Esther "Etti" Ankri (Hebrew: × ×ª×™ × × ×§×¨×™â€Ž, also spelled "Eti"
or "Etty," and "Ankari"; born 1963) is an Israeli singer-songwriter.
She is a former Female Singer of the Year in Israel, and has also
performed in the United States, England, and India. Ankri has been
called a "rock genius", the "poet of Israeli spirituality," and "the
contemporary voice of... Israel."Ankri was born in 1963 in Lod, the
third of five siblings, to a Tunisian Jewish family. Her father,
Andre, was a policeman, and her mother, Hanna, a homemaker. She
attended the Ma'apilim elementary school, and the Ramle-Lod high
school. Her artistic mentor in her teenage years was the actress
Miriam Nevo, who was teaching at the community center in Lod. She
served in the Israeli Education Corps, and then studied at the Rimon
School of Jazz and Contemporary Music. In 1985, her father committed
suicide. She is married to theater actor Doron Linik and has three
children. In 2001, she became baalat teshuva.Ankri's debut album, I
Can See It in Your Eyes (1990), reached double platinum in Israel,
where it sold over 90,000 copies. She followed it with six other
albums. She is featured in Her Song: Exotic Voices of Women from
Around the World (1996), and in Matti Caspi's Duets (2000). She has
also teamed with David D'Or for a successful duo.In 2004 and 2005, she
began to explore her spiritual side, gradually coming back to her
Jewish roots. In 2005, Ankri toured to promote her double disc,
15-year best-of retrospective collection published by the NMC label.
From 2005 to 2007, she performed with Neshama Carlebach, who referred
to Ankri as: "one of the most talented and inspiring Israeli stars",
saying "It's a great honor to be working with her â€" she's just
incredible." In 2007 she was also featured singing a ballad on the CD
Putumayo Presents Israel, a collection put out by Manhattan-based
Putumayo which specializes in collections of "world music".
or "Etty," and "Ankari"; born 1963) is an Israeli singer-songwriter.
She is a former Female Singer of the Year in Israel, and has also
performed in the United States, England, and India. Ankri has been
called a "rock genius", the "poet of Israeli spirituality," and "the
contemporary voice of... Israel."Ankri was born in 1963 in Lod, the
third of five siblings, to a Tunisian Jewish family. Her father,
Andre, was a policeman, and her mother, Hanna, a homemaker. She
attended the Ma'apilim elementary school, and the Ramle-Lod high
school. Her artistic mentor in her teenage years was the actress
Miriam Nevo, who was teaching at the community center in Lod. She
served in the Israeli Education Corps, and then studied at the Rimon
School of Jazz and Contemporary Music. In 1985, her father committed
suicide. She is married to theater actor Doron Linik and has three
children. In 2001, she became baalat teshuva.Ankri's debut album, I
Can See It in Your Eyes (1990), reached double platinum in Israel,
where it sold over 90,000 copies. She followed it with six other
albums. She is featured in Her Song: Exotic Voices of Women from
Around the World (1996), and in Matti Caspi's Duets (2000). She has
also teamed with David D'Or for a successful duo.In 2004 and 2005, she
began to explore her spiritual side, gradually coming back to her
Jewish roots. In 2005, Ankri toured to promote her double disc,
15-year best-of retrospective collection published by the NMC label.
From 2005 to 2007, she performed with Neshama Carlebach, who referred
to Ankri as: "one of the most talented and inspiring Israeli stars",
saying "It's a great honor to be working with her â€" she's just
incredible." In 2007 she was also featured singing a ballad on the CD
Putumayo Presents Israel, a collection put out by Manhattan-based
Putumayo which specializes in collections of "world music".
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