Arkadi Duchin
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Arkadi Duchin is an Israeli singer-songwriter
and musical producer.
, Belarus
. He immigrated to Israel
at the age of 15.
HaChaverim Shel Natasha (The Friends of Natasha
). The band, which he formed in 1986 with Micha Shitrit, made five albums, including the 1994 album Radio Blah Blah, before its breakup in 1996. Dudu Fisher
, David D'Or
, Eran Zur, and Meir Banai joined in the song "Lisa" on "Radio Blah-Blah".http://www.discogs.com/Friends-Of-Natasha-Radio-Blah-Blah/release/1415500
After 9/11 Duchin and Etti Ankri
, Zehava Ben
, David D'Or
, and other Israeli singers recorded the title song "Yesh Od Tikvah" ("Our Hope Endures"), for which D'Or wrote the music and lyrics, on the CD Yesh Od Tikvah/You've Got a Friend. The CD, released by Hed Arzi in 2002, benefitted Israeli terror victims, with all proceeds going to "NATAL": the "Israel Trauma Center
for Victims of Terror and War".
In 2002 he was nominated for the Tamuz Award of Israel's Best Male Artist, along with David D'or
, Shlomi Shabat
, Yuval Gabay, and Yehuda Poliker
,http://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/jpost/access/98483737.html?dids=98483737:98483737&FMT=ABS&FMTS=ABS:FT&type=current&date=Jan+6%2C+2002&author=DANY+ZACK&pub=Jerusalem+Post&edition=&startpage=09&desc=Poliker+sweeps+up+Tammuz+nominations but lost out to D'Or.
In 2004, Duchin opened a restaurant on Frishman Street in Tel Aviv
, which closed a year later. He hosted a cooking show on Israel's Russian language television channel in which Israeli singers were invited to cook a meal.
Duchin sang a duet with David D'Or on D'Or's CD, Kmo HaRuach ("Like the Wind"), which was released on March 27, 2006.
In 2009, Duchin released a children's album, Friends of Arkasha.
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...
and musical producer.
Early life
Duchin was born in BabruyskBabruysk
Babruysk or Bobruysk is a city in the Mahilyow Voblast of Belarus on the Berezina river. It is a large city in Belarus with a population of approximately 227,000 people . The name Babruysk probably originates from the Belarusian word babyor , many of which used to inhabit the Berezina...
, Belarus
Belarus
Belarus , officially the Republic of Belarus, is a landlocked country in Eastern Europe, bordered clockwise by Russia to the northeast, Ukraine to the south, Poland to the west, and Lithuania and Latvia to the northwest. Its capital is Minsk; other major cities include Brest, Grodno , Gomel ,...
. He immigrated to Israel
Aliyah
Aliyah is the immigration of Jews to the Land of Israel . It is a basic tenet of Zionist ideology. The opposite action, emigration from Israel, is referred to as yerida . The return to the Holy Land has been a Jewish aspiration since the Babylonian exile...
at the age of 15.
Music career
Duchin sang in the rock bandRock Band
Rock Band is a music video game developed by Harmonix Music Systems, published by MTV Games and Electronic Arts. It is the first title in the Rock Band series. The PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 versions were released in the United States on November 20, 2007, while the PlayStation 2 version was...
HaChaverim Shel Natasha (The Friends of Natasha
The Friends of Natasha
The Friends of Natasha or Natasha's Friends is a former Israeli rock band, highly regarded by critics, which was one of the most popular Israeli bands during the 1990s...
). The band, which he formed in 1986 with Micha Shitrit, made five albums, including the 1994 album Radio Blah Blah, before its breakup in 1996. Dudu Fisher
Dudu Fisher
David "Dudu" Fisher is an Israeli cantor and stage performer.He is best known for his Broadway performance as Jean Valjean in the musical Les Misérables.- Cantorial career :...
, David D'Or
David D'Or
David D'Or is an Israeli singer, composer, and songwriter. A countertenor with a vocal range of more than four octaves, he is a three-time winner of the Israeli "Singer of the Year" and "Best Vocal Performer" awards. He was also chosen to represent Israel in the 2004 Eurovision Song Contest, at...
