Kobi Peretz

Kobi Peretz
קובי פרץ
Background information
Birth nameKobi Peretz
Born (1975-10-28) October 28, 1975 (age 49)
OriginTel Aviv, Israel
GenresMizrahi dance-pop
Years active1992-present
Websitewww.kobiperetz.com

Kobi Peretz (Hebrew: קובי פרץ; born October 28, 1975), is an Israeli singer who sings in the Mizrahi style.

Biography

Yaakov (Kobi) Peretz was born and raised in Tel Aviv, the youngest of 10 children. He is of Moroccan Jewish descent. He is known for his hit Balbeli Oto (Confuse Him). He was sentenced to 18 months in prison for tax evasion on May 16, 2016.[1] He began his term at Maasiyahu Prison on October 15, 2017.[2]

Politics

During the 2023 Israeli invasion of the Gaza Strip, Peretz has been vocal in his support of the Ethnic cleansing of Palestinians from Gaza. A video of Peretz performing to soldiers, chanting and singing “May their village burn, May Gaza be erased" has been included in South Africa's application to the International Court of Justice in the South Africa v. Israel (Genocide Convention) case.[3] In March 2024, Peretz defended his statement on Israel's Channel 14, stating "We’re burning their village, we need to erase their village and we need to burn their village.”[4]

Selected discography

  • You Are Like Fire – 1995
  • The Arrow of Love – 1997
  • I Live The Way I Want – 2001
  • Confuse Him – 2003
  • Crazy About You – 2004
  • All That's In Me – 2006
  • How Much Love – 2008
  • Written in the Heavens – 2012

See also

References

  1. ^ Neuman, Efrat (16 May 2016). "Israeli pop star gets 2-year prison sentence for tax evasion". Haaretz.
  2. ^ "Israeli singing sensation begins 18-month prison term for tax evasion". 15 October 2017.
  3. ^ Government of the Republic of South Africa (29 December 2023). "Application instituting proceedings and request for the indication of provisional measures" (PDF). International Court of Justice: Application of the Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide in the Gaza Strip (South Africa v. Israel). Retrieved 14 March 2024.
  4. ^ Middle East Eye (March 14, 2024). "Israeli singer known for song 'may your village burn,' suggests the need to 'erase and then burn'". Middle East Eye on Youtube. Retrieved March 14, 2024.
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