Kfir Tsafrir
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Born | Petah Tikva, Israel | 28 March 1990
Genres | Pop, hip hop |
Occupation(s) | Singer, rapper, songwriter, producer |
Years active | 2018–present |
Kfir Tsafrir (born 28 March 1990) is an Israeli singer, songwriter, rapper, and producer.[1]
Biography
[edit]Tsafrir grew up in Peja, Petah Tikva. He started creating music at the age of 14 and taught himself how to write and compose.
In March 2020, the first single from his debut album, "Missing You", was released. Later in the year, he also released "Another Star", "Higher", "Flex with Dafna and Dodido" and "Not Everything Is Working" with the participation of singer Keren Crispil.[2][3] In August, he was featured on and produced the song "Click" by rapper Ron Nesher.
In September 2021, Tsafrir's debut album Run was released. It features guest appearances from Omer Nachmias, Ziv Shavit, Teddy Ngusa, Keren Crispil, Mevu HaDodaim and Nomi.
In 2022, Tsafrir participated in the reality show The Next Star. In an audition, he performed the opening song of his debut album, "Crime Film", and received 82% of the votes.[4][5] He was eliminated in the final phase. Following the positive reactions, he signed a contract with the production company Teddy Productions.
In September 2022, the song "Sos Taverini" was released.[5] In February 2023, he released "Fear of God". It became a sleeper hit, and in November, about nine months after release, went viral on TikTok and various streaming sites.[6] It reached the first place on the Mako chart, the top ten of the Kan Gimel chart, and featured on the Galgalatz chart.
On 12 March 2024, the single "Detach Me" featuring Netta Barzilai was released.[7][8] On 9 May of the same year, the compilation album Israel Bidor – Singing to the State was released, where Tsafrir performed the song "Albabala" with Anna Zeke.[2]
Tsafrir lives in Rishon LeZion.
References
[edit]- ^ "כך הגיע כפיר צפריר לסטורי של קים קרדשיאן". mako. 18 January 2024. Retrieved 1 August 2024.
- ^ a b "כפיר צפריר מראשון לציון ריסק את השופטים ב"כוכב הבא" עם שיר על סיפור חייו". mynetrishon (in Hebrew). 10 August 2022. Retrieved 1 August 2024.
- ^ ""האלכוהול ניצח": רגע אחרי ההדחה מ"הכוכב הבא", כפיר צפריר מרגש בסינגל חדש | TMI". tmi.maariv.co.il (in Hebrew). 6 September 2022. Retrieved 1 August 2024.
- ^ "כפיר צפריר שר את "סרט פשע" - והבטן התהפכה". mako. 9 August 2022. Retrieved 1 August 2024.
- ^ a b ""סוס טברייני": אחרי הכוכב הבא, זה הסינגל החדש של כפיר צפריר". ישראלה (in Hebrew). 6 September 2022. Retrieved 1 August 2024.
- ^ ""פחד אלוהים" של כפיר צפריר יצא לפני כמעט שנה - והפך עכשיו ללהיט". glz.co.il. Retrieved 1 August 2024.
- ^ "חם באוזן: החיבור המפתיע בין נטע ברזילי לכפיר צפריר | האזינו". www.maariv.co.il (in Hebrew). 14 March 2024. Retrieved 1 August 2024.
- ^ "'We're Persona Non Grata. Almost Satan': Global Boycott of Israeli Culture Ratchets Up – Israeli Culture – Haaretz.com".