Nasrin Kadri

Nasreen Qadri (Arabic: نسرين قادري, Hebrew: נסרין קדרי; born September 2, 1986) better known as Nasrin Kadri is an Arab-Israeli singer of traditional and pop Middle Eastern and Mizrahi music.[1] Qadri, 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 Kadri
(Nasreen Qadri)
Nasreen in 2019
Nasreen in 2019
Background information
Birth nameNasreen Qadri
Born (1986-09-02) September 2, 1986
Haifa, Israel
OriginHaifa
GenresMizrahi music
Occupation(s)Musician
Instrument(s)Vocals
Years active2012–present

Biography

Nasreen Qadri was born in Haifa, Israel, to Muslim Arab-Israeli parents. Her father was a taxi driver and her mother was a nurse. She was raised in Lod.[4][1] For a decade, Qadri 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 name "Bracha" (ברכה‎), meaning "blessing".[9] According to news reports her conversion is not recognized by the Chief Rabbinate or the Israeli Interior Ministry because it was carried out by a rabbi independent of the authorities.[10]

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][11][12][13]

Her debut album appeared in 2014.[14]

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.[15] In July 2017, she shared the stage with Radiohead when the band appeared in Israel.[16]

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.[17]

In 2019, Qadri was a judge on the fifth season of The Voice Israel. In 2020, Qadri performed at the central 72nd Israel Independence Day ceremonies on Mount Herzl.[18]

Discography

Albums
  • 2014: נסרין קדרי‎ (Nasreen Qadri)
  • 2016: בנאדיק‎ (Calling You)
  • 2018: לומדת ללכת‎ (Learning to Walk)
  • 2023: חולמת (Dreaming)

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

See also

References
  1. Thorpe, Samuel (April 7, 2015). "Mizrahi Music's New Arab Israeli Muslim Queen". Tablet. Retrieved April 11, 2015.
  2. "Popular Arab singer becomes Jewish". Arutz-7. Retrieved September 3, 2018.
  3. Fiske, Gavriel (January 26, 2014). "For the Israelis who love Umm Kulthum, music drowns out enmity". The Times of Israel. Retrieved July 15, 2017.
  4. ""אמרתי לו: 'אם אתה אוהב אותי אז תקבל אותי כמו שאני, בתור ערבייה מוסלמית'"". Yediot.co.il. September 17, 2017. Retrieved October 16, 2017.
  5. "נסרין קדרי בראיון: "מה, אני לא מפחדת מטרור?"". Mako.co.il. July 6, 2016. Retrieved October 16, 2017.
  6. "קולולו: הזמרת נסרין קדרי התארסה לבן זוגה היהודי". NRG.co.il. Retrieved October 16, 2017.
  7. "Popular Arab singer becomes Jewish". Arutz-7. Retrieved September 3, 2018.
  8. "נסרין קדרי ובן הזוג ביטלו חתונה". Mako.co.il. September 26, 2017. Retrieved October 16, 2017.
  9. Although, her official name has not been changed.
  10. Israeli-Arab singer’s conversion to Judaism rejected by Rabbinate, on Times of Israel website, September 4, 2018
  11. "Arab singer captures Israeli hearts". Al Arabiya. AP. April 5, 2012. Retrieved April 11, 2015.
  12. Niv, Tal (March 22, 2012). "Her Way". Haaretz. Retrieved April 11, 2015.
  13. Bussi, Francesca (April 7, 2012). "Nasreen, l'araba che seduce in tv il "nemico" israeliano". Vanity Fair it. Retrieved April 11, 2015.
  14. Shalev, Ben (October 14, 2014). "Israeli Arab winner of televised singing contest is more than a symbol". Haaretz. Retrieved April 11, 2015.
  15. Meet the Arab singer performing for Israeli Memorial Day/
  16. Why Radiohead should perform in Israel
  17. ""ישמע-האל": נסרין קדרי מגיבה לראשונה לאחר הגיור". Srugim. Retrieved July 1, 2019.
  18. ""מלחמת יום העצמאות בטלוויזיה"". Israel Hayom. Retrieved December 30, 2020.
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