Noa Kirel

Noa Kirel (נועה קירל; born Noya Kirel [נויה קירל], on April 10, 2001) is an Israeli singer-songwriter, actress, model, television host, and a reality television program judge in Israel's Got Talent.

In 2015 she performed her first song on YouTube named Medabrim? ("talking") Following its success, that year she released another song called Killer.

The provocative videoclip for the song caused a stir due to Kirel's young age.

She released additional songs, which were featured on YouTube and played on various Israeli radio stations, including the songs Yesh Bi Ahava, which was the first song to enter the Galgalatz playlist, Rak Ata, Hatzi Meshuga, Bye LaHofesh, and Ten Li Siman.

At the end of 2016, she won the award Singer of the Year at the Israeli Kids' Choice Awards.

She has won five MTV Europe Music Awards for Best Israeli Act from 2017 to 2022.

She represented Israel in the Eurovision Song Contest 2023 with the song "Unicorn", finishing in 3rd place.

Noya Kirel was born in Ra'anana, Israel, to Israeli-born parents.

Her mother's family is of both Sephardi Jewish and Mizrahi Jewish (Moroccan-Jewish) descent, whereas her father's family is of Ashkenazi Jewish (Austrian-Jewish) descent.

She is the youngest child of Ilana and Amir Kirel.

She has two older brothers, Niv Kirel and Ofree Kirel.

Her father is the CEO of Glassco Glass, an imported-glass business, headquartered at the Barkan industrial park.

Her mother is the owner of a boutique fashion store.

On her father's side, Kirel has relatives who were murdered in the Auschwitz concentration camp during the Holocaust.

Her maternal grandfather was a rabbi and a sofer STM (Jewish scribe).

Her parents named her Noya but after she was diagnosed with a severe kidney illness as a three-month-old baby, a rabbi suggested a name change to Noa (which can also spell "movement" in Hebrew) for health and wellness, in addition to medical treatment by the universal healthcare of Israel.

He also jokingly predicted that she might become a dancer.

Kirel has only one functioning kidney, as a result of a bacteria that stopped her second kidney from growing anymore since that same diagnosis as an infant.

In 2017, Kirel began hosting the LipStar music show on Yes KidZ channel, alongside Sagi Breitner.

In May 2017, she released a song called Makom LeShinui which she sang in a duet with Avior Melasa who wrote the song.

Kirel released several other songs that year which were all marketing singles: Lirkod, Kim'At Mefursemet, Wow, Mi Iten Li Et HaKoach.

On June 22, she starred in the teen movie Nearly Famous, alongside Omer Dror.

That year, she also appeared in the musical The Three Musketeers alongside Omer Dror.

On August 28, Kirel released a single which she performed with Agam Buhbut, a cover version of Danny Sanderson's song Etzel HaDoda VeHaDod, as part of a campaign for Bezeq.

In November 2017, she represented Israel at the 2017 MTV Europe Music Awards, in the International Artist category.

On February 28, 2018, she first appeared on Israel's Got Talent, where Kirel has served as one of its main four judges for its 1st season – making 16-year-old Kirel the youngest person to judge an entire season of a primetime television show.

She also has judged the whole 2nd season of it, which took place from 28 November 2018, to 16 April 2019.

In January 2018, she starred in the television series Kfula playing herself and Kitty Popper (Libby Omer), a blogger who writes anything that happens to her famous self.

The series aired on the KidZ channel on yes and HOT.

In the same month, she released the song Ba Li Otcha.

On March 25, 2018, she released the single MeGibor LeOyev.

On May 1 of that year, she appeared in the series Shilton HaTzlalim as Bosmat.

On August 9, a theater production Kfula show starring Kirel and the stars of the Kfula series opened at the Menora Mivtachim Arena (Yad Eliyahu Arena) in Tel Aviv-Yafo, Israel.

In February 2020, Kirel was drafted into the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) and served as a soldier in a unique military band of her own.

She received an honorable discharge; completing her two-year mandatory service on 14 February 2022.

She had been in a relationship with Israeli model and actor Tomer HaCohen, from October 2021 to early 2023.

As of 28 July 2023, she began dating Israel international football goalkeeper Daniel Peretz.

Kirel appeared in the Israeli docu-reality HOT's series Pushers, which tracks wealthy parents who push their children to success in different areas.

The show featured teenage Kirel and her father, who was financially supporting her entertainment career.

Kirel is managed in her homeland by Israeli talent super-agent Roberto Ben-Shoshan, and co-managed by Sharona Nomder (Morse Artists) internationally.