1. Omer Adam is an Israeli singer whose music fuses elements of Mizrahi music with Western pop instrumentation.
10 Facts About Omer Adam
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Omer Adam was born in North Carolina, United States, to Israelis Sharon and Yaniv Adam.
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Omer Adam's father is of Mountain Jewish descent, and his mother is of Ashkenazi Jewish descent.
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Omer Adam's father was a special forces officer in the Israel Defense Forces who served as deputy commander of the Shaldag Unit and Battalion 202 of the Paratroopers Brigade.
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Omer Adam participated in season 7 of the Kokhav Nolad, a popular Idol series show in Israel until a blogger revealed that Omer Adam was just 15 years and 7 months when he applied, while the minimum age is 16.
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On June 15,2011, Omer Adam appeared in a live show attended by thousands in Caesarea Maritima, a venue on the Israeli coast, becoming the youngest artist to be featured as a main artist, a record previously held by Gleb Rumnitsky.
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Omer Adam performed at the Opening Ceremony of the 2017 Maccabiah Games on July 6,2017.
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In 2019, Omer Adam, considered the most popular recording artist in Israel, said that he turned down an offer to appear at that year's Eurovision contest since it would involve working on Shabbat.
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In November 2020, Omer Adam joined 39 other Israeli artists to record Katan Aleinu, a charity single benefitting hospitals battling the COVID-19 pandemic.
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In 2023 Omer Adam moved from Israel to Dubai with his partner, Israeli model Yael Shelbia, later returning to Israel.