American Singer Jennifer Grout Could Win 'Arabs Got Talent,' Some Question Her Nationality
It has been nearly 40 years since the legendary Arab diva, Umm Kulthum, passed away. Now, the most unlikely candidate may follow in her footsteps: A 23-year-old American girl, who as it turns out, hardly speaks a word of Arabic. Born and raised in Massachusetts, Jennifer Grout was a student at Canada's McGill University when she fell in love with classical Arab music. "She sings from the heart. She loves the Arab music. She loves the rhythm, she loves the scales, the intonation. It's just incredible to hear it," her mother, Susan Montgomery-Grout, told ABC. For her graduation present, Grout's
