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'''Etti Ankri''' (also known as Eti)] is regarded as one of ]'s top and most famous female singers and songwriters. She is a former Female Singer of the Year in Israel, and has also performed in the United States and India. Ankri has been called: "rock genius" and the "Poet of Israeli Spirituality." She is of Tunisian ] heritage, and was raised in ], Israel.
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'''Esther "Etti" Ankri''' ({{langx|he|אתי אנקרי}}, also spelled "Eti" or "Etty," and "Ankari"; born January 4, 1963) is an Israeli singer-songwriter. She is a former ''Female Singer of the Year'' in Israel, and has also performed in the United States,<ref> {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180115094447/http://www.nytimes.com/1992/01/24/arts/last-chance.html |date=January 15, 2018 }} '']'', January 24, 1992, accessed October 4, 2009</ref> England, and India. Ankri has been called a "rock genius", the "poet of Israeli spirituality," and "the contemporary voice of... Israel."<ref>{{cite web |last=Klein |first=Yossi |url=http://www.juf.org/news_public_affairs/article.asp?key=3583 |title=Klein Halevi, Yossi, "Toward a New Diaspora-Israeli Relationship," ''JUF News'', November 11, 2006, accessed October 4, 2009 |publisher=Juf.org |access-date=April 29, 2010 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110717192013/http://www.juf.org/news_public_affairs/article.asp?key=3583 |archive-date=July 17, 2011 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.israelemb.org/cultural/winternewsletter/winternewsletter2008_files/newsletter20080213.htm |title="Etti Ankri," Embassy of Israel, Washington DC, accessed October 4, 2009 |publisher=Israelemb.org |date=January 11, 2007 |access-date=April 29, 2010 |archive-date=May 9, 2008 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080509143454/http://www.israelemb.org/cultural/winternewsletter/winternewsletter2008_files/newsletter20080213.htm |url-status=live }}</ref>


==Career--Music== ==Early life==
Ankri was born in 1963 in ], the third of five siblings, to a ]ish family.<ref name=meron>{{Cite news
Ankri's first and most popular album was: "I See You in Your Eyes" (]), a double platinum. She followed it with six other albums. She is also featured in "Her Song: Exotic Voices of Women from Around the World" (]) and in ]'s "Duets" (2000).
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}}</ref> Her father, Andre, was a policeman, and her mother, Hanna, a homemaker. She attended the Ma'apilim elementary school, and the ]-Lod high school. Her artistic mentor in her teenage years was the actress Miriam Nevo, who was teaching at the community center in Lod. She served in the ], and then studied at the ]. In 1985, her father committed suicide.<ref name=meron/> She is married to theater actor Doron Linik and has three children. In 2001, she became ].<ref name=meron/>


==Music career==
Ankri is known for her moving, emotional, and often ethnic ] ]s, which she writes herself. Her voice has been likened to an alto sax.
Ankri's debut album, ''I Can See It in Your Eyes'' (1990), reached ] in Israel, where it sold over 90,000 copies.<ref name=meron/> She followed it with six other albums. She is featured in ''Her Song: Exotic Voices of Women from Around the World'' (1996), and in ]'s ''Duets'' (2000). She has also teamed with ] for a successful ].<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.hermon.com/eti_ankri/Ankri-Deor4.jpg |title=Archived copy |access-date=October 4, 2009 |archive-date=July 11, 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110711163630/http://www.hermon.com/eti_ankri/Ankri-Deor4.jpg |url-status=live }}</ref>


In 2004 and 2005, she began to explore her spiritual side.<ref name=car /><ref> {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090522111745/http://www.israelnationalnews.com/News/News.aspx/122218 |date=May 22, 2009 }} '']'', April 23, 2007, accessed October 4, 2009</ref> In 2005, Ankri toured to promote her double disc, 15-year best-of retrospective collection published by the ] label.<ref name=car /> From 2005 to 2007, she performed with ], who referred to Ankri as: "one of the most talented and inspiring Israeli stars", saying "It's a great honor to be working with her – she's just incredible."<ref name=car /> In 2007 she was also featured singing a ballad on the CD ''Putumayo Presents Israel'', a collection put out by Manhattan-based ] which specializes in collections of "world music".<ref>{{cite web |author=Andrew Silow-Carroll NJJN Editor-in-Chief 09.13.07 |url=http://www.njjewishnews.com/njjn.com/091307/edcolIsraelsSecret.html |title=Silow-Carroll, Andrew, "Israel's secret? It's nothing special" |work=New Jersey Jewish News |date=September 13, 2007 |access-date=April 29, 2010 |archive-date=June 15, 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110615131926/http://www.njjewishnews.com/njjn.com/091307/edcolIsraelsSecret.html |url-status=live }}</ref>
Of late, Ankri has teamed with ] to form a fascinating and complementary duo that has developed a very strong following.]


