Lilith Nagar

Lilit Naggar was born on August 22, 1935, in Mandate Palestine but grew up in Egypt. The family returned to Israel after the establishment of the state. At the age of 15, she settled with her family on Kibbutz Shluhot, a modern-orthodox kibbutz affiliated with the Religious Kibbutz Movement.{{cite web|url=http://mooma.mako.co.il/Biography.asp?ArtistId=2481 |title=Mooma (Music of Israel) website bio |publisher=Mooma.mako.co.il |accessdate=January 13, 2012}} Naggar was married to Zouzou Moussa, an Egyptian-born musician who played with the Israel Radio Arabic orchestra.[http://www.haaretz.com/weekend/week-s-end/moussa-the-man-and-the-music-1.378310 Moussa, the man and the music], Haaretz

At 17, Nagar recorded her first song, which became a hit. Early in her career she performed original Hebrew songs and songs from Hebrew musicals. but gradually established herself as an Israeli Arab-language TV anchor and singer. She took an active part in Mizrahi music festivals featuring music of Middle Eastern and Mediterranean origin. One of the first hits of Zohar Argov, one of Israel's leading Mizrahi singers, was a cover version of one of Nagar’s songs.

As an actress she performed with the Beit Lessin Theater group. In the early 1970s, she hosted an Arabic-language children's show on Israeli television, “The Flying Carpet.” In 1972, she appeared in the theatre comedy “Catch.” In 1977, she played in the movie “Midnight Entertainment Lady."{{cite web|url=http://www.habama.co.il/Pages/Event.aspx?Subj=4&Area=1&EventId=3441 |title=קולנוע – בדרנית בחצות |publisher=Habama.co.il |accessdate=January 13, 2012}}{{cite web|url=http://www.citwf.com/person314550.htm |title=Free access Film Database |publisher=Citwf.com |accessdate=January 13, 2012}} In 1981, she landed a part in “The End of Milton Levi” (1981).[https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0146281/ End of Milton Levi at IMDB][http://www.film.com/movies/sofo-shel-milton-levi/14594544 Film.com]{{dead link|date=January 2012}}{{cite web|url=https://movies.nytimes.com/movie/157119/Sofo-Shel-Milton-Levi/overview |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071110090853/http://movies.nytimes.com/movie/157119/Sofo-Shel-Milton-Levi/overview |url-status=dead |archive-date=November 10, 2007 |title=The New York Times |department=Movies & TV Dept. |work=The New York Times |publisher=Baseline & All Movie Guide |author=Eleanor Mannikka |date=2007 |accessdate=January 13, 2012}}{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=BJsktgkY9boC&q=lilith+nagar&pg=PA62 |title=Israeli film: a reference guide, By Amy Kronish, Costel Safirman |isbn=9780313321443 |accessdate=January 13, 2012|last1=Kronish |first1=Amy |last2=Safirman |first2=Costel |year=2003 }}[http://www.fancast.com/people/Lilith-Nagar/1607656/biography/about Fancast.com]{{dead link|date=January 2012}}{{cite web |url=http://www.omdb.si/index.php/ooseba/?i=871720 |title=OMDB |publisher=Omdb.si |accessdate=January 13, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120227101050/http://www.omdb.si/index.php/ooseba/?i=871720 |archive-date=February 27, 2012 |url-status=dead |df=mdy-all }} In 1983, she appeared in TV drama series “Michel Ezra Safra and Sons” based on a novel by Amnon Shamosh.[https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0151557/ Michel Ezra Safra and Sons]{{cite web|url=http://people.theiapolis.com/actress-CQRT/lilith-nagar/ |title=Theiapolis People |publisher=People.theiapolis.com |accessdate=January 13, 2012}} Participated in "HaShir Shelanu" (2007).

• Television in Israel
• Music in Israel

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• [http://www.zemereshet.co.il/artist.asp?id=1096 Zemer Reshet]
• [http://www.shiron.net/artist?type=works&prfid=2862&lang=1 Songs of Lilit Nagar] at Shiron.net

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Category:1935 births

Category:Living people

Category:20th-century Israeli women singers

Category:Israeli television personalities

Category:Israeli Arab actors

Category:Israeli Arab musicians