Noa (singer)
| Achinoam Nini | |
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Noa (2012)
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| Background information | |
| Birth name | Achinoam Nini |
| Also known as | Noa |
| Born | June 23, 1969 |
| Origin | Tel Aviv, Israel |
| Genres | Pop, world, Hebrew, jazz, blues |
| Occupation(s) | Singer |
| Years active | 1990–present |
| Labels | NMC, Geffen Records, Universal Records |
| Associated acts | Pat Metheny |
| Website | Official website |
Achinoam Nini (Hebrew: אחינועם ניני; Aẖinóʻam Nini; born June 23, 1969; known outside of Israel as Noa), is an Israeli singer. She is accompanied by guitarist Gil Dor and often plays the conga drums as she sings. Nini represented Israel at the Eurovision Song Contest in 2009 together with singer Mira Awad, with the song "There Must Be Another Way."
Achinoam Nini was born in Bat Yam, Israel, to a Yemenite Jewish family, and moved to New York City at the age of two. She attended the SAR Academy and the Rabbi Joseph H. Lookstein Upper School of Ramaz High School, remaining in New York until her return to Israel alone at the age of 16. She completed her mandatory service in the Israel Defense Forces performing with a military entertainment troupe. After her release she studied music at the Rimon School of Jazz and Contemporary Music in Ramat Hasharon, where she met her long-time partner and collaborator Gil Dor.
Nini is married to Asher Barak, a pediatrician. They have three children, Ayehli, Enea and Yum.
Nini has performed in Carnegie Hall and Avery Fisher Hall in New York City, Olympia in Paris, Rome's Colosseum, The Barbican in London, Zellerbach Auditorium in Berkeley, California, the Ravinia Festival in Chicago, the Montreux Jazz Festival and Paleo Music festival in Switzerland, Palau de la Musica in Barcelona, the North Sea Jazz Festival and Carre Auditorium in the Netherlands and the in Sweden, as well as having done numerous successful tours in major venues and festivals throughout Europe, the USA, Canada, Brazil and Japan.
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