Noy Alooshe | |
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Background information | |
Origin | Tel Aviv, Israel |
Genres | Hip hop, electronic dance |
Occupation(s) | Musician, journalist |
Website |
noy-a |
Noy Alooshe ( Hebrew: נוי אלוש; born 13 August 1979) is an Israeli journalist and musician. His family is of Tunisian-Jewish descent. Best known outside Israel for his Zenga Zenga spoof song on Muammar Gaddafi. He lives in Tel Aviv [1] and is a member of the Israeli techno group Hovevey Zion ("Lovers of Zion"), best known for its hit song "Rotze Banot" ("I Want Girls"), a Hebrew remix of the Swedish dance song " Boten Anna." [2]
As a result of his success from the video "Zenga Zenga", Alooshe shared that he received many commercial offers: "These days are crazy because advertisers are calling me and wanting me to do productions for them; music companies want to sell the song on iTunes." [3] In 2011, he said he had also received antisemitic death threats, though he was not too concerned since "at the moment they remain on the Internet." [4]
Apart from Zenga Zenga, his by far best known work, he also spoofed Benjamin Netanyahu's speech to the United States Congress to the tune of " We No Speak Americano" as "Bi Bi pro Americano". [5] He also wrote Dvir Bar's song "Livni Boy," [4] one of Israel's first political YouTube hits. Alooshe worked for Tzipi Livni's Hatnuah campaign in 2013. [6]
Noy Alooshe | |
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Background information | |
Origin | Tel Aviv, Israel |
Genres | Hip hop, electronic dance |
Occupation(s) | Musician, journalist |
Website |
noy-a |
Noy Alooshe ( Hebrew: נוי אלוש; born 13 August 1979) is an Israeli journalist and musician. His family is of Tunisian-Jewish descent. Best known outside Israel for his Zenga Zenga spoof song on Muammar Gaddafi. He lives in Tel Aviv [1] and is a member of the Israeli techno group Hovevey Zion ("Lovers of Zion"), best known for its hit song "Rotze Banot" ("I Want Girls"), a Hebrew remix of the Swedish dance song " Boten Anna." [2]
As a result of his success from the video "Zenga Zenga", Alooshe shared that he received many commercial offers: "These days are crazy because advertisers are calling me and wanting me to do productions for them; music companies want to sell the song on iTunes." [3] In 2011, he said he had also received antisemitic death threats, though he was not too concerned since "at the moment they remain on the Internet." [4]
Apart from Zenga Zenga, his by far best known work, he also spoofed Benjamin Netanyahu's speech to the United States Congress to the tune of " We No Speak Americano" as "Bi Bi pro Americano". [5] He also wrote Dvir Bar's song "Livni Boy," [4] one of Israel's first political YouTube hits. Alooshe worked for Tzipi Livni's Hatnuah campaign in 2013. [6]