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Ohad Moskowitz

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Ohad Moskowitz
אוהד מושקוביץ
Background information
Born1974 (age 49–50)
Belgium
GenresContemporary Jewish religious music
Websitehttp:// ohadm /

Ohad Moskowitz(born 1974),[1]known professionally asOhad,is a Belgian-born IsraeliOrthodox Jewishvocalist who is one of the superstars of thecontemporary Jewish religious musicscene. He rose to international stardom in 2003 with his first solo album,Vearastich,produced byYossi Green.

Music career

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Ohad began his career singing back-up vocals for Orthodox Jewish stars such asMordechai Ben DavidandDedi Graucher.[2]His first American performance[3]took place in 2003 atYossi Green's annual Jewish hospice benefit concert at theLincoln Center.[4]Green was so impressed with the audience's reaction to Ohad's singing that he offered to produce Ohad's first album. Green wrote several songs for the album, including the title track, "Vearastich"(I Will Betroth You).[2]

Ohad's debut album catapulted him to fame. He was named Singer of the Year at the Hasidic Music "People of the Year" ceremony in Israel in 2004.[5]He was a featured singer at theHASC18 "A Time for Music" in 2005.[6]He was also a featured vocalist at HASC 20 (2007);[7]HASC 21 (2007) (where he performed as one of the "Four Tenors" alongsideAvraham Fried,CantorYitzchak Meir Helfgot,andDudu Fisher[8]); HASC 24 (2010) (where he sang a duet withHasidicsinger andhazzanYehuda Green[9]); HASC 25 (2011);[10]and HASC 27 (2013).[11]Ohad also performs at concerts benefitingOhel[12]and other Jewish charity organizations.[13]

In 2008 Ohad performed a new Yossi Green song dedicated toChabad shluchimaround the world in the wake of theNovember 2008 attacks in Mumbai,which targeted theChabad housethere.[14]He was one of over 30 Orthodox Jewish superstars appearing on the 2010Unity for Justicealbum to benefit the legal defense ofSholom Rubashkin.[15]

Ohad sings atJewish weddingsandChol HaMoedevents with choirs such as the Gershon Freishtat Orchestra,[16]the Yedidim Choir,[17]the KMR Boys Choir,[18]and theMiami Boys Choir,[19]His 2009 hit,Bo'i Kala,set to the words of the traditional song accompanying the bride to thechuppah,is a remake ofLeonard Cohen's "Hallelujah".[20][21]

Vocal style

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Ohad has an exceptionally widevocal rangeand highvocal register,with the capacity to hold high notes.[4][7][22]

Personal life

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Ohad was born inBelgium.[23][24]He began singing at an early age. He attended the Talmudic collegeYeshivat Kerem B'Yavneh.After his marriage, he immigrated to Israel.[24]He resides inModi'inwith his wife and children.[4]

In 2011 he recorded a duet for his song "Birkat HaBanim"(Bless the Children) with his firstborn son Eyal, then aged 13. While the boy shows talent, Ohad prefers that he perform in the school choir and in the studio with him, but not on stage.[25]

Discography

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  • Oh! Ohad: Vearastich(2003)
  • Ohad Live in New York(2006)[26]
  • Oh! Ohad II(2008)
  • My Music(2009)
  • Ohad III(2011)
  • Segula(2015)
  • Beshaah Tova(2018)

References

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  1. ^Cohen, Efrat (20 July 2014).ווקאלי ליום: אוהד מושקוביץ בשיר 'ברכת הילדים'[Vocal of the Day: Ohad Moskowitz sings 'Bless the Children'] (in Hebrew). Hidabroot.Retrieved14 October2014.
  2. ^ab"Oh!ad".Jewish Music Reviews. 24 August 2004.Retrieved14 October2014.
  3. ^"Ohad Moskowitz First Performance Ever on an American Stage".gruntig.net. 8 November 2009.Retrieved14 October2014.
  4. ^abcTurner, Tzvi; Bresky, Binyamin (23 November 2003)."Interview with Yossi Green".Cleveland Jewish Radio.Retrieved14 October2014.
  5. ^Shiloni, Smadar (11 November 2004).מיהם אנשי השנה במוזיקה החסידית?[Who are the People of the Year in Hasidic Music?].Ynetnews(in Hebrew).Retrieved14 October2014.
  6. ^"HASC 18 - Adetanya - Ohad, Shlomo Simcha & Yossi Green (video)".Sameach Music. 29 March 2006.Retrieved14 October2014.
  7. ^abLevy, Lazer (6 December 2007)."Illumination from the Past and Present"(PDF).Jewish Tribune.Retrieved14 October2014.
  8. ^"The 4 Tenors/Cantors: Fried, Helfgot, Dudu & Ohad – Sheyiboneh (video)".YouRepeat. Archived fromthe originalon 19 October 2014.Retrieved14 October2014.
  9. ^"Fried, Benny Duet at HASC 24".COLLive. 11 January 2011.Retrieved14 October2014.
  10. ^"Ohad Singing Barcelona At HASC 25 (video)".Mah Nishmah. Archived fromthe originalon 21 October 2014.Retrieved14 October2014.
  11. ^"HASC – A Time for Music 27 DVD".eichlers. 2013. Archived fromthe originalon 13 July 2014.Retrieved14 October2014.
  12. ^"Ohad! A-Z Report".The Jewish Insights. November 2009.Retrieved14 October2014.
  13. ^"Jerusalem Day Concert Supports Work of Zula".Orthodox Union.18 August 2011.Retrieved14 October2014.
  14. ^"Yossi Green's Shluchim Song".COLLive. 4 December 2008.
  15. ^Soffer, Mica (23 August 2010)."Unity Brings Singers Together".COLLive.Retrieved14 October2014.
  16. ^"Ohad! performing LIVE on Radio Gal Kol".The Jewish Insights. March 2011.Retrieved14 October2014.
  17. ^"Ohad Moskowitz & Yedidim Choir" Second Dance Set "(video)".Zingmit. 17 November 2013.Retrieved14 October2014.
  18. ^"Ohad Moskowitz With The KMR Boys Choir Vehi Sheamda (video)".Mah Nishmah. 2012. Archived fromthe originalon 21 October 2014.Retrieved14 October2014.
  19. ^"Miami Mashiach".2014.Retrieved14 October2014.
  20. ^Cashman, Greer Fay (16 March 2012)."Cantering Ahead".The Jerusalem Post.Archived fromthe originalon 24 September 2015.Retrieved16 October2014.
  21. ^"Ohad Moskowitz - Boi Kala (video)".gruntig.net. 24 February 2010.Retrieved16 October2014.
  22. ^"Review of Ohad Moskowitz's" My Music "".Jewish Music Report.23 September 2009.Retrieved14 October2014.
  23. ^"Iconic Israeli Rockers Team up with Hasidic Singer".Israel National News.11 December 2013.Retrieved14 October2014.
  24. ^abביוגרפיה[Biography] (in Hebrew). Ohad. Archived fromthe originalon 3 August 2014.Retrieved14 October2014.
  25. ^Nagler-Cohen, Liron (7 August 2011).שירים מהחורבן[Songs from the Destruction of the Temple].Ynetnews(in Hebrew).
  26. ^"Ohad! Live in New York (featuring Ohad Moskowitz, Kinderlach & Yishai Lapidot) DVD".eichlers. 2013. Archived fromthe originalon 23 September 2015.Retrieved14 October2014.
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