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Israeli Pop Star Noa Kirel Sets Her Sights on the U.S. With Sassy English Single, ‘Please Don’t Suck’
Shirley Halperin Executive Editor, MusicFans of Israeli pop star Noa Kirel won’t be all that surprised to learn that, for her English debut, “Please Don’t Suck,” the 20-year-old interpolates a song written a half-century before her birth — 1954 barbershop ditty “Mr. Sandman.” Kirel is, if not an old soul, then certainly mature beyond her years in the minds of those who’ve been following her rapidly ascending career, with the smarts, confidence, charisma and talent to forge her own path.And that’s exactly what she’s done in her home country, where the singer is currently serving out her two-year mandatory military service in the Israel Defense Forces.
