Amir Kertes
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Amir Kertes is an Israeli musician and singer.
Kertes is the lead singer and songwriter of the rock band Ra'ash (רעש). Ra'ash released their debut album Noise Only Noise. N. (רעש רק רעש. ק.) in 1994 to critical acclaim. Kertes wrote and sang most of the songs on the album, although the songs that were written and sang by the second singer Jonnie Shualy gained more popularity.
In 1995 Kertes and all of the members of Ra'ash participated in recording of Shualy's first solo album The Thousand and One (האלף ואחד).
In 1996 Ra'ash released their second album, "Tmimot" (תמימות) . All of the album was written and sang by Kertes. The group appeared on the TV and two songs received limited TV and radio play, but the sales were low. In the same year Kertes played in an album by the popular Israeli singer Yael Levi, which Shualy produced.
At that time Kertes moved from Tel-Aviv to Ezuz
, a small moshav
in the Negev
desert.
In 1998 all members of Ra'ash played on the debut album of Adi Ran
(עדי רן), a baal teshuva
. The album became popular mostly in the Jewish religious communities.
In 2000 Ra'ash released their last album as a band, Ani Ze Lo' Ata (אני זה לא אתה). Singing and songwriting on this record were roughly divided between Kertes and Shualy. The album received positive reviews, but the band went on an indefinite hiatus shortly after its release.
In 2001 Ra'ash played their last show as a band at a two-day festival of Nana Disc artists.
In 2003 Kertes released his first solo album, Yellow Sea (ים צהוב).
Kertes is the lead singer and songwriter of the rock band Ra'ash (רעש). Ra'ash released their debut album Noise Only Noise. N. (רעש רק רעש. ק.) in 1994 to critical acclaim. Kertes wrote and sang most of the songs on the album, although the songs that were written and sang by the second singer Jonnie Shualy gained more popularity.
In 1995 Kertes and all of the members of Ra'ash participated in recording of Shualy's first solo album The Thousand and One (האלף ואחד).
In 1996 Ra'ash released their second album, "Tmimot" (תמימות) . All of the album was written and sang by Kertes. The group appeared on the TV and two songs received limited TV and radio play, but the sales were low. In the same year Kertes played in an album by the popular Israeli singer Yael Levi, which Shualy produced.
At that time Kertes moved from Tel-Aviv to Ezuz
Ezuz
right|thumb|A sign towards EzuzEzuz is a small communal settlement in the western Negev desert in Israel. Named for Nahal Ezuz, a local stream, it is located to the south of Nitzana and is part of the Ramat HaNegev Regional Council. It is built at the place of a "kibbutz outpost on border of Negev...
, a small moshav
Moshav
Moshav is a type of Israeli town or settlement, in particular a type of cooperative agricultural community of individual farms pioneered by the Labour Zionists during the second aliyah...
in the Negev
Negev
The Negev is a desert and semidesert region of southern Israel. The Arabs, including the native Bedouin population of the region, refer to the desert as al-Naqab. The origin of the word Neghebh is from the Hebrew root denoting 'dry'...
desert.
In 1998 all members of Ra'ash played on the debut album of Adi Ran
Adi Ran
Adi Ran is an Israeli singer, musician, lyricist and composer who innovated a new music genre called Hasidic Underground . He is a Na Nach Breslover...
(עדי רן), a baal teshuva
Baal teshuva
Baal teshuva or ba'al teshuvah , sometimes abbreviated to BT, is a term referring to a Jew who turns to embrace Orthodox Judaism. Baal teshuva literally means, "repentant", i.e., one who has repented or "returned" to God...
. The album became popular mostly in the Jewish religious communities.
In 2000 Ra'ash released their last album as a band, Ani Ze Lo' Ata (אני זה לא אתה). Singing and songwriting on this record were roughly divided between Kertes and Shualy. The album received positive reviews, but the band went on an indefinite hiatus shortly after its release.
In 2001 Ra'ash played their last show as a band at a two-day festival of Nana Disc artists.
In 2003 Kertes released his first solo album, Yellow Sea (ים צהוב).