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Karolina

Karolina is an Israeli singer-songwriter and composer, known as a member of the trio Habanot Nechama and for her solo albums.

born 1971Singing in Habanot NechamaThe song Lo TzipityThe album What Shall I Do Now?

Born: 19 March 1971, Jaffa
Occupation: singer-songwriter, composer, singer, musician

Karolina was born in 1971 in Jaffa

Keren Avratz was born in Jaffa on March 19, 1971, and grew up in Eilat. Her grandmother gave her the nickname Karolina. At home she heard Greek, Arabic and Turkish music, and her brother Joseph introduced her to soul, jazz and new wave.

She was also influenced by the Red Sea Jazz Festival in Eilat. At 15 she took a few classical guitar lessons and then taught herself to play.

Her first recording came in 1999, and in 2000 she founded the band Funset in Tel Aviv. In 2004 she recorded the song Lo Tzipity with the producers Soulico and formed Habanot Nechama with Yael Deckelbaum and Dana Adini. Funset's album Ragga Pumpkin came out in 2005, and the trio's debut album, released in 2007, went platinum.

Her first solo album, What Shall I Do Now?, came out in December 2009, followed by Zohar in 2012 and Shalosh in 2017. She worked with Kutiman and Sabbo and opened for The Black Eyed Peas, Lauryn Hill and Erykah Badu. In 2018 she began appearing in a musical at the Cameri Theatre.