Nasrin Kadri at Concorde Luxury Resort on 24 June
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. 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.
Albums
2014: נסרין קדרי (Nasreen Qadri)
2016: בנאדיק (Calling You)
2018: לומדת ללכת (Learning to Walk)
Songs
2012: נסרין אל תלך קליפ
2017: באתי להחזיר לך
Featured in
"Sawah" (Offer Nissim Remix)
Her debut album appeared in 2014.
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]
