Ayelet Rose Gottlieb was born in
Jerusalem. Her father and uncle were guitarists. Her grandfather was a carpenter born in
Mandatory Palestine who spoke Hebrew and
Arabic. She credits her grandfather for introducing her to Arabic and
Middle Eastern music, her father for introducing her to Western
classical music and jazz, and her uncle for introducing her to 1970s
rock and
pop music. She graduated from
New England Conservatory of Music in 2002. She currently lives in Montreal. == Career ==