1. Ishay Ribo has released five studio albums, two of which have been certified gold and one which went platinum.
32 Facts About Ishay Ribo
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Ishay Ribo, born on February 3,1989 to a traditional Sephardi Jewish family in Marseille, France.
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Ishay Ribo's parents grew up in France, having immigrated from Morocco and Algeria in their youth.
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Ishay Ribo's father began to take on more religious observance in France.
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When Ribo was eight and a half years old, the family made aliyah to Israel, where the family became completely Torah-observant.
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Early on, they resided in Kfar Adumim, where Ishay Ribo attended a national-religious elementary school.
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Ishay Ribo later studied in yeshivot in Kiryat Sefer and Gilo, the latter program designed for French olim.
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Ishay Ribo began working on his first album at Sach HaKol Studios in Jerusalem shortly before enlisting in the Israeli Defense Forces for a two-year stint.
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Ishay Ribo served in the Technology and Maintenance Corps, and sang in the IDF Rabbinical Choir during the last six months of his service.
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Ishay Ribo began singing at age eight; at age thirteen, he began writing, composing, and recording songs at home.
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In 2012, Ishay Ribo was the first religious singer to take part in the Idan Raichel Project, and performed "Ohr Kazeh" on Raichel's 2013 album " Reva LaShesh".
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Ishay Ribo performed "Tochu Ratzuf Ahavah" at one of Raichel's concerts.
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Ishay Ribo was featured on the album Achakeh Lo, which highlights songs from the Holocaust by The Heart and The Spring band.
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In December 2019, Ishay Ribo performed Akiva Turgeman's song "Al Ta'azvi Yadayim" alongside Akiva at a concert in the Roman amphitheater of Caesarea.
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On September 3,2023, Ishay Ribo became the first Israeli artist to headline Madison Square Garden.
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Ishay Ribo returned to Madison Square Garden on September 15,2024.
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On November 14,2023, Ishay Ribo was one of two Israeli performers who sang at the March for Israel rally in Washington, DC.
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The songs on the album [Tocho Ratzuf Ahavah], all of them by Ishay Ribo, are endlessly mature and sensitive; the melodies sometimes sound like a familiar synagogue tune, sometimes like rock classics.
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In 2014, Ishay Ribo produced his debut album, Tocho Ratzuf Ahavah.
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In October 2015, Ishay Ribo released the first single from his second album, "Miksha Ahat Zahav", which he wrote in honor of the birth of his second son.
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In February 2018, Ishay Ribo released the album Shetach Afor, which was certified platinum.
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Ishay Ribo has written songs for Gad Elbaz, Avraham Fried, and Meidad Tasa.
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Ishay Ribo's songs focus exclusively on spirituality, faith, and God, a decision he says he made at the age of 14.
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Unlike Hasidic music, which sets verses from Tanakh to music, Ishay Ribo writes original lyrics, drawing inspiration from a variety of religious sources, including the commentary of Rashi, the teachings of Rabbi Shlomo Wolbe and Rabbi Eliyahu Eliezer Dessler, and ideas he hears in synagogue sermons.
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Ishay Ribo is known for his "mature" voice and "phenomenal stage presence".
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Ishay Ribo cites as his musical influences Eviatar Banai and Amir Benayoun.
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In 2012, Ishay Ribo received an ACUM prize for encouraging creativity.
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Ishay Ribo won the accolades of Singer of the Year, Album of the Year, and Song of the Year from Radio Kol Chai.
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Ishay Ribo was voted Singer of the Year 2024 by streaming platform 24Six.
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In 2019, Ishay Ribo won first place for the Most Views On YouTube In 2019 by an Orthodox Jewish Artist.
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Ishay Ribo won the award by a high margin for the second year in a row.
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Ishay Ribo is married to Yael, daughter of Rabbi Avner Tonic, and they have five children.