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Miriam Toukan

Miriam Toukan is an Arab Israeli singer, lawyer and peace activist, and the first Arab contestant on the reality show Kokhav Nolad.

born 1982First Arab contestant on Kokhav NoladLeading the group QuartetoukanPeace activism with Women Wage Peace

Born: 6 July 1982, I'billin
Occupation: singer, lawyer, composer, peace activist
Education: University of Haifa

Miriam Toukan was born in 1982 in I'billin

Miriam Toukan was born in 1982 in I'billin to an Arab Christian family. Her home played Arabic music alongside Israeli singers. As a teenager she was a soloist in the Al Karawan choir in I'billin, singing mostly classical Egyptian music.

She studied law at the University of Haifa. She works as a lawyer specializing in tort law.

In 2007 she took part in the fifth season of Kokhav Nolad, the first Arab contestant on the show, and finished ninth. That year she founded the group Quartetoukan with musician Idan Toledano. She released an album of Christmas songs in 2008 and singles in 2010 and 2011.

Quartetoukan released albums in 2013 and 2019. She performed in Casablanca in 2018 with the Israeli Andalusian Orchestra Ashdod, and at a festival in Morocco in 2022.

She is a member of Combatants for Peace and Women Wage Peace. She has joined peace marches in several countries and sang the Arabic version of "Mother's Prayer," which became the anthem of Women Wage Peace.