Habanot Nechama ( he, הַבָּנוֹת נֶחָמָה, "The Comfort Girls" or "The Daughters of Consolation") is an Israeli folk band. The group is composed of three female vocalists: Karolina, Dana Adini, and Yael Deckelbaum. They are best known for their self-titled, debut album which went platinum (over 40,000 records sold) in Israel, and their hit song ''So Far''.

History

Habanot Nechama was formed in 2004 in

Tel Aviv Tel Aviv-Yafo ( he, תֵּל־אָבִיב-יָפוֹ, translit=Tēl-ʾĀvīv-Yāfō ; ar, تَلّ أَبِيب – يَافَا, translit=Tall ʾAbīb-Yāfā, links=no), often referred to as just Tel Aviv, is the most populous city in the G ...

, Israel. They met each other in a local clothing store where they vented their frustrations with their careers and they decided to form the band shortly thereafter. Karolina named the band Habanot Nechama (translated into English as "The Comfort Girls") for the peace of mind that working with each other gave them. Their self-titled, debut album was released in August 2007 in Israel, where it became a

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in three weeks and platinum soon after. The album has songs in both Hebrew and English. Their sound was described as "reggae-soul-folk". After the album's success, the girls took their act on the road, touring throughout Israel and performing at several Europe summer festivals and finally to the United States, where they performed at the

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and the

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for Israel's 60th birthday

Discography

Awards

* Best New Act - Israeli Music Channel Awards (nominated) * Act of the Year - DJ Ha'ir magazine * Song of the Year, ''So Far'' - ACUM awards (Israeli ASCAP awards)

Solo projects

All three members of Habanot Nechama have other projects outside of their band activity. Karolina has performed with

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and

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in Israel and started her own solo album. Dana Adini is an actress best known for her role on the Israeli cult show,

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and in 2007,

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chose her to perform at their "music marathon" in New York. Yael Deckelbaum is in another band called ''Yael and the Palm Trees'' that performs regularly in Tel Aviv.Yael Deckelbaum
at Myspace They are in talks to release a second Habanot Nechama album.

References

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