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Miriam Toukan (also known as Miriam Tukan , , ) is a Palestinian - Israeli singer from I'billin . She has performed at festivals including the Cyprus Rialto World Music Festival, and her project Quartetoukan. She has also participated in marches for peace with other women singers and activists in Spain, Germany, Brazil, and Italy. In 2012, she performed an Arabic version of Fun's song " We Are Young ". From 2013 to the present, she is the leader of Quartetoukan, a musical project that aims to unite cultures and people through music.1 " 'Biggest Arabic lesson in the world' held in Israel to protest nation-state law" . i24 News . "מרים טוקאן מפתיעה ביידיש: "השפה הזו סקרנה אותי מילדותי" " . "Allo Spirito del Pianeta: "La preghiera delle Madri" " . dietrolanotizia.eu . SAZ – We Are Young نحن جيل الشباب (Arabic Version) on YouTube2
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Miriam Tukan ( Arabic : مريم طوقان, Hebrew : מרים טוקאן) (Born July 6, 1982), a Christian Arab singer from the Israeli village I'billin . Tukan is the first Arab participant of Kokhav Nolad , an Israeli song contest styled after American Idol , and the first to sing in Arabic on the show. In the course of her participation in the show, Tukan was praised for her clear tones and unique vocal qualities, including her ability to sing the quarter tones required for Arabic music. She often combined motifs from Arabic music in songs that were considered staples of mainstream, Jewish, western-style Israeli music, creating powerful and unconventional new renditions . Her performance of Bialik 's poem to Arik Einstein 's melody, "Hachnisini Tachat Knafech", gained special praise and admiration from judges and audiences alike . Today Tukan is a student of law at University of Haifa and is planning to record her first album.
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Miriam Tukan ( Arabic : مريم طوقان, Hebrew : מרים טוקאן) (born July 6, 1982), a Christian Arab singer from the Israeli village I'billin . Tukan is the first Arab participant of Kokhav Nolad , an Israeli song contest styled after American Idol , and the first to sing in Arabic on the show. In the course of her participation in the show, Tukan was praised for her clear tones and unique vocal qualities, including her ability to sing the quarter tones required for Arabic music. She often combined motifs from Arabic music in songs that were considered staples of mainstream, Jewish, western-style Israeli music, creating powerful and unconventional new renditions . Her performance of Bialik 's poem to Arik Einstein 's melody, "Hachnisini Tachat Knafech", gained special praise and admiration from judges and audiences alike . Tukan continued to study law at University of Haifa .
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Arab-Israeli singer from I'billin Musical artist Miriam Toukan (also Miriam Tukan , , ) is a singer from a Palestinian Christian family in I'billin , and an Arab citizen of Israel . " 'Biggest Arabic lesson in the world' held in Israel to protest nation-state law" . i24 News . About Miriam Toukan "מרים טוקאן מפתיעה ביידיש: "השפה הזו סקרנה אותי מילדותי" " .
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Arab-Israeli singer from I'billin Musical artist Miriam Toukan (also Miriam Tukan , Arabic : مريم طوقان ) is a Palestinian singer, and an Arab citizen of Israel . " 'Biggest Arabic lesson in the world' held in Israel to protest nation-state law" . i24 News . About Miriam Toukan "מרים טוקאן מפתיעה ביידיש: "השפה הזו סקרנה אותי מילדותי" " . The Times of Israel .
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singer from a palestinian christian family in i'billin
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palestinian singer
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