Leena Courtney Makhoul (Arabic: لينا مخول; born (1993-07-11)July 11, 1993), usually known as Lina Makoul, is an Arab-israeli singer-songwriter and music producer.

Makoul was born in Ohio, United States,[citation needed] to Arab-Christian parents and raised in Acre, Israel.

On 23 March 2013, Makoul won the final at the Nokia Arena[4] in Tel Aviv with 62% of the vote, having performed "What a Feeling", theme song of the movie Flashdance.

[citation needed] In September 2016, Makoul was selected as the opening act for the band Queen + Adam Lambert in Tel Aviv.

[7] In September 2017, she announced she would be supporting British girl group Little Mix on the UK and Ireland leg of The Glory Days Tour for all 37 arena dates from October until November 2017.