Rim Banna

Rim Banna
ريم بنا
Rim Banna in Oslo (2014)
Background information
Born(1966-12-08)8 December 1966
Nazareth, Israel
Died24 March 2018(2018-03-24) (aged 51)[1]
Nazareth, Israel
Occupation(s)Singer, composer
Years active1985–2017[2]
Spouse(s)Leonid Alexeyenko

Rim Banna (Arabic: ريم بنا; 8 December 1966 – 24 March 2018) was a Palestinian singer and composer who was most known for her modern interpretations of traditional Palestinian songs and poetry. Banna was born in Nazareth, where she graduated from Nazareth Baptist School. She lived in Nazareth with her three children.[3] She met her husband, Ukrainian guitarist Leonid Alexeyenko, while studying music together at the Higher Music Conservatory in Moscow and they married in 1991,[4] and got divorced in 2010.

  1. ^ وفاة الفنانة الفلسطينية ريم بنا [Death of Palestinian Artist Rim Banna]. Maan news agency (in Arabic). 24 March 2018. Retrieved 10 June 2024.
  2. ^ "INTERVIEW: Exclusive with singer Rim Banna". The Cairo Post. Youm7. 20 January 2014. Archived from the original on 16 January 2017.
  3. ^ Rim Banna. "Rim Banna's Website". Archived from the original on 8 February 2012.
  4. ^ "Rim Banna". World Music Central. Archived from the original on 17 September 2003.

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