Kobi Farhi

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Israeli singer (born 1975)

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::summary Israeli singer (born 1975) ::

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Field	Value
background	person
name	Kobi Farhi
native_name	קובי פרחי
native_name_lang	he
image	20140608 Gelsenkirchen RockHard 0214.jpg
landscape	yes
caption	Farhi performing with Orphaned Land in 2014
alt	Kobi Farhi upclose, standing onstage, singing into a microphone
birth_date
birth_place	Jaffa, Israel
instrument	Vocals
genre
occupation	Musician
years_active	1991–present
label	Century Media
website	Orphaned Land official website
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Kobi Farhi (; born 8 September 1975) is an Israeli musician, the lead singer and founder of Oriental metal band Orphaned Land.

Life and career

Farhi was born in Jaffa, the oldest neighborhood in Tel Aviv, Israel. At a young age, Farhi, who already loved heavy metal music, discovered oriental and world music through his family.

He formed the band Orphaned Land in 1991 with his high school friends. The musician has stated that his main mission is "to bring people and hearts together, from all countries and sectors of the bleeding Middle East".

Apart from Orphaned Land, Farhi founded the record label MDMA, with a focus on heavy metal and electronic music. In 2001, he left the label, as Orphaned Land was gaining in popularity and playing their first show overseas, in Turkey. In-depth Interview With Orphaned Land Vocalist Kobi Farhi, By Andrew Bansal (Metal Assault, June 2013)

Farhi has received three honorary awards for peace: From Istanbul Commerce University, from the Mayor of Çankaya in Ankara, and from the Turkish government's official advisor, after a show Orphaned Land played in the country, donating all earnings to the people affected by the 2011 Van earthquake. In 2014, Farhi won the Global Metal Award for Orphaned Land, granted by Metal Hammer Magazine at the Golden Gods awards. In September 2018, Orphaned Land won the Video of the Year award at the Progressive Music Awards in London, for their video to the song "Like Orpheus".

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Besides his involvement with Orphaned Land, Farhi has worked as a musical editor at Century Media Records, the label to which the band is signed, editing a compilation titled Oriental Metal. He has also contributed guest vocals to a number of albums by other artists, such as North of South (Spain), Arkan (France), Amaseffer (Israel), Magor (Israel), Subterranean Masquerade (Israel), Melted Space (France), Enzo Donnarumma (Italy), and Moran Magal (Israel). He has also collaborated with Steven Wilson, Erkin Koray, and Yehuda Poliker. Farhi participated in the 2013 Rise Up (Colors of Peace) musical project. He also recorded a cover of "Jeremy" by Pearl Jam with fellow musicians, as part of a campaign to get the band to perform in Israel.

In 2017, former Genesis guitarist Steve Hackett contacted Farhi about a peace-themed collaboration. Together with Israeli Arab singer Mira Awad, Farhi sang on "West to East", a track from Hackett's 2017 album The Night Siren. Hackett then recorded a guitar solo on the track "Chains Fall to Gravity" from Orphaned Land's 2018 album, Unsung Prophets and Dead Messiahs.

References

[http://www.timesofisrael.com/a-heavy-metal-middle-eastern-band-of-brothers/ A heavy metal, Middle Eastern band of brothers, by Debra Kamin] (The Times Of Israel, July 2013)
[http://teamrock.com/news/2014-08-11/orphaned-land-bitter-but-hopeful-in-gaza-warzone Orphaned Land: Bitter but hopeful in Gaza warzone by Martin Kielty] (Team Rock, Aug 2014)
[https://www.wsj.com/articles/israeli-rock-musics-spiritual-new-sound-1434122493 Israeli Rock Music’s Spiritual New Sound, By Yossi Klein Halevi] (The Wall Street Journal, June 2015)
[http://www.blabbermouth.net/news/israeli-and-palestinian-metal-bands-join-forces-for-european-tour/ Israeli And Palestinian Metal Bands Join Forces For European Tour] (Blabbermouth, July 2013)
[http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/babylonbeyond/2011/07/lebanonisrael-belly-dancer-israel-flags-heavy-metal-band-lebanon-war-.html LEBANON, ISRAEL: Belly dancer and metal band rock the boat, By Alexandra Sandels] (LA Times, July 2011)
[http://www.radiometal.com/en/article/the-stories-of-orphaned-land,118615 The Stories of Orphaned Land] {{Webarchive. link. (23 October 2013 (Radio Metal, September 2013))
[http://teamrock.com/news/2014-06-11/orphaned-land-win-metal-hammer-golden-gods-global-metal-award Orphaned Land Win Metal Hammer Golden Gods Global Metal Award] (Team Rock, June 2011)
(14 September 2018). "ORPHANED LAND: Win 'Video Of The Year' At Progressive Music Awards 2018". [[Metal Shock Finland]].
(15 September 2019). "North of South: New Single "Ember Remains" Released, Feat. Orphaned Land's Kobi Farhi".
[http://www.rocking.gr/interviews/Orphaned-Land-interview-Kobi-Farhi/16442 Orphaned Land interview with Kobi Farhi by Alkis Korovesis] (ROCKING.gr, June 2013)
[http://www.playbuzz.com/lemurmagazine10/orphaned-land-collaborates-with-genesis-guitar-legend-steve-hackett Orphaned Land Collaborates With Genesis' Guitar Legend, Steve Hackett] (Playbuzz, April 2017)

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