As of 2009 her most recent album was ''Beshirei Rabbi Yehuda Halevi'', which set poems of ] to music.<ref> '']'', October 1, 2009, accessed October 4, 2009</ref> Ben Shalev of '']'' described the music as "beautiful", writing "she sings wonderfully. Her voice is clear and precise, radiating vulnerability and self-confidence in equal measure, and it presses emotional buttons similar to the ones it did 20 years ago. And as for the new melodies ... They are marvelous."<ref name=pal >{{cite web|last=Shalev |first=Ben |title= Musical palette of many colors|work=The Jerusalem Post |url=http://www.haaretz.com/hasen/spages/1088734.html|date=May 28, 2009 |access-date= October 4, 2009}}</ref>
==Film==


Shalev's review continues: "The songs begin with melodic elements that are so familiar and unstyled that they seem like ]s. The handful of ]s, the classical guitar strumming, the Mizrahi-] "aroma".... But then, two or three minutes into most of the songs, something fascinating happens: The circular melodies, meandering along at a low register and seemingly trapped in it, suddenly take flight and open up. This movement usually reflects a point of departure in the text. This happens, breathtakingly, in both "Yona Ma Tehegi" and just as beautifully in "Yefe Nof." .... After the album's midpoint, another lovely thing happens: Ankri stops painting her palette entirely a traditional Jewish-Israeli color, and allows other hues to seep in to the album.... "Eli Rafeni," for example, is an Indian-inflected ].... it's terrific. "Avdei Zman" verges on ], and "Ye'iruni Raayonai," ... is very reminiscent in its melody and delivery of the Ankri of 'Ro'ah Lecha Ba'einayim' .... On the album it serves as dessert: a side dish, tinged with sweet nostalgia.<ref name=pal />
Ankri has also acted in a number of Israeli and US movies, among them "Deadline" (1987) with ] and "Steal the Sky" (1988) with ] and ].


Ankri is known for her moving, emotional, and often ethnic pop songs, which she writes herself. Her music has also been described as "introspective", "heartfelt", and "exotic, romantic, and spiritual."<ref name=car >{{cite web |url=https://www.jpost.com/arts-and-culture/music/spirit-duet |last=Jacobsen |first=Ben |title=Spirit Duet |work=The Jerusalem Post |date=December 30, 2005 |access-date=November 29, 2020 |archive-date=November 26, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201126105240/https://www.jpost.com/arts-and-culture/music/spirit-duet |url-status=live }}</ref><ref name=mel >{{cite web |last=Beloff |first=Ruth |title=The agony of the aguna |work=The Jerusalem Post |url=http://fr.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?cid=1198517285149&pagename=JPost/JPArticle/ShowFull |date=January 3, 2008 |access-date=October 4, 2009 }}{{Dead link|date=August 2019 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.sisuent.com/cd_new_israeli.html|title=SISU Music Highlights|date=August 22, 2006|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060822010049/http://www.sisuent.com/cd_new_israeli.html|archive-date=August 22, 2006}}</ref> Her voice has been described as "mellow" and likened to an ].<ref name=mel />
==Abridged Filmography==
*Shabatot VeHagim (]) ... as Hagit
*Aretz Hadasha (]) ... as Roza, aka New Land
*Deadline ]) ... as Samira
*Lehem (1987) ...as Navah, aka Bread
*Te'udat Ma'avar (1987) ... aka Across the Border
*Resisim (]) ... aka Burning Memory
*Steal the Sky (]) ... as Fara


==External Links== ==Discography==
*''I Can See It in Your Eyes'' (1990); double platinum album
*''Esther'' (1993); gold album
*''Her Song: Exotic Voices of Women from Around the World'' (1996); one song<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.amazon.com/dp/B000000E3Z |title=Her Song: Exotic Voices of Women from Around: Various Artists: Music |publisher=Amazon |date= |access-date=April 29, 2010 |archive-date=March 20, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220320202729/https://www.amazon.com/dp/B000000E3Z |url-status=live }}</ref>
*''Nonetheless and Regardless'' (1997)
*''Live Show'' (1998); with ]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.daviddor.com/e_disc_4.htm |title=David D'Or's website |access-date=January 24, 2007 |url-status=unfit |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071114111205/http://www.daviddor.com/e_disc_4.htm |archive-date=November 14, 2007 }}</ref>
*''Duets'' (2000); one song, "Wheel Within a Wheel," with ]<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.matticaspi.co.il/albums/duets_eng.shtml |title=Matti Caspi's website |publisher=Matticaspi.co.il |access-date=April 29, 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110606224053/http://www.matticaspi.co.il/albums/duets_eng.shtml |archive-date=June 6, 2011 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
*''Sea'' (2001)
*''Millions'' (2004)
*''The Best of Etti Ankri'' (2005)
*''Putumayo Presents Israel'' (2007); one song
*''Beshirei Rabbi Yehuda Halevy'' (2009)

