Maor Cohen (Hebrew: מאור כהן; born 1 May 1974) is an Israeli singer-songwriter, composer, musician, actor and comedian.[1]
Maor Cohen | |
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| מאור כהן | |
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| Born | May 1, 1974 |
Career
editIn the early 1990s Maor led the influential rock band Zikney Tzfat,[2] and since the band's breakup he has been the lead singer in several musical groups, most of them together with his former bandmates.[3][4] In addition, he starred in the TV series "Mesudarim"[5] and in the shows "Eretz Nehederet",[6] "My Nephew from Hell"[7] and "HaParliament",[8] for which he was also writing, and won the Israeli Academy of Television Award for screenwriting.[9] Since 2011 he is also known as the spokesperson for Domino's Pizza in Israel.[10]
At the beginning of his musical career, he was dubbed by the media as "the rock wunderkind of Israeli rock"[11] due to the charismatic live performances of Zikney Tzfat as part of the Tel Aviv alternative rock scene back then.[11] Some of the projects featuring Cohen include humorous or "nonsensical" motifs in the spirit of Zikney Tzfat's performances, such as a song with only one word ("Ricky" by Zikney Tzfat),[12] songs sung in a childish (Duo Reot)[13]
As a solo artist Cohen has released four acclaimed solo albums, a mini album and a double compilation album, and he performs frequently alongside Peter Roth in parallel to his solo performances. His hits as a solo artist include "The Most Beautiful In the World", a cover version of Ilanit's song "Weekday Song", "You'll See Again", "What Is Known About This Day" and "City Night".[14]
Personal life
editCohen is married to Liron and father of two sons. He resides in Ramat Gan.[1]
His brother is music producer DJ Mesh.[15]
References
edit- ^ a b Nevo, Asaf. "הבורגני". www.israelhayom.co.il. Retrieved 2023-12-10.
- ^ ""זקני צפת": פרובוקציות וחוסר צנזורה של ילדים טובים שאוהבים לנגן". www.maariv.co.il. 2018-03-10. Retrieved 2023-12-10.
- ^ לסינגר, תימורה (2018-05-30). "השכן עוד לא ישן". Globes. Retrieved 2023-12-10.
- ^ סולומונוב, סטלי (2014-01-14). "זקני צפת: "צמחו לנו כמה שערות מאז"". Ynet (in Hebrew). Retrieved 2023-12-10.
- ^ Mesudarim (Comedy, Drama), Assi Cohen, Assaf Harel, Eran Zarahovitsh, retrieved 2023-12-10
{{citation}}: CS1 maint: others (link) - ^ "הנבחרת של ארץ נהדרת - מאור כהן". mako. Retrieved 2023-12-10.
- ^ My Nephew from Hell (Comedy), Emma Alfi Aharon, Avraham Arenson, Noa Astanjelove, NawiPro, 2021-11-28, retrieved 2023-12-10
{{citation}}: CS1 maint: others (link) - ^ The Parliament (Comedy), Assi Cohen, Eran Zarahovitsh, Yuval Semo, Tender Productions, 2012-07-09, retrieved 2023-12-10
{{citation}}: CS1 maint: others (link) - ^ "הפרלמנט". www.ishim.co.il. Retrieved 2023-12-10.
- ^ "סדרת הפרסומות של דומינוס פיצה עושה את העבודה". Ice (in Hebrew). Retrieved 2023-12-10.
- ^ a b "מאור כהן בהופעה: מחזיר את הרוקנרול". הארץ (in Hebrew). Retrieved 2023-12-10.
- ^ זקני צפת - ריקי, retrieved 2023-12-10
- ^ "צמד ראות". Discogs. Retrieved 2023-12-10.
- ^ "מאור כהן". שירונט (in Hebrew). Retrieved 2023-12-10.
- ^ אראל, יובל (2023-09-05). "מאור כהן ודיג'י מש מארחים את גל דה פז - "אמסטרדם" - יובל אראל". הבלוג של יובל אראל (in Hebrew). Retrieved 2023-12-10.
External links
editMaor Cohen at IMDb