Emel Mathlouthi released her debut , '' Kelmti Horra '' , in January 2012 . The album was influenced by Joan Baez , Massive Attack , and Björk . As a politically aware musician , the songs in the album have made promising duty to speak out on any injustice that Emel has witnessed about her beloved Tunisia . While she sings about humanity and a better world , the success of this album has made her to reach many more people in different parts of the world . As the song , " Kelmti Horra " ( My Word is Free ) , was considered as " the anthem of the Arab Spring , " it has been Emel 's most famous song so far . The outstanding success of this songs led her to perform it on December 11 , 2015 , during the award ceremony of the 2015 Nobel Peace Prize in Oslo , which was awarded to the Tunisian National Dialogue Quartet
2015 Nobel Peace Prize
2015 Nobel Peace Prize
Emel Mathlouthi