Moti Taka (; born on March 1, 1997) is an
Israel
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i singer of
Mizrahi music
Mizrahi music ( ' , "Eastern music/Oriental music") refers to a music genre in Israel that combines elements from the Middle East, North Africa, and Europe; and is mostly performed by Israelis of Mizrahi Jewish descent. It is usually sung i ...
.
Early life
Taka was born in
Kiryat Bialik
Kiryat Bialik (, also Qiryat Bialik) is a city in the Haifa District in Israel. The city was established on July 18, 1934, during the Fifth Aliyah. It is one of the five Krayot suburbs to the north of Haifa. In it had a population of .
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to a large
Ethiopian Jewish family. His family originally immigrated from
Ethiopia
Ethiopia, officially the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia, is a landlocked country located in the Horn of Africa region of East Africa. It shares borders with Eritrea to the north, Djibouti to the northeast, Somalia to the east, Ken ...
in 1989.
Prior to singing, he worked at a falafel stand.
Career
Taka released his first song ''Tagid Li'' in 2013. His big breakout came in 2017 after the release of the single ''Balbale'' which received over 12 million views on Youtube. He was chosen as Breakout of the Year for 2017 by the
Israeli Annual Hebrew Song Chart. In 2018 he released the song ''Tukur'' which was the official song for the Israeli Pride Parade in 2018. His first album titled ''Balbale'' was released in 2018.
References
External links
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21st-century Israeli male singers
1997 births
Living people
People from Kiryat Bialik
Israeli people of Ethiopian-Jewish descent
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Mizrahi singers