Corinne Allal

Corinne (or Korin) Allal (born 15 March 1955 in Tunisia) is an Israeli singer-songwriter, guitarist and producer. Her family immigrated to Israel in 1963, settling first in Netanya and later in Herzliya. She began playing guitar at age 12. After her military service, Allal appeared as a backing vocalist and guitarist on many popular Israeli rock albums during the second half of the 1970s. Tendinitis forced her to pause her career in 1980. By 1981 she was fronting the punk band Lipstick. Her solo career began in 1984 with the release of her self-titled debut album. Allal's 1989 album "Antarctica," produced and arranged by Yehudit Ravitz, was her commercial breakthrough. She had another success in Israel with "Rare Breed" (1992) and has enjoyed a successful career as a recording artist and producer since then. She came out as a lesbian in 2001 during an interview prior to the release of her album "Taninanak" and is active in campaigning for LGBT equality in Israel.