Melanie Peres
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Melanie Peres is an Israel
i singer, actress and model.
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parents Peter and Nurith Frasch. Her parents separated when she was three years old, Melanie was raised by her father until the age of fifteen when she moved to her mother with whom she immigrated to Israel in 1987. She has often mentioned in interviews that the move from Berlin
to Nazareth
was a traumatic experience. Although her mother was born in Israel, Melanie wasn't accustomed to the difference in mentality and didn't speak a word of Hebrew at the time of her immigration.
She immediately enrolled in the Ulpan
to study Hebrew and went to a local High-school but figured it was useless since she didn't understand a word. She left school and Nazareth to live in Tel Aviv
at the age of 16 where she worked as a cleaner and a waitress until she began modeling in 1989. Peres started her long modeling career at the age of 17 on the cover of Israeli Magazine La Ischa. Later she was chosen as a contestant in the Israeli Beauty Contest "Face of the 80's" where she didn't make her mark but defied all when she quickly became a rising star in the Israeli Fashion World, even without a crown. The photographers loved her chameleon-like ability to change from assignment to assignment.
She traveled the world as a model until 1997, but has often expressed ambivalence towards her occupation in fashion. In an interview to Haaretz
she called it "a Meat Market that leaves you scarred"; nevertheless she has also said that modeling saved her life since she had nothing to rely on when she immigrated to Israel and no financial support from her parents. Peres made her entrance on Israel's music scene with her broken Alto voice in 1998 and started acting in 2000, when asked why it took her so long she answered that it takes time to feel halfway comfortable in a language that isn't one's mother language. In 2006 the Israeli fashion brand Honigman asked her to represent their firm, since then they developed a line inspired by her called Melanie Peres. She recorded a cover version of the Tears for Fears
song Mad World
in 2008 and was voted Israel's Sexiest Woman the same year.
's lover. Peres played one of the leading roles in the parody Telenovela Ba'am. In Tevat Noah (aka Noah's Ark), a TV series about group therapy, she plays a lead opposite Mark Ivanir.
, the lead role in Different Sky, and Naomi in Eitan Zur's film Hitparzut X aka Naomi, written by bestselling author and theater director Edna Mazia. Naomi was selected in the Critics' Week category at the 67th Venice Film Festival in 2010 .
in 2007 and the couple married on October 31, 2008. They live in Tel Aviv.
Israel
The State of Israel is a parliamentary republic located in the Middle East, along the eastern shore of the Mediterranean Sea...
i singer, actress and model.
Life and career
Peres was born Melanie Mariam Thanee Frasch in (West) Berlin, Germany, named after the singer Melanie SafkaMelanie Safka
Melanie Anne Safka-Schekeryk is an American singer-songwriter. Known professionally as simply Melanie, she is best known for her hits "Brand New Key", "Ruby Tuesday" and "Lay Down ".-Early career:...
to hippie
Hippie
The hippie subculture was originally a youth movement that arose in the United States during the mid-1960s and spread to other countries around the world. The etymology of the term 'hippie' is from hipster, and was initially used to describe beatniks who had moved into San Francisco's...
parents Peter and Nurith Frasch. Her parents separated when she was three years old, Melanie was raised by her father until the age of fifteen when she moved to her mother with whom she immigrated to Israel in 1987. She has often mentioned in interviews that the move from Berlin
Berlin
Berlin is the capital city of Germany and is one of the 16 states of Germany. With a population of 3.45 million people, Berlin is Germany's largest city. It is the second most populous city proper and the seventh most populous urban area in the European Union...
to Nazareth
Nazareth
Nazareth is the largest city in the North District of Israel. Known as "the Arab capital of Israel," the population is made up predominantly of Palestinian Arab citizens of Israel...
was a traumatic experience. Although her mother was born in Israel, Melanie wasn't accustomed to the difference in mentality and didn't speak a word of Hebrew at the time of her immigration.
She immediately enrolled in the Ulpan
Ulpan
An ulpan is an institute or school for the intensive study of Hebrew. Ulpan is a Hebrew word meaning basically studio or teaching, instruction....
to study Hebrew and went to a local High-school but figured it was useless since she didn't understand a word. She left school and Nazareth to live in Tel Aviv
Tel Aviv
Tel Aviv , officially Tel Aviv-Yafo , is the second most populous city in Israel, with a population of 404,400 on a land area of . The city is located on the Israeli Mediterranean coastline in west-central Israel. It is the largest and most populous city in the metropolitan area of Gush Dan, with...
at the age of 16 where she worked as a cleaner and a waitress until she began modeling in 1989. Peres started her long modeling career at the age of 17 on the cover of Israeli Magazine La Ischa. Later she was chosen as a contestant in the Israeli Beauty Contest "Face of the 80's" where she didn't make her mark but defied all when she quickly became a rising star in the Israeli Fashion World, even without a crown. The photographers loved her chameleon-like ability to change from assignment to assignment.
