Courtesy of The Algemeiner:  Lina Makhoul, an Arab-Israeli Christian, is the winner of the second season of the Israel version of the hit reality show The Voice Israel.  The 19-year-old from Acre, who beat out three other contestants in the final rounds, will receive a record contract and a scholarship to attend music school. Makhoul’s performed Canadian-Jewish musician Leonard Cohen’s “Hallelujah” as her final song.

The Voice Israel is the Israeli version of the internationally syndicated reality singing competition originally launched in the Netherlands in 2010 as The Voice of Holland. The American version is hosted by Carson Daly and Christina Milian and is broadcast on NBC.

Lina Makhoul, an Arab-Israeli Christian, is the winner of the second season of The Voice Israel.