Uri Kabiri is an Israeli

Israel

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 songwriter

Songwriter

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, actor

Actor

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 and musical producer.

Biography

Uri Kabiri was born in Jerusalem, Israel. After his parents divorce, he moved with his mother to Rechovot. He learned to play several musical instruments at an early age, but focused mainly on keyboard

Keyboard instrument

A keyboard instrument is a musical instrument which is played using a musical keyboard. The most common of these is the piano. Other widely used keyboard instruments include organs of various types as well as other mechanical, electromechanical and electronic instruments...

. In 1979, when Kabiri was nine, he began to take drum lessons. His mother married the drum teacher and in 1982 they opened a drum school in Tel Aviv

Tel Aviv

Tel Aviv , officially Tel Aviv-Yafo , is the second most populous city in Israel, with a population of 404,400 on a land area of . The city is located on the Israeli Mediterranean coastline in west-central Israel. It is the largest and most populous city in the metropolitan area of Gush Dan, with...

. Kabiri helped to run the school's recording studio.

Acting career

In 1986, Kabiri played the part of Gadi Fishenzon in the cult film Alex Holeh Ahavah

Alex Holeh Ahavah

Alex Holeh Ahavah is an Israeli cult film directed by Boaz Davidson which was released in 1986.-Plot:The film is a romantic comedy which takes place in Israel during the Austerity period of the 1950s...

. In 1988, Kabiri appeared in Tel Aviv - Los Angeles by Dudu Topaz

Dudu Topaz

Dudu Topaz was an Israeli TV personality, comedian, actor, screenwriter, playwright, author and radio and television host. In August 2009 he committed suicide during his arrest, after being criminally charged with conspiring violence against prominent media figures in Israel.In 2005, he was voted...

. In 1988-1991, he served in the Israel Defense Forces

Israel Defense Forces

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 as a member of the Israel Air Force band.

Music career

In 1992 he began working as a dub artist for children's TV shows, including Video Power

Video Power

Video Power is an American television series that aired in two different formats from 1990-1992 in syndication. Both formats revolved around video games, and actor Stivi Paskoski presided over both series playing video game master Johnny Arcade.Allen J...

, Mister Bogus and The Adventures of Tiny Toons. In the 1990s, Kabiri composed and arranged theme songs for children's shows and Israeli comedians. Between 1992 and 2009, Kabiri was one of the producers, instrumental players, musical arrangers, recording technicians and backup singers of Dana International

Dana International

Sharon Cohen , professionally known as Dana International is an Israeli pop singer of Yemenite Jewish ancestry. She has released eight albums and three additional compilation albums, positioning herself as one of Israel's most successful musical acts ever...

, including the 1998 Eurovision Song Contest

Eurovision Song Contest 1998

The Eurovision Song Contest 1998 was the 43rd Eurovision Song Contest and was held on 9 May 1998 at the National Indoor Arena in Birmingham, United Kingdom. The presenters were Terry Wogan and Ulrika Jonsson...

's winner "Diva

Diva (song)

"Diva" was the winning song of the Eurovision Song Contest 1998 performed in Hebrew by Dana International representing Israel. The music was composed by Tzvika Pick, and the lyrics by Yoav Ginai. It totalled 172 points in the polling.The song became the last entry entirely in a language other than...

". Kabiri worked with Maya Simantov

Maya Simantov

Dance-R&B singer-songwriter Maya Simantov , also known as Maya, was born and raised in Israel to a Jewish family. Maya's debut dance album First Time received acknowledgment as one of Israel's all-time best dance albums and was released internationally by Star69 Records.In 2005 Maya recorded...

 and composed composed music for films, among them (Dawg

Dawg (film)

Dawg is 2002 dramedy film directed by Victoria Hochberg. It stars Denis Leary and Elizabeth Hurley, in their second film together. Steffani Brass was nominated for Young Artist Award with his role in this film...

, Kickin' It Old Skool) and TV (Sex and the City

Sex and the City

Sex and the City is an American television comedy-drama series created by Darren Star and produced by HBO. Broadcast from 1998 until 2004, the original run of the show had a total of ninety-four episodes...

, The Sopranos

The Sopranos

The Sopranos is an American television drama series created by David Chase that revolves around the New Jersey-based Italian-American mobster Tony Soprano and the difficulties he faces as he tries to balance the often conflicting requirements of his home life and the criminal organization he heads...

, Malcolm in the Middle

Malcolm in the Middle

Malcolm in the Middle is an American television sitcom created by Linwood Boomer for the Fox Network. The series was first broadcast on January 9, 2000, and ended its six-and-a-half-year run on May 14, 2006, after seven seasons and 151 episodes...

, MTV's MADE

Made (TV series)

MTV's MADE is a self-improvement reality television series broadcast on MTV. The series follows teens who have a goal and want to be "made" into things like singers, athletes, dancers, skateboarders, etc. The teens are joined by a "Made Coach", an expert in their chosen field, who tries to help...

). In 2011, he announced that he was moving to Nashville, Tennessee

Tennessee

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to further his career.

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