Gilad Segev
| Gilad Segev | |
|---|---|
 Gilad Segev (2009) | |
| Background information | |
| Native name | גלעד שגב (Hebrew) |
| Born |
16 November 1974 Ramat Gan, Israel |
| Genres | Pop, rock, world |
| Occupation(s) | Singer-songwriter |
| Instruments | Guitar |
| Years active | Since 2002 |
| Website |
giladsegev |
Gilad Segev (in Hebrew גלעד שגב; born 16 November 1974) is an Israeli singer-songwriter and musician.
He broke onto the Israeli music scene in 2004, with his first single, "Achshav Tov".[1] Since then, Segev has released four albums, the two recent of which, We were meant', and "Voices of the Heart" are gold albums.
Segev generally plays the guitar or sings, as his style varies between his albums from pop to rock, world to folk, and recently even electronic beats.
Early life and education
He was born in Ramat Gan.
Career
In 2004, Segev released his first single, "Achsav Tov", which was written about his brother, an Israel Defense Forces captain who was killed during his service, and tells the story of a day the two had spent together just weeks before his passing. The song became a hit and was the most broadcast song on Israeli radio that year.
The single was followed by the release of his album of the same name, which included a few other singles – including "Writing You a Story", which was the theme song for the Israeli television show, Peach.
In 2006, Segev released the single "The Love That Stays", which would go on to be the song featured in Israeli telecommunications company Hot's marketing campaign for that year. The song was the namesake for his second album, which was written over a long period of time during which Segev shut himself in his house, doing nothing but writing music.
In 2007, Segev co-wrote the song "Let's Leave" with Ran Danker and Elai Botner, which would go on to win "Song of the Year" at the Israeli Music Channel's yearly award ceremony.
After his second album, Segev took some time off in isolation yet again, this time in order to rediscover his Jewish, Syrian and Polish roots and incorporate them into his music. He started learning to play traditional authentic instruments from Syria and Eastern Europe in order to accomplish that goal, and altered his artistic focus to creating an experience for the audience in order to assist them to discover their own inner identities, as he had. This culminated in a new sound for Segev, which was heard on his third album, We Were Meant to Be ("Noadnu", נועדנו), released in 2009.[2] The album went on to be certified gold, selling over 20,000 copies. It features the song "Woman from the Sky", which went on to garner over two million hits on YouTube, and was Segev's second song to win the title of Israeli radio's most broadcast song that year. The album also included the theme song, "Noadnu", which is a cover of the Swedish electronic-music band The Knife's song "Marble House".
In 2011, Segev cooperated with the band Matbucha Project in writing a cover song for Nathan Alterman's "Chana'leh Hitbalbelah", which became the fourth-most-played song on Israeli radio in 2011.
In early 2012, Segev released Holy Day (יום קדוש), which would break the record for most plays in a week on Israeli radio. The song was the first single from Segev's fourth album released on March 2012, "The Voices of the Heart", which was also the title of the album's second single, featuring Israeli singer Miri Mesika.
Segev also sat as a judge for the committee selecting the 2012 Israeli entry to Eurovision Song Contest.[3]
On March 2013, Segev released his fourth album "Voices of the heart" that went Gold less than a year later.
On 2 June 2013, Segev performed in front of an audience of 200,000 people, representing Israel at Celebrate Israel festival in Manhattan, New York.
On August 2013, Segev performed as the main event in One World festival, Cleveland, Ohio.
On July 2014 Segev was chosen to perform on the main stage at Zebra music festival in Shanghai, China in front of tens of thousands of people.
Discography
Albums
- 2004: Achsav Tov (עכשיו טוב)
- 2006: האהבה נשארת
- 2009: Noadno (נועדנו)
- 2013: Kolot Halev (קולות הלב)
Singles
- 2004: "Achsav Tov"
- 2009: "אשה מהשמיים" ("A Woman from the Sky")
- 2012: "Holy Day" (יום קדוש)
See also
References
- ↑ Staff (26 October 2006). "It's Ok Now for Gilad Segev". One Jerusalem. Retrieved 20 February 2013.
- ↑ (1 January 2012). Ynet: גלעד שגב: "עם נוסחה ללהיטים היה פה משעמם" (in Hebrew). Ynet. Retrieved 20 February 2013.
- ↑ הפסידה מאיה בוסקילה לאיזבו בהצבעה לאירוויזיון (in Hebrew). make.co.il.
External links
- giladsegev
.co (in Hebrew), his official website.il