Etti Ankri

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Origin = flagicon|Israel Lod, Israel
Instrument = Singing
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Genre = Israeli rock, Jewish music
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Esther "Etti" Ankri ( _he. אתי אנקרי, also spelled "Eti" or "Etty," and "Ankari"; b. 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", a "poet of Israeli spirituality," and "the contemporary voice of... Israel." [ [http://www.juf.org/news_public_affairs/article.asp?key=3583 Toward a New Diaspora-Israeli Relationship, Yossi Klein Halevi, juf.org] ]

Biography

Ankri was born in 1963 in Lod, the third of five siblings, to a Tunisian Jewish family.Cite news
last = Meron
first = Gideon
title = I'm looking for the truth, and the truth is in the Torah
work = Ynet
accessdate = 2008-09-04
date = 2001-08-31
url = http://www.ynet.co.il/articles/1,7340,L-1071629,00.html he icon] 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 music. In 1985, her father committed suicide.

Her first and most popular album was "I Can See It in Your Eyes" (1990), which reached double platinum in Israel, where it sold over 90,000 copies. She followed it with six other albums. She is also 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. She has also acted in a number of Israeli and US movies. Among them are "Deadline" (1987) and "Steal the Sky" (1988).

She is married to theater actor Doron Linik and has three children. In 2001 she became Baalat teshuva.

Discography

*"I Can See It in Your Eyes" (1990)
*"Esther" (1993)
*"Her Song: Exotic Voices of Women from Around the World" (1996); 1 song
*"Nonetheless and Regardless" (1997)
*"Live Show" (1998); with David D'Or [ [http://www.daviddor.com/e_disc_4.htm David D'Or's website] ]
*"Duets" (2000); 1 song, "Wheel Within a Wheel," with Matti Caspi [ [http://www.matticaspi.co.il/albums/duets_eng.shtml Matti Caspi's website] ]
*"Sea" (2001)
*"Millions" (2004)
*"The Best of Etti Ankri" (2005)

Abridged Filmography

*Deadline 1987) ... as Samira
*Lehem (1987) ...as Navah, aka Bread
*Te'udat Ma'avar (1987) ... aka Across the Border
*Steal the Sky (1988) ... as Fara
*Resisim (1989) ... aka Burning Memory
*Eretz Hadasha (1994) ... as Roza, aka New Land
*Shabatot VeHagim (1999) ... as Hagit

References

External links

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* [http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0030188/ IMDB link]
* [http://www.pbase.com/torgovitsky/eti_ankri photo gallery]
*Cite video
title = I Can See It in Your Eyes
accessdate = 2008-09-04
date = 2008-02-27
time = 286 seconds
url = http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pRigbzX4i3w
*Cite video
title = Etti Ankri and Daid D'Or - Lolita (live)
accessdate = 2008-09-04
date = 2007-09-05
time = 317 seconds
url = http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BJxjnTM8Wk4
*Cite video
title = How Long
accessdate = 2008-09-04
date = 2008-03-04
time = 214 seconds
url = http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aVso4jtOE5c