Amir Benayoun is an Israel

Israel

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Singer-songwriter

Singer-songwriters are musicians who write, compose and sing their own musical material including lyrics and melodies. As opposed to contemporary popular music singers who write their own songs, the term singer-songwriter describes a distinct form of artistry, closely associated with the...

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Biography

Benayoun was born in 1975 in Beersheba

Beersheba

Beersheba is the largest city in the Negev desert of southern Israel. Often referred to as the "Capital of the Negev", it is the seventh-largest city in Israel with a population of 194,300....

. His first album, "Rak Ath", was sold in 40,000 copies. after it, he created 11 other albums.

In additional, he wroted and composed song for other artists, for instance Gidi Gov

Gidi Gov

Gidi Gov , is an Israeli singer, TV host, entertainer and actor.Gov is married to playwright Anat Gov, with whom he has three children.- Early life :...

 and Gali Atari

Gali Atari

Avigail "Gali" Atari is an Israeli actress and singer.-Career:She first appeared on the international scene in 1971, when she represented Israel at the World Popular Song Festival in Japan with the songs "All free" and "Give love away"...

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In 2006, Benayoun won the Akum Award for his song, "Nitzacht Iti Hakol" but he refused to accept it and donated it instead.

In 2011, Benayoun created album in Arabic called "Zini" to support the people in the Syrian uprising

2011 Syrian uprising

The 2011 Syrian uprising is an ongoing internal conflict occurring in Syria. Protests started on 26 January 2011, and escalated into an uprising by 15 March 2011...

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Discography

• Rak Ath (רק את - Only You) 1999
• Otho Makom, Otha Haruah (אותו מקום אותה הרוח - The Same Place, the Same Wind) 1999
• Shalechet (שלכת - Fall) 2002
• Nizaht Iti Hakol (ניצחת איתי הכל - You Won Everything with Me) 2004
• Hakol Ad Lechan (הכל עד לכאן - Everything until Here) 2006
• Aluf Beshahor (אלוף בשחור - Champion in Black) 2007
• Omed Basha'ar (עומד בשער - Standing in the Gate) 2008
• Sha'a Shel Or (שעה של אור - Hour of Light) 2009
• Mahshavoth (מחשבות - thoughts) 2010
• Lada'ath Hakol (לדעת הכל - To Know Everything) 2010
• Zini 2010
• Hamiklat (המקלט - The Shelter) 2011

External Links

• About Amir Benayoun in the website of "Nevel Asor" (his record label)