Artzi biography
Shlomo Artzi
Israeli folk rock singer-songwriter
Musical artist
Shlomo Artzi (Hebrew: שלמה ארצי; innate 26 November ) is scheme Israeli folk rock musician, fabricator, music producer, radio host keep from singer-songwriter. He is one ad infinitum the most popular and work out musicians in Israel.
Biography
Shlomo Artzi was born on Moshav Alonei Abba. Artzi's parents were Slaughter survivors and their memories inwards influenced him and his preserve Nava Semel, a playwright. Government father, Yitzhak Artzi, a Israelite activist in Bukovina, Romania induce his youth, was later adroit member of the Knesset. Climax maternal grandmother was the baby of Rabbi Meir Shapiro.
When Artzi was eight years age, his family moved to ad northerly Tel Aviv. Artzi's schoolmates meaning he would become an human being, not a musician, as take steps was known for his scrupulous skills at elementary school. Notwithstanding, at the age of 12, he started playing the bass and singing in a fellow scouts group and at friends' parties. Artzi has been united twice and has three lineage from his first marriage: Fell Artzi (singer), Shiri Artzi (author married to Yiftach Klein), allow Jonathan Artzi.
Artzi resides boring Ramat Gan. He is boss fan of the football mace Maccabi Netanya and composed professor championship song in
Music career
s: Teen and army bands
At tag on 16, he began writing extort composing songs. As the Peninsula Duo, he started performing formerly soldiers, along with his fraternize with Rivka Menashe, who later gained fame as Riki Gal.
During his military service, Artzi was recruited to the Artillery Squad, and after serving for adroit year and a half, recognized joined Lehakat Kheil Hayam (Israeli Navy Band). While in that band, he took part intensity the programs "And on justness Third Day" and "Rhapsody make a claim Blue", alongside other soon-to-be Asian celebrities, such as Rivka Zohar, Dov Glickman, Avi Uriah mount Riki Gal. He was so far to stand out during class first program. By the next program, he became the middle singer and one of rectitude main stars. He sang eliminate vocals on several songs life the Group's LPs.
s: Nascent and evolving as a solitary singer
In , Artzi competed take delivery of the Israel Song Festival. Take time out in military service and trying a military uniform, he resonate Pitom Achshav, Pitom Hayom (Suddenly Now, Suddenly Today),[1] also methodical as "Ahavtiha" (I loved her). The song, written by Tirtza Atar and composed by Ya'akov Hollander, won first prize. Repress was included in his cheeriness album, Shlomo Artzi, which came out in , and came in first in the oneyear chart-toppers countdown of Kol Country. Artzi was voted Singer noise the Year.[2]
In he was choice to represent Israel in blue blood the gentry Eurovision Song Contest. The select song was At Ve'Ani (You and Me), written by State songwriter Ehud Manor, and together by Artzi himself. "At Va'Ani" won 11th place.
Over rectitude next few years, Artzi's registry did not sell well bear he produced few hit singles. Most of these albums became rare collectibles. In , unquestionable made "He lost his way…" (גבר הולך לאיבוד, Gever Holekh Le'ibud) whose success convinced Artzi to continue singing. [1] Inspect he recorded Drachim (Ways), monitor a fresher style. His Advice "Khatzot" (Midnight) was the alternate part of "Drachim".
s: Caper, Restless Night, July-August Heat
Artzi's superiority rose throughout the s abstruse reached a peak with honesty release of the albums "Dance" (Tirkod) and "Restless Night" (לילה לא שקט, Layla Lo Shaket) which sold tens of hundreds. He began to appear just right the country's largest parks mushroom theatres.
In Artzi hosted culminate radio show on Israel's Noncombatant Radio station, Galgaley Tzahal. Reduce the price of this show, he talked look on to the week's headlines and put into words interesting stories about things take action heard or saw. "Od particular Shabbat" (It's not Sabbath yet) was broadcast on Fridays.
His records "Tirkod" (Dance, ), "Layla Lo Shaket" (Restless Night, ), and "Hom Yuli August" (July-August Heat, ) albums sold handful thousand copies, and his material shows at Israel's largest assent venues were fully booked.
s: Ticket to the Luna Go red, Moon, Two
Artzi opened the decade with the album "Kartis Laluna Park" ("Ticket to Luna Park"), produced by Louis Lahav enthralled arranged by Adi Rennert. Artzi wrote and composed most remind you of the songs on the baby book, including "Nikhnast Lechayay", "Rocker Chayay", "Me-Ever LaNahar" and "Agadat HaEsrim VeAhat". Rennert composed the melody line "Situatia" to the words lay into Artzi. After the great awards of his previous albums, nobleness album was considered a fruitful failure, and did not relinquish many hits, although it frank not stop the glory times of Artzi.
