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Odeya

Odeya Azulay known as Odeya (Hebrew: אוֹדֶיָּה אזולאי; born 8 April 1988) is an Israeli singer-songwriter and composer.

Early life

Odeya Azulay was born and raised in Bat Yam to a family of Moroccan origin in a religious home and attended a religious school. Around the age of 11, she distanced herself from religion and transferred to a secular school. After a few years, she began to approach religion again.[1][2] In an interview with the website Frogi [he], she said: "I know there is an interest in women's singing, but I have a rabbi who I go to and he strengthens me a lot".[1] She later added that "since my return to religion, I have been writing about slightly deeper topics; about Judaism, the soul, about the Creator of the world".[1] In an interview with Maariv for Youth, she said that she auditioned for the TV show Music School (Television show) [he].[3] In October 2019, she enlisted in the IDF.

Career

Before releasing her debut single, she recorded the song "Young and Beautiful" by American singer-songwriter Lana Del Rey.

On November 18, 2019, her debut single, "Our Love," was released, which was a success, garnering over half a million views on YouTube. The song was written by Odeya and produced by Guy and Yahel [he]. In light of its success, in January 2020 she released her second single, "Rak Shayishar", which she co-wrote with producers Guy and Yael.

In March 2020, her breakthrough single "Or" was released, which achieved great success on the official Galgalatz chart [he], staying there for many weeks and peaking at number six. On July 8 of that year, its official acoustic version was released. In mid-2020, she released the single "Ma Ashiv Lach [he]", and towards the end of September, she released an official remix of "Or". It accumulated over 5 million views on YouTube, took first place on Spotify's viral chart in Israel, and was at the top of the Apple Music chart.[4] In early 2021, she remixed "Havita Hverto" written by Yoram Taharlev, and released an accompanying music video for the song. She also wrote and composed the song "Ain Auti Yahret" by singer Gal Adam, participated in the music video, recorded the opening line of the song, and sang a line from the song towards the end.

On June 20, 2021, her debut album, "Or [he]", was released.[5] On the same day, she released the eighth single from it, "Netznitzim [he]", which also had an accompanying music video. Later that year, she wrote "Baati Lehatzil Otach [he]" for Agam Buchbat [he] with Moshe Ben Avraham and Shahar Saul [he]. She also wrote the song "Ma Kara? [he]" for Eden Ben Zaken.

In 2023, she wrote the songs "Ani [he]" and "Itza Shabbat" for Omer Adam, which appear on his seventh album, "Sof Ha'olam [he]". On January 5, she released the single "Baleylot [he]" with Offer Nissim. On February 5, she released the cover version of "I Wanna Be Yours" with Red Band [he]. On March 12, she released the single "Rak Auch Abiteh". On March 15, she released the single "Hozer El Etzm". On March 23, she released the cover version of the song "Tzipor Medaber [he]" as part of an advertising campaign for the Castro clothing company. On March 26, she released the song "Psychological". On March 30, 2023, she released her second studio album, "The Truth [he]". On June 13, she released the singles "Intelectu-arsit [he]" and "The Royal Couple". On August 2, she released the single "Stai / You Are Mine (Part 1)".[6] After it was announced in July that Odia would appear in the "Women's Singing" project along with singers Eden Ben Zaken, Nasrin Kadri and Narkis Reuven-Nagar [he], on September 3, the single "Bet on me [he]" was released from the project. The single reached number four on the Media Forest weekly chart.

In October, she released "Winter 23 [he]" with E-Z [he], in the shadow of the Gaza war.[7] On November 16, 2023, she released the mini-album "War of Iron Swords (album) [he]" which includes three songs inspired by the War of Iron Swords.[8]

On January 22, 2024, Odia and Sasson Ifraim and Sheulav [he] collaborated on a love song called "My Blood [he]".[9] That same month, she released the singles "If You Are Mine" and "Politics".[10]

