Zohara

Zohara
Background information
Birth nameZohara Niddam
Born1988 (age 35–36)
OriginTel Aviv, Israel
Genres
Years active2012–present
LabelsIndependent
Member ofOi Va Voi
Websitewww.zoharamusic.net

Zohara is an Israeli singer-songwriter, musician, producer and composer based in Tel Aviv. Her production is drawn from many influences; electronic music and pop as well as classical music and jazz.[1]

Career

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Between 2012 and 2014, in her room in Tel Aviv, Zohara produced her first album Growing up Anyways, released in 2016. The album is made of 12 original songs that mostly deal with the doubts of people in their early twenties.

...Anyway give it listen (and watch) yourself and make up your own mind. We reckon Zohara deserves to be up there in the charts and in the public consciousness. Whether she will though depends on the odd machinations of the music industry but she deserves it.

— FLUX Magazine[2]

In 2013 Zohara performed in Israel and London and made music videos. The videos were released in 2014–2015. One song, ‘Drum & Bass’, broadcast on MTV World,[3] and her song ‘Lost’ premiered on British magazine Konbini.[4]

..Reminiscent of Bjork, say, but with a gritty, DIY sensibility, it's early days for Zohara – but these are promising signs.

— Clash Music[5]

In 2017 Zohara became the lead singer of the British band ‘Oi Va Voi’. Their album Memory Drop was released by V2 in 2018, to critical acclaim, and was featured in The Guardian, Evening Standard and Songlines. The band appeared on The Tom Robinson Show (BBC 6 Music), Clive Anderson (BBC 4), the Dutch TV show Nijverheid, and sold out both of their London shows at Omeara and Islington Assembly Hall. They finished 2018 touring in Germany, Holland, Russia, Turkey, and Israel. In 2019, Zohara performed at The Royal Academy of Arts as part of Anthony Gormley's exhibition, headlined The Shacklewell Arms, supported Audiobooks at Electrowerkz and Paper Dress Vintage, and continued touring Europe as the lead singer of Oi Va Voi. In 2020, Zohara signed to Studio Bruxo, established by sound artist David Wrench who worked with artists such as Frank Ocean, Caribou, Glass Animals, Arlo Parks, Manics, Goldfrapp, David Byrne, Erasure, XX, FKA Twigs, Sampha, and Jungle.

Discography

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Singles

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Year Title Director
2015 "Soldier"[6][7] Yevgeny Kushnir
2015 "Piano 1976"[8] Omer Manor and Bar Frum
2015 "Bass & Drum"[9][10][11][12][13][14] Cookie Moon
2015 "Lost"[15][16][17][18] Indy Hait
2015 "Play" (on BalconyTV)[19] Ophir Ben Shimon
2015 "New Village"[20] Shahak Paz
2015 "Amplify Me" (on IndieCity)[21] Bettina Fainstein
2019 "Remember" (feat Gryffin)[22] Gryffin

Albums

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Date Title
2016-11-13 Growing Up Anyways[23]

References

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  1. ^ "Introducing: ZOHARA". Mentioned Reviews. Retrieved 7 February 2016.
  2. ^ "Zohara releases video for her spellbinding track Lost – Flux Magazine". Flux Magazine. Retrieved 7 February 2016.
  3. ^ "New Music Videos, Reality TV Shows, Celebrity News, Pop Culture". MTV. Retrieved 7 February 2016.
  4. ^ Morrish, Lydia. "Premiere: Tel Aviv's multi-instrumentalist Zohara shows us 'Lost'". Konbini United Kingdom. Retrieved 7 February 2016.
  5. ^ "Introducing... Zohara". Clash Magazine. Retrieved 7 February 2016.
  6. ^ "Zohara – Soldier". Far Out Magazine. Retrieved 7 February 2016.
  7. ^ "Introducing: Zohara – Soldier (Interview + Video)". Your Music Today. Retrieved 7 February 2016.
  8. ^ "Zohara – Piano 1976 (Video)". WATM Magazine (in French). Retrieved 7 February 2016.
  9. ^ "Watch: Zohara – "Bass & Drum" [Premiere]". The Line of Best Fit. Retrieved 7 February 2016.
  10. ^ "It's All Indie :: Zohara releases new track 'Bass and Drum'". www.itsallindie.com. Retrieved 7 February 2016.
  11. ^ "Amazing Radio – Emma Snook". Amazing Radio. Retrieved 7 February 2016.
  12. ^ "New Music Videos, Reality TV Shows, Celebrity News, Pop Culture". MTV. Retrieved 7 February 2016.
  13. ^ "Zohara – Bass and Drum (2015) [Official Video] [Pop]". Fringe Music Fix. Retrieved 7 February 2016.
  14. ^ "Going Inbox #42". www.wearegoingsolo.com. Retrieved 7 February 2016.
  15. ^ Morrish, Lydia. "Premiere: Tel Aviv's multi-instrumentalist Zohara shows us 'Lost'". Konbini United Kingdom. Retrieved 7 February 2016.
  16. ^ "Zohara – Lost (Video)". WATM Magazine (in French). Retrieved 7 February 2016.
  17. ^ marklosingtoday. "zohara". the sunday experience. Retrieved 7 February 2016.
  18. ^ "Zohara releases video for her spellbinding track Lost – Flux Magazine". Flux Magazine. Retrieved 7 February 2016.
  19. ^ BalconyTV (8 July 2015). "combines the acoustic with the electronic world Zohara performs the song "PLAY" for BalconyTV". Balcony TV. Archived from the original on 22 October 2015. Retrieved 7 February 2016.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  20. ^ "זוהרה זוהרת אפילו כשהיא אוכלת פלאפל". mako. Retrieved 7 February 2016.
  21. ^ IndieCity (19 September 2015), אינדי סיטי – Indie City – Zohara – Amplify Me, retrieved 7 February 2016
  22. ^ IndieCity (19 September 2015), Zohara – Remember, retrieved 7 February 2021
  23. ^ "Growing Up Anyways on Bandcamp". Retrieved 21 February 2019.
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