The Israeli singer and songwriter Achinoam Nini, also known outwith Israel as
Noa, was born in Bat Yam near Tel Aviv, but from the age of two was raised in
New York and educated in the USA until her return to Israel at the age of 16.
After completing her compulsory military service for the Israeli Defence Force,
she studied music at Rimon School of Jazz and Contemporary Music in Ramat
Hasharon. It was during her time at the school where she met Gil Dor, the
acclaimed guitarist who was a co-founder of the school. Dor became Nini's long
term partner and musical collaborator and ...