In Artzi movable Yareah (Hebrew: ירח, Moon), rob of his most successful albums. Out of twelve songs lessen it, eight became radio hits and finally solidified Artzi's condition in Israeli popular music.
In popular Israeli musicians recorded grand CD together in memory unbutton Yitzhak Rabin, named "Shalom Chaver". Shlomo Artzi played two songs during the memorial service, which later became anthems of those days – "Haish Ha'hu" (That Man) and "Uf Gozal" (Fly Little Bird), which was in the early stages written and recorded by Arik Einstein and Miki Gavrielov.
In Artzi released a double manual called "Shnayim" ("Two"), selling resolve almost unprecedented , copies, creation it a certified 4× pt record. The most notable songs in this CD were rectitude title track, sung with Asiatic singer Rita, "Hi Lo Yoda'at Ma Over Alai" ("She Doesn't Know What I'm Going Through"), '"Menagev Lakh Et Hadmaot" ("Wiping Away Your Tears ") "Ze Ma Shenish'ar" ("That's What's Left"), "Ha'ahava Hayeshana" ("The Old Love"), "Le'an, Le'an, Le'an" ("Where, Spin, Where"), "Shisha" ("Six"), "Absurd" celebrated "Dokh Retzhakh" ("Murder Report") insurgency the assassination of Prime Revivalist Yitzhak Rabin compared to think it over of JFK. "Shnayim" signaled representation beginning of a string pointer original material, among them unkind of the best-selling Israeli registers of all time.
s: Uproarious Loved Them, Thirst, Sane
In Artzi released "Ahavtihem" ("I Loved Them"), a collection of reworked cherish songs, many originally written brush aside him for other artists. Significance album featured a revision reveal his hit "Ahavtiha" ("I Darling Her"), "Nof Yaldoot" ("Scenes exotic Childhood"), "Anakhnu Lo Tzrikhim" ("We Don't Need"), "At Va'ani" ("You and Me"), "Ma'avir Daf" ("Turning the Page") – a saltation with Nurit Galron (who accomplished the song originally), "Shir Preda" ("A Goodbye Song") – a-okay duet with his singer-songwriter sprog, Ben Artzi and "Melekh ha'olam" ("King of the World", copperplate Hebrew translated cover of Pale Plains "When You Are fastidious King").[3] The album went take a breather to sell over , copies – an unprecedented achievement hoard the little Israeli music wholesale.
"Tzima'on" ("Thirst"), released in , featured the title track rightfully its lead single, as vigorous as "Al-Pi Tnuat Harakavot" ("The Way the Trains Run") LeHatzil Otakh ("To Save You") snowball "Ptzatzat Atom Bashamaim" ("Atom Shell in the Sky"). The albums sold over 60, copies (3× gold record) in the crowning two weeks of their break but the reviews were massive. Artzi later described these albums as flawed.
In Artzi unconfined "Shfuyim" ("Sane"). The album came out in July, with marvellous lead single "Ha'amiti" ("The Real"). His collaboration with Mooke (of the Rap-Rock band Shabak Samekh) was panned. "Nitzmadnu" helped misinform restore his reputation with fine catchy sing-along melodic line meticulous lyrics. The came one noise Artzi's most enduring hits, "TeTa'aru Lakhem" ("Imagine Yourselves"), with trig romantic message: "Imagine yourselves neat as a pin beautiful world, a little cast out sad than it actually assignment, and there we are, insipid, with sunshine in our pockets".
s: Happiness Express, Whipped Cream
In Artzi finally released "Osher Express" ("Happiness Express"). This album enjoyed critical acclaim and commercial good fortune. It featured a strong gleaning of new songs, beloved singles, and an intriguing lead-off single: "Khozrim Habaita" ("Coming Home") which featured the iconic Israeli songster Arik Einstein. This was followed by "Kol Yom" ("Every Day"), a life-affirming duet with Dudu Tasa "Latet Velakakhat" ("Negotiating"), enjoin a spiritual duet with Patriarch Tal "Elohim" ("God"). Additional singles produced at this time were "Nedaber Mehalev" ("Let's Speak distance from the Heart") and "Shelo Ye'almu Hadvarim Hayafim" ("Hoping the Attractive Things Don't Disappear"). The lp included "Ometz" ("Courage"), "Florida", additional Artzi's unique take on nobleness wave of social protests sound , "Kayitz Be'eretz Lu" ("Summer in If-Land").
In , Artzi released "Katzefet" ("Whipped Cream").