Lina Makhul

LINA
Background information
Born (1993-07-11) 11 July 1993
Origin Acre, Israel
Genres Pop/Dance
Years active 2013–present
Labels Yodan Productions
Website www.linaofficial.com

Lina, born as Leena Makhoul (also written as Makhul) is an international Singer-songwriter. She was born in the United States, and is of Palestinian heritage.

Makhoul was born to Arab Christian engineers in Toledo, Ohio, USA on July 11, 1993. Since the age of 4 Leena, who grew up in Acre, Israel, loved dancing, playing the piano and singing. Growing up, she became fluent in five languages and went on to make history as the first Arab to win Israel's biggest TV show, The Voice through the people’s vote.[1]

The Voice Israel

Audition

In an audition for the second season of the TV show The Voice Israel in late 2012, Makhoul sang Empire State of Mind by Alicia Keys and joined the mentoring team of Shlomi Shabat. In the program she also sang a cover version of the song Autumn Leaves (Arabic version, originally by Fairuz) obtaining the vote of all mentors. Within three days of her first appearance on The Voice, she had a quarter of a million views on YouTube, a gigantic number for a country the size of Israel.

Finals

On 23 March 2013, Makhoul won the final in the Nokia Arena[2] in Tel Aviv with 62% of the vote, having performed What A Feeling, theme song of the movie Flashdance. Along with her mentor Shlomi Shabat, she performed a song written and composed by him with his daughter singer Manor Shabat. She also sang Hallelujah by Leonard Cohen.[3] She was approached by International Israeli-born manager Irit TenHengel who signed her to her label, Yodan Productions.

Music career

2016

Her first single "This Ain't About You" was released worldwide on the 29 April 2016. The track achieved a top 10 in the UK Music-Week's Club and Pop Charts.[4] Her second single "Dance Sucker" rose even further to #4 in the UK Music Week's Official Club Chart, reflecting her growing international success.[5]

2017

Single "Dance Sucker" was released as a preview of Lina’s new album Walking On A Tightrope due for release in 2017. The track was produced by Grammy Award winner Jerry Wonda and Tal Forer. The album is believed to feature songs written by some of the world’s most successful Songwriters and includes "Tightrope", co-written by Lina and Karen Poole (David Guetta / Janet Jackson / Kylie Minogue) and the revered writer-producer and Grammy Award winner Eliot Kennedy (Spice Girls / Take That). Lina is currently working with writers such as Brit Award Nominee Maegan Cottone (Demi Lovato / Iggy Azalea / Britney / Little Mix), Hiten Bharadia (Craig David / Lemar / Omi / Tiesto) and Knightstarr (Anne-Marie / Janelle Monae).

Queen & Adam Lambert

In September 2016 Lina was selected as the opening act for the band Queen + Adam Lambert in Tel Aviv.[6] The concert was held at Park Hayarkon and she performed in front of an audience of 51,000 people.[7]

Alicia Keys Support

In December 2016 Lina covered "Holy War" by Alicia Keys, releasing an online video of the song that included her own ethnic influences. The video was discovered by Alicia, who shared it on her own Instagram, Facebook and Twitter pages. [8]

Discography

Singles

Year Single Music Week Charts
DJ Charts Commercial Pop Charts
2016 This Ain't About You
1
7
2017 Dance Sucker
—
2017 cant keep falling
4

References

  1. ↑ Gemer, Shira. "Israeli Arab voted best singer in Israel's The Voice". BBC. BBC. Retrieved 17 April 2017.
  2. ↑ Gemer, Shira (2013-03-27). "Israeli Arab voted best singer in Israel's The Voice". BBC News. Retrieved 2017-04-06.
  3. ↑ Owoseje, Toyin (March 27, 2013). "Israeli Arab Lina Makhoul Crowned Winner of Israel's The Voice". International Business Times. Retrieved 30 July 2013.
  4. ↑ Sutherland, Mark (17 April 2016). "Music Week". Music Week. 16 (Week 16). Retrieved 18 April 2017.
  5. ↑ Sutherland, Mark (23 October 2016). "Music Week". Music Week. 43 (Week 43). Retrieved 18 April 2017.
  6. ↑ "When Queen comes to town, show goes on with local singers". The Times of Israel. Retrieved 2017-04-06.
  7. ↑ London, Brian. "What Is It Like To See Queen In Park HaYarkon In Tel Aviv". Israel Cool. Israel Cool. Retrieved 22 April 2017.
  8. ↑ Keys, Alicia (20 December 2016). "Blown away by this beautiful, deep cover" (Tweet). Twitter. Twitter. Retrieved 22 April 2017.
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