Victoria Hanna
Victoria Hanna | |
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Background information | |
Born | Jerusalem |
Origin | Israel |
Genres | Kabbalistic rap |
Occupation | Singer-songwriter |
Instrument | Vocals |
Website | www.victoriahanna.net |
Victoria Hanna (ויקטוריה חנה; a stage name consisting of her first and middle names) is an Israeli singer-songwriter.[1][2][3][4]
Biography
Victoria Hanna was brought up in an ultra-Orthodox Mizrahi Jewish family in Jerusalem by an Egyptian rabbi father and a Persian mother.[5][6][7][8][9] She stuttered as a child.[8][10] She was born in and lives in Jerusalem, and has three children. She studied acting in Nissan Nativ's acting studio.[8][11][12]
Music career
Hanna composes all of her songs.[9] She released her first video single, a song called "Aleph Bet", the name of the Hebrew alphabet, in February 2015.[7][1][13][14] It went viral on YouTube, with over million hits.[7][1] Hanna's second video single, which she came out with later in 2015, is "22 Letters."[15] It has been described as Kabbalistic rap, and is based on Sefer Yetzira (the Book of Formation, or Book of Creation).[15] Forbes listed her as one of Israel's 50 most influential women in 2015.[16][17] She promoted her debut album in 2017.[18]
Hanna sang in the Opening Ceremonies of the 2017 Maccabiah Games.[19]
See also
References
- ^ a b c "A different way to sing the alphabet," The Times of Israel.
- ^ ויקטוריה חנה מנסה להבין איך להתמודד עם ההייפ סביבה, Time Out.
- ^ "ויקטוריה חנה: בת הרב שכובשת את הרשת", Ynet.
- ^ ויקטוריה חנה היא בדיוק מה שהמוזיקה העברית צריכה - הארץ, Haaretz.
- ^ "בת הרב המגמגמת שכבשה את העולם בקולה", NRG.
- ^ "ויקטוריה סיקרטס: ויקטוריה חנה בהופעה", NRG.
- ^ a b c "The 'edgiest' singer on Israeli airwaves is an Orthodox mother of three," Public Radio International.
- ^ a b c "Struggles pay off for Victoria Hanna," The Georgia Straight.
- ^ a b Atay Citron, Sharon Aronson-Lehavi, David Zerbib (2014). Performance Studies in Motion: International Perspectives and Practices in the Twenty-First Century, A&C Black.
- ^ "Israeli singer blends modern music with ancient Hebrew," J. The Jewish News of Northern California.
- ^ "Israeli Singer Victoria Hanna's Hypnotic Take on 'Aleph-Bet'", Tablet Magazine.
- ^ A. Forsyth, C. Megson (2009). Get Real: Documentary Theatre Past and Present, Palgrave MacMillan.
- ^ "צפו: הקליפ של ויקטוריה חנה ל"אלף בית (הושע נא)"", Walla.
- ^ ויקטוריה חנה | אני והפה" הגדול שלי - הארץ", Haaretz.
- ^ a b "Victoria Hanna's New Video Will Make You Fall In Love With Hebrew," The Forward.
- ^ המשפיעות 2015 - פורבס ישראל, Forbes.
- ^ מחיסרון למתנה: אמנית הקול שפרצה אל לב המיינסטרים הישראלי השנה" "פורבס ישראל, Forbes Israel.
- ^ "ויקטוריה חנה בהופעה: תופעת טבע של כישרון ואנרגיה", NRG.
- ^ "Maccabiah Games: Your guide to celebrating the 'Jewish Olympics' in Israel," Haaretz.
Relevant literature
Busau, Filip. 2016. Victoria Hannas Kunst: Zwischen Gebet, Popkultur und Interpretation. Freie Universität Berlin, Institut für Judaistik.