Mahmoud, a young engineer, discovers that his mother, Huda, has locked up his younger sister Dalila in the rat room for singing at a wedding in the village, after their older brother, Sayed, ratted her out.
Salwa confesses to Dalila that she loves Sayed. Dalila sneaks from an Easter party to participate in a singing contest and her mother catches her.
Huda punishes Dalila. Dalila wins the singing contest. Huda forces Dalila to go to a boarding school.
In the boarding school, Dalila becomes friends with Layla who tries to help her attend singing classes.
Layla falls for Mahmoud after Dalila tells her about him. Yehia takes the case of the school's principal's brother for free in exchange for the principal letting Dalila take music classes.
Yehia tells Dalila that he arranged for her to meet with the famous composer Baligh Hamdi, but it's a fake meeting.
On her vacation, Yehia takes Dalila to Alexandria radio station to record a song. She meets Marawan at the radio station and he admires her voice.
Dalila confesses to Layla that she loves Yehia and they go to a beauty queen contest, where Dalila meets Marawan and his wife Mona.
Yehia tells Dalila's mother that he wants to marry her daughter but she rejects him as she wants Dalila to marry her cousin Emad. Dalila runs away with Yehia and they get married and travel to Lebanon for their honeymoon.
Yehia locks Dalila up in the hotel room to punish her for talking to Marawan. When they return home, her mother disowns her.
Yehia tells Dalila that the composer Baligh Hamdi did not like her recording. Salwa tells Dalila that she is pregnant and that Sayed is the father but he denies it.
Yehia discovers his daughter's pregnancy and sends his men to beat Sayed and force him to leave town. Huda searches for Sayed but can't find him anywhere.
Dalila travels to Cairo with Yehia. She meets Layla and Nadia who tell her not to give up on her dream.
Yehia tries to make Adel get closer to Salwa. Dalila discovers that Yehia does not care about her singing.
Marawan tries to convince Dalila to participate in the radio contest. Mahmoud insists on taking Dalila to the contest.
Layla suspects that Basyuni is involved in Mahmoud's death. Sayed is forced to gamble again to pay his debts to Karam.
Marawan asks Layla to convince Dalila to sing a new song that he signed on for.
Dalila finally agrees to record the song and finds out that Nadia paid all the expenses.
Marawan plays the song on his show, and Yehia slaps Dalila when he finds out.
Yehia takes Dalila to their new home in Cairo and Madiha greets them.
Nadia and Layla find Dalila locked up in her apartment and she finds out that Yehia is involved in Mahmoud's murder. She asks Yehia for a divorce and runs away.
Dalila starts singing at Hafez's nightclub, where the superstar Shahd sings. Dalila sings in front of many celebrities, and a producer likes her voice.
Ten years later, Dalila meets Marawan and he confesses that he loves her.
Dalila attends a school concert for her daughter Zeina. The producer Ismail signs Dalila to sing a song in a mixtape for rising artists. Marawan interviews Dalila on his TV show and proposes to her.
Dalila's song becomes a smash hit and Ismail signs a contract to produce three albums to her. Shahd vows to destroy her.
Yehia reveals that he did not divorce Dalila and he plots with Shahd and Sayed to ruin Dalila.
Dalila and Marawan prepare for their marriage. Yehia forges a customary marriage contract that has Dalila's signature.
Marawan convinces Ismail that this is the perfect timing to release Dalila'a new album. Yehia doesn't want Dalila to marry Marawan.
Yehia escapes outside the country. Dalila finally marries Marawan. Marawan accompanies Dalila when she travels to attend film festivals after she finishes her movie.
The doctor forces Dalila not to sing as a precautionary measure, after she discovers that she had a benign tumor. She becomes deeply depressed, until Marawan tells her that the doctor allowed her to sing. She sings at a concert where everyone is enchanted by her voice.