Michal Elia Kamal
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Michal Elia Kamal (Hebrew: מיכל אליה קמל (born on July 27, 1987) is an Israeli musician, singer-songwriter, actress and percussionist, who has resided in Istanbul since 2010.[1] She is known as the frontwoman of Light in Babylon, and she performs in both Hebrew and Turkish.[2]
Biography
[edit]Michal Elia Kamal was born in Tel Aviv, Israel, to a Persian Jewish family that had left their historical native country due to Iranian Islamic Revolution of 1979. She was raised both in Persian and Israeli culture.[3] Her father's family is from Tehran, and her maternal family is from Isfahan. Michal has two sisters, older and younger. She grew up in the Ramat Aviv's Ashkenazi neighborhood.[2]
She met her future husband, French Guitarist Julien Demarque in the Balkans. The couple arrived in Istanbul in 2010 and started to search for a santourist. They finally found Metehan Çiftçi and started the band Light in Babylon. They began to perform on the İstiklal Avenue gathering gradually International fame with their 'wistful Oriental music'.[4]
Michal Elia Kamal has also acted in a Turkish film called Güvercin (The Pigeon) (2018).[5]
References
[edit]- ^ COŞKUN, Yeliz (January 21, 2017). "'Müziğimiz tıpkı İstanbul gibi hem mutluluk var hem hüzün". Akşam. Retrieved 16 December 2023.
- ^ a b MOOSAZADEH, Sarah (November 12, 2018). "Israeli-Iranian singer unites different cultures". The Jerusalem Post. Retrieved 16 December 2023.
- ^ Leitão, João. "Michal Elia Kamal Interview • Musician from Israel". Nomad Revelations. Retrieved 16 December 2023.
- ^ Nurtsch, Ceyda (19 April 2014). "Ambassadors of peace". Qantara. Retrieved 16 December 2023.
- ^ "Michal Elia Kamal". IMDB. Retrieved 16 December 2023.