Yael Naim is a French-Israeli singer-songwriter who rose to fame in 2008; after her hit single New Soul was used by Apple in an advertising campaign for its MacBook Air.The success of this song made her the first Israeli solo artist to have a top ten hit in the United States. The song peaked at #7 on the Billboard Hot 100.Yael Naim was born in Paris on 6 February 1978 to French and Tunisian Sephardi-Jewish parents. At the age of four; she moved with her family to Ramat HaSharon; Israel; where she spent the rest of her childhood. She served in the Israel Defense Force as a soloist in the Israel Air Force Orchestra. "New Soul" is a song by the French-Israeli R&B/soul/electropop singer Yael Nam, from her eponymous album. The song has gained popularity in the U.S. following its use by Apple in an advertisement for their MacBook Air laptop. In the song Nam sings of being a new soul who has come into the world to learn "a bit 'bout how to give and take." However she finds that things are harder than they seem. The song features a prominent "la la la la" section as its hook.Yael Naim is a French-Israeli singer-songwriter who rose to fame in 2008; after her.