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ISRAEL AT WAR - DAY 567

Israeli singers

Pop singer Moshiko Mor at a court hearing after being indicted for rape at the Lod District Court, January 14, 2025. (Screenshot from X, used in accordance with Clause 27a of the Copyright Law)
January 14, 2025, 3:03 pm
Israeli pop singer Moshiko Mor indicted in court for rape, sodomy
Musician was arrested earlier this month for allegedly raping a 30-year-old woman at his Rishon Lezion apartment in late December; he insists encounter was consensual
By ToI Staff
Singer Netta Barzilai in the video shoot for her new single, 'Big Love,' released November 14, 2024 (Credit Nadav Yahalomi)
November 17, 2024, 5:00 pm
Netta Barzilai offers some ‘Big Love’ to spread light after a year of darkness
Pop star, whose music is normally bubbly and happy, talks about her latest release, the first in English since Oct. 7 assault, after spending a long time pondering what to share
By Jessica Steinberg
Crew members and media work near the Hollywood Walk of Fame, March 8, 2023, outside the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Chris Pizzello)
September 18, 2024, 2:16 pm
Petah Tikva to launch Hollywood-inspired ‘walk of fame’
Initial list of people to get stars comprises 31 Israeli singers, actors, authors and performers who were born in or live in the Tel Aviv suburb
By ToI Staff
Four young vocalists, Talia Dancyg (far left) Agam Jeremy Bitton, (second from left) Yaara Cohen (far right) and Imri Sharif (second from right) perform in the Israel Festival's 'The Music People' at Kibbutz Dorot on September 12, 2024. (Credit: Ofir Hayat)
September 14, 2024, 10:42 am
Four teenage ‘wonders’ impacted by Oct. 7 sing emotional vocals at Israel Festival
First of ‘The Music People’ shows opens in Negev, as annual event held between Jerusalem and the south in show of support for region; singers include granddaughter of murdered hostage
By Jessica Steinberg
Tali Golergant winning the Luxembourg Song Contest on January 27, 2024. (Dani Reuter/RTL Luxembourg)
April 12, 2024, 7:43 am
Luxembourg banking on polyglot singer with Israeli roots for its Eurovision return
Tali Golergant is the first singer to represent the tiny nation since 1993. But with family ties to the Jewish state – including a brother who fought in Gaza – online hate is ablaze
By Amy Spiro
Screen capture from video of Israeli singer Tali Golergant's nomination-winning performance in Luxembourg's selection for an entry to the Eurovision Song Contest, 2024, January 27, 2024. (YouTube. Used in accordance with Clause 27a of the Copyright Law)
January 28, 2024, 11:28 am
Luxembourg taps Israeli singer as Eurovision song entry
Tali Golergant, who wins nomination with song ‘Fighter,’ was born in Israel and speaks fluent Hebrew, says she visits at least once a year
By ToI Staff
Israeli singer-songwriter, actor and reserve soldier Idan Amedi who was seriously injured while fighting in the Gaza Strip speaks at a press conference upon his discharge from Sheba Medical Center, Ramat Gan, January 25, 2024. (Miriam Alster/Flash90)
January 25, 2024, 3:02 pm
‘I was so burned, no one recognized me,’ says ‘Fauda’ actor Amedi of his Gaza injuries
Discharged from hospital after seriously hurt in blast, reservist has broken bones in fingers, but promises to get back to playing guitar; hopes to be in ‘Fauda’ season 5; urges unity
By Renee Ghert-Zand
Israeli singer Ofra Haza, 1987. (Moshe Shai/FLASH90)
January 2, 2023, 10:44 am
Israel’s Ofra Haza makes Rolling Stone’s top 200 singers of all time
Music magazine says the late artist, who came second in 1983 Eurovision, combed traditional vocal conventions with modern technique to create something ‘ahead of its time’
By ToI Staff
A member of the Spanish hip-hop band Tribade defaces an Israeli flag at the Sziget Music Festival in Hungary, August 14, 2022. (Instagram)
August 15, 2022, 4:14 pm
Spanish band defaces Israeli flag at music festival, uploads video to Instagram
Barcelona-based rap group that prides itself on social activism writes ‘Israel doesn’t exist,’ draws penis on Israeli flag at campsite after performing at Hungary’s Sziget Festival
By Tobias Siegal
Israeli pop composer and singer Svika Pick, on September 21, 2004. (Moshe Shai/Flash90)
August 15, 2022, 2:16 pm
‘Israel’s king of pop’ Svika Pick laid to rest in private ceremony
Iconic singer died Sunday at 72; funeral held in Ramat Hasharon attended by friends and family; songwriter Yoav Ginai and actor Nicky Goldstein deliver eulogies
By ToI Staff
Pop singer Szivka Pick, 72, died August 14, 2022 (Courtesy Michal Kahana)
August 14, 2022, 2:53 pm
Iconic Israeli singer-songwriter Svika Pick dies at 72
The classically trained musician collaborated on 1970s hits and later on Eurovision songs, including 1998 winner ‘Diva’; is eulogized as a ‘pillar of Israeli pop’
By Jessica Steinberg
Omer Adam, currently ranked as Israel's top-ranking singer, holding the top spots on Apple Music and Spotify in Israel (Courtesy Omer Adam)
February 23, 2021, 8:46 pm
Singer Omer Adam dominates Spotify and Apple Music charts in Israel
The Mizrachi pop singer released a song each day from his newest album, ‘The 8,’ with all eight at the top of the charts
By Jessica Steinberg
Jewish hip hop singer Nissim Black performs at a Hanukkah festival in Pittsburgh, 2018. (Esther Wayne/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images via JTA)
December 10, 2020, 8:13 am
Orthodox rapper remakes ‘Hava Nagila’ just in time for Hanukkah
‘The Hava Song’ by Nissim Black, who declares during the song that he’s ‘Black, Jewish and proud,’ is a modern take on the classic tune
By LAURA E. ADKINS
Israeli singer Omer Adam performs live at the annual Kleizmer Festival in the northern Israeli city of Safed, on August 14, 2019. (David Cohen/Flash90)
November 25, 2020, 10:06 pm
Shalom, Dubai! With UAE deal, Israeli pop stars tune sound for Arabic audiences
Abraham Accords seen as opportunity to reach new fans for singers Omer Adam, Ivri Lider and other performers
By Jessica Steinberg
Israeli singer Elkana Marziano, 28, sings along with a video clip of a song on which he worked in collaboration with Emirati artist Walid Aljasim (image on screen), during an interview with AFP at his home in the central Israeli city of Giv'at Shmuel, on October 15, 2020. (Photo by JACK GUEZ / AFP)
October 18, 2020, 9:32 am
‘Hello you’: Joint Israeli-UAE song becomes a YouTube hit
Israeli singer Elkana Marziano and Emirati artist Walid Aljasim get more than a million views on clip celebrating normalization, shot separately in Dubai and Tel Aviv
By AFP
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