Biography
Nasrin Kadri (also Nasreen Qadri; born 2 September 1986 in Haifa, Israel) is an Israeli singer of Arab origin who later converted to Judaism. She specializes in Mizrahi (Middle Eastern-style Israeli pop) music, performing mainly in Hebrew while also singing Arabic songs, including classics by Umm Kulthum.
She began performing in small clubs and bars in her late teens. Her breakthrough came in 2011–2012 when she won the second season of the reality singing competition Eyal Golan Is Calling You, after which she signed with Eyal Golan’s label.
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Her debut album (Nasreen Qadri) was released in 2014, followed by Benadik (Calling You) in 2016, Lomedet Lalechet (Learning to Walk) in 2018, and Cholemet (Dreaming) in 2023. Notable performances include appearing at a Yom HaZikaron ceremony in Jerusalem in 2017 at the invitation of Culture Minister Miri Regev, sharing a stage with Radiohead in Israel that year, serving as a coach/judge on The Voice Israel in 2019, and performing at Israel’s Independence Day ceremonies on Mount Herzl in 2020. She has also acted in Israeli television series.
Kadri remains active in the Israeli music scene, blending Arabic and Hebrew influences in the Mizrahi genre.
Biography text from Last.fm, available under CC BY-SA.