Fishi Ha-Gadol
Fishi Ha-Gadol פישי הגדול | |
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| Birth name | Adam Ben Lavi |
| Born | 1977 (age 46–47) |
| Origin | Tel-Aviv, Israel |
| Genres | Israeli hip hop |
| Occupation(s) |
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| Instrument(s) | vocals |
| Years active | 1993–present |
Adam Levinzon, (born in 1977 in Tel-Aviv, Israel), known better by his stage name as "The Big Fishi" (Fishy HaGadol, Fishi Hagadol - פישי הגדול)[1] and "Adam Ben-Lavi," is a music producer and an Israeli rapper.
Childhood
Adam was born and raised in Tel-Aviv. When he was young he got interested in reggae music. He got his nickname "Fishi" by his friends in the neighborhood, because he was thin and wears glasses, and he looked like the character "Fishenzon" from the Israeli movie Alex Holeh Ahavah.
Career
Levinson was a popular rap singer in the 1990s and early 2000s.[2][3][1][4] His early career was influenced by the reggae singer Nigel the Admor (Yehoshua Sofer). Adam became famous as a rapper after he participated in the big hit of the band Shabak Samech in the year 1997 that called "blow in the trumpet" in the album in a wrapper of a candy. In 1999 he recorded another hit song with Kobi Oz and the band Teapacks called "Dina", and afterwards he realized his debut album Fishi Hagadol, which came out the same year through the publisher Hed Arzi.[5]
Recent years
In the year 2000 he released his second album Hasandak (The Godfather) also with Hed Arzi. In 2005 he returned to religion and changed his name to Adam Yosef Ben Lavi. In 2006 he recorded with the electro producer Skazi the hit song "Hit & Run".
From 2007, Adam kept on producing music, help the youth to get out from the streets to create music, and got involved with writing and development.[6] Adam is still putting on shows. He married in 2012.
Albums
- Fishi Hagadol (1999)
- Hasandak (2000)
- Hohmat Rehov (2004)
- Hahaii'm Bablock (2010)
References
- ^ a b Sontag, Deborah (24 October 1999). "Free to Be Personal, Not Political". New York Times. Retrieved 28 January 2019.
- ^ Hartmann, Olga Yael (26 July 2001). "Rapping in Zionism". Jerusaalem Post. ProQuest 319322799.
- ^ Davis, Barry (20 April 2001). "The glory of our independence". Jerusalem Post. ProQuest 319324930.
- ^ Davis, Barry (15 October 2000). "Broza and Gefen move on to better sounds". Jerusalem Post. ProQuest 319293944.
- ^ Davis, Barry (19 July 2002). "We Recommend". Jerusalem Post. ProQuest 319369474.
- ^ Press, Viva Sara (19 December 2004). "School of hard raps". Jerusalem Post. ProQuest 319462710.