Kobi Peretz
Kobi Peretz קובי פרץ | |
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 Peretz in 2009 | |
| Background information | |
| Born | Kobi Peretz 28 October 1975 |
| Origin | Tel Aviv, Israel |
| Genres | Mizrahi dance-pop |
| Years active | 1992-present |
Kobi Peretz (Hebrew: קובי פרץ; born 28 October 1975), is an Israeli singer of Mizrahi music.
Biography
Yaakov (Kobi) Peretz was born and raised in Tel Aviv, the youngest of 10 children. He is of Moroccan Jewish descent. He is known for his hit Balbeli Oto (Confuse Him).
Controversies
In 2016, he was sentenced to 18 months in prison for tax evasion.[1] He began his term at Maasiyahu Prison on 15 October 2017.[2]
During the Gaza war, a video of Peretz performing to soldiers, chanting and singing “May their village burn, May Gaza be erased" has been included in South Africa's application to the International Court of Justice in the South Africa v. Israel (Genocide Convention) case.[3] In March 2024, Peretz defended his statement on Israel's Channel 14, stating "We’re burning their village, we need to erase their village and we need to burn their village.”[4] State attorney Amit Aisman considered opening a criminal investigation into Peretz over the matter.[5]
Selected discography
- You Are Like Fire – 1995
- The Arrow of Love – 1997
- I Live The Way I Want – 2001
- Confuse Him – 2003
- Crazy About You – 2004
- All That's In Me – 2006
- How Much Love – 2008
- Written in the Heavens – 2012
See also
References
- ↑ Neuman, Efrat (16 May 2016). "Israeli pop star gets 2-year prison sentence for tax evasion". Haaretz. Archived from the original on 17 May 2016.
- ↑ "Israeli singing sensation begins 18-month prison term for tax evasion". 15 October 2017.
- ↑ Government of the Republic of South Africa (29 December 2023). "Application instituting proceedings and request for the indication of provisional measures" (PDF). International Court of Justice: Application of the Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide in the Gaza Strip (South Africa v. Israel). Retrieved 14 March 2024.
- ↑ Middle East Eye (14 March 2024). "Israeli singer known for song 'may your village burn,' suggests the need to 'erase and then burn'". Middle East Eye on Youtube. Retrieved 14 March 2024.
- ↑ Gedesh, Maya (19 August 2024). "State attorney recommends criminal investigation against Eyal Golan for calling to 'wipe out Gaza'". The Jerusalem Post. ISSN 0792-822X. Retrieved 8 January 2025.
External links
- * Official website at the Wayback Machine (archived 20 April 2016)