Victoria Hanna (Hebrew: ויקטוריה חנה; a stage name consisting of her first and middle names) is an Israeli multi-disciplinary artist, singer and musician."A different way to sing the alphabet," The Times of Israel.ויקטוריה חנה מנסה להבין איך להתמודד עם ההייפ סביבה, Time Out."ויקטוריה חנה: בת הרב שכובשת את הרשת", Ynet.ויקטוריה חנה היא בדיוק מה שהמוזיקה העברית צריכה – הארץ, Haaretz.
Biography Victoria Hanna was brought up in an ultra-Orthodox Mizrahi Jewish family in Jerusalem by an Egyptian rabbi father and a Persian mother."בת הרב המגמגמת שכבשה את העולם בקולה", NRG."ויקטוריה סיקרטס: ויקטוריה חנה בהופעה", NRG."The 'edgiest' singer on Israeli airwaves is an Orthodox mother of three," Public Radio International."Struggles pay off for Victoria Hanna," The Georgia Straight.Atay Citron, Sharon Aronson-Lehavi, David Zerbib (2014). Performance Studies in Motion: International Perspectives and Practices in the Twenty-First Century, A&C Black. She stuttered as a child."Israeli singer blends modern music with ancient Hebrew," J. The Jewish News of Northern California. She was born in and lives in Jerusalem, and has three children. She studied acting in Nissan Nativ's acting studio."Israeli Singer Victoria Hanna's Hypnotic Take on 'Aleph-Bet'", Tablet Magazine.A. Forsyth, C. Megson (2009). Get Real: Documentary Theatre Past and Present, Palgrave MacMillan.
Music career Hanna composes all of her songs. She released her first video single, a song called "Aleph Bet", the name of the Hebrew alphabet, in February 2015."צפו: הקליפ של ויקטוריה חנה ל"אלף בית (הושע נא)"", Walla.ויקטוריה חנה | אני והפה" הגדול שלי – הארץ", Haaretz. 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," The Forward. It has been described as Kabbalistic rap, and is based on Sefer Yetzirah "Book of Formation" or "Book of Creation". Forbes listed her as one of Israel's 50 most influential women in 2015.המשפיעות 2015 – פורבס ישראל, Forbes.מחיסרון למתנה: אמנית הקול שפרצה אל לב המיינסטרים הישראלי השנה" "פורבס ישראל, Forbes Israel. She promoted her debut album in 2017."ויקטוריה חנה בהופעה: תופעת טבע של כישרון ואנרגיה", NRG.
Hanna sang in the Opening Ceremonies of the 2017 Maccabiah Games."Maccabiah Games: Your guide to celebrating the 'Jewish Olympics' in Israel," Haaretz.
In 2021, Hanna took part in a musical piece specially commissioned for the Oud Festival in Jerusalem. Titled The Golem, the work is a musical interpretation of a contemporary poem by Haviva Pedaya, Ruchama Carmel, and Pika Magrik. Hanna performed alongside Iranian musician Amir Shahasar.
See also Music of Israel
References
Relevant literature Busau, Filip. 2016. Victoria Hannas Kunst: Zwischen Gebet, Popkultur und Interpretation. Freie Universität Berlin, Institut für Judaistik.
External links
Official website Victoria Hanna on Facebook ויקטוריה חנה Victoria Hanna on YouTube