Amit Farkash

Amit Farkash

Amit Farkash
Born Melissa Amit Farkash
(1989-05-26) May 26, 1989
Toronto, Ontario
Occupation Actress, singer

Melissa Amit Farkash (Hebrew: עמית פרקש‎‎) (born May 26, 1989 in Toronto, Ontario) is a Canadian-born Israeli actress and singer of Jewish ancestry and is famous as the protagonist of the television series Split.

Biography

At the age of two years, she was living with her family in Ramat Hasharon, Caesarea, Israel. At thirteen, she began to study singing. She became known in 2006 when she recorded the song Millions of Stars in memory of her brother, Captain Tom Farkash, who died in a helicopter crash during the Second Lebanon War in 2006. On hearing of his death, Amit asked a friend of Tom to write the song, being sung by Amit for the first time at his funeral. It gained fame on radio and became the song most closely identified with the war.[1]

From 2007 to 2008 Farkash played a lead role in the Israeli version of the High School Musical.[2] She also performed at the Hanukkah Festigal in 2009 and 2011.[3] In 2010 she published her debut album Feel and released the single Something New.[4]

In 2009 Farkash got her first big lead role in TV. She co-starred with Yon Tumarkin in the Israeli drama series Split. The series has been a huge international success and was sold to 78 different countries.[5][6] In 2012 Amit Farkash was a contestant in season seven of the Israeli series Dancing With the Stars. She was partnered with professional dancer Oron Dahan and won the third place.[7][8] Since 2014 Amit is portraying Dana in the TV series The Nerd Club.[9]

Filmography

Discography

References

  1. ↑ Song Million of Stars
  2. ↑ "שש על האש". ynet.co.il. May 21, 2008. Retrieved May 28, 2014.
  3. ↑ "Amit Farkash confirmada no Hanukkah Festigal 2011!". Splitaddiction.wordpress.com. June 12, 2011. Retrieved May 28, 2014.
  4. ↑ "Amit Farkash". Viki.com. Retrieved 2014-05-20.
  5. ↑ "Телеканал ТЕТ начал съемки сериала "Сплит".". TSN. 18 August 2011. Retrieved 5 August 2014.
  6. ↑ "TV Show 'Split' is Winning American Hearts". Vampires.com. February 2, 2011. Retrieved May 28, 2014.
  7. ↑ Yifat Halali (22 July 2012). "רוקדים עם כוכבים: אסף הרץ ועמית פרקש שומרים נגיעה!". Mako. Retrieved 26 August 2014.
  8. ↑ "Dancing with the Stars - Season 7". Gilp.co.il. Retrieved 28 May 2014.
  9. ↑ "Amit Farkash". Imdb.com. Retrieved May 28, 2014.

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