Odeya

Odeya Azulay known as Odeya (Hebrew: אוֹדֶיָּה אזולאי; born 19 April 2001) 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. In an interview with the website , 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". 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". In an interview with Ma'ariv La'noar, she said that she auditioned for the . In October 2019, she enlisted in the IDF.