Lilith "Lilit" Naggar (born 1935,

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: לילית נגר), also known as Layla Najar (

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: ليلى نجار), is an Israeli Arabic-language television host, actress, and singer.

Biography

Lilit Naggar was born on August 22, 1935 in Mandate Palestine but grew up in

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. The family returned to Israel after the establishment of the state. At the age of 15, she settled with her family on

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, a modern-orthodox kibbutz affiliated with the Religious Kibbutz Movement. Naggar was married to Zouzou Moussa, an Egyptian-born musician who played with the Israel Radio Arabic orchestra.

Music, theater and television career

At 17, Nagar recorded her first song, which became a hit. Early in her career she performed original Hebrew songs and songs from Hebrew musicals. but gradually established herself as an Israeli Arab-language TV anchor and singer. She took an active part in Mizrahi music festivals featuring music of Middle Eastern and

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origin. One of the first hits of Zohar Argov, one of Israel's leading Mizrahi singers, was a cover version of one of Nagar’s songs. As an actress she performed with the

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group. In the early 1970s, she hosted an Arabic-language children's show on

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, “The Flying Carpet.” In 1972, she appeared in the theatre comedy “Catch.” In 1977, she played in the movie “Midnight Entertainment Lady." In 1981, she landed a part in “The End of Milton Levi” (1981). In 1983, she appeared in TV drama series “Michel Ezra Safra and Sons” based on a novel by Amnon Shamosh. Participated in "

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" (2007).

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Biography

Music, theater and television career

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