Noa Kirel

Born 10 Apr 2001 · Ra'anana, Israel

Noa Kirel (born Noya Kirel on April 10, 2001, in Ra’anana, Israel) is an Israeli singer-songwriter, dancer, actress, model, and television presenter who rose to prominence as one of the country’s leading pop stars. She launched her career at age 14 in 2015 after appearing on the docu-reality series Pushers, releasing her debut single “Medabrim?” on YouTube, followed quickly by the attention-grabbing “Killer” and a string of Hebrew-language hits such as “Yesh Bi Ahava” and “Ten Li Siman.” She was named Singer of the Year at the Israeli Kids’ Choice Awards in 2016 and went on to win the MTV Europe Music Award for Best Israeli Act six times (2017–2024). At 16 she became the youngest judge in Got Talent franchise history on Israel’s Got Talent, later serving as a host and mentor on other talent shows including Star Academy Israel. Internationally she signed with Atlantic Records, released English-language tracks such as “Please Don’t Suck,” “Bad Little Thing,” and “Thought About That,” and represented Israel at the Eurovision Song Contest 2023 in Liverpool with the self-co-written empowerment anthem “Unicorn,” finishing third overall with strong jury support.

On the acting side, Kirel made her feature-film debut as Rotem Levi in the 2017 teen drama Kimat Mefursemet (Almost Famous), voiced DJ Suki in the Hebrew dub of Trolls (2016), and starred in dual roles as a fictionalized vers…