Arkadi Duchin

Arkadi Duchin
Background information
Born (1963-06-01) 1 June 1963 (age 61)
Babruysk, Byelorussian SSR, Soviet Union (now Belarus)
GenresRock, Pop
Occupation(s)Singer-songwriter, musical producer
Years active1980–present
LabelsNMC, Hed Artzi, Helicon
Websitehttp://www.arkadi-music.com

Arkadi Duchin (Hebrew: ארקדי דוכין, Russian: Аркадий Духин, romanized: Arkadiy Dukhin; born 1 June 1963) is an Israeli singer-songwriter and musical producer.[1]

Music career

Duchin sang in the rock band HaChaverim Shel Natasha (The Friends of Natasha). The band, which he formed in 1986 with Micha Shitrit, made five albums, including the 1994 album Radio Blah Blah, before its breakup in 1996.[2] Dudu Fisher, David D'Or, Eran Zur, and Meir Banai joined in the song "Lisa" on "Radio Blah-Blah".[3]

After 9/11, Duchin and Etti Ankri, Zehava Ben, David D'Or, and other Israeli singers recorded the title song "Yesh Od Tikvah" ("Our Hope Endures"), for which D'Or wrote the music and lyrics, on the CD Yesh Od Tikvah/You've Got a Friend.[4][5]

The CD, released by Hed Arzi in 2002, benefitted Israeli terror victims, with all proceeds going to "NATAL": the "Israel Trauma center for Victims of Terror and War".[6]

In 2002, he was nominated for the Tamuz Award of Israel's Best Male Artist, along with David D'or, Shlomi Shabat, Yuval Gabay, and Yehuda Poliker,[7] but lost out to D'Or.

Duchin sang a duet with David D'Or on D'Or's CD, Kmo HaRuach ("Like the Wind"), which was released on 27 March 2006.[8][9]

In 2009, Duchin released a children's album, Friends of Arkasha.[10]

Personal life

He is married to Sima Levi and the father of two. He resides in Givatayim.[11]

See also

References

  1. ^ "ביוגרפיה של ארקדי דוכין". שירונט (in Hebrew). Retrieved 28 November 2023.
  2. ^ Creopolis Ltd. "20th Year Reunion – Zappa club, Tel Aviv Israstage, Israeli music, Events and Concerts". israstage.co.il. Archived from the original on 7 October 2011. Retrieved 21 April 2009.
  3. ^ "החברים של נטאשה – רדיו בלה בלה (1994, Cd)". Discogs. 26 September 1994.
  4. ^ "Yesh Od Tikvah" (PDF). Babaganewz. Archived from the original on 7 July 2011. Retrieved 27 May 2009.
  5. ^ "Our Hope Endures (2002)". Alibris. Retrieved 27 May 2009.
  6. ^ Engelberg, Keren (20 February 2003). "Voice Across Israel; Up Front". Jewish Journal. Archived from the original on 11 October 2012. Retrieved 27 May 2009.
  7. ^ "Poliker sweeps up Tammuz nominations". pqarchiver.com. Archived from the original on 20 October 2012. Retrieved 5 July 2017.
  8. ^ "Like the Wind". Amazon. Retrieved 5 May 2009.
  9. ^ "Kmo HaRuach". daviddor.com. February 2009. Archived from the original on 1 January 2009. Retrieved 8 May 2009.
  10. ^ Friends of Arkasha[permanent dead link‍]
  11. ^ "ארקדי דוכין: "למרות פרצוף של בולדוג עצוב, אני לא פראייר" | כלכליסט". calcalist (in Hebrew). 4 July 2023. Retrieved 28 November 2023.