Mira Awad
Mīrā Anwar ‘Awaḍ (Arabic: ميرا عوض, Hebrew: מירה עווד; born June 11, 1975) is an Arab-Israeli singer-songwriter, actress, television host, and political activist of Palestinian Arab and Bulgarian descent.
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| Born | June 11, 1975 Rameh, Galilee, Israel |
| Origin | Tel Aviv, Israel |
| Occupation(s) | Singer-songwriter, actress, television host, political activist |
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In 2009, she represented Israel at the Eurovision Song Contest along with Jewish-Israeli singer Achinoam Nini, singing There Must Be Another Way. She was the first singer of either Christian or Arab origin, to represent Israel at Eurovision, as well as singing the first Israeli Eurovision song with partial Arabic lyrics.
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