Shlomi Shabat
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Background information | |
Birth name | Shlomi Shabat |
Born | August 30, 1954 |
Origin | Yehud, Israel |
Genres | Pop, Mizrahi music, Rock |
Years active | 1985-present |
Labels | Helicon Records, NMC |
Shlomi Shabat (Hebrew: שלומי שבת; born August 30, 1954) is an Israeli vocalist and musician. He is of Turkish Jewish origin.[1]
Early life
[edit]Shabat was born in Yehud, Israel, to a family of Turkish Jewish descent who immigrated from Turkey. He sings in Hebrew, Turkish, and Spanish.[2] His sister, Lea Shabat, is also a singer songwriter.
Musical career
[edit]His CDs include Friends and Live in Caesaria, in which he sings with other Israeli artists, including his sister Lea Shabat, Shiri Maimon, and Lior Narkis.[1]
In 2002, he was nominated for the Tamuz Award of Israel's Best Male Artist, along with David D'Or, Arkadi Duchin, Yuval Gabay, and Yehuda Poliker, [1] but lost out to D'Or.
In 2006, Shabat released a CD which contains duets and is named Friends 2. It was his ninth solo album, and was made in the same style as the first Friends duets album from 2001.[3]
Shabat sang a duet with David D'Or on D'Or's CD, Kmo HaRuach ("Like the Wind"), which was released on March 27, 2006.[4][5] Ein od milevado
Television career
[edit]Shlomi Shabat was one of the judges in the inaugural season of The Voice Israel on Israeli television.
Discography
[edit]- I've Returned From the Dark - 1987 - מן החושך חזרתי
- Because of the Wind - 1989 - בגלל הרוח
- Don't Go Too Far - 1991 - אל תלכי רחוק מדי
- An Hour Together - 1993 - שעה אחת ביחד
- Shlomi Shabat - 1998 - שלומי שבת
- Friends - 2001 - חברים
- Golden Hits - 2001 - להיטי זהב
- Time of Love - 2003 - זמן אהבה
- Shlomi Shabat in Cesarea - 2005 - המופע המשותף בקיסריה
- Friends 2 - 2006 - חברים 2[6]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ a b Steinberg, Jessica. "Greek crooner Nikos Vertis to perform with Shlomi Shabat". www.timesofisrael.com. Retrieved 2023-07-22.
- ^ "Shlomi Shabat, Israeli singer, reflects on battle with COVID-19". The Jerusalem Post | JPost.com. November 2020. Retrieved 2023-07-22.
- ^ http://www.kikar-israel.com/Artists/Shlomi-Shabat.html Archived 2021-10-26 at the Wayback Machine [bare URL]
- ^ "Like the Wind". Amazon. Retrieved 2009-05-05.
- ^ "Kmo HaRuach". daviddor.com. February 2009. Archived from the original on January 1, 2009. Retrieved 2009-05-08.
- ^ "All best songs by Shlomi Shabat". Braina Music. Retrieved 2023-07-22.