Rami Kleinstein | |
|---|---|
 Kleinstein in 2008 | |
| Native name |
רָמִי קלינשטיין |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
November 10, 1962 New York City, United States |
| Spouse | Rita Yahan-Farouz (m. 1988; sep. 2007) |
| Military career | |
| Allegiance |
 State of Israel |
| Service/branch | Israel Defense Forces |
| Years of service | 1980–1983 |
Rami Kleinstein (Hebrew: רָמִי קלינשטיין; born 10 November 1962) is an Israeli singer and composer.[1]
Early and personal life[]
Kleinstein was born in New York City to a family of Ashkenazi Jews in 1962. In 1968, they immigrated to Israel. After a year, the family moved back to the United States before returning to Israel in 1970.[2] As a child, he studied piano and classical music after his parents recognized his musical talent and decided to have him trained to be a classical pianist. In his mid-teens, he met and began dating Israeli future singer Rita. During his compulsory Israeli military service in the early 1980s, he performed with Rita while they were both military band members.[3][4][5][6][7][8][9] Kleinstein subsequently composed and produced many of Rita's songs.[6] The two married in 1988 and had two daughters before legally separating in 2007.[10]
Career[]
In 1986, Rami's first solo album ביום של הפצצה (Template:Translation) achieved gold status. In 1997, his sixth album כל מה שתרצי (Template:Translation) reached triple platinum status within ten days of release. He was voted "Singer of the Year" in 1995, after his album תפוחים ותמרים (Template:Translation) reached triple platinum.[3]
Since 1985, Rami has been composing, arranging, and accompanying Rita.[3] He has written music for lyrics by American singer Bob Dylan as well as Israeli artists Ehud Banai and Hanoch Levin.[11]
Discography[]
- 1986: ביום של הפצצה
- 1989: על הגשר הישן
- 1991: אהביני
- 1993: במסיבה אצל גידו
- 1995: תפוחים ותמרים
- 1997: כל מה שתרצי
- 2000: פטר והזאב וקרנבל החיות
- 2000: תגיד את זה
- 2005: הרבה פנים
- 2009: שיר חשוף
- 2009: סינרגיה אקוסטית (with Synergia)
- 2010: Live
- 2012: סיטואציה מורכב
- 2014: מתנות קטנות
- 2015: אנשים טובים
See also[]
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- Music of Israel
- List of Israeli musical artists
- Israeli rock
- Ashkenazi Jews
- American Jews
References[]
- ↑ Israeli pop stars to tour U.S.
- ↑ ILTV Exclusive Interview with Musician Rami Kleinstein
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 About Rami Kleinstein Archived 2010-11-16 at the Wayback Machine.
- ↑ Shepherd, John; Horn, David; Laing, Dave (July 22, 2009). Continuum encyclopedia of popular .... ISBN 9780826474360. https://books.google.com/books?id=xjLaAAAAMAAJ&q=%22rami+kleinstein%22. Retrieved September 20, 2010.
- ↑ "Billboard". Billboard. February 15, 1997. https://books.google.com/books?id=FA8EAAAAMBAJ&q=%22rami+kleinstein%22&pg=PA51.
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 Motti, Regev; Regev, Motti; Seroussi, Edwin (26 April 2004). Popular music and national culture .... ISBN 9780520236547. https://books.google.com/books?id=kAxLAn6sOb4C&q=%22rami+kleinstein%22&pg=PA174. Retrieved September 20, 2010.
- ↑ Israel. Lucent Books. 2002. ISBN 9780739855362. https://archive.org/details/israelsteadwellb00sand. Retrieved September 20, 2010. "rami kleinstein."
- ↑ "Rami Kleinstein: Rocker with American roots". Jerusalem Post. October 1, 1996. http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1P1-2789298.html.
- ↑ The split heard 'round the country
- ↑ Rami and Rita - the end?
- ↑ Dynamic duo[dead link]
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