Rita Yahan-Farouz (Hebrew: ריט×" ×™×"× ×Ÿ-פרוז‎, Persian:
ریتا جهان‌٠روز‎; English: Rita Jahanforuz; b. March
24, 1962), also known mononymously as Rita (formerly Rita Kleinstein,
Hebrew: ריט×" ×§×œ×™× ×©×˜×™×™×Ÿâ€Ž), is an Israeli pop singer and
actress.In 2011, she became popular in Iran after the release of
various pop records which she sings in her native Persian language. In
2012, her album All My Joys, also sung in Persian, was popular in
Israel and Iran, going gold in Israel after three weeks. She has since
been referred to as a cultural ambassador between Israeli and Iranian
citizens, and states she hopes to "puncture the wall of tension"
between their countries.Rita Jehan-Forouz was born in Tehran, Iran, to
a Persian Jewish family. Her family immigrated to Israel in 1970 and
lived in a suburb outside of Tel Aviv. She began singing
professionally as a band member while in the Israeli Army during the
1980s, and rose to stardom quickly. Rita was married to singer,
composer, and keyboardist Rami Kleinstein, with whom she has two
daughters, Meshi and Noam. The couple performed together in 2001. In
2007, they announced they were separating.Rita began her career in
1980 as part of a musical troupe in the Israel Defense Forces. In
1982, she attended the "Beit Zvi" school of acting. Her first exposure
to the general public in Israel was at the 1986 Pre-Eurovision Song
Contest (known as the Kdam-Eurovision), which decided who would
represent Israel in the upcoming Eurovision Song Contest.
ریتا جهان‌٠روز‎; English: Rita Jahanforuz; b. March
24, 1962), also known mononymously as Rita (formerly Rita Kleinstein,
Hebrew: ריט×" ×§×œ×™× ×©×˜×™×™×Ÿâ€Ž), is an Israeli pop singer and
actress.In 2011, she became popular in Iran after the release of
various pop records which she sings in her native Persian language. In
2012, her album All My Joys, also sung in Persian, was popular in
Israel and Iran, going gold in Israel after three weeks. She has since
been referred to as a cultural ambassador between Israeli and Iranian
citizens, and states she hopes to "puncture the wall of tension"
between their countries.Rita Jehan-Forouz was born in Tehran, Iran, to
a Persian Jewish family. Her family immigrated to Israel in 1970 and
lived in a suburb outside of Tel Aviv. She began singing
professionally as a band member while in the Israeli Army during the
1980s, and rose to stardom quickly. Rita was married to singer,
composer, and keyboardist Rami Kleinstein, with whom she has two
daughters, Meshi and Noam. The couple performed together in 2001. In
2007, they announced they were separating.Rita began her career in
1980 as part of a musical troupe in the Israel Defense Forces. In
1982, she attended the "Beit Zvi" school of acting. Her first exposure
to the general public in Israel was at the 1986 Pre-Eurovision Song
Contest (known as the Kdam-Eurovision), which decided who would
represent Israel in the upcoming Eurovision Song Contest.
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