1. Aya Korem was born in Nazareth Ilit and spent her childhood there.
16 Facts About Aya Korem
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Since childhood Korem has been singing and performing, playing the guitar and the piano.
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Aya Korem was part of the "magic class", studying together with Miri Mesika, Keren Peles, Ohad Hitman and Eric Berman that went on to be popular singers.
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Aya Korem enrolled in the music college just to "pass some time" until she decided what she really wanted to study, but ended up having a successful music career.
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Aya Korem dreamed of being an architect, and one of her temporary jobs was cake baking at a bakery.
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Aya Korem received the Golden Album award, which was presented to her on her 27th birthday party.
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Aya Korem recorded videos for some of the songs and went on a 1.5-year performance tour.
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In 2009 Aya Korem recorded the original song Atur Mitzkhekh for the 70th birthday of its original singer, Arik Einstein.
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In 2008 Aya Korem recorded a cover for Eran Tzur's song Erev Bet Kislev for the Hebrew Labor 2 collection of cover versions dedicated to the 60th anniversary of Israeli independence.
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Aya Korem performed three of her songs for the Pizmon Hozer project, dedicated to the birthday of Gilad Shalit, a captured Israeli soldier, and organized by the NRG website operated by Ma'ariv.
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Aya Korem wrote songs for other artists, such as Miri Mesika and Nurit Galron, produced an all-female tribute to Kaveret, starred in a version of The King and I alongside Miki Geva and hosted, for two seasons, together with Danny Robas, a TV show, called "Israeli Duet", where the two hosted and performed with some of Israel's best musicians.
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On 30 June 2011, Aya Korem released her third album, Lealef et HaSusim.
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In 2013, while in a long dispute with her label, Aya Korem initiated a bill aimed to protect the rights of musicians in the industry, limiting talent contracts to a maximum of seven years.
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Aya Korem led a group of artists to promote the bill, earning it the name "The Aya Korem Bill".
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In January 2015, Aya Korem was released from her contract with Anana, after a legal battle that reached the Supreme court.
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Aya Korem's victory paved the way for other artists who were bound by their contracts.