Nancy Ajram and Marshmello delight fans at Riyadh's Gamers8 festival

The pair performed their latest single 'Sah Sah'

Lebanese pop star Nancy Ajram performing in Riyadh on August 11. AFP

Ajram performed her hit single 'Sah Sah' with DJ Marshmello. AFP

The concert was part of the Gamers8 festival taking place in Riyadh. AFP

Ajram interacts with the crowd during the show. AFP

Marshmello is the stage persona of Christopher Comstock, famous for wearing a white helmet that resembles a marshmallow. AFP

Marshmello revs up the crowd. AFP

Gamers8 is a massive gaming session taking place in Saudi Arabia. AFP

'Sah Sah' has become a hit and is the first Arabic-language song to make it into the Top 10 iTunes chart. AFP

The song topped the iTunes electro-dance category in the UAE and Saudi Arabia. AFP

Ajram with Egyptian rapper Marwan Pablo. AFP

Marwan Pablo performs to the crowd. AFP

Fans cheer for Ajram and Marshmello. AFP

A view of the arena. AFP

Lebanese songstress Nancy Ajram and US DJ Marshmello have delighted thousands of fans with a performance of their summer hit Sah Sah at Riyadh's Gamers8 festival.

Ajram performed a set on Thursday night, which Marshmello joined her for.

The duo released the song on July 8 and have achieved international acclaim for the tune, which made it into the US Billboard Dance Charts two weeks after its initial release, becoming the first Arabic-language song to do so.

It’s also the first Arabic-language song to have made it into the Top 10 iTunes chart, and it has topped the iTunes electro-dance category in the UAE and Saudi Arabia.

Egyptian rapper Marwan Pablo also performed with the beloved singer, who made it a point to get off the stage and interact with the ecstatic crowd.

Marshmello, whose real name is Christopher Comstock, is famous for wearing a white helmet that resembles a marshmallow.

He hyped up the audience as he took to the decks and Ajram sang the playful lyrics to their history-making track.

“People are loving Sah Sah for more than one reason,” Egyptian composer Moody Saeed, who worked on the track with Ajram and Marshmello, previously told The National. “The lyrics are light and the words, sah sah, are fun and easy to remember. It’s also the music, the beat, it has a mix of East and West.”

The pair are not the only international names performing at Gamers8, an esports festival taking place in the Saudi capital.

Pop stars J Balvin and Amr Diab are some of the big music acts who performed at the opening ceremony, joining DJs Sebastian Ingrosso from Swedish House Mafia and Salvatore Ganacci at Boulevard Riyadh City on July 14 as part of celebrations that kicked off the eight-week event.

On July 21, Swedish DJ Axwell, Emirati-Yemeni singer Balqees and Egypt’s Mohamed Hamaki took the stage.

Still to come is rapper Russ, who leads a bill that will include DJ Alan Walker and Egyptian electronic act Disco Masr on August 18.

After impressing crowds at Expo 2020 Dubai last year and the Saudi F1 Grand Prix in Jeddah in February, Black Eyed Peas will return to the region to perform on August 25 alongside DJ Snake.

Gamers8 invites some of the world’s best players and teams to compete across popular titles, such as Rocket League, Dota 2, Fortnite, Tom Clancy’s Rainbow Six Siege and PUBG Mobile.

The total prize pool on offer is $15 million, one of the biggest in any esports competition.

Nancy Ajram's fashion evolution in 31 pictures: how the Queen of Arab Pop's style matured

Nancy Ajram wears a black turtleneck and denim shirt during a TV appearance in Beirut on December 5, 2001. AFP

Performing in a black dress with lace detail after receiving her 2003 Murrex D'or award in Jounieh on November 29, 2003. AFP

The singer in a black shirt and jacket with fishnet tights after a press conference in Kuwait on February 2, 2004. EPA

In a white halter neck dress at the Arabic Music Awards in Dubai on May 15, 2004. EPA

The singer wears an orange floral dress while performing at the Jerash Festival of Culture and Arts in Jordan on July 28, 2004. AFP

Sporting a leather shearling jacket and jeans during a tsunami benefit concert at Biel in Beirut, Lebanon on February 1, 2005. EPA

In a black top and skirt while performing at Al-Behira Theatre in Al-Qarm Garden, Muscat, Oman on January 26, 2006. EPA

Pretty in a pink top and high-waisted trousers while visiting the Dunniyeh mountains of northern Lebanon on June 26, 2006. AFP

In a delicate green and orange dress at a concert in Manama, Bahrain on May 18, 2006. EPA

This yellow gown is her performance outfit at a Manama concert on January 2, 2007. EPA

Striking in a leopard print gown while performing in Cairo, Egypt on July 24, 2007. EPA

In a cream gown at Jumeirah Mina A'Salam, Dubai on October 12, 2007. AFP

Classic white shirt with jeans and a statement metallic belt on the set of the 'Moshta'aa Leek' video in Beirut, Lebanon on November 6, 2007. EPA

The singer goes casual in jeans and a grey top to perform in Muscat, Oman on December 3, 2007. EPA

In a bright red strapless dress, Nancy Ajram holds up the Kuwaiti flag while performing in Kuwait on February 29, 2008. EPA

In a black gown at the Big Ball gala in Dubai, UAE, on June 1, 2008. EPA

Making an entrance in a silver sequinned gown at the World Music Awards 2008 in Monaco on November 9, 2008. Getty Images

Sleek in a black velvet sequinned gown at the Miss Lebanon 2009 contest in Adma, north of Beirut, Lebanon on June 26, 2009. EPA

A purple dress for another performance at the Miss Lebanon 2009 contest on June 26, 2009. EPA

In a draped one-shoulder grey gown at the Zouk Mikael International Festival, Lebanon on July 31, 2009. EPA

Going fashionably green at the 15th Cairo Festival for Arab Media on November 15, 2009. EPA

Quite the picture in a white satin dress with bow detailing, to promote her album 'Nancy 7' in Beirut, Lebanon on December 13, 2010. EPA

Classic LBD with sheer tights for the Elie Saab show at Paris Haute Couture Fashion Week on January 26, 2011. Getty Images

Cheerful in a cream blouse and red trousers for an appearance at Mall of the Emirates, Dubai on October 9, 2013. Antonie Robertson / The National

Statuesque in a white Grecian gown for the World Music Awards at Sporting Monte-Carlo, Monaco, on May 27, 2014. Getty Images

Performing in a panelled black gown during the 50th International Festival of Carthage in Tunis, Tunisia on August 12, 2014. EPA

The singer in a cream gown during the DSF 20th anniversary celebrations in Dubai on January 10, 2015. Jeffrey E Biteng / The National

Peppy in a black dress with silver polka dots at Live Achrafieh Music Festival in Beirut, Lebanon on June 17, 2017. EPA

A deep red gown with floral detailing is her stage outfit at the International Festival of Carthage in Tunis, Tunisia on August 9, 2017. EPA

Striking in a sequinned gown at the 2019 Jerash Festival of Culture and Arts in Jordan on July 20, 2019. EPA

Nancy Ajram performs in a sequinned dress and fur coat at the German University in Cairo, Egypt on December 14, 2019. EPA