YAEL NAIM

Where You've Heard Her Raised in Israel, Naim, 30, struck gold this year when Apple chose her track ''New Soul'' for its MacBook Air laptop commercial. Her ditty — almost as fun and weightless as the chic piece of hardware it's selling — has racked up more than 700,000 MySpace plays to date.

For Fans of Feist. Naim's self-titled American debut (dropping March 18) shows off her high, quavering voice and gift for piano-based melody. Singing original compositions in French, Hebrew, and English, she echoes her fellow Apple chanteuse — except on an acoustic cover of ''Toxic,'' which finds Naim aiming instead for a mopey-Britney vibe.

Best Track ''New Soul'' (myspace.com/yaelnaim)