Alma Zohar
| Alma Zohar | |
|---|---|
| Birth name | Alma Zohar |
| Born | June 6, 1977 |
| Origin | Jerusalem, Israel |
| Genres | Pop, folk music |
| Years active | 2007–present |
| Labels | Lev group media |
Alma Zohar (Hebrew: עלמה זהר) (born June 6, 1977) is a critically acclaimed Israeli musician and singer. Zohar began pursuing music as a career somewhat later than most of her peers. It was only at age 25 after divorcing her husband that Zohar decided to seriously pursue her childhood dreams and become a singer.[1] She initially worked with a reggae band which recorded in English, but abandoned the project.[1] She experienced success soon afterwards with the release of two songs, "With Your Back" ("Im Hagav") and "Ego Trip". Both songs, which Zohar wrote herself, became hits in Israel in the Spring and Summer of 2008.[1]
Alma Zohar is the daughter of painter Israel Zohar and half-sister of electronic musician Matan Zohar (a.k.a. Mat Zo).
Musical career
Her debut album, "Speak" ("Dabri"), released in July 2008 combined various musical genres, including world music, jazz, reggae, folk and rock, was both critically acclaimed and very successful.[2] It has achieved gold status in Israel.[1] The album, which was produced by Assaf Ayalon, spawned a number of hits, most notably "Indian Love Song (Miguel)" ("Shir Ahava Indiani") and "Know" ("Da").[1] In the aftermath of the album's success, Zohar won several awards including Song of the Year for "Indian Love Song"[1] and was honored by Reshet Gimel and Galgalatz as the new artist of the year and the Singer of the Year in the Galgalatz Annual Parade.[1]
"I Was Excited for You", the first single from Zohar's second album "Thirty-Three", was released in March 2010, and the album followed in March.[1] The album drew upon her experiences in Uganda and Oman and was recorded at Afrokaliptus Studio.[3]
Zohar's third album "Lechem, Ahava" ("Bread, Love") was released in late 2013. It was crowdfunded by her fans and achieved critical acclaim. Zohar performed one song in Israeli Arabic, and one song was dedicated to Rona Ramon, the widow of the first Israeli astronaut Ilan Ramon, who was killed in the Space Shuttle Columbia disaster. The album was critically acclaimed.[4]
References
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 "ביוגרפיה - עלמה זהר" [Biography – Alma Zohar]. www.almazohar.co.il. Retrieved 2015-09-19.
- ↑ "Sabra Sounds: Alma Zohar, Asaf Amdursky, and Yoav Itshak". The Jerusalem Post. Retrieved 2015-09-19.
- ↑ Nevo, Assaf. "עלמה זהר - "התרגשתי לקראתך"" [Alma Zohar – "I was excited towards you"]. Mako. Retrieved 2015-09-19.
- ↑ אוחובסקי, גל (January 17, 2014). "עמית ארז ו-"The Secret Sea" הם התשובה הישראלית ל"ארקייד פייר"". mako. Retrieved June 30, 2014.