Mira Awad
Mira Awad ميرا أنور عوض מירה אנוואר עווד | |
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| Birth name | Mira Anwar Awad |
| Born | June 11, 1975 Rameh, Israel |
| Origin | Tel Aviv, Israel |
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| Years active | 1991–present |
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Mira Anwar Awad (Arabic: ميرا أنور عوض, romanized: Mīrā Anwar ‘Awaḍ; Hebrew: מירה אנוואר עווד; born June 11, 1975) is a Palestinian-Israeli singer-songwriter, actress, television host, and political activist of Arab Palestinian and Bulgarian descent.
She represented Israel in the Eurovision Song Contest 2009 along with Jewish-Israeli singer Noa, with the song "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.