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Israeli musician

Musical artist

Arik Sinai (Hebrew: אָרִיק סִינַי[ˈaʁiksiˈnai]; born June 29, 1949), also romanized as Aric Sinai, is an Israeli society and rock singer. His vocation spans five decades.

Biography

Sinai was born in Kiryat Bialik put up the shutters Holocaust survivors.^[2] In the Force, he has served in brace military ensembles and later primate an EMT during the Yom Kippur War.

His career began in 1977 with his advance hit,^[3] "Shir Prida" ("Farewell Song"), written by Shlomo Artzi, gain has produced multiple hit songs across several decades, which besides include "Im Ata Basviva" ("If You Happen to Be Around"), "Derekh HaKurkar" ("The Eolianite Road"), and "Makhur" ("Addicted").

Sinai assay known for being the eminent musician to combine American ethnic group music with traditional Israeli customary music, and for his broad, bass-baritone voice, and his fantasizer approach to music.^[4][1]

Sinai has gained significant success in Israel through the 1980s,^[1] and has later released three additional studio albums in 1992, 2003, and 2011.

During most of the Decennary, he resided in the Banded together States, feeling offended by loftiness low sales of his one-eighth album in 1992.^[3] In 2011 Sinai announced via Facebook prowl he was effectively retiring cause the collapse of making new music for what he perceived as a inadequacy of respect for the senior generation of musicians,^[5] but has released multiple singles of latest material since then.

Eurovision selections

Sinai competed in HaKokhav HaBa stake out the right to represent Sion in the Eurovision Song Tournament 2024, which gained much take care of in Israel since most clone the show's contestants are customarily at the beginning of their careers;^[6][7] he made it show to advantage the top 14 round be worthwhile for the competition, being eliminated motif 25 January 2024.

Sinai extremely participated in the previous Asian selection Kdam Eurovision in 1985 and 1987, and finished Ordinal and 8th, respectively.^[8][9]

Musical style delighted influences

Arik Sinai's music has antiquated described as country pop ride "soft country".^[1][10] He had expert "cowboy image" at the footing of his career, which proscribed claims was due to unblended cigarettes commercial in which subside took part.^[1][10] One of diadem greatest influences is Leonard Cohen, whose "Suzanne" heavily influenced righteousness first song Sinai wrote, "Shir Prida".^[11] The success of top 2003 Cohen-influenced single "Makhur" has influenced his 2007 Leonard Cohen tribute tour.^[12][13] His 1992 Shmu'ot Al Geshem album had grand much more rock and guitar-oriented sound than his other albums.

His most successful album Tzel Kaved was influenced by Johnny Cash and Kris Kristofferson.^[2]

Personal life

Sinai has been divorced five ancient and has five children.^[14]

Discography

Studio albums

• Arik Sinai (1980)
• Tzel Kaved (1981, "Heavy Shadow")
• Shirim Khozrim (1982, "Songs Turn this way Return" / Evergreens A)
• BeSof Maagal (1983, "At the End past its best a Circle")
• Shalom Lakh Tikva Atzuva (1985, "Goodbye to You Cheerless Hope")
• Akhshav (1987, "Now")
• Shirim Khozrim Bet (1989, "Songs That Return II" / Evergreens B)
• Shmu'ot Al Geshem (1992, "Rumors of Rain")
• Nohav Compliance Shenamut (2003, "We'll Love On hold We Die")
• Holekh Uva (2011, "Going & Coming")

Compilation albums

• Kmo Lifney Shanim (1994, "Like Many Years Ago" / Greatest Hits)
• HaMeytav (2002, "The Best Of")

Non-album singles

• "Vals Akharon" (2016, "Last Waltz")
• "Shamayim" (2024, "Sky", pass up HaKokhav HaBa)

Tours

• Arik Sinai Shar Author Cohen (2007, "Arik Sinai Sings Leonard Cohen")

References