Maya Isacowitz (Maya Isac in short, ; born 25 November 1987) is an Israeli singer-songwriter who sings in English.

Biography

Maya Isacowitz was born in 1987 in

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to Israel. Her father, Peter, is wood artist and musician who builds ethnic musical instruments. In her childhood the family moved to

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, Israel. At the age of 14 she started playing guitar and singing. As early as 16 she recorded a demo and distributed it through friends.מאיה איזקוביץ'.. משיקה אלבום רשמי ברוח גלילית רומנטית
''Dugrinet'', Hebrew At the age of 21, she independently recorded her debut album, ''Safe & Sound''. The album have been sold in her concerts. In August 2011, she re-released her debut album through the Israeli label ''High Fidelity''. Three of the album songs were released as singles: ''Is It Alright'', ''Safe & Sound'' and ''Brave Again''. The album sold more than 15,000 copies by 2014, becoming gold record. In 2012 she won ACUM award for best new artist.Maya Isacowitz
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'' website That year she participated in one song of ''

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'' album, '' Army of Mushrooms''. In 2013 she moved to

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and worked on her second album with the Israeli producer

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festival,

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festival and an opening act for

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''City Vineyard'' website In August 2015 she released her second album, ''All of the Miles''. After releasing the new album she returned to Israel for a tour. In February 2019 she released ''SPARKLE'', an EP produced by

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bandcamp.com

Discography

* ''Safe & Sound'' (2011) * ''All of the Miles'' (2015) * ''SPARKLE'' (2019)

References

External links

Official website

Official YouTube channel
{{DEFAULTSORT:Isacowitz, Maya 1987 births Living people Israeli women singer-songwriters Israeli women rock singers Israeli women folk singers Israeli women guitarists Israeli people of South African-Jewish descent English-language singers from Israel Jewish Israeli singers Jewish Israeli songwriters Jewish folk singers 21st-century Israeli women singers 21st-century Israeli Jews