Daniella Lugassy

Daniella Lugassy was born in 1982 in Jerusalem

Daniella Lugassy was born in Jerusalem in 1982 and grew up in Ashkelon. She is the eldest of 3 children. Her father Gil, born in Paris, was a hematologist, and her mother Pearl, born in the United States, was a teacher and painter.

She served in the IDF from 2000 to 2002. She then studied at the Buchmann-Mehta School of Music at Tel Aviv University under Tamar Rahum. As a student she sang Susanna in "The Marriage of Figaro" and Belinda in "Dido and Aeneas."

She sang as a soloist with the Israel Camerata Jerusalem and with the Israel Philharmonic Orchestra under Zubin Mehta, including the High Priestess in "Aida." At the Israeli Opera she sang Papagena in "The Magic Flute" and Prilepa in "The Queen of Spades." In 2012 she performed at the opening ceremony of the President's Conference.

In 2014 she released "Cross Over," an album of cover songs in English with one Hebrew song. In 2018 she took part in a show with 7 grand pianos, and again in 2025. In 2025 she auditioned for season 12 of "HaKokhav HaBa" and advanced with 79%, but did not join the final group.