Noa Kirel

Noa Kirel was born and raised in Ra'anana, to Israeli-born parents. Her mother's family is of both Sephardi Jewish (Moroccan-Jewish) and Mizrahi Jewish descent, Her maternal grandfather was a rabbi and a sofer ST"M (Jewish scribe). Her parents named her Noya, but after she was diagnosed with a severe kidney illness as a three-month-old baby, a rabbi suggested a name change to Noa (for health and wellness). She received an honorable discharge, completing her two-year mandatory service on 14 February 2022. Kirel was in a relationship with Israeli model and actor Tomer HaCohen from October 2021 to early 2023. In August 2023, she began dating Israel international football goalkeeper Daniel Peretz. They became engaged on 6 September 2024, and were married on 11 November 2025 in Tel Aviv. Kirel debuted two new songs during her wedding celebrations, "Bridezilla" and "Kol Ma She'ani Rotza". Her new sister-in-law, Shelly Peretz, presented her boyfriend at the wedding. Kirel made a parody with a lip sync of the words that said to Avivit Bar Zohar, who presented her boyfriends at the weddings of Griner and Kirel. ==Singing career==

Pushers, Single releases (2015–2017); and LipStar Kirel appeared in the Israeli docu-reality HOT's series Pushers, which tracks wealthy parents who push their children to success in different areas. The show featured teenage Kirel and her father, who was financially supporting her entertainment career. Kirel is managed in her homeland by Israeli talent super-agent Roberto Ben-Shoshan, International recording contract (2020–present) " in a music video honoring the 80th anniversary of Palmach In June 2020, Kirel signed a contract with the American label, Atlantic Records. In December of that year, Kirel signed with WME. In March 2021, it was announced that Kirel would star in a feature film produced by Picturestart. In May 2021, Kirel, in collaboration with fellow Israeli singer Omer Adam, released a remix version of the Israeli national anthem, HaTikvah. The collaboration was criticized, with many calling it "disrespectful" and "embarrassing". On July 14, 2021, she released her first international single, ''Please Don't Suck. On October 15, 2021, she released the single Bad Little Thing; which she also opened with for the Miss Universe 2021, which was held in Eilat. On January 12, 2022, she released the single Thought About That. On March 22, she released the single Pa'Amon, which was played in the fifth episode of the second season in the American series Ginny & Georgia'' on Netflix. On May 27, 2022, she released the single DALE PROMO along with Spanish singer Metro the Savage featuring Dutch-Israeli musician Boaz van de Beatz. On July 21, she released the single BaDerech Elaich with Eliad Nachum and Doli & Penn as part of the soundtrack to the film Ohev Otcha Charlie. On August 12, she released the single Pantera. After this single, more singles were released after the announcement as a Eurovision contestant, among them: a remake together with Svika Pick for the song Harakdan HaAutomati, Mami with Odeya, another international single called Gone. In September 2022, the satirical TV show Eretz Nehederet featured an impersonation of her performed by Gaya Be'er Gurevitch. In the sketch, she sang alongside impersonations of singers Nunu and Anna Zak, whom the Mako website referred to as "The three biggest pop queens in Israel". On June 6, 2023, Kirel released the song "Provocativit" in honor of Pride Month with the participation of the gay party line "Forever Tel Aviv". On November 19, 2023, she released a special version of her Eurovision entry, "Unicorn (Hope Version)" which addresses the Gaza war. On July 10, 2024, Mako announced that Noa Kirel and Atlantic Records parted ways. Eurovision Song Contest 2023 alongside Israeli President Isaac Herzog in 2023|295x295px On July 11, 2022, she was selected by the Israeli Public Broadcasting Corporation (Kan 11) to represent Israel in the Eurovision Song Contest 2023. The following day, Kirel stated that she had not decided yet, and would make a decision later on. On August 10, she confirmed that she would compete at Eurovision. Kirel's song for Eurovision, "Unicorn", was released on 8 March 2023. Besides performing the song, Kirel also co-wrote and co-composed it. Kirel performed in the first semi-final and qualified to the final. She placed third in the final, receiving the second highest number of votes from the professional jury. == Acting career ==

In February 2025, the rom-com series "NOA" was announced, featuring Kirel and Argentinian actor as the main actors. The 25 episode series will be filmed in Argentina and depict Noa's trip to the South American country to meet her boyfriend, but ends up meeting Tomy, a young man in search of his identity away from music. She starred as Noya in the series Wonder, produced by Yes Studios in partnership with Paramount. Wonder is a futuristic series in which a retired detective investigates his daughter's death in a car crash. == Discography ==

Studio Albums • (2025) Extended plays • (2025) Singles As lead artist Other charted songs As featured artist == Filmography ==