==Film career==

Ankri has also appeared in a number of Israeli and US movies. Among them are '']'' (1987) with ], and '']'' (1988) with ] and ].<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0030188/|title=Etti Ankri|website=IMDb|access-date=July 21, 2006|archive-date=May 20, 2006|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060520180758/http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0030188/|url-status=live}}</ref>

===Abridged filmography===
*''Deadline'' (1987) ... as Samira
*''Lehem'' (1987) ...as Navah, aka ''Bread''
*''Te'udat Ma'avar'' (1987) ... aka ''Across the Border''
*''Steal the Sky'' (1988) ... as Fara
*''Resisim'' (1989) ... aka ''Burning Memory''
*''Eretz Hadasha'' (1994) ... as Roza, aka ''New Land''
*''Shabatot VeHagim'' (1999) ... as Hagit

==References==
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==External links==
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* {{IMDb name|0030188}}
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* (Hebrew), an interview for Mako, March 9.
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*{{Cite video
| title = I Can See It in Your Eyes
| accessdate = September 4, 2008
| date = February 27, 2008
| time = 286 seconds
| url = https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pRigbzX4i3w
}}
*{{Cite video
| title = Etti Ankri and Daid D'Or – Lolita (live)
| accessdate = September 4, 2008
| date = September 5, 2007
| time = 317 seconds
| url = https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BJxjnTM8Wk4
}}
*{{Cite video
| title = How Long
| accessdate = September 4, 2008
| date = March 4, 2008
| time = 214 seconds
| url = https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aVso4jtOE5c
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Latest revision as of 21:38, 1 December 2024

Israeli singer-songwriter
Etti Ankri
Background information
Born (1963-01-04) January 4, 1963 (age 62)
OriginLod, Israel
Genres
OccupationSinger-songwriter
InstrumentVocals
Years active1990–present
Musical artist

Esther "Etti" Ankri (Hebrew: אתי אנקרי, also spelled "Eti" or "Etty," and "Ankari"; born January 4, 1963) is an Israeli singer-songwriter. She is a former Female Singer of the Year in Israel, and has also performed in the United States, England, and India. Ankri has been called a "rock genius", the "poet of Israeli spirituality," and "the contemporary voice of... Israel."

Early life

Ankri was born in 1963 in Lod, the third of five siblings, to a Tunisian Jewish family. Her father, Andre, was a policeman, and her mother, Hanna, a homemaker. She attended the Ma'apilim elementary school, and the Ramle-Lod high school. Her artistic mentor in her teenage years was the actress Miriam Nevo, who was teaching at the community center in Lod. She served in the Israeli Education Corps, and then studied at the Rimon School of Jazz and Contemporary Music. In 1985, her father committed suicide. She is married to theater actor Doron Linik and has three children. In 2001, she became baalat teshuva.

Music career

Ankri's debut album, I Can See It in Your Eyes (1990), reached double platinum in Israel, where it sold over 90,000 copies. She followed it with six other albums. She is featured in Her Song: Exotic Voices of Women from Around the World (1996), and in Matti Caspi's Duets (2000). She has also teamed with David D'Or for a successful duo.

In 2004 and 2005, she began to explore her spiritual side. In 2005, Ankri toured to promote her double disc, 15-year best-of retrospective collection published by the NMC label. From 2005 to 2007, she performed with Neshama Carlebach, who referred to Ankri as: "one of the most talented and inspiring Israeli stars", saying "It's a great honor to be working with her – she's just incredible." In 2007 she was also featured singing a ballad on the CD Putumayo Presents Israel, a collection put out by Manhattan-based Putumayo which specializes in collections of "world music".

As of 2009 her most recent album was Beshirei Rabbi Yehuda Halevi, which set poems of Yehuda Halevi to music. Ben Shalev of Haaretz described the music as "beautiful", writing "she sings wonderfully. Her voice is clear and precise, radiating vulnerability and self-confidence in equal measure, and it presses emotional buttons similar to the ones it did 20 years ago. And as for the new melodies ... They are marvelous."

