Ori Comay (born October 21, 1996), better known by his stage name and

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character Dudu Faruk is an

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, singer and actor. His musical style is

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integrated with

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. The lyrics of his songs discuss

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and

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explicitly.

Early life

Comay grew up in the neighborhood of Ma'oz Aviv in the north of

Tel Aviv Tel Aviv-Yafo ( he, תֵּל־אָבִיב-יָפוֹ, translit=Tēl-ʾĀvīv-Yāfō ; ar, تَلّ أَبِيب – يَافَا, translit=Tall ʾAbīb-Yāfā, links=no), often referred to as just Tel Aviv, is the most populous city in the G ...

. He attended the multidisciplinary school Lady Davis in Ne'ot Afeka.

Biography

Comay created the "Dudu Faruk" character during his time in high school in 2013 as a parody

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account. His character started getting attention in 2017. Faruk wears clothing commonly associated with an ars, usually a white tank top and

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. Faruk received negative reactions following his songs' explicit lyrics. The chairwoman of the

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in Israel, Gila Oshrat, formally requested from

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mayor,

Zvi Gendelman Zvi "Zvika" Gendelman (Hebrew: צבי "צביקה" גנדלמן; born September 12, 1956) is an Israeli politician who is the current mayor of Hadera.Miri Regev Miriam "Miri" Regev ( he, מִרְיָם "מִירִי" רֶגֶב; born Miriam Siboni on 26 May 1965) is an Israeli politician and a former brigadier-general in the Israel Defense Forces, in which she served as IDF Spokeswoman. She currently s ...

, to cancel Faruk's show at the Boom Box Festival.

Discography

Studio albums

*Osef Hachashmal (2018) *Shhh... (2021)

References

Israeli rappers Israeli male television actors 21st-century Israeli male singers 1996 births Living people Pseudonymous artists People from Tel Aviv {{Hiphop-bio-stub