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Corinne Allal

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Corinne Allal
Allal performing at Kabri in 2006
Allal performing at Kabri in 2006
Background information
Born(1955-03-15)15 March 1955
Tunis, French protectorate of Tunisia
Died11 December 2024(2024-12-11) (aged 69)
Genres
Occupations
  • Singer
  • guitarist
  • composer
  • record producer
Instruments
  • Vocals
  • guitar
Years active1973–2024
Labels
Websitekorinallal.co.il

Corinne Allal (Hebrew: קורין אלאל; 15 March 1955 – 12 December 2024) was an Israeli rock musician and music producer.

Allal was the 2022 recipient of the Landau Lifetime Achievement Award, in recognition of her outstanding contribution to Israeli music.[1]

Early life

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Corinne Allal was born in Tunisia and immigrated to Israel when she was eight years old (according to an interview on Shir Echad season 1/Chp.9).

Music career

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During her military service she played in various bands of the IDF, including the one with Yehudit Ravitz.[2][3] In the 1970s she performed mainly as a guitarist. She released her first album in 1984. The albums Antarctica (1989), Sfat Imi (native tongue, 1990) and Zan Nadir (A Rare Kind, 1992) were produced by Yehudit Ravitz and enjoyed commercial success in Israel. In 2003 she was awarded the Prize of the Israeli Society of Composers and Music Producers (AKUM). Although Allal was considered leftist and lived openly as a lesbian, her music, especially the song Ein li eretz acheret (English: I have no other country) is also very popular among all age of population and musicians.[4]

Allal collaborated with many artists throughout her career, contributing vocals to their songs. She and Ravitz sang on Arik Einstein's classic 'Atur Mitzchech',[5] voted in 2004 as Israel's greatest love song of all time. [6]

Personal life and death

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Allal was married to her personal manager, Ruti Allal. Ruti was also a singer in the past and released her album "The Sweet Forests" in 1997 under her previous surname, Paran.[7] The couple raised their two sons together. In July 2017, they separated after 18 years of partnership, but two years later, they rekindled their relationship. They resided in the moshav Ganot.[8]

In a June 2017 interview with ynet, Allal shared that her participation in the television show "Big Brother" connected her to God and Judaism: "I started reading Psalms there, because in the evenings there was nothing else to do. When I returned home, I continued to connect with God and began discovering Judaism – out of nowhere." According to her, this also tied into her project of composing The Book of Ecclesiastes, which gave her a profound sense of belonging to the Land of Israel.[9]

In 2009, Elal revealed that she had battled breast cancer. In 2023, she disclosed that she was diagnosed with pancreatic cancer.[10]

Allal died after a prolonged battle with cancer on 12 December 2024, at the age of 69.[11][12]

References

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  1. ^ ynet (14 November 2022). "הזמרת קורין אלאל זכתה בפרס לנדאו למפעל חיים". Ynet.co.il (in Hebrew). Retrieved 12 December 2024.
  2. ^ "⁨מעריב⁩ | עמוד 39 | 26 אוקטובר 1978 | אוסף העיתונות | הספרייה הלאומית". Nli.org.il.
  3. ^ "זמן נדיר: קורין אלאל חוגגת שישים - וממציאה את עצמה מחדש". Maariv.co.il. 15 March 2015.
  4. ^ Liphshiz, Cnaan (7 June 2016). "Watch: N.Y. haredi singer brings Israeli composer to tears while performing her classic song". Haaretz. Retrieved 30 April 2021.
  5. ^ "ATUR MITZCHECH | Hebrew Songs". Hebrewsongs.com. Retrieved 12 December 2024.
  6. ^ נבו, אסף (1 August 2004). ""עטור מצחך" - שיר האהבה הכי אהוב". Ynet.co.il (in Hebrew). Retrieved 12 December 2024.
  7. ^ "קול כלה וקול כלה: קורין אלאל התחתנה - וואלה סלבס". וואלה (in Hebrew). 11 June 2014. Retrieved 12 December 2024.
  8. ^ "קורין אלאל ובת הזוג נפרדו". mako. 26 July 2017. Retrieved 12 December 2024.
  9. ^ לוקש, אלכסנדרה (26 June 2017). "קורין אלאל: "האח הגדול הפגיש אותי עם אלוהים"". Ynet.co.il (in Hebrew). Retrieved 12 December 2024.
  10. ^ "קורין אלאל בווידוי כואב: "ייתכן שיש לי סרטן בלבלב"". Ice.co.il (in Hebrew). 20 July 2023. Retrieved 12 December 2024.
  11. ^ "הזמרת והמוזיקאית קורין אלאל הלכה לעולמה בגיל 69 לאחר מאבק במחלת הסרטן". Maariv.co.il (in Hebrew). 12 December 2024. Retrieved 12 December 2024.
  12. ^ Barr, Neria (12 December 2024). "Israeli rock icon Corinne Allal dies at 69 after cancer battle". The Jerusalem Post. Retrieved 12 December 2024.
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