♪♥CaRiSiMa♥♪

BIOGRAPHY- CARISIMA Real Name: Nancy Zawahiri Birthday: 04/25/1988 Birthplace: Montreal, QC, Canada Occupation: Singer/Song Writer/Dancer Languages: French, English, Spanish and Arabic Styles of Music: Pop/R&B Nancy Zawahiri also known as Carisima was born in the beautiful city of Montreal (Quebec) on April 25, 1988, to proud parents Ghassan and Siham Zawahiri. From these same parents, Carisima was blessed enough to be surrounded by 4 older siblings: 3 sisters and 1 brother. And so, she is the youngest of 5. Thanks to her older sister Rima, Carisima was lucky enough to be influenced by legends like Boys II Men, TLC, Whitney Houston, Mariah Carey, Mary J. Blige, P. Diddy, Mase, and Tupac. Through time, her musical inspiration has evolved in different categories. Voice wise, Christina Aguilera and Robin Thicke take the lead. As for the entertainment aspect, names like Janet Jackson, Britney Spears and Chris Brown figure at the top of the list. Like her inspirations, her music styles have changed. It all started when she was introduced to R&B then to Hip Hop, Rap, Pop and finally to Reggaeton. After exploring all fields, Carisima discovered that Pop and R&B were the ones what she loved the most. Growing up, her mirror was her best friend, but not for the same reasons as it is for other girls; it was to dance! Her dancing style was mostly that of a freestyler. She also loves all styles of dance; Pop, Hip Hop, Popping, Street Jazz, Belly Dance and Salsa. In addition to her love for dancing, Carisima loved, most of all, to sing. Growing up in a musical environment, with a Lebanese background, Carisima was very much exposed to the art of signing and dancing. At the young age of 8, she started to perform on stage. From school talent shows, to neighborhood events, local festivals, Carisima was first to suggest a musical segment to show off what she does best; singing and dancing! To maintain, develop and improve her natural talents, Carisima regularly takes music lessons for her singing, her dancing and her love for piano. At 18, Carisima met with famous Spanish duo; Yaga y Mackie. The duo was in Montreal for a show for which Carisima was promoting. On a regular basis contact was kept between both parties. That same year, she was offered to move to Puerto Rico to work with the Spanish sensation on several musical collaborations. Carisima decided to pursue her dream until the end and left to Puerto Rico without notice to anyone and just enough money to pay her airfare ticket. Promises were made and that’s all they ever were. And so, Carisima was sold dreams and left out on the street in an unknown country and language. To get trough this rough time, she had no choice but to find herself 3 jobs. First came a waitering job at Douglas Pub, then a bartending job at Monighan’s and finally, but not least, came a hairdressing job at Gaby Negron’s barber shop. Even though negativity surrounded her, Carisima had faith in her destiny. Looking at the bright side, she was lucky enough to get a taste of the music industry, being part of 3 collaborations; on tracks Iloraras, Duele Remix and It ain’t no thing. These songs were done with Rakim y Ken-Y, Jean Fonsi and Gardoula. Also, she was part of the back vocal team for a Jowell y Randy show in front of 10 000 people. Shortly after, Carisima realized that the Reggaeton world wasn’t the one she wanted to evolve in. The journey continued in the hot city of Miami. Until Carisima got robbed; after that the heat turned to cold very quickly. Not having any money to survive, Carisima still believe in achieving her dream. Shortly after, her sisters Caroline and Melanie sent her an airfare ticket and brought her back home. Ever since then, Carisima was offered a first part gig with Juelz Santana and Elephant Man in Albany, NY. Slowly, Carisima is getting there; patience is, for the moment, the best friend she can have… Stay toned to the Carisima storm hitting your area soon...