In 2005 Wikipedia's first sentence called it “palestinian singer”. Today it says “palestinian singer and composer who was most known for her modern interpretations of traditional palestinian so”.
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Rim Banna ( Arabic : ريم بنا ; 8 December 1966 – 24 March 2018) was a Palestinian singer and composer who was most known for her modern interpretations of traditional Palestinian songs and poetry. Banna was born in Nazareth , where she graduated from Nazareth Baptist School. She lived in Nazareth with her three children. She met her husband, Ukrainian guitarist Leonid Alexeyenko, while studying music together at the Higher Music Conservatory in Moscow and they married in 1991, and got divorced in 2010. وفاة الفنانة الفلسطينية ريم بنا [Death of Palestinian Artist Rim Banna]. Maan news agency (in Arabic). 24 March 2018 .
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The opening as it stood in 2010
Rim Banna ( , born December 8, 1966) is a Palestinian singer, composer , and arranger who is well-known for her modern interpretations of traditional folk songs . Banna was born in Nazareth , where she graduated from Nazareth Baptist School in 1984. She currently lives in Nazareth with her husband, the artist Leonid Alexeienko, and their three children.
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Rim Banna ( , ), is a Palestinian singer, composer , arranger and activist, who is most known for her modern interpretations of traditional Palestinian songs and poetry. Banna was born in Nazareth , where she graduated from Nazareth Baptist School. She currently lives in Nazareth with her three children.She met her husband, Ukrainian guitarist Leonid Alexeyenko, while studying music together at the Higher Music Conservatory in Moscow and they married in 1991, and got divorced in 2010.
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Musical artist Rim Banna ( ; 8 December 1966 – 24 March 2018) was a Palestinian singer, composer , arranger and activist, who was most known for her modern interpretations of traditional Palestinian songs and poetry. Banna was born in Nazareth , where she graduated from Nazareth Baptist School. She lived in Nazareth with her three children. She met her husband, Ukrainian guitarist Leonid Alexeyenko, while studying music together at the Higher Music Conservatory in Moscow and they married in 2001, and got divorced in 2010.
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Palestinian singer (1966–2018) Musical artist Rim Banna ( ; 8 December 1966 – 24 March 2018) was a Palestinian singer and composer who was most known for her modern interpretations of traditional Palestinian songs and poetry. Banna was born in Nazareth , where she graduated from Nazareth Baptist School. She lived in Nazareth with her three children. She met her husband, Ukrainian guitarist Leonid Alexeyenko, while studying music together at the Higher Music Conservatory in Moscow and they married in 2001, and got divorced in 2010.
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palestinian singer
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palestinian singer and composer who was most known for her modern interpretations of traditional palestinian so
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