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Karolina קרולינה | |
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 Karolina performing in 2007 | |
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| Born | Keren Avratz (1971-03-19)March 19, 1971 (age 54) |
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| Years active | 1999–present |
| Formerly of | Habanot Nechama |
| Website | https://www.karolina.co.il/ |
Keren "Karolina" Avratz (Hebrew:קרן "קרולינה" אברץ; March 19, 1971), professionally known asKarolina, is a singer-songwriter fromEilat,Israel. She is the lead singer of the trioHabanot Nechama.
Keren (Karolina) Avratz was born inJaffa and raised in Eilat. Given the nickname "Karolina" by her grandmother, Karolina's musical influences came primarily from within her household, as well as from attending theRed Sea Jazz Festival. She listened to Greek, Arabic, Turkish and other music on a daily basis. Her brother, Joseph Avratz, introduced her to soul, jazz and new wave music, and she collaborated with another brother, Shlomi Avratz, in his project Madbooja. After a few lessons in classical guitar at the age of fifteen, she studied on her own.
At the beginning of her recording career, in 1999, Karolina recorded a track with Spoiled and Zigo[1] under her given name "Keren". Later creating "MC Karolina" a concept project that initially focused on a solo sound system shows for the club scene. This project led to multiple recordings with various artists.
In 2000, Karolina founded Funset with musicians inTel Aviv (bass: Uri Kleinman, keyboards: Shaul Eshet, drums: Atraf Moshe Assraf, dj: Yoav Rattner, sound: Guy Margalit, guitar: Shai Pertz). In 2004, she was invited by Israeli producers crew "Soulico" to record "Lo Tzipity" - an Israeli version of a track called "It's a Pity" originally released byTanya Stephens andSeeed. Intending for the track to just be for fun, it eventually became a top 5 hit on the airwaves even though it was never officially released.[citation needed]
That same year Karolina formed a trio,Habanot Nechama, withYael Deckelbaum and Dana Adini. Their debut was an acoustic night at the Jah-Pan club in theFlorentin neighborhood in southTel Aviv.[2]
In 2005, Funset released their first album, a combination of Reggae, Nu Soul, and live Trip-hop. The album, calledRagga Pumpkin received an award from theACUM for composition.[3]
Karolina continued to be featured on compilations and tracks, including the singleMusic is Ruling My World withKutiman.[4] In 2007, Habanot Nechama released its debut album, which went platinum in Israel and the trackSo Far, written and composed by Karolina, won her second ACUM award for "Best New Song of 2007".[2]
Karolina's solo album “What Shall I Do Now?” (December 2009) which won an ACUM for its producing by Sabbo and Kutiman,[citation needed] blends rock, groove, funk, and soul. The first three singles released from this album, including “Happiness” and “Nobody is Coming for Me”, have been Top 3 radio hits in Israeli,[citation needed] and the album has been a number one seller in Israel since its release.[citation needed]
Along with performing with Funset and Habanot Nechama, Karolina has worked with other musicians, both Israeli and international. She has collaborated with Soulico, Kutiman and DJ Sabbo in Israel. In 2007, Karolina opened forThe Black Eyed Peas as a solo acoustic set & forLauryn Hill that same year. In 2008 Karolina joined bass playerYossi Fine, Sabbo and Kutiman to open forErykah Badu.[5] In 2010 Karolina and Kutiman created a music video for her single "Smile 2 Me" that has been placed on display atHammer Museum in Los Angeles for the Flux Screening Series. Karolina also performed withZiggy Marley in Israel on his tour in 2011.[6]
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