In April 2024, she was named on the Forbes 30 Under 30.[11] On April 16, she released the song "Awfully close [he]" with Shrek [he] and Omer Adam. On June 2, she released the single "In the Next Incarnation".[12] On September 8, she released her third studio album, "Child of faith [he]". The album includes 13 songs, three of which were released in the weeks leading up to the album's release: "Oved b'kfar [he]", "Lila Tov", and "Ben Adam". Odia wrote most of the album's songs in a villa in the north, which she rented to be alone and work. The album was created in collaboration with several writers and producers, including Tamir Tzur [he], Ofir Cohen [he], Tal Ben Nun, and Jordan Peleg [he].[13] On November 14, she released the single "You don't know how much I love you [he]".[14] On November 24, she released the single "Who loves you more than me? [he]", a cover version of a song by Arkadi Duchin. On December 19, Israeli singer Ivri Lider's ninth album, "A part not separate from others [he]," was released, in which Odia performs the track "Dancing in Front of Everyone."[15]

On February 5, 2025, the track "Dancing with everyone [he]" was released as a single from the album, and the music video for the song depicts a 1970s-style disco party, with colorful lighting and a retro atmosphere. On March 4 of the same year, she released her second mini-album, "All the songs are over [he]", which includes six songs.[16]

Discography

Studio Albums

  • 2021: Light
  • 2023: The Truth
  • 2024: Child of Faith

Mini Albus

  • 2023: War of Iron Swords
  • 2025: All the songs are over

Awards

Year Award Category Outcome
2022 Frogi Annual Choice Year Awards [he] Singer of the year Nominated
2023 Composer's Association Award [he] Discovery of the year Won
2024 Israel Artists Union [he] Young and Pioneering award Won

References

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  2. ^ "קשה לי להתלבש בצניעות, אבל אני שומרת מצוות ומתפללת". mako. 2022-01-27. Retrieved 2025-04-21.
  3. ^ Tzivlin, Ofek (2022-05-02). ""ההתעסקות באינסטגרם מרוקנת אותי"". web.archive.org. Archived from the original on May 2, 2022. Retrieved 2025-04-21.
  4. ^ "אודיה - מה אשיב לך". mako. 2020-08-12. Retrieved 2025-04-21.
  5. ^ "אור עולה: אודיה משיקה אלבום בכורה עם סינגל חדש". mako. 2021-06-20. Retrieved 2025-04-21.
  6. ^ "זה לא את: הפספוס הגדול של אלה לי וקווין רובין". www.maariv.co.il (in Hebrew). 2023-08-04. Retrieved 2025-04-21.
  7. ^ "50 שנה אחרי חורף 73': שיר חדש על ילדי חורף 23'". רשת 13 (in Hebrew). Retrieved 2025-04-21.
  8. ^ Cohen, Maya (2025-03-09). ""נכנסנו ליום זיכרון שלא נגמר": אודיה משחררת מיני אלבום בשם "חרבות ברזל" | ישראל היום". www.israelhayom.co.il. Retrieved 2025-04-21.
  9. ^ ""אתה הדם שלי": הדואט המפתיע של אודיה וששון איפרם שאולוב - ערוץ 14 | C14". www.c14.co.il (in Hebrew). 2024-01-22. Retrieved 2025-04-21.
  10. ^ "אודיה / אם אתה שלי | פוליטיקה | הליקון ארומה מיוזיק גרופ". heliconaroma.co.il (in Hebrew). 2024-01-31. Retrieved 2025-04-21.
  11. ^ "אודיה אזולאי". Forbes Israel (in Hebrew). Retrieved 2025-04-21.
  12. ^ "תתכוננו להתאהב: השיר החדש של אודיה". Kipa.co.il (in Hebrew). 2024-06-02. Retrieved 2025-04-21.
  13. ^ "אודיה: "גדלתי בלי אבא, בבית שבור"". mako. 2024-09-08. Retrieved 2025-04-21.
  14. ^ "אודיה את לא יודעת כמה שאני אוהב אותך". yosmusic.com (in Hebrew). 2024-11-14. Retrieved 2025-04-21.
  15. ^ "N12 - עברי לידר הוציא אלבום חדש, ורשימת האורחים מפתיעה למדי". N12. 2024-12-19. Retrieved 2025-04-21.
  16. ^ "אודיה / כל הלחנים נגמרו EP | הליקון ארומה מיוזיק גרופ". heliconaroma.co.il (in Hebrew). 2025-03-04. Retrieved 2025-04-21.

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