Shams (singer)

Shams Bandar Al-Aslami (Arabic: شمس بندر الأسلمي, born 28 April 1980), known simply as Shams (Arabic: شمس), is a Saudi-Kuwaiti-born [1][2] singer. She dropped her Arab citizenship denouncing her Arab and Gulf culture and origins, including her Kuwaiti nationality, gaining citizenship of Saint Kitts and Nevis instead.[2][3]

Shams
شمس بندر نايف الكويتية
Birth nameShams Bandar Nayef Al-Aslami
Born (1980-04-28) 28 April 1980
Hafr Al-Batin, Saudi Arabia
OriginSaudi Arabia
Kuwait
GenresKhaliji, Arabpop
Occupation(s)Singer
Years active2000–present
LabelsRotana

In a 2015 interview, Shams lamented the plight of those fleeing the Syrian civil war, the deaths caused in the refugee crisis, and blamed Arab governments for being callous and uncaring. The interview became a viral video and attracted significant attention.[4]

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