Alma Zohar

She experienced success soon afterwards with the release of two songs, "With Your Back" ("Im Hagav") and "Ego Trip". Both songs, which Zohar wrote herself, became hits in Israel in the Spring and Summer of 2008. The half-sister of electronic musician Matan Zohar (a.k.a.

• Name — Alma Zohar • Native Name — עלמה זהר • Birth Name — Alma Zohar • Born — 6 June 1977 • Origin — Jerusalem, Israel • Genre — Pop, folk music • Years Active — 2007–present • Label — Lev group media

Her debut album, Speak (Dabri), released in July 2008 combined various musical genres, including world music, jazz, reggae, folk and rock. It has achieved gold status in Israel. The album, which was produced by Assaf Ayalon, included the singles, "Indian Love Song (Miguel)" ("Shir Ahava Indiani") and "Know" ("Da"). In the aftermath of the album's success, Zohar was honored by Reshet Gimel and Galgalatz as the new artist of the year and the Singer of the Year in the Galgalatz Annual Parade. "I Was Excited for You", the first single from Zohar's second album, Thirty-Three, was released in March 2010, and the album followed in March. The album drew upon her experiences in Uganda and Uman and was recorded at Afrokaliptus Studio. Zohar's third album Lechem, Ahava (Bread, Love) was released in late 2013, having been crowdfunded by her fans. Zohar performed one song in Israeli Arabic, and one song was dedicated to Rona Ramon, the widow of the first Israeli astronaut Ilan Ramon, who was killed in the Space Shuttle Columbia disaster.