Rami Kleinstein
Rami Kleinstein רָמִי קלינשטיין | |
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 Kleinstein in 2008 | |
| Background information | |
| Born | November 10, 1962 New York City, United States |
| Origin | Israel |
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| Years active | 1978–present |
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Spouse | |
| Website | www |
| Military career | |
| Allegiance |  State of Israel |
| Branch | Israel Defense Forces |
| Service years | 1980–1983 |
Rami Kleinstein (Hebrew: רָמִי קלינשטיין; born 10 November 1962) is an Israeli singer and composer.[1]
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 Meshi Kleinstein born 1992 and Noam Kleinstein born 2001. They legally separated in 2007.[9][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 ("On the day of the bomb")
- 1989: על הגשר הישן ("On the old bridge")
- 1991: אהביני ("My love")
- 1993: במסיבה אצל גידו ("At Gido's party")
- 1995: תפוחים ותמרים ("Apples and dates")
- 1997: כל מה שתרצי ("Everything you want")
- 2000: פטר והזאב וקרנבל החיות ("Peter and the wolf and the carnival of animals")
- 2000: תגיד את זה ("Say it")
- 2005: הרבה פנים ("Many faces")
- 2009: שיר חשוף ("Bare song")
- 2009: סינרגיה אקוסטית (with Synergia) ("Acoustic Synergia")
- 2010: Live
- 2012: סיטואציה מורכב ("Complex situation")
- 2014: מתנות קטנות ("Small gifts")
- 2015: אנשים טובים ("Good people")
See also
References
- ^ Israeli pop stars to tour U.S.
- ^ ILTV Exclusive Interview with Musician Rami Kleinstein
- ^ a b c About Rami Kleinstein Archived 2010-11-16 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Shepherd, John; Horn, David; Laing, Dave (July 22, 2009). Continuum encyclopedia of popular ... Continuum. ISBN 9780826474360. Retrieved September 20, 2010.
- ^ "Billboard". Billboard. February 15, 1997. Retrieved September 20, 2010.
- ^ a b Motti, Regev; Regev, Motti; Seroussi, Edwin (26 April 2004). Popular music and national culture ... University of California Press. ISBN 9780520236547. Retrieved September 20, 2010.
- ^ Israel. Lucent Books. 2002. ISBN 9780739855362. Retrieved September 20, 2010 – via Internet Archive.
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- ^ "Rami Kleinstein: Rocker with American roots". Jerusalem Post. October 1, 1996. Archived from the original on November 4, 2012. Retrieved September 20, 2010.
- ^ a b Cashman, Greer Fay (4 September 2007). The split heard 'round the country The Jerusalem Post. Retrieved on 5 July 2025
- ^ Natanzon, Keren (3 September 2007). Rami and Rita – the end? YNet. Retrieved on 5 July 2025
- ^ Dynamic duo