CAIRO, 10 May 2005 — The mayor of Marrakech in Morocco has announced that Lebanese singer Nancy Ajram will not be permitted to hold any future concerts in the city to avoid the recurrence of the incidents that took place during her performance last month.
Incidents of harassment, theft, excessive alcohol consumption resulting in violence, in addition to a number of reported cases of people fainting, all took place during the concert.
Nancy recently held her first concert in Morocco drawing an audience of over 100 thousand. The singer was overwhelmed by the massive crowd who came from all over Morocco.
Nancy also defended her style, stating simplicity is part of her character which is why she sings simple songs. Nancy admitted that she can never compare herself to the great Egyptian legend Umm Kalthoum and would never attempt to sing like her.