ABOUT ACHINOAM NINI
Multi-genre Israeli singer who is also known by the stage name Noa.
She was born in Tel Aviv, but moved with her family to New York City as a toddler. However, at the age of sixteen, she returned to Israel.
She and her longtime collaborator Gil Dor created a musical aesthetic influenced by many genres, including folk, rock, jazz, and classical music.
She had three children with her pediatrician husband Asher Barak.
In 1994, she delivered a high-profile performance of "Ave Maria" at the Vatican in front of Pope John Paul II and one hundred thousand other onlookers.
