Linet was born and raised in Israel.[2] Her family had immigrated from Spain in the 15th century to the Ottoman Empire, like most Sephardic Jews, following the 1492 Alhambra decree, which exiled all Jews from Iberia.[3] Her mother, Leyla Özgecan (also known as Leya Bonana, Hebrew: לילה), was a Turkish classical music singer from Bursa.[4] Her father, Shmuel Menashe, was a resident of Istanbul. Both of her parents are Turkish-Jews. She has two sisters.[5] On 18 March 2022, Linet's mother, Leyla Özgecan, died.[6]
Despite reports that she had served in the Israeli Army for 3 months,[7][8] Linet stated in 2021 that she never served in the military, after which she became a resident in Turkey.[9]
Linet returned to live in Israel between 1999 and 2006, where apart from recording albums in Hebrew, she opened a candy store.[4][7] Besides Turkish and Hebrew, she has recorded songs in Arabic, Greek, Spanish, and English as well.[13]
After an absence of two years in the Turkish music scene, she returned with a completely new look,[14] performing as a guest at the İbo Show.[15][7][16] Linet had been mentioned among the candidates to participate in the 2021 season of The X Factor Israel, which selects the Israeli representative to the Eurovision Song Contest 2022 held in Italy.[17] She was eliminated in the quarterfinals.
In August 2021, Linet performed together with the Jerusalem Orchestra East&West at the Arabesque Festival held in the city of Akko,[18] and also recorded Yalnız değilsin/חומות חימר ("You are not alone"/"Walls of Clay"), a song dedicated to women facing oppression around the world. The song was recorded in Arabic, Hebrew and Turkish.[19]
Discography
Albums
* Flags indicate the country in which the album was primarily released.
Birlikte Söyleyelim / שירו איתנו
Para Para / כסף הכסף
Hayatın Çiçeği, Anne / פרח החיים ,אמא
Et Libi Koveş / את ליבי כובש
Linet (1995)
Linet'in Müzik Kutusu (1997)
Ölümsüz Aşk (1999)
אישה אחרת / Different Woman (2003)
Layla (2004)
Paylaşmak İstiyorum (2009)
Kalbimin Sahibi Sen (2011)
Yorum Farkı (2012)
Yorum Farkı II (2015)
Bilir misin? (2018)
EPs
שמש בודדה / Yalnız Güneş (2023)
Singles
Yatsın Yanıma (2020)
חומות חימר / Yalnız Değilsin (2021)
Ne Ağladım (2022)
סופים מאושרים / Mutlu Sonlar (2022)
תשמור לי גם עליך / Kendine İyi Davran (2022)
שני ילדים / İki Çocuk (2023)
תסתכלו עליי / Beni Seyredin (2023)
Al Gece Yarılarımı Benden (2024)
Music videos
Çocuksun Sen Daha
Çaresizim
Şeytan Diyor Ki
Ölümsüz Aşk Bu
Kim Özler
O Kim Oluyor
Aşk Ordusu
Aslan Gibiyim
Sözümden Dönmem
Sürünüyorum
Şu Saniye
Adını Sen Koy
Resim
İncir
Geçer
Aman Aman
Kandıra Kandıra
Hikâye
İhtimal
Yatsın Yanıma
Ne Ağladım
Awards
Year
Award
Category
2013
12th Magazinci.com Internet Media Awards (The Best)