Yoav (born Yoav Sadan on October 15, 1979, in

Tel Aviv Tel Aviv-Yafo ( he, תֵּל־אָבִיב-יָפוֹ, translit=Tēl-ʾĀvīv-Yāfō ; ar, تَلّ أَبِيب – يَافَا, translit=Tall ʾAbīb-Yāfā, links=no), often referred to as just Tel Aviv, is the most populous city in the ...

, Israel) is a singer-songwriter of Israeli-

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descent, raised in South Africa. His debut album ''Charmed and Strange'' was released in early 2008. Yoav's music features his own vocals and accompaniment by an acoustic guitar, which he uses to create electronica-style beats with his hands. He has also released two singles, "Club Thing" and "Beautiful Lie", the former having some success and charting in countries around Europe. His song "Adore Adore" was also featured in "Redwood", an episode of ''

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''. He also had a version of his cover song of "

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" featured in the 2011 film ''

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'', which starred actress and singer Emily Browning. The song was subsequently included on the soundtrack. His father, a Jewish architect who lived through

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in his native

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, before moving to Israel (where Yoav was born) and then relocating to South Africa with Yoav's opera singer mother. Since Yoav's critically acclaimed debut album, ''Charmed and Strange'' (2008), he has sold out headline shows in Canada, the U.S., and Europe. He also embarked on a North American tour with

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, on which he sold over 9,000 copies of his album in three months. Yoav has also been featured as a "Single of the Week" artist on iTunes Canada. He also achieved a No.1 song in Russia, where he also received a special RAMP award (Rock Alternative Music Prize) in recognition of his achievements. After only one radio session in Denmark, ''Charmed and Strange'' climbed to number one on that country's iTunes album chart within 24 hours.

Discography

Albums

*''Charmed and Strange'' (2008) *''A Foolproof Escape Plan'' (2010) *''

'' (2011) duet with Emily Browning covering

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" *''Blood Vine'' (2012) *''Multiverse'' (2018)

EPs

*''Dopamine'' (2014)

On tour

*Yoav opened for

during her 93-show American Doll Posse World Tour in 2007, as well as her South African tour in 2011. *Yoav opened for

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in February 2008 at the Roundhouse in London. *Embarked on his own Charmed and Strange World Tour in 2008–2009, and A Foolproof Escape Plan World Tour in 2010. *Yoav opened for

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during the Ellipse tour in

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, South Africa in 2011. *Yoav opened for

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during her tour in France, in 2011.

References

External links

Yoav official website

Yoav MySpace page

Yoav Facebook page

Yoav Russian Fan-Club

{{DEFAULTSORT:Yoav 1979 births Living people 21st-century Israeli male singers Israeli people of Romanian-Jewish descent Israeli pop singers Musicians from Tel Aviv