Rami Kleinstein

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

Rami Kleinstein רָמִי קלינשטיין‎
Kleinstein in 2008
Background information
Born	(1962-11-10) November 10, 1962 (age 62) New York City, United States
Origin	Israel
Genres	Pop rock
Years active	1978–present
Labels	Hed Arzi Music Helicon
Spouse	Rita Yahan-Farouz ​ ​ (m. 1988; sep. 2007)​
Website	www.facebook.com/ramikleinstein.music
Military career
Allegiance	State of Israel
Service / branch	Israel Defense Forces
Years of service	1980–1983

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

• Music of Israel
  • List of Israeli musical artists
  • Israeli rock
• Ashkenazi Jews
  • American Jews

References

1. Israeli pop stars to tour U.S.
2. ILTV Exclusive Interview with Musician Rami Kleinstein
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. 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^{[dead link‍]}