Nasrin Kadri

Nasreen Qadri (نسرين قادري; born September 2, 1986), better known as Nasrin Kadri (נסרין קדרי), is an Arab-Israeli singer of traditional and pop Middle Eastern and Mizrahi music.

Qadri, a Muslim convert to Judaism, mostly sings in Hebrew, but also performs Arabic songs, among them the songs of Umm Kulthum.

Nasreen Qadri was born in Haifa, Israel, to Muslim Arab-Israeli parents.

Her father was a taxi driver and her mother was a nurse.

She was raised in Lod.

For a decade, Qadri was in a relationship with the Jewish-Israeli musician Aviezer Ben Moha.

She began a formal conversion process to Judaism.

In 2011, after performing for years in small clubs and bars, she won the television star search program Eyal Golan Is Calling You.

Her debut album appeared in 2014.

In July 2017 the couple became engaged.

In September 2017, they broke up and canceled the wedding.

In 2017, she was invited by Israeli culture minister Miri Regev to perform at the Sultan's Pool in Jerusalem in a ceremony marking Yom HaZikaron, Israeli Memorial Day.

In July 2017, she shared the stage with Radiohead when the band appeared in Israel.

Kadri completed her conversion to Judaism in 2018 and took the Hebrew name "Bracha", meaning "blessing".

Her conversion to Judaism has not been recognized by the Chief Rabbinate or the Israeli Interior Ministry, as it was performed by a rabbi independent of the authorities.

Qadri chose this rabbi because he allowed her to continue singing in public, which some devout Jews believe is against Jewish law.

On September 4, 2018, she released her third album Learning to Walk. That same year she re-recorded the song "Goral Ehad" by Ofra Haza, for an album that honored Ofra Haza.

On January 28, 2019, she released the song "Yishma-HaEl," which describes the difficult period she underwent following her conversion.

In 2019, Qadri was a judge on the fifth season of The Voice Israel.

In 2020, Qadri performed at the central 72nd Israel Independence Day ceremonies on Mount Herzl.