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Maor Ashkenazi
Maor Ashkenazi (Hebrew: מאור אשכנזי; born 23 June 2000) is an Israeli rapper, singer, songwriter and producer. He co-wrote and produced the single "Noam's Song 2" with Noam Cohen.[1] The song is about Cohen's experience as a survivor of the Re'im music festival massacre on 7 October 2023.[2] The song entered at number 33 on the Mako chart. At its peak, it reached number 26 on the Israeli charts.[3] Early lifeAshkenazi grew up in Rishon LeZion, his parents divorced when he was one year old. Ashkenazi, who started writing at age 13.[4] From 2016 to 2018, Maor Ashkenazi served in the Israel Defense Forces and received an honorable discharge once he completed his mandatory service in the IDF as a combat medic in Battalion 932.[5] Towards the end of his military service, Ashkenazi participated in a rap and hip-hop course at the Rimon School of Music's foreign studies department, led by rapper Segol 59.[6] CareerIn 2018, Ashkenazi released his debut single, "Fools and Young".[6] Between 2018 and 2022, he released several singles from his debut album, called "Fools And Young", after the name of the debut single.[7] The album was released on 11 November 2022, about four years after the release of the first single, and included a special appearance by singer Keren Crispil.[5] In November 2023, during the Israel–Hamas war, Ashkenazi and Noam Cohen,[8] one of the survivors of the Re'im music festival massacre, released the song "Noam's Song 2".[9] From Ashkenazi's debut album, the song deals with Cohen's experience during the massacre.[10] The song peaked at number 26 on the Mako chart and tenth on the Mako chart.[11] At its peak, it reached number 26 on the charts.[12] In the official Galgalat parade, which resumed on 29 November after an eight-week hiatus following the onset of the Israel-Hamas war, the song entered in tenth place.[13] DiscographyAlbum
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