Rami Kleinstein
רָמִי קלינשטיין‎
Kleinstein in 2008
Background information
Born (1962-11-10) November 10, 1962
New York City, United States
OriginIsrael
Genres
  • Pop
  • rock
Years active1978–present
Labels
Spouse(s)
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(m. 1988; sep. 2007)​
Websiteramikleinstein.co.il
Military career
Allegiance State of Israel
Service/branchIsrael Defense Forces
Years of service1980–1983

Rami Kleinstein (Hebrew: רָמִי קלינשטיין; born 10 November 1962) is an Israeli singer and composer.[1]

Early and personal life

Kleinstein was born in New York City to a family of Ashkenazi Jews in 1962. In 1968, they immigrated to Israel. After a year, the family moved back to the United States before returning to Israel in 1970.[2] As a child, he studied piano and classical music after his parents recognized his musical talent and decided to have him trained to be a classical pianist. In his mid-teens, he met and began dating Israeli future singer Rita. During his compulsory Israeli military service in the early 1980s, he performed with Rita while they were both military band members.[3][4][5][6][7][8][9] Kleinstein subsequently composed and produced many of Rita's songs.[6] The two married in 1988 and had two daughters before legally separating in 2007.[10]

Career

In 1986, Rami's first solo album ביום של הפצצה‎ (transl. "On the day of the bomb") achieved gold status. In 1997, his sixth album כל מה שתרצי‎ (transl. "Everything you want") reached triple platinum status within ten days of release. He was voted "Singer of the Year" in 1995, after his album תפוחים ותמרים‎ (transl. "Apples and dates") reached triple platinum.[3]

Since 1985, Rami has been composing, arranging, and accompanying Rita.[3] He has written music for lyrics by American singer Bob Dylan as well as Israeli artists Ehud Banai and Hanoch Levin.[11]

Discography

  • 1986: ביום של הפצצה
  • 1989: על הגשר הישן
  • 1991: אהביני
  • 1993: במסיבה אצל גידו
  • 1995: תפוחים ותמרים
  • 1997: כל מה שתרצי
  • 2000: פטר והזאב וקרנבל החיות
  • 2000: תגיד את זה
  • 2005: הרבה פנים
  • 2009: שיר חשוף
  • 2009: סינרגיה אקוסטית (with Synergia)
  • 2010: Live
  • 2012: סיטואציה מורכב
  • 2014: מתנות קטנות
  • 2015: אנשים טובים

See also

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References

  1. ↑ Israeli pop stars to tour U.S.
  2. ↑ ILTV Exclusive Interview with Musician Rami Kleinstein
  3. 1 2 3 About Rami Kleinstein Archived 2010-11-16 at the Wayback Machine
  4. ↑ Shepherd, John; Horn, David; Laing, Dave (July 22, 2009). Continuum encyclopedia of popular ... ISBN 9780826474360. Retrieved September 20, 2010.
  5. ↑ "Billboard". Billboard. February 15, 1997. Retrieved September 20, 2010.
  6. 1 2 Motti, Regev; Regev, Motti; Seroussi, Edwin (26 April 2004). Popular music and national culture ... ISBN 9780520236547. Retrieved September 20, 2010.
  7. ↑ Israel. Lucent Books. 2002. ISBN 9780739855362. Retrieved September 20, 2010 – via Internet Archive. rami kleinstein.
  8. ↑ "Rami Kleinstein: Rocker with American roots". Jerusalem Post. October 1, 1996. Archived from the original on November 4, 2012. Retrieved September 20, 2010.
  9. ↑ The split heard 'round the country
  10. ↑ Rami and Rita - the end?
  11. ↑ Dynamic duo
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