Shalev's review continues: "The songs begin with melodic elements that are so familiar and unstyled that they seem like folk songs. The handful of minor chords, the classical guitar strumming, the Mizrahi-Sephardi "aroma".... But then, two or three minutes into most of the songs, something fascinating happens: The circular melodies, meandering along at a low register and seemingly trapped in it, suddenly take flight and open up. This movement usually reflects a point of departure in the text. This happens, breathtakingly, in both "Yona Ma Tehegi" and just as beautifully in "Yefe Nof." .... After the album's midpoint, another lovely thing happens: Ankri stops painting her palette entirely a traditional Jewish-Israeli color, and allows other hues to seep in to the album.... "Eli Rafeni," for example, is an Indian-inflected bossa nova.... it's terrific. "Avdei Zman" verges on Arab music, and "Ye'iruni Raayonai," ... is very reminiscent in its melody and delivery of the Ankri of 'Ro'ah Lecha Ba'einayim' .... On the album it serves as dessert: a side dish, tinged with sweet nostalgia.

Ankri is known for her moving, emotional, and often ethnic pop songs, which she writes herself. Her music has also been described as "introspective", "heartfelt", and "exotic, romantic, and spiritual." Her voice has been described as "mellow" and likened to an alto sax.

Discography

  • I Can See It in Your Eyes (1990); double platinum album
  • Esther (1993); gold album
  • Her Song: Exotic Voices of Women from Around the World (1996); one song
  • Nonetheless and Regardless (1997)
  • Live Show (1998); with David D'Or
  • Duets (2000); one song, "Wheel Within a Wheel," with Matti Caspi
  • Sea (2001)
  • Millions (2004)
  • The Best of Etti Ankri (2005)
  • Putumayo Presents Israel (2007); one song
  • Beshirei Rabbi Yehuda Halevy (2009)

Film career

Ankri has also appeared in a number of Israeli and US movies. Among them are Deadline (1987) with Christopher Walken, and Steal the Sky (1988) with Ben Cross and Mariel Hemingway.

Abridged filmography

  • Deadline (1987) ... as Samira
  • Lehem (1987) ...as Navah, aka Bread
  • Te'udat Ma'avar (1987) ... aka Across the Border
  • Steal the Sky (1988) ... as Fara
  • Resisim (1989) ... aka Burning Memory
  • Eretz Hadasha (1994) ... as Roza, aka New Land
  • Shabatot VeHagim (1999) ... as Hagit

References

  1. "Last Chance," Archived January 15, 2018, at the Wayback Machine The New York Times, January 24, 1992, accessed October 4, 2009
  2. Klein, Yossi. "Klein Halevi, Yossi, "Toward a New Diaspora-Israeli Relationship," JUF News, November 11, 2006, accessed October 4, 2009". Juf.org. Archived from the original on July 17, 2011. Retrieved April 29, 2010.
  3. ""Etti Ankri," Embassy of Israel, Washington DC, accessed October 4, 2009". Israelemb.org. January 11, 2007. Archived from the original on May 9, 2008. Retrieved April 29, 2010.
  4. ^ Meron, Gideon (August 31, 2001). "I'm looking for the truth, and the truth is in the Torah". Ynet (in Hebrew). Archived from the original on February 3, 2009. Retrieved September 4, 2008.
  5. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on July 11, 2011. Retrieved October 4, 2009.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  6. ^ Jacobsen, Ben (December 30, 2005). "Spirit Duet". The Jerusalem Post. Archived from the original on November 26, 2020. Retrieved November 29, 2020.
  7. Bresky, Ben, "Dead Sea Jewish Rock and Soul Festival," Archived May 22, 2009, at the Wayback Machine Arutz Sheva, April 23, 2007, accessed October 4, 2009
  8. Andrew Silow-Carroll NJJN Editor-in-Chief 09.13.07 (September 13, 2007). "Silow-Carroll, Andrew, "Israel's secret? It's nothing special"". New Jersey Jewish News. Archived from the original on June 15, 2011. Retrieved April 29, 2010. {{cite web}}: |author= has generic name (help)CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  9. "With God's Help," Haaretz, October 1, 2009, accessed October 4, 2009
  10. ^ Shalev, Ben (May 28, 2009). "Musical palette of many colors". The Jerusalem Post. Retrieved October 4, 2009.
  11. ^ Beloff, Ruth (January 3, 2008). "The agony of the aguna". The Jerusalem Post. Retrieved October 4, 2009.
  12. "SISU Music Highlights". August 22, 2006. Archived from the original on August 22, 2006.
  13. "Her Song: Exotic Voices of Women from Around: Various Artists: Music". Amazon. Archived from the original on March 20, 2022. Retrieved April 29, 2010.
  14. "David D'Or's website". Archived from the original on November 14, 2007. Retrieved January 24, 2007.
  15. "Matti Caspi's website". Matticaspi.co.il. Archived from the original on June 6, 2011. Retrieved April 29, 2010.
  16. "Etti Ankri". IMDb. Archived from the original on May 20, 2006. Retrieved July 21, 2006.

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