▁and ▁lear nt ▁the ▁piano ▁and ▁the ▁O ud ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁other ▁musical ▁instruments . ▁At ▁ 1 5 ▁years ▁old , ▁she ▁joined ▁musical ▁groups ▁in ▁the ▁capital , ▁then ▁aged ▁ 2 0 ▁she ▁left ▁for ▁a ▁series ▁of ▁shows ▁in ▁London ▁where ▁she ▁had ▁built ▁up ▁public ity ▁and ▁stayed ▁for ▁several ▁years ▁and ▁perfect ed ▁her ▁knowledge ▁of ▁orient al ▁music . ▁She ▁also ▁performed ▁in ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁in ▁the ▁early ▁ 1 9 9 0 s . ▁ ▁Though ▁she ' s ▁Al ger ian ▁she ▁often ▁s ings ▁in ▁Egypt ian - A rab ic , ▁as ▁she ▁never ▁could ▁get ▁popular ity ▁in ▁the ▁Mag h reb , ▁she ▁went ▁later ▁on ▁to ▁Egypt ▁and ▁the ▁Middle - E ast ▁and ▁with ▁success . ▁However ▁Ab ab sa ' s ▁first ▁songs ▁were ▁s ung ▁in ▁Al ger ian - A rab ic , ▁she ▁also ▁s ings ▁occasionally ▁in ▁English , ▁like ▁in ▁' R ani ▁Jay '. ▁Probably ▁the ▁most ▁remarkable ▁point ▁about ▁her ▁is ▁that ▁she ▁never ▁s ung ▁in ▁French , ▁which ▁is ▁widely ▁used ▁by ▁North - A fr ican ▁sing ers . ▁ ▁The ▁first ▁single ▁on ▁L ama ▁ra ▁E ato , ▁Ent a ▁Hab ib i ▁( You ▁are ▁my ▁h oney ), ▁ranked ▁No . ▁ 5 ▁on ▁the ▁official ▁Pe psi ▁Top ▁Ten ▁on ▁the ▁Rot ana ▁charts ▁F ulla ▁stated ▁at ▁a ▁news ▁conference ▁she ▁held ▁in ▁Dub ai ▁that ▁Sy rian ▁singer