Mira Awad
| Mira Awad | |
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| Background information | |
| Born |
June 11, 1975 Rameh, Galilee, Israel |
| Origin | Tel Aviv, Israel |
| Occupation(s) | singer, actress, songwriter |
| Instruments | Vocals, Guitar |
| Labels | Helicon, Sony Music |
Mīrā Anwar ‘Awaḍ (Arabic: ميرا أنور عوض, Hebrew: מירה עווד; born June 11, 1975) is an Israeli Arab singer, actress, and songwriter.
In 2009, she represented Israel at the Eurovision Song Contest along with Jewish Israeli singer Achinoam Nini, singing There Must Be Another Way. She was the first Arab Israeli to represent Israel at Eurovision, singing the first Israeli Eurovision song with Arabic lyrics.
Mira Awad was born in Rameh village in Galilee, Israel to an Israeli Christian Arab father from the Galilee (Anwar), a physician by profession, and a Bulgarian Christian mother (Снежанка – Snejanka). She studied at the Rimon School of Jazz and Contemporary Music in Ramat HaSharon. She participated in improvisational workshops in Israel and the UK sponsored by the BIArts, British Council, and studied at the Body Theatre School after receiving a scholarship from the America-Israel Culture Foundation.
Awad lives in Tel Aviv with her Jewish Israeli husband Kosta Mogilevych.
At the age of 16, she was a soloist for the band Samana, which performed Western rock in Arabic. In the 1990s, she studied at the Rimon School of Jazz and Contemporary Music in Tel Aviv.
Awad became a star on Israeli television after appearing in the sit-com Arab Labor. She also appeared in The Bubble, a film by director Eytan Fox. She sang the theme songs for the films Forgiveness (directed by Udi Aloni), and Lemon Tree (directed by Eran Riklis).
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