certified gold in Israel within three weeks of its release. Despite her popularity in Iran, the Iranian government called her music a "plot" to win over the hearts and minds of Iranians, and part of Israel's "soft war" against Iran. She was also criticized for sending good wishes to Iranians for Nowruz, the Iranian New Year. Awards and recognition In 2013, a documentary about her album in Persian was directed by Ayal Goldberg. It was shown at the Lincoln Center in New York City during the New York Jewish Film Festival in 2014. In Australia, it was shown in Melbourne, Sydney, Canberra, Adelaide and Perth during the AICE Israeli Film Festival in August 2014. Discography Studio albums 1986: Rita (4× Platinum) 1987: Breaking Those Walls (Gold) 1988: Yamey Ha-Tom (The Days of Innocence) (5× Gold) 1994: Ahava Gdola (A Great Love) (4× Platinum) 1999: Tiftah Halon (Open a Window) (2× Platinum) 2000: Time For Peace (Gold) 2003: Hamtsan (Oxygen) (Gold) 2008: Remazim (Hints) (Platinum) 2012: HaSmachot Sheli (My Joys) (Gold) 2015: Heaven Sent 2017: Nisim Shqufim (Transparent Miracles) Compilation albums 1996: Tahanot BaZman (Stages in Time) (2× Platinum) 2015: Rita - haOsef (Rita: The Collection) Live album 1998: Ahava Gdola - Hahofaa (A Great Love - The Show) 2001: Rita & Rami On Stage (5× Gold) 2007: ONE (Live) (Gold) See also Persian Jews Music of Israel References Sources Friedman, Motti. "Rita." The Department for Jewish Zionist Education web site, retrieved August 19, 2006. Griver, Simon. "The Ingathering of the Exiles." Israel Ministry of Foreign Affairs web site, retrieved March 25, 2005. Hartog, Kelly. "Diva Sings Out About Her Tour, Fans". The Jewish Journal of Greater Los Angeles, January 4, 2005. Retrieved March 25, 2005. Pri, Tal. "Behind the Curtains of 'Chicago'" (in Hebrew). nrg Maariv, retrieved March 25, 2005. External links Official YouTube page - live performances Persian-Israeli singer Rita performs Hayedeh's "Gol-e Sangam" 1962 births Living people Beit Zvi School for the Performing Arts alumni MTV Europe Music Award winners Eurovision Song Contest entrants of 1990 Iranian emigrants to Israel Israeli Jews Eurovision Song Contest entrants for Israel 21st-century Israeli women singers Israeli film actresses Israeli folk singers Israeli Sephardi Jews Israeli musical theatre actresses Israeli people of Iranian-Jewish descent Israeli rock singers Jewish Israeli actresses Jewish Israeli musicians Israeli Mizrahi Jews Jewish folk singers 20th-century Israeli women singers