Wikipedia's first sentence called it “singer in israel where she has millions of fans”. Today it says “iranian-born israeli singer and actress”.
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Rita Kleinstein (born 1962 in Teheran ), known as Rita , is a singer in Israel where she has millions of fans (Hartog). She immigrated to Israel from Iran in 1970 (Griver). She is married to popular pianist, composer, and singer Rami Kleinstein . She represented Israel in the Eurovision Song Contest 1990 . In 2004 in Tel Aviv she starred as Roxie Hart in forty performances of Ehud Manor 's Hebrew translation of Chicago . The production sold 55,000 tickets.1
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Musical artist Rita Yahan-Farouz ( , stage name Rita , b.March 24, 1962) is an Israeli pop singer and actress .
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Musical artist Rita Yahan-Farouz Kleinstein (Persian : ریتا جهانفروز ) ; ( ; ;, Known simply as Rita , b.March 24, 1962) is an Iranian -born Israeli pop singer and actress , notable for being one of Israel's most famous female singers.After becoming a professional singer and performer in the 1980s, she has appeared in numerous concerts, many being packed with fans, including members of government.In 2011, she also became popular in Iran as an underground singing sensation after the release of various pop records which she sings in her native Persian language.Iran has tried to block Western-style pop music and filters the Internet.In 2012, her album "All My Joys," also sung in Persian, was popular in both Israel and Iran, going gold in Israel after three weeks.
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Musical artist Rita Yahan-Farouz ( , ; ; b.March 24, 1962), also known mononymously as Rita (formerly Rita Kleinstein , ), is an Israeli pop singer and actress .In 2011, she became popular in Iran after the release of various pop records which she sings in her native Persian language . In 2012, her album All My Joys , also sung in Persian, was popular in Israel and Iran, going gold in Israel after three weeks. She has since been referred to as a cultural ambassador between Israeli and Iranian citizens, and states she hopes to "puncture the wall of tension" between their countries.
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Israeli singer and actress (born 1962) Rita Yahan-Farouz ( ), known mononymously as Rita , is an Israeli singer and actress.In 2011, she became famous in Iran after the release of various pop records in which she sings in her native Persian language .In 2012, Israeli producer Amer Payami managed her album All My Joys , also sung in Persian; it was popular in Israel and Iran, going gold in Israel after three weeks.She has since been commonly referred to as a cultural ambassador between Israelis and Iranians, and has personally stated that she hopes to "puncture the wall of tension " between the two countries.There are <ref group=lower-alpha> tags or templates on this page, but the references will not show without a template or template (see the help page ).
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Israeli singer and actress (born 1962) Rita Jahan-Farouz ( Hebrew : ריטה יהאן-פָרוּז ), known mononymously as Rita , is an Israeli singer and actress. In 2011, she became famous in Iran after the release of various pop records in which she sings in her native Persian language . In 2012, Israeli producer Amer Payami managed her album All My Joys , also sung in Persian; it was popular in Israel and Iran, going gold in Israel after three weeks. She has since been commonly referred to as a cultural ambassador between Israelis and Iranians, and has personally stated that she hopes to "puncture the wall of tension " between the two countries. There are <ref group=lower-alpha> tags or templates on this page, but the references will not show without a template or template (see the help page ).
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singer in israel where she has millions of fans
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iranian-born israeli singer and actress
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