She traveled the world as a model until 1997, but has often expressed ambivalence towards her occupation in fashion. In an interview to Haaretz
Haaretz
Haaretz is Israel's oldest daily newspaper. It was founded in 1918 and is now published in both Hebrew and English in Berliner format. The English edition is published and sold together with the International Herald Tribune. Both Hebrew and English editions can be read on the Internet...
she called it "a Meat Market that leaves you scarred"; nevertheless she has also said that modeling saved her life since she had nothing to rely on when she immigrated to Israel and no financial support from her parents. Peres made her entrance on Israel's music scene with her broken Alto voice in 1998 and started acting in 2000, when asked why it took her so long she answered that it takes time to feel halfway comfortable in a language that isn't one's mother language. In 2006 the Israeli fashion brand Honigman asked her to represent their firm, since then they developed a line inspired by her called Melanie Peres. She recorded a cover version of the Tears for Fears
Tears for Fears
Tears for Fears are an English new wave band formed in the early 1980s by Roland Orzabal and Curt Smith.Founded after the dissolution of their first band, the mod-influenced Graduate, they were initially associated with the New Wave synthesiser bands of the early 1980s but later branched out into...
song Mad World
Mad World
"Mad World" is a song by the British band Tears for Fears. Written by Roland Orzabal and sung by bassist Curt Smith, it was the band's third single release and first chart hit, reaching #3 on the UK Singles Chart in November 1982. Both "Mad World" and its B-side, "Ideas As Opiates", would turn up...
in 2008 and was voted Israel's Sexiest Woman the same year.
Music
- 1998 duet ; (aka Messages) with Yahli Sobol on Yahli's solo album ( (aka Horse).
- 2006 the album Project 30 - written and produced by Sagie Tzoref and Elad Cohen which launched Peres's first hitHitHit may mean to strike someone or something to cause physical harm.Hit or HIT may also refer to:-Business:* Hitachi, Ltd. * Hongkong International Terminals Ltd....
single (aka Running Fast), another duet with Yahli Sobol. Larutz Maher won Second Most Heard Song Of The Year in Israel and its video directed by Romi Abulafia starring Neta Garty won the Best Video Award. - In 2008 Peres released a cover version of the Tears for FearsTears for FearsTears for Fears are an English new wave band formed in the early 1980s by Roland Orzabal and Curt Smith.Founded after the dissolution of their first band, the mod-influenced Graduate, they were initially associated with the New Wave synthesiser bands of the early 1980s but later branched out into...
song Mad WorldMad World"Mad World" is a song by the British band Tears for Fears. Written by Roland Orzabal and sung by bassist Curt Smith, it was the band's third single release and first chart hit, reaching #3 on the UK Singles Chart in November 1982. Both "Mad World" and its B-side, "Ideas As Opiates", would turn up...
produced by Assaf AmdurskyAssaf Amdursky-Music career:Amdursky began his career in Israel with the band "Taarovet Escot", and together they released one album in 1991. In 1994, he wrote and composed most of the songs in his first solo album, titled "Assaf Amdusrky", which was released in 1994. In it he played guitar, keyboards,...
for the soundtrack of Reshef Levi's film Lost Islands.
Television
In 2000 Peres made her debut in acting with a lead role in the TV movie Abba'le. She made several guest appearances on Israeli television in series such as Ha Burganim (aka The Bourgeoisie), Tik Sagur (aka Case Closed), Ha Chaverim Shel Naor (aka Naor's Friends), and Parashat Hashavua, where Peres played the role of Ronit ElkabetzRonit Elkabetz
Ronit Elkabetz is an Israeli actress and filmmaker. She works in both Israeli and French cinema. She has won three Ophir Awards and has received a total of seven nominations.- Biography :...
's lover. Peres played one of the leading roles in the parody Telenovela Ba'am. In Tevat Noah (aka Noah's Ark), a TV series about group therapy, she plays a lead opposite Mark Ivanir.
Film
Peres played a UN volunteer in The Syrian BrideThe Syrian Bride
The Syrian Bride is a 2004 film directed by Eran Riklis. The story deals with a Druze wedding and the troubles the politically unresolved situation creates for the personal lives of the people in and from the village...
, the lead role in Different Sky, and Naomi in Eitan Zur's film Hitparzut X aka Naomi, written by bestselling author and theater director Edna Mazia. Naomi was selected in the Critics' Week category at the 67th Venice Film Festival in 2010 .
Personal life
Peres met actor Itay TiranItay Tiran
Itay Tiran is an Israeli stage and screen actor, known for his position against Israeli settlements and for his roles in Forgiveness , Beaufort , The Debt , Homeland , Lebanon , and The Promise .Tiran is one of the most acclaimed Israeli actors of his day...
in 2007 and the couple married on October 31, 2008. They live in Tel Aviv.
External links
- Melanie Peres at edb.co.il
- Filmfund.org Melanie Peres An X-Ray Burst
- Melanie Peres at E-online
- Melanie Peres at NRG.co.il
- An X-Ray Burst Melanie Peres at Mouse.co.il
- Melanie Peres Honigman
- Assaf Amdursky Melanie Peres
- Gabriel Baharalia Melanie Peres