, Eran Zur, and Meir Banai joined in the song "Lisa" on "Radio Blah-Blah".http://www.discogs.com/Friends-Of-Natasha-Radio-Blah-Blah/release/1415500
After 9/11 Duchin and Etti Ankri
Etti Ankri
Esther "Etti" Ankri is an Israeli singer-songwriter. She is a former Female Singer of the Year in Israel, and has also performed in the United States, England, and India. Ankri has been called a "rock genius", the "poet of Israeli spirituality," and "the contemporary voice of.....
, Zehava Ben
Zehava Ben
Zehava Ben is one of the most popular Israeli female vocalists in the Mizrahi music genre; the Middle Eastern-style of singing rising from Israel's Mizrahi Jewish population, dominating Israeli music in the 1990s and popular ever since.-Early life:...
, David D'Or
David D'Or
David D'Or is an Israeli singer, composer, and songwriter. A countertenor with a vocal range of more than four octaves, he is a three-time winner of the Israeli "Singer of the Year" and "Best Vocal Performer" awards. He was also chosen to represent Israel in the 2004 Eurovision Song Contest, at...
, and other Israeli singers recorded the title song "Yesh Od Tikvah" ("Our Hope Endures"), for which D'Or wrote the music and lyrics, on the CD Yesh Od Tikvah/You've Got a Friend. The CD, released by Hed Arzi in 2002, benefitted Israeli terror victims, with all proceeds going to "NATAL": the "Israel Trauma Center
Trauma center
A trauma center is a hospital equipped to provide comprehensive emergency medical services to patients suffering traumatic injuries. Trauma centers grew into existence out of the realization that traumatic injury is a disease process unto itself requiring specialized and experienced...
for Victims of Terror and War".
In 2002 he was nominated for the Tamuz Award of Israel's Best Male Artist, along with David D'or
David D'Or
David D'Or is an Israeli singer, composer, and songwriter. A countertenor with a vocal range of more than four octaves, he is a three-time winner of the Israeli "Singer of the Year" and "Best Vocal Performer" awards. He was also chosen to represent Israel in the 2004 Eurovision Song Contest, at...
, Shlomi Shabat
Shlomi Shabat
Shlomi Shabat is a popular Israeli singer, musician, and artist who sings in the oriental Mizrahi style. He comes from a sephardic family that immigrated from Turkey, and sings in Hebrew, Turkish, and Spanish.-Musical career:...
, Yuval Gabay, and Yehuda Poliker
Yehuda Poliker
Yehuda Poliker is an Israeli singer, songwriter, musician, and painter.-Early life:Poliker was born in Kiryat Haim, a suburb of Haifa, Israel to a Greek Jewish family. Poliker is the son of Holocaust survivors deported to Auschwitz from Salonika, Greece.-Music career:Poliker's music combines rock...
,http://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/jpost/access/98483737.html?dids=98483737:98483737&FMT=ABS&FMTS=ABS:FT&type=current&date=Jan+6%2C+2002&author=DANY+ZACK&pub=Jerusalem+Post&edition=&startpage=09&desc=Poliker+sweeps+up+Tammuz+nominations but lost out to D'Or.
In 2004, Duchin opened a restaurant on Frishman Street in Tel Aviv
Tel Aviv
Tel Aviv , officially Tel Aviv-Yafo , is the second most populous city in Israel, with a population of 404,400 on a land area of . The city is located on the Israeli Mediterranean coastline in west-central Israel. It is the largest and most populous city in the metropolitan area of Gush Dan, with...
, which closed a year later. He hosted a cooking show on Israel's Russian language television channel in which Israeli singers were invited to cook a meal.
Duchin sang a duet with David D'Or on D'Or's CD, Kmo HaRuach ("Like the Wind"), which was released on March 27, 2006.
In 2009, Duchin released a children's album, Friends of Arkasha.
External links
- Arkadi Duchin Official website