Linet (singer)

Linet Menashe (Hebrew: לינט, born 5 March 1975[1]) is an Israeli-born Turkish singer, best known for her performances of arabesque music.

Linet
Birth nameLinet Menashe
Born (1975-03-05) 5 March 1975
Kfar Saba, Israel
GenresPop, arabesque, fantezi
Occupation(s)Singer
Years active1985–present

Biography

Linet was born and raised in Israel.[2] Her mother, Leyla Özgecan (also known as Leya Bonana Hebrew: לילה), was a Turkish classical music singer from Bursa.[3] Her father, Shmuel Menashe, was a resident of Istanbul. She has two sisters.[4]

Despite reports that she had served in the Israeli Army for 3 months,[5][6] Linet stated in 2021 that she had avoided serving in the military, after which she became a resident in Turkey.[7]

Career

Linet started her career singing together with her mother in events when she was as young as 5, and released her first single at the age of 16.[8]

In 1993, she participated in the Kdam Eurovision for winning a chance to represent Israel in the Eurovision Song Contest 1993 with the song "Aniana" (Hebrew: אני אנא) but was placed tenth. She released her first album in Turkey in 1995.[9] Linet met Orhan Gencebay when she was 17 years old and released an album consisting of Gencebay's songs. She earned two gold certifications with this album.[4]

Linet returned to live in Israel between 1999 and 2006, where apart from recording albums in Hebrew, she opened a candy store.[3][5] Besides Turkish and Hebrew, she has recorded songs in Arabic and English as well.[10]

After an absence of two years in the Turkish music scene, she returned with a completely new look,[11] performing as a guest at the İbo Show.[12][5][13] Linet had been mentioned among the candidates to participate in the 2021 season of The X Factor Israel, which selects the Israeli representative to the Eurovision Song Contest 2022 held in Italy.[14] She was eliminated in the quarterfinals.

In August 2021, Linet performed together with the Jerusalem Orchestra East&West at the Arabesque Festival held in the city of Akko,[15] and also recorded Yalnız değilsin/חומות חימר ("You are not alone"/"Walls of Clay"), a song dedicated to women facing oppression around the world. The song was recorded in Arabic, Hebrew and Turkish.[16]

Discography

Albums

* Flags indicate the country in which the album was primarily released.

  1. Birlikte Söyleyelim / שירו איתנו
  2. Para Para / כסף הכסף
  3. Hayatın Çiçeği, Anne / פרח החיים ,אמא
  4. Et Libi Koveş / את ליבי כובש
  5. Linet (1995)
  6. Linet'in Müzik Kutusu (1997)
  7. Ölümsüz Aşk (1999)
  8. אישה אחרת / Different Woman (2003)
  9. Layla (2004)
  10. Paylaşmak İstiyorum (2009)
  11. Kalbimin Sahibi Sen (2011)
  12. Yorum Farkı (2012)
  13. Yorum Farkı II (2015)
  14. Bilir misin? (2018)

Singles
  1. Yatsın Yanıma (2020)
  2. חומות חימר / Yalnız değilsin (2021)
  3. Ne Ağladım (2022)

Music videos
  • Çocuksun Sen Daha
  • Çaresizim
  • Şeytan Diyor Ki
  • Ölümsüz Aşk Bu
  • Kim Özler
  • O Kim Oluyor
  • Aşk Ordusu
  • Aslan Gibiyim
  • Sözümden Dönmem
  • Sürünüyorum
  • Şu Saniye
  • Adını Sen Koy
  • Resim
  • İncir
  • Geçer
  • Aman Aman
  • Kandıra Kandıra
  • Hikâye
  • İhtimal
  • Yatsın Yanıma
  • Ne Ağladım

Awards
YearAwardCategory
201312th Magazinci.com Internet Media Awards (The Best)Best Fantezi Musician
2015Turkish Music Friends of Hearts Association AwardsBest Performing Artist of Turkish Music (Golden Microphone)
2016MGD 22nd Golden Objective AwardsBest Album (Yorum Farkı II)
7th Quality of Magazine AwardsBest Female Singer

References
  1. "Linet doğum gününü 1000 kadınla kutladı" (in Turkish). stargazete. 6 March 2013. Retrieved 2 October 2013.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  2. "Linet nereli? Linet kimdir, kaç yaşındadır? İşte şarkıları..." Milliyet. 26 December 2020. Retrieved 29 January 2021.
  3. "Linet kimdir, nereli, kaç yaşında? İşte Linet hakkında bilgiler". Hürriyet. 26 December 2020. Retrieved 3 November 2021.
  4. "Linet'in soyadı ne? Linet kimdir, kaç yaşında ve nereli?". Star TV. 27 December 2020. Retrieved 29 January 2021.
  5. "İbo Show konuğu Linet kimdir, nereli? Linet kaç yaşında? Linet hayatı ve biyografisi!". Haberler. 22 December 2020. Retrieved 3 November 2021.
  6. "Linet kimdir? Linet nereli ve kaç yaşında?". Sözcü. 26 June 2020. Retrieved 29 January 2021.
  7. Bar, Neta (19 October 2021). "Israeli singer brags to Turkish audience about evading IDF service". Israel Hayom. Retrieved 3 November 2021.
  8. Kessler, Dana (23 April 2021). "Dropping Knowledge". Tablet. Retrieved 3 November 2021.
  9. "Linet kimdir? Linet kaç yaşında ve nereli? Linet Hatıran Olsun şarkısının sözleri..." Habertürk. 31 December 2020. Retrieved 29 January 2021.
  10. "Linet kimdir?". Hürriyet. 10 January 2019. Retrieved 29 January 2021.
  11. "Linet'in soyadı ne? Linet kimdir, kaç yaşında ve nereli?". Star. 27 December 2020. Retrieved 3 November 2021.
  12. "Linet'in yeni imajı olay oldu". Habertürk. 29 December 2020. Retrieved 3 November 2021.
  13. "Linet'in eski kilolu ve estetiksiz halleri ağızları açık bırakıyor! Linet yıllar geçtikçe gençleşmiş". Takvim. 15 April 2020. Retrieved 3 November 2021.
  14. "Israel's X Factor for Eurovision: Sources reveal names of first 18 auditionees as filming gets underway". Wiwibloggs. 22 July 2021. Retrieved 3 November 2021.
  15. "פסטיבל "ערבסק" הרביעי, יתקיים בהיכל התרבות החדש של עכו.24-27.8.21 – מנהל אמנותי: תום כהן". 11 July 2021. Retrieved 3 November 2021.
  16. "Linet'ten kadınlara mesaj: Yalnız değilsin!". Habertürk. 24 August 2021. Retrieved 3 November 2021.
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