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Talented teen singer performs in solidarity with Israel

Shelly Chitiyat has already sung with some of Israel’s stars

December 7, 2023 14:34
Shelly Chitiyat (left) with Israeli singer Rita at a BFAMI event (Tammy Shefler Kazhdan)
Tammy Shefler Kazhdan

ByGaby Wine, Gaby Wine

2 min read

A talented singer from JFS School has been taking to the London stage with top Israeli artists to show her solidarity with the country.

Shelly Chitiyat, 16, from Hendon, has sung with Rita and Dudu Tassa to raise money for trauma relief projects run by British Friends of the Art Museums of Israel (BFAMI).

Singing a mixture of songs from the UK and from Israel, where both her parents are from, Shelly cites Adele as “her inspiration”, telling the JC: “I have been singing my whole life. Music is my passion.”

Discovering her love of singing at the age of three, Shelly started  lessons at seven, experiencing her first taste of fame aged 10 when she was invited by French singer Enrico Macias to sing in front of 10,000 people in Jerusalem.