Tära

For other uses, see Tara.

Tära
Tära in July 2025
Background information
Born
Tamara Al Zool

(2003-01-29) 29 January 2003
Cassino, Lazio, Italy
OriginSant'Apollinare, Lazio, Italy
Genres
Occupations
  • Singer
  • songwriter
InstrumentVocals
Years active2022–present
Labels
Publishers
  • Digital Noises
  • The Orchard

Tamara Al Zool (born 29 January 2003),[1] known professionally as Tära, is a Palestinian-Italian singer-songwriter.

Early life

Tamara Al Zool was born in Cassino, in the Province of Frosinone,[1] to Palestinian refugee parents who came to Italy as university students.[2] Her grandparents were expelled from their homeland during the Nakba in 1948, even though some of her family still resides in the Gaza Strip.[2][3] She grew up in Sant'Apollinare, Frosinone,[2][4][5][6] taking singing classes between the ages of 14[3] and 20[6] and starting to write music at 16.[5]

Career

Al Zool began releasing her music on SoundCloud in 2022.[2][3][6] In 2024, she was among the finalists of a contest to select acts for the May Day Concert in Rome.[2][7] That same year, she rose to prominence on social media, being featured on Spotify playlists and participating in the platform's Equal project, promoting female artists.[8] She subsequently took part in the eighteenth edition of the Italian X Factor in 2024,[5][6] where she passed the audition stage with a performance of "7 Rings" by Ariana Grande and entered Paola Iezzi's team;[4] however, she was eliminated shortly afterwards, failing to reach the finals.[9]

In 2025, amid increasing popularity after her single "Araba fenice" ("Arab Phoenix"), she embarked on an eponymous tour[5][6][8][10] and took part in several music festivals in the country.[2][3][5][6][11][12]

In October 2025, her song "Mezzaluna" ("Crescent") was among the shortlisted entries for Sanremo Giovani, a selection event for the Sanremo Music Festival 2026,[13] although she did not advance to the televised stage of the competition.[14] The song was released the following January as the lead single from her upcoming debut album.[8]

Artistry

Tära's style, which she refers to as "Arab'n'B", has been described as a blend of contemporary R&B with Arab sounds,[2][3][5][6] sometimes including urban or dabke.[6] She has cited influences from international artists like Michael Jackson,[2][3][10] Beyoncé, Shakira,[3] Ariana Grande,[6] Adele, Usher,[10] M.I.A., Sevdaliza, FKA Twigs, Umm Kulthum,[15] Fairuz,[6][10] Giorgia and Elisa,[6] as well as from Palestinian poet Mahmoud Darwish[3] and Palestinian culture in general; she has expressed fondness for Gemitaiz,[5][6] Mace,[5][7] Gaia, Venerus, Joan Thiele, Metro Boomin, Tyler, the Creator[7] and Rosalía,[15] with all of whom she would collaborate. A multilingual artist, she sings in Italian, English and Arabic.[2][3][5][11]

Tära often performs in traditional Palestinian attire, usually featuring tatreez embroidery and Palestinian keys;[2] and occasionally also wears henna tattoos on stage.[5] Some of her stage costumes have been created by herself and by Lebanese designer Sandra Rizq.[2][5]

The two dots on the ⟨ä⟩ of Tära's stage name reference those on the Arabic letter tāʾ (ت), which is the initial of her given name Tamara, as well as the ⟨oo⟩ digraph of her last name Al Zool.[5]

Discography

Singles

  • "In My Head" – 2022
  • "Alive" – 2022
  • "Déjà vu" – 2022
  • "Il mio amore no" – 2023
  • "Luna" – 2023
  • "Jada" – 2023
  • "Why" – 2023
  • "Fossili" – 2023
  • "Uguale a me" – 2023
  • "Natural State of Trip" – 2023
  • "French Energy" – 2023
  • "All I Got" – 2023
  • "Strangers" – 2023
  • "Evadere" – 2024
  • "Blun7 a Swishland" – 2024
  • "Revenge" – 2024
  • "Streets" – 2024
  • "Peace of Mind" (feat. K-Ruz) – 2024
  • "Sotto effetto" – 2024
  • "Araba fenice" – 2024
  • "Phoenix" – 2024
  • "Dunya" – 2024
  • "Ana Bali" (feat. Livio Cori) – 2025
  • "Bella Ciao (Palestinian Version)" – 2025
  • "Farti fuori" – 2025
  • "Ya'aburnee" – 2025
  • "Ya Helwe Ciao" – 2025
  • "Offline" – 2025
  • "Mezzaluna" – 2026

References

  1. ^ a b "Rilevazione ospiti partecipanti alle trasmissioni Rai – 1 gennaio - 30 giugno 2025" (PDF) (in Italian). RAI. 30 June 2025. p. 125. Retrieved 13 January 2026.
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k "La resistenza dell'Arab'n'b di Tära, cantante palestinese fiera delle sue origini". FarodiRoma (in Italian). 9 July 2025. Retrieved 13 January 2026.
  3. ^ a b c d e f g h i "«La musica come sincera passione per la liberazione della Palestina»: intervista a Tära". L'Ordine Nuovo (in Italian). 12 July 2025. Retrieved 13 January 2026.
  4. ^ a b Visca, Antonio (2 October 2024). "La voce di Tamara convince i giudici di X Factor e passa le audizioni". FrosinoneToday (in Italian). Retrieved 13 January 2026.
  5. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l De Lillis, Federica (24 May 2025). "La musica araba arriva per la prima volta al MI AMI con Tära: 'Le nostre voci contano'". Sky TG24 (in Italian). Retrieved 13 January 2026.
  6. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l Luè, Cecilia Alba (24 May 2025). "Tära, l'alba della Fenice". Cosmopolitan Italia (in Italian). Retrieved 13 January 2026.
  7. ^ a b c "In arte: TÄRA". ColorY* (in Italian). Retrieved 13 January 2026.
  8. ^ a b c Sdei, Giorgia (12 January 2026). "TÄRA, Mezzaluna è il nuovo singolo del talento italiano d'origine palestinese". DiLei (in Italian). Retrieved 13 January 2026.
  9. ^ Pascoli, Andrea (11 October 2024). "X Factor, i bootcamp di Manuel Agnelli e Paola Iezzi: ecco chi ha preso la sedia (e chi l'ha dovuta cedere)". la Repubblica (in Italian). Retrieved 13 January 2026.
  10. ^ a b c d Cangianiello, Giulia (2 April 2025). "TÄRA, la musica come voce di resistenza e rappresentanza per la Palestina e oltre". Next Gen (in Italian). Retrieved 13 January 2026.
  11. ^ a b "TÄRA sul palcoscenico del Concertone di Melpignano". La Notte della Taranta (in Italian). 22 July 2025. Retrieved 13 January 2026.
  12. ^ Cacace, Chiara (13 September 2025). "Intervista a Tära - Live Rock Festival 2025". La Valdichiana (in Italian). Retrieved 13 January 2026.
  13. ^ "Sanremo Giovani, oltre 500 le domande di partecipazione per l'edizione 2025. Alla conduzione Gianluca Gazzoli" (Press release) (in Italian). RAI. 22 October 2025. Retrieved 22 October 2025.
  14. ^ "Sanremo Giovani 2026, ecco chi saranno i 24 protagonisti". Billboard Italia (in Italian). 29 October 2025. Retrieved 29 October 2025.
  15. ^ a b "Intervista – Dare voce: TÄRA". La Freddezza Music (in Italian). 5 May 2025. Retrieved 13 January 2026.
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