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Rona Kenan

Rona (Aharona) Rachel Kenan (Hebrew: רונה קינן, born 26 July 1979) is an Israeli singer-songwriter. Her father is the late [a=Amos Keinan] and her mother is Nurith Gertz, an Israeli Professor Emerita of Hebrew literature and film. She was attracted to music at a young age and learned to play the guitar. She graduated from the theater program at Thelma Yellin High School of the Arts but preferred a musical career. At the age of eighteen, she was considered a new talent. She has cited the Beatles (particularly the song Blackbird), Leah Goldberg, The Pixies, and Thelma Yellin as early influences.