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Avigayil Koevary

Avigayil Koevary is an Israeli singer, musician and actress who won the Best Actress award at the 2018 Jerusalem Film Festival for the film Red Cow.

born 1987Lead singer of the band KoevaryRole in the film Red CowThe series Matir Agunot

Avigayil Koevary
Born
14 July 1987, Jerusalem
Occupation
musician, film actor, television actor, actor

Avigayil Koevary was born in 1987 in Jerusalem

Koevary was born in Jerusalem in 1987 to a religious family. Her parents were born in the United States and are children of Holocaust survivors. She is the youngest of 4 children, and her mother, Hannah Levinsky, had a strong influence on her.

After her military service she moved to Tel Aviv to work in music, and around 2013 she began leaving religious life. She studied at the Rimon School but left after a year and a half. She earned a BA in art and education at the Kibbutzim College and is an ayurvedic therapist.

With guitarist and producer Ziv Zac she formed the band Koevary, in which she sings and writes. The band released Dat Bayit Elohim Ahava in 2014, Pil Shamen in 2016 and Bat Zekunim in 2018. Her fourth album came out in 2021 and her fifth, Zahav Adom, in 2022.

She first acted on television in 2016 in the series Uri and Ella. In 2018 she played Beni in the film Red Cow and appeared in the film Geula. In 2019 she starred in the series Matir Agunot and was nominated by the Israeli Television Academy.

Milestones in Avigayil Koevary's life

  1. 1987

    Born in Jerusalem.

  2. 2014

    Released her debut album, Dat Bayit Elohim Ahava.

  3. 2016

    Made her television debut in Uri and Ella.

  4. 2018

    Won Best Actress at the Jerusalem Film Festival for Red Cow.

  5. 2018

    Released the album Bat Zekunim.

  6. 2019

    Starred in the series Matir Agunot.

  7. 2021

    Released her fourth album.

  8. 2022

    Released her fifth album, Zahav Adom.

Avigayil Koevary served in the military

Koevary completed compulsory military service before moving to Tel Aviv.

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Based on English Wikipedia, Avigail Kovari and Hebrew Wikipedia, אביגיל קובארי, under CC BY-SA 4.0. The facts are Wikidata's.

Photograph: צילוםː אהוד איתן, CC BY-SA 4.0

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