Rotem Or

Rotem Or was born in 1985 in Tel Aviv

Rotem Or was born on October 13, 1985, in a family housing area at Tel Nof Airbase. Her father was a fighter pilot, and as a child she moved between the Tel Nof and Nevatim air force bases. When she was 12, her family moved to Modiin.

After high school she did her mandatory military service. She later studied at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem, earning a bachelor's degree in biology and psychology with a focus on brain science.

As a young girl she posted songs to the website Bama Hadasha, which led her to record music. In 2003 she released her first EP, Lightly Easily, on Fact Records. Her debut album, Hard Magic, came out in 2012, and she wrote, recorded and produced most of it alone at home.

In 2014 she began working with producer Roy Avital on the EP Heavy as My Dreams, released as Totemo. That year she was diagnosed with breast cancer, from which she recovered. In 2016 she released the single SeeSaw from her second EP, Desire Path, and she has performed at festivals in Israel, Uganda and South Korea.