Victoria Hanna (

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: ויקטוריה חנה; a stage name consisting of her first and middle names) is a multi-disciplinary artist, voice and language explorer, composer and creator active in both the Israeli and international spheres.."A different way to sing the alphabet,"
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Biography

Victoria Hanna was brought up in an

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ish family in

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by an Egyptian rabbi father and a Persian mother."The 'edgiest' singer on Israeli airwaves is an Orthodox mother of three,"
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A&C Black. She stuttered as a child. She was born in and lives in Jerusalem, and has three children. She studied acting in Nissan Nativ's acting studio.

Music career

Hanna composes all of her songs. She released her first video single, a song called "Aleph Bet", the name of the

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, in February 2015. It went viral on YouTube, with over million hits. Hanna's second video single, which she came out with later in 2015, is "22 Letters.""Victoria Hanna's New Video Will Make You Fall In Love With Hebrew,"
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'' listed her as one of Israel's 50 most influential women in 2015. She promoted her debut album in 2017. Hanna sang in the Opening Ceremonies of the

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.">"Maccabiah Games: Your guide to celebrating the 'Jewish Olympics' in Israel,"
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References

Relevant literature

* Busau, Filip. 2016. Victoria Hannas Kunst: Zwischen Gebet, Popkultur und Interpretation. Freie Universität Berlin, Institut für Judaistik.

External links

Official websiteVictoria Hanna
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Biography

Music career

See also

References

Relevant literature

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