Mira Awad | |
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 Awad in 2009 | |
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| Born | June 11, 1975 Rameh, Galilee, Israel |
| Origin | Tel Aviv, Israel |
| Occupation(s) | Singer-songwriter, actress, television host, political activist |
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Mīrā Anwar ‘Awaḍ (Arabic: ميرا عوض, Hebrew: מירה עווד; born June 11, 1975) is an Arab-Israeli singer-songwriter, actress, television host, and political activist of Palestinian Arab and Bulgarian descent.[1]
She represented Israel in the Eurovision Song Contest 2009 along with Jewish-Israeli singer Achinoam Nini, with the song "There Must Be Another Way". She was the first singer of either Christian or Arab origin, to represent Israel at Eurovision,[2] as well as singing the first Israeli Eurovision song with partial Arabic lyrics.
- ^ "Mira Awad Biography". MiraAwad.com. Archived from the original on 6 August 2021. Retrieved 6 August 2021.
- ^ "Someone has to keep Israeli Arabs on the map". Haaretz. 27 December 2012. Archived from the original on 25 September 2015. Retrieved 6 January 2014.