Nasrin Kadri | |
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 Nasreen in 2019 | |
| Background information | |
| Birth name | Nasreen Qadri |
| Born | September 2, 1986 Haifa, Israel |
| Origin | Haifa |
| Genres | Mizrahi music |
| Occupation(s) | Musician |
| Instrument(s) | Vocals |
| Years active | 2012–present |
Nasreen Qadri (Arabic: نسرين قادري; born September 2, 1986), better known as Nasrin Kadri (Hebrew: נסרין קדרי), 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]
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]
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]
