{{Use mdy dates|date=January 2020}} {{Infobox musical artist | name = Shemayel<br>{{lang|ar|شمايل}} | background = solo_singer | birth_name = Maryam Alqatan | native_name = {{lang|ar|مريم القطان}} | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1969|6|28}} | origin = Kuwait | genre = Khaliji, Arabic, Pop | occupation = Singer | years_active = 1998–2004 | website = }} '''Maryam Alqatan''' ({{langx|ar|مريم القطان}}; born June 28, 1969<ref>{{cite web |title=Shamayel |url=http://www.mawaly.com/music/Shamail |accessdate=26 July 2017 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20170726201823/http://www.mawaly.com/music/Shamail |archivedate=26 July 2017}}</ref>), better known as '''Shemayel''' ({{langx|ar|شمايل}}), is a retired Kuwaiti singer and actress. She started a singing and acting career in 1998 which continued until 2003, when she became an Islamic preacher.<ref name=alanba>{{cite news |title=Shamayel's return to the artistic field |url=https://www.alanba.com.kw/ar/art-news/679520/26-08-2016-%D8%B9%D8%A8%D8%AF%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%B9%D8%B2%D9%8A%D8%B2-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%B3%D8%A8%D9%8A%D8%B9%D9%8A-%D9%84%D9%80-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%A7%D9%86%D8%A8%D8%A7%D8%A1%D9%84%D8%A7-%D8%AF%D8%AE%D9%84-%D9%84%D9%8A-%D8%A8%D8%B9%D9%88%D8%AF%D8%A9-%D8%B4%D9%85%D8%A7%D9%8A%D9%84-%D9%84%D9%84%D9%85%D8%AC%D8%A7%D9%84-%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%81%D9%86%D9%8A-%D9%88%D9%84%D8%B3%D8%AA-%D9%85%D8%AF%D9%8A%D8%B1-%D8%A7%D8%B9%D9%85%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%87%D8%A7/ |work=alanba.com.kw |date=26 August 2016 |access-date=July 21, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200715201544/https://www.alanba.com.kw/ar/art-news/679520/26-08-2016-%D8%B9%D8%A8%D8%AF%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%B9%D8%B2%D9%8A%D8%B2-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%B3%D8%A8%D9%8A%D8%B9%D9%8A-%D9%84%D9%80-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%A7%D9%86%D8%A8%D8%A7%D8%A1%D9%84%D8%A7-%D8%AF%D8%AE%D9%84-%D9%84%D9%8A-%D8%A8%D8%B9%D9%88%D8%AF%D8%A9-%D8%B4%D9%85%D8%A7%D9%8A%D9%84-%D9%84%D9%84%D9%85%D8%AC%D8%A7%D9%84-%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%81%D9%86%D9%8A-%D9%88%D9%84%D8%B3%D8%AA-%D9%85%D8%AF%D9%8A%D8%B1-%D8%A7%D8%B9%D9%85%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%87%D8%A7/ |archive-date=July 15, 2020 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Shamayl from singer to actress |url=https://www.albayan.ae/five-senses/arts/2003-02-22-1.1246932 |work=www.albayan.ae |date=22 February 2003 |access-date=July 21, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200717051345/https://www.albayan.ae/five-senses/arts/2003-02-22-1.1246932 |archive-date=July 17, 2020 |language=ar |url-status=live }}</ref>
==Discography== * ''Ya Athabi'' (English: My Suffering) (1998, alnibras/alkhyol) * ''Kaser alzejaj'' (English: Broke The Glass) (1999, alnibras/alkheyol) * ''Katheb o sadeg'' (English: Lies and Truth) (2000, Rotana)<ref>{{cite news |title=Shamayel .. Three albums |url=https://cannewskw.com/?p=34270 |work=cannewskw.com |date=8 June 2016 |language=ar |access-date=July 21, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200715190106/https://cannewskw.com/?p=34270 |archive-date=July 15, 2020 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref name=alanba /> * ''Mahad tharbkom ala edekom'' (English: Nobody Hit Your Hand) (2003, Rotana); Unreleased
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