Shlomi Shabat (Hebrew: שלומי שבת; born August 30, 1954) is an Israeli vocalist and musician. He is of Turkish Jewish origin.[1]
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Birth name | Shlomi Shabat |
Born | August 30, 1954 |
Origin | Yehud, Israel |
Genres | Pop, Rock |
Years active | 1985-present |
Labels | Helicon Records, NMC |
Shabat was born in Yehud, Israel, to a family of Turkish Jewish descent who immigrated from Turkey. He sings in Hebrew, Turkish, and Spanish.[2]
His CDs include Friends and Live in Caesaria, in which he sings with other Israeli artists, including his sister Lea Shabat, Shiri Maimon, and Lior Narkis.[1]
In 2002, he was nominated for the Tamuz Award of Israel's Best Male Artist, along with David D'Or, Arkadi Duchin, Yuval Gabay, and Yehuda Poliker, [1] but lost out to D'Or.
In 2006, Shabat released a CD which contains duets and is named Friends 2. It was his ninth solo album, and was made in the same style as the first Friends duets album from 2001.[3]
Shabat sang a duet with David D'Or on D'Or's CD, Kmo HaRuach ("Like the Wind"), which was released on March 27, 2006.[4][5] Ein od milevado
Shlomi Shabat was one of the judges in the inaugural season of The Voice Israel on Israeli television.