Yael Naim — French Musician born on February 06, 1978,

Yael Naïm, is an Israeli-French singer-songwriter. She rose to fame in 2008 in the US after her hit single "New Soul" was used by Apple in an advertising campaign for its MacBook Air. The song peaked at No. 7 on the Billboard Hot 100... (wikipedia)

Songs are a way to express what I have felt. A way to understand what happened to me or to other people.
When I write in Hebrew, I don't look for sophistication in music; it's just pure emotion that comes out.
I thought I was an old soul, and that I knew life, but then starting the real life, I figured I am completely new.
Hebrew is my first language, so it's really the most personal and the most simple. When I write in Hebrew, I don't look for sophistication in music; it's just pure emotion that comes out.
My big influences are Joni Mitchell, and a lot of classical and Indian music, as well as Nina Simone and the personal blues and jazz of Billie Holiday. Other influences for me include Bjork, Nick Drake, and Sufjan Stevens.