Nasrin Kadri

Nasrin Kadri (Arabic: نسرين قادري‎, Hebrew: נסרין קדרי‎; born September 2, 1986) is an Israeli-Arab singer of traditional Middle Eastern/Mizrahi music.[1] Kadri, a Muslim convert to Judaism[2], mostly sings in Hebrew,[1] but also performs Arabic songs, among them the songs of Umm Kulthum.[3]

Nasrin Qadri
Nasreen in 2015
Background information
Born (1986-09-02) September 2, 1986
Haifa, Israel
OriginHaifa
GenresMizrahi music
Occupation(s)Musician
InstrumentsVocals
Years active2012–present
Associated actsMoshe Peretz, Harel Skaat, Offer Nissim, Idan Raichel, Eyal Golan, Static & Ben El Tavori

Biography

Nasrin Kadri was born in Haifa, Israel, to Muslim-Arab parents. Her father was a taxi driver and her mother was a nurse. She was raised in Lod.[4][1]For a decade, Kadri was in a relationship with the Jewish-Israeli musician Aviezer Ben Moha. She began a formal conversion process to Judaism.[5][6][7] In July 2017 the couple became engaged,[6]In September 2017, they broke up and canceled the wedding.[8]

She completed her conversion to Judaism in 2018 and took the Hebrew first name "Bracha" (ברכה), meaning "blessing." According to news reports her conversion is not recognized by the Chief Rabbinate or the Interior Ministry because it was carried out by a rabbi independent of the authorities.[9]

Singing career

In 2011, after performing for years in small clubs and bars, she won the television star search program Eyal Golan Is Calling You.[1][10][11][12]

Her debut album appeared in 2014.[13]

In 2017, she was invited by Israeli culture minister Miri Regev to perform at the Sultan's Pool in Jerusalem in a ceremony marking Yom HaZikaron, Israeli Memorial Day.[14] In July 2017, she shared the stage with Radiohead when the band appeared in Israel.[15]

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, 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.[16]

In 2019, Kadri was a judge on the fifth season of The Voice Israel.

Discography

Albums
  • 2014: נסרין קדרי (Nasreen Qadri)
  • 2016: בנאדיק (Calling You)
  • 2018: לומדת ללכת (Learning to Walk)

Songs
  • 2012: נסרין אל תלך קליף
  • 2017: באתי להחזיר לך
Featured in
  • "Sawah" (Offer Nissim Remix)

See also

References
  1. Thorpe, Samuel (7 April 2015). "Mizrahi Music's New Arab Israeli Muslim Queen". Tablet. Retrieved 11 April 2015.
  2. "Popular Arab singer becomes Jewish". Arutz-7. Retrieved 3 September 2018.
  3. Fiske, Gavriel (2014-01-26). "For the Israelis who love Umm Kulthum, music drowns out enmity". The Times of Israel. Retrieved 15 July 2017.
  4. ""אמרתי לו: 'אם אתה אוהב אותי אז תקבל אותי כמו שאני, בתור ערבייה מוסלמית'"". Yediot.co.il. Retrieved 16 October 2017.
  5. "נסרין קדרי בראיון: "מה, אני לא מפחדת מטרור?"". Mako.co.il. 6 July 2016. Retrieved 16 October 2017.
  6. "קולולו: הזמרת נסרין קדרי התארסה לבן זוגה היהודי". NRG.co.il. Retrieved 16 October 2017.
  7. "Popular Arab singer becomes Jewish". Arutz-7. Retrieved 3 September 2018.
  8. "נסרין קדרי ובן הזוג ביטלו חתונה". Mako.co.il. 26 September 2017. Retrieved 16 October 2017.
  9. Israeli-Arab singer’s conversion to Judaism rejected by Rabbinate, on Times of Israel website, September 4 2018
  10. "Arab singer captures Israeli hearts". Al Arabiya. AP. 5 April 2012. Retrieved 11 April 2015.
  11. Niv, Tal (22 March 2012). "Her Way". Haaretz. Retrieved 11 April 2015.
  12. Bussi, Francesca (7 April 2012). "Nasreen, l'araba che seduce in tv il "nemico" israeliano". Vanity Fair it. Retrieved 11 April 2015.
  13. Shalev, Ben (14 October 2014). "Israeli Arab winner of televised singing contest is more than a symbol". Haaretz. Retrieved 11 April 2015.
  14. Meet the Arab singer performing for Israeli Memorial Day/
  15. Why Radiohead should perform in Israel
  16. ""ישמע-האל": נסרין קדרי מגיבה לראשונה לאחר הגיור". Srugim. Retrieved 1 July 2019.
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