Maor Ashkenazi: Difference between revisions

| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|2000|06|23}}

| genre = [[Rap]], [[Hip Hop]]

| occupation = Singer

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'''Maor Ashkenazi''' ([[Hebrew language|Hebrew]]: מאור אשכנזי; born June 23, 2000) is an Israeli rapper and composer.

He became famous after creating the song ''[[Noam's Song 2]]'' with Noam Cohen<ref>{{Cite web |last=Capper |first=Marley |date=2023-10-16 |title=19-year-old Israeli survives rave massacre, hopes to move to Florida |url=https://www.fox35orlando.com/news/19-year-old-israeli-survives-rave-massacre-hopes-to-move-to-florida |access-date=2024-04-03 |website=FOX 35 Orlando |language=en-US}}</ref>, a survivor of the [[Re'im music festival massacre]] on October 7, 2023.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Haunting: October 7th massacre survivor sings about horrors and trauma |url=https://www.israelnationalnews.com/news/380226 |access-date=2024-03-29 |website=Israel National News}}</ref> The song was a hit on streaming and entered at number 33 on the Mako chart. At its peak, it reached number 26 on the charts.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2023-11-12|title="קולט שאני חי, מזיז גופות של חברים מעליי"|url=https://www.mako.co.il/music-news/Article-e3e85d388b2cb81026.htm|access-date=2024-03-28|website=mako}}</ref>

== Biography ==

Ashkenazi grew up in [[Rishon LeZion]] in Central District, Israel. His parents divorced when he was one year old. From 2016 to 2018, Maor Ashkenazi served in the Israel Defense Forces and received an honorable discharge once he completed his mandatory service in the [[Israel Defense Forces|IDF]] as a combat medic in Battalion 932.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|date=2023-01-24|title=מאור אשכנזי התחבר ל'חבר'ה הרעים' והפך לזמר עם מיליוני צפיות ביוטיוב|url=https://rishon.mynet.co.il/food_leisure/article/b1ar0bhij|access-date=2024-03-28|website=mynetrishon|language=he}}</ref> Towards the end of his military service, Ashkenazi participated in a [[Rapping|rap]] and [[Hip hop|hip-hop]] course at the Rimon School of Music's foreign studies department, led by rapper Segol 59.<ref name=":1">{{Cite web |last=טל |first=דודי |date=2019-05-04 |title=הלב השבור של הראפר מראשון לציון לא מפסיק לכבוש לבבות |url=https://www.hashikma-rishon.co.il/culture/20463 |access-date=2024-03-28 |website=hashikma-rishon.co.il |language=he}}</ref>

== Music career ==

In 2018, Ashkenazi released his debut single, "טיפשים וצעירים", which received sympathy and millions of streams on music platforms.<ref name=":1" /> Between 2018 and 2022, he released several singles from his debut album, called "טיפשים וצעירים", after the name of the debut single. The album was released on November 11, 2022, about four years after the release of the first single, and included a special appearance by singer Keren Crispil.<ref name=":0" />

In November 2023, during the [[Israel–Hamas war]], Ashkenazi and Noam Cohen,<ref>{{Cite web |title=Amid thrum of war, popular songs of rage and resilience become post-Oct. 7 soundtrack |url=https://www.timesofisrael.com/amid-thrum-of-war-popular-songs-of-rage-and-resilience-become-post-oct-7-soundtrack/ |website=The Times of Israel}}</ref> one of the survivors of the [[Re'im music festival massacre]], released the song "השיר של נעם 2".<ref>{{Cite news|last=שלו|first=בן|date=2023-11-27|title="השיר של נעם 2" מביא עדות אישית ישירה מהטבח ברעים|language=he|work=הארץ|url=https://www.haaretz.co.il/gallery/music/2023-11-27/ty-article-magazine/.premium/0000018c-0b43-dca2-a9fd-6fcb74d20000|access-date=2024-03-28}}</ref> From Ashkenazi's debut album, the song deals with Cohen's experience and feelings during the massacre.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2023-10-28|title=מיליון צפיות ב-3 ימים: השיר המרסק על "מיגונית המוות"|url=https://www.mako.co.il/music-news/local/Article-64d8265de277b81026.htm|access-date=2024-03-28|website=mako}}</ref> The song was a hit and peaked at number 26 on the Mako chart and tenth on the Mako chart.<ref>{{Cite news|last=כהן|first=ניר (שוקו)|date=2023-10-31|title=השיר של ניצול המסיבה ברעים - שהפך לוויראלי: "עוזר לי להתמודד עם המצב"|language=he|work=Ynet|url=https://www.ynet.co.il/entertainment/article/rkh4kr0zp|access-date=2024-03-28}}</ref> At its peak, it reached number 26 on the charts. In the official Galgalat parade, which resumed on November 29 after an eight-week hiatus following the onset of the Israel-Hamas war, the song entered in tenth place.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Galgalat parade |url=https://glz.co.il/%D7%92%D7%9C%D7%92%D7%9C%D7%A6 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231203000349/https://glz.co.il/%D7%92%D7%9C%D7%92%D7%9C%D7%A6 |archive-date=2023-12-03 |access-date=2024-03-28 |website=glz.co.il}}</ref>

==Discography==

* 2022: טיפשים וצעירים

==See also==

*[[Noam Bettan]]

==References==

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