Nasrin Kadri or Nasreen Qadri (; ; born 2 September 1986) is an Israeli singer. She mostly performs Hebrew songs, with a focus on

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. However, she also performs Arabic songs, notably including those by Egyptian singer

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. In 2018, Kadri converted to

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from

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Biography

Kadri was born in

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, to a family of Arab Israelis on 2 September 1986. Originally a

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, she was raised in

Lod Lod (, ), also known as Lydda () and Lidd (, or ), is a city southeast of Tel Aviv and northwest of Jerusalem in the Central District of Israel. It is situated between the lower Shephelah on the east and the coastal plain on the west. The ci ...

, where her father was a taxi driver and her mother was a nurse. Around 2004, Qadri began a relationship with Israeli musician Aviezer Ben-Moha, who is

Jewish Jews (, , ), or the Jewish people, are an ethnoreligious group and nation, originating from the Israelites of History of ancient Israel and Judah, ancient Israel and Judah. They also traditionally adhere to Judaism. Jewish ethnicity, rel ...

. She began her

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during this time. In July 2017, the couple became engaged, but broke up and cancelled their upcoming wedding two months later. Upon completing the process of converting in 2018, Kadri took the Hebrew name "

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" (), although her official name remains unchanged. However, because the

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who oversaw her conversion did so independently of the appropriate Israeli religious authorities, Kadri's

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has not been recognized by the

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or the Israeli Interior Ministry. She stated that she chose this particular rabbi because he allowed her to continue singing in public, which some devout Jews believe is against

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. In April 2022, Kadri married Rom Shamir, a 23-year-old Israeli musician from

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, in the city of

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. She gave birth to their son in October 2022.

Career

In 2011, after performing for years in small clubs and bars, she won the television star search program '' Eyal Golan Is Calling You''. Her debut album appeared in 2014. In 2017, she was invited by Israeli culture minister

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to perform at the

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in a ceremony marking

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, Israeli Memorial Day. In July 2017, she shared the stage with

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when the band appeared in Israel. On September 4, 2018, she released her third album ''Learning to Walk.'' That same year she re-recorded the song "Goral Ehad" by

Ofra Haza Ofra Haza (; 19 November 1957 – 23 February 2000) was an Israeli singer, songwriter, and actress, commonly known in the Western world as " the Madonna of the East", or "the Israeli Madonna". Her voice has been described as a "tender" mezzo-sop ...

, for an album that honored Ofra Haza. On January 28, 2019, she released the song "Yishma-HaEl," which describes the difficult period she underwent following her conversion. In 2019, Qadri was a judge on the fifth season of ''

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''. In 2020, Qadri performed at the central 72nd

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ceremonies on

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Discography

Albums

*2014: (Nasreen Qadri) *2016: (Calling You) *2018: (Learning to Walk) *2023: חולמת (Dreaming)

Songs

* 2012: * 2017: ;Featured in * "Sawah" (Offer Nissim Remix)

References

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