Maor Ashkenazi

Maor Ashkenazi
Born	(2000-06-23) 23 June 2000 (age 24) Rishon LeZion, Central District, Israel
Genres	Hip hop
Occupations	Rapper singer songwriter record producer
Years active	2018–present

Maor Ashkenazi (Hebrew: מאור אשכנזי; born 23 June 2000) is an Israeli rapper, singer, songwriter and producer. He co-wrote and produced the single "Noam's Song 2" with Noam Cohen.^[1] The song is about Cohen experience as a is a survivor of the Alumim Junction during of the Re'im music festival massacre on 7 October 2023.^[2] The song entered at number 33 on the Mako chart. At its peak, it reached number 26 on the Israeli charts.^[3]

Early life

Ashkenazi grew up in Rishon LeZion, his parents divorced when he was one year old. Ashkenazi, who started writing at age 13.^[4]

From 2016 to 2018, Maor Ashkenazi served in the Israel Defense Forces and received an honorable discharge once he completed his mandatory service in the IDF as a combat medic in Battalion 932.^[5] Towards the end of his military service, Ashkenazi participated in a rap and hip-hop course at the Rimon School of Music's foreign studies department, led by rapper Segol 59.^[6]

Career

In 2018, Ashkenazi released his debut single, "Fools and Young".^[6] Between 2018 and 2022, he released several singles from his debut album, called "Fools And Young", after the name of the debut single.^[7] The album was released on 11 November 2022, about four years after the release of the first single, and included a special appearance by singer Keren Crispil.^[5]

In November 2023, during the Israel–Hamas war, Ashkenazi and Noam Cohen,^[8] one of the survivors of the Re'im music festival massacre, released the song "Noam's Song 2".^[9] From Ashkenazi's debut album, the song deals with Cohen's experience during the massacre.^[10] The song peaked at number 26 on the Mako chart and tenth on the Mako chart.^[11] At its peak, it reached number 26 on the charts.^[12] In the official Galgalat parade, which resumed on 29 November after an eight-week hiatus following the onset of the Israel-Hamas war, the song entered in tenth place.^[13]

Discography

Album

• 2022: טיפשים וצעירים (Stupid and young)

See also

• Israeli hip hop
• Music of Israel
• Ofer Levi
• Jonathan Mergui

References

1. Capper, Marley (16 October 2023). "19-year-old Israeli survives rave massacre, hopes to move to Florida". FOX 35 Orlando. Retrieved 3 April 2024.
2. "Haunting: October 7th massacre survivor sings about horrors and trauma". Israel National News. Retrieved 29 March 2024.
3. ""קולט שאני חי, מזיז גופות של חברים מעליי"". mako. 12 November 2023. Retrieved 28 March 2024.
4. "מאור אשכנזי | בוגר מכללת Just Music". מכללת Just Music (in Hebrew). Retrieved 7 April 2024.
5. "מאור אשכנזי התחבר ל'חבר'ה הרעים' והפך לזמר עם מיליוני צפיות ביוטיוב". mynetrishon (in Hebrew). 24 January 2023. Retrieved 28 March 2024.
6. טל, דודי (4 May 2019). "הלב השבור של הראפר מראשון לציון לא מפסיק לכבוש לבבות". hashikma-rishon.co.il (in Hebrew). Retrieved 28 March 2024.
7. "מאור אשכנזי - טיפשים וצעירים [סקירת אלבום]" (in Hebrew). 2 April 2024. Retrieved 7 April 2024.
8. "Amid thrum of war, popular songs of rage and resilience become post-Oct. 7 soundtrack". The Times of Israel.
9. שלו, בן (27 November 2023). ""השיר של נעם 2" מביא עדות אישית ישירה מהטבח ברעים". הארץ (in Hebrew). Retrieved 28 March 2024.
10. "מיליון צפיות ב-3 ימים: השיר המרסק על "מיגונית המוות"". mako. 28 October 2023. Retrieved 28 March 2024.
11. כהן, ניר (שוקו) (31 October 2023). "השיר של ניצול המסיבה ברעים - שהפך לוויראלי: "עוזר לי להתמודד עם המצב"". Ynet (in Hebrew). Retrieved 28 March 2024.
12. שלו, בן (27 November 2023). ""השיר של נעם 2" מביא עדות אישית ישירה מהטבח ברעים". הארץ (in Hebrew). Retrieved 7 April 2024.
13. "Galgalat parade". glz.co.il. Archived from the original on 3 December 2023. Retrieved 28 March 2024.

External links

• Maor Ashkenazi on YouTube