Inbar Bakal ( he, ענבר באקל) is an Israeli singer and songwriter. Her debut album ''Song of Songs'' produced by

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, is a mix of Western classical,

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and

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. Bakal now resides in Los Angeles.

Early life

Born and raised in

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, Israel, to a family of

Mizrahi Jewish Mizrahi Jews ( he, יהודי המִזְרָח), also known as ''Mizrahim'' () or ''Mizrachi'' () and alternatively referred to as Oriental Jews or ''Edot HaMizrach'' (, ), are a grouping of Jewish communities comprising those who remained i ...

( Yemenite-Jewish and

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) descent, she started as a child singer at the age of six, where she was a member of the "Li-Ron Choir" and gained advanced classical training as she participated in International Musical Festivals throughout the Middle East and Europe. When she was 12, her choir performed on the soundtrack to the 1993 film

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Military service

At age 18, Bakal served four years with the

Israeli Air Force The Israeli Air Force (IAF; he, זְרוֹעַ הָאֲוִיר וְהֶחָלָל, Zroa HaAvir VeHahalal, tl, "Air and Space Arm", commonly known as , ''Kheil HaAvir'', "Air Corps") operates as the aerial warfare branch of the Israel Defense ...

where she was the first female officer ever in the Anti-Aircraft Combat Division, then a

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in Military Intelligence Specializing in Public and International Relations.

Discography

Album

* ''Song of Songs''

References

External links

Official Site
{{DEFAULTSORT:Bakal, Inbar Living people Arabic-language singers of Israel Israeli people of Iraqi-Jewish descent Israeli people of Yemeni-Jewish descent Musicians from Tel Aviv Israeli emigrants to the United States Year of birth missing (living people) Jewish Israeli musicians Jewish women singers Israeli Sephardi Jews Israeli Mizrahi Jews Israeli women singer-songwriters 21st-century Israeli women singers