born June 29, 1972 in Lebanon and has Canadian citizenship. Nawal began singing at an early age, despite familial opposition to the lifestyle of a musician. Members of her family changed their minds when they realized she was serious in her ambitions. She was influenced by the work of pioneering Arabic pop singers such as Egypt's Umm Kulthum and the very famous singers Samira Said and Asala Nasri