Nasrin Kadri

Nasrin Kadri or Nasreen Qadri (Arabic: نسرين قادري; Hebrew: נסרין קדרי; born 2 September 1986) is an Israeli singer. She mostly performs Hebrew songs, with a focus on Mizrahi music.^[1][2] However, she also performs Arabic songs, notably including those by Egyptian singer Umm Kulthum.^[1][3] In 2018, Kadri converted to Judaism from Islam.^[4]

Nasrin Kadri نسرين قادري‎
Kadri in 2019
Background information
Also known as	Nasreen Qadri
Born	(1986-09-02) 2 September 1986 (age 37) Haifa, Israel
Origin	Lod, Israel
Genres	Mizrahi music Arabic music
Occupation(s)	Singer
Years active	2012–present
Spouse(s)	Rom Shamir ​ (m. 2022)​
Partner(s)	Aviezer Ben-Moha (c. 2004–2017)

Biography

Kadri was born in Haifa, Israel, to a family of Palestinian Arabs on 2 September 1986. Originally a Muslim, she was raised in Lod, where her father was a taxi driver and her mother was a nurse.^[5][1] Around 2004, Qadri began a relationship with Israeli musician Aviezer Ben-Moha, who is Jewish. She began her conversion to Judaism during this time.^[6][7][8] In July 2017, the couple became engaged,^[7] but broke up and cancelled their upcoming wedding two months later.^[9]

Upon completing the process of converting in 2018, Kadri took the Hebrew name "Bracha" (בְּרָכָה), although her official name remains unchanged. However, because the rabbi who oversaw her conversion did so independently of the appropriate Israeli religious authorities, Kadri's Jewishness has not been recognized by the Chief Rabbinate of Israel or the Israeli Interior Ministry. She stated that she chose this particular rabbi because he allowed her to continue singing in public, which some devout Jews believe is against Jewish law.^[10]

In April 2022, Kadri married Rom Shamir, a 23-year-old Israeli musician from Ashdod, in the city of Rishon LeZion.^{[11][12][13][14]} She gave birth to their son in October 2022.^[15][16]

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][17][18][19]}

Her debut album appeared in 2014.^[20]

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.^[21] In July 2017, she shared the stage with Radiohead when the band appeared in Israel.^[22]

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.^[23]

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.^[24]

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

• Music of Israel
  • List of Israeli musical artists
• List of converts to Judaism from Islam
  • Islam and Judaism

References

1. Thorpe, Samuel (7 April 2015). "Mizrahi Music's New Arab Israeli Muslim Queen". Tablet. Retrieved 11 April 2015.
2. Friedman, Matti (26 February 2020). "Israel's Rihanna Is Arab and Jewish". The New York Times. Retrieved 3 April 2024.
3. Fiske, Gavriel (26 January 2014). "For the Israelis who love Umm Kulthum, music drowns out enmity". The Times of Israel. Retrieved 15 July 2017.
4. "Popular Arab singer becomes Jewish". Arutz-7. Retrieved 3 September 2018.
5. ""אמרתי לו: 'אם אתה אוהב אותי אז תקבל אותי כמו שאני, בתור ערבייה מוסלמית'"". Yediot.co.il. 17 September 2017. Retrieved 16 October 2017.
6. "נסרין קדרי בראיון: "מה, אני לא מפחדת מטרור?"". Mako.co.il. 6 July 2016. Retrieved 16 October 2017.
7. "קולולו: הזמרת נסרין קדרי התארסה לבן זוגה היהודי". NRG.co.il. Retrieved 16 October 2017.
8. "Popular Arab singer becomes Jewish". Arutz-7. Retrieved 3 September 2018.
9. "נסרין קדרי ובן הזוג ביטלו חתונה". Mako.co.il. 26 September 2017. Retrieved 16 October 2017.
10. "Israeli-Arab singer's conversion to Judaism rejected by Rabbinate". The Times of Israel. 4 September 2018. Retrieved 3 April 2024.
11. "Nasreen Kadri and Rom Shamir husband and wife: all the details about the wedding". TIme News. 4 April 2022. Retrieved 4 April 2024.
12. "לא הצליחה לחכות: הצעד של נסרין אחרי החתונה". mako. 5 April 2022. Retrieved 4 April 2024.
13. "Imitating the photos with her husband: What's going on between Nasreen Kadri and Rom Shamir?". TIme News. 2 May 2022. Retrieved 4 April 2024.
14. "Who is Nasrin Kadri's fiancé?". TIme News. 22 February 2022. Retrieved 4 April 2024.
15. "Marriage and child: Nasreen Kadri in first pregnancy". TIme News. 27 February 2022. Retrieved 4 April 2024.
16. ""He himself is a child": Nisrin Kadri on the lack of help from her husband Rom". TIme News. 5 April 2023. Retrieved 4 April 2024.
17. "Arab singer captures Israeli hearts". Al Arabiya. AP. 5 April 2012. Retrieved 11 April 2015.
18. Niv, Tal (22 March 2012). "Her Way". Haaretz. Retrieved 11 April 2015.
19. Bussi, Francesca (7 April 2012). "Nasreen, l'araba che seduce in tv il "nemico" israeliano". Vanity Fair it. Retrieved 11 April 2015.
20. Shalev, Ben (14 October 2014). "Israeli Arab winner of televised singing contest is more than a symbol". Haaretz. Retrieved 11 April 2015.
21. Meet the Arab singer performing for Israeli Memorial Day/
22. Why Radiohead should perform in Israel
23. ""ישמע-האל": נסרין קדרי מגיבה לראשונה לאחר הגיור". Srugim. Retrieved 1 July 2019.
24. ""מלחמת יום העצמאות בטלוויזיה"". Israel Hayom. Retrieved 30 December 2020.

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