Lionel Faretein ( he, ליאונל פרטיין; born 20 February 1982) is an Argentine-Israeli musician and singer-songwriter.
Biography
Lionel Faretein was born in
Buenos Aires
Buenos Aires ( or ; ), officially the Autonomous City of Buenos Aires ( es, link=no, Ciudad Autónoma de Buenos Aires), is the capital and primate city of Argentina. The city is located on the western shore of the Río de la Plata, on South ...
, Argentina. At the age of 7 he moved with his family to
Israel
Israel (; he, יִשְׂרָאֵל, ; ar, إِسْرَائِيل, ), officially the State of Israel ( he, מְדִינַת יִשְׂרָאֵל, label=none, translit=Medīnat Yīsrāʾēl; ), is a country in Western Asia. It is situated ...
, where he began to develop his talent as a musician and composer.
At the age of 14, he began performing on stages across the country, playing original material and covers of his musical idols, such as
Luis Alberto Spinetta
Luis Alberto Spinetta (23 January 1950 – 8 February 2012), nicknamed "El Flaco" (Spanish for "skinny"), was an Argentine singer, guitarist, composer and poet. One of the most influential rock musicians of Argentina, he is regarded as one of ...
,
The Beatles
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,
Jeff Buckley
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and
Joan Manuel Serrat
Joan Manuel Serrat i Teresa (; born 27 December 1943) is a Spanish musician, singer and composer. He is considered one of the most important figures of modern, popular music in both the Spanish and Catalan languages.
Serrat's lyrical style ...
.
At the age of 18, while performing all over Israel and abroad, Lionel has been diagnosed with
ulcerative colitis
Ulcerative colitis (UC) is a long-term condition that results in inflammation and ulcers of the colon and rectum. The primary symptoms of active disease are abdominal pain and diarrhea mixed with blood (hematochezia). Weight loss, fever, and ...
, a chronic intestinal disease which interrupted his life and forced him to take a break from stages. During these years of absence from performing, he decided to begin teaching, passing along his accumulated knowledge in guitar playing, voice, composing and writing. At the same time, he writes new material, quenching the desire to let his voice be heard again.
In 2008, after a long recovery, Lionel forms a band and starts a tour with his new songs and a growing audience, during which in one of his performances, he is discovered by the main editor of "
The Voice
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Fictional entities
* The Voice or Presence, a fictional representation of God in DC Comics
* The Voice (''Dune''), a fictional ability in the ''Dune'' universe
* The Voice, a character in the American TV series ''Cleo ...
", who invites him to participate in its first Israeli season. In the show, he reaches the semi-finals, gains great media recognition and evokes the curiosity of key figures in the music industry. At the end of the series, he teams up with first rate artists such as
Noa,
Aviv Geffen
Aviv Geffen ( he, אביב גפן, born 10 May 1973) is an Israeli rock musician, singer, songwriter and the son of writer and poet Yehonatan Geffen and Nurit Makover, brother of actress Shira Geffen, and an alumnus of Rimon School of Jazz and C ...
,
Gilad Kahana and poet
Nathan Zach
Nathan Zach (13 December 1930 – 6 November 2020; Hebrew: נתן זך) was an Israeli poet. Widely regarded as one of the preeminent poets in the country's history, he was awarded the Israel Prize in 1995 for poetry. He was also the recipie ...
amongst others.
In December 2015, Lionel released his debut
EP in Spanish, his
mother tongue, alongside a guest performance at Noa and
Gil Dor's 25th anniversary concert at the
Liceu
The Gran Teatre del Liceu (, English: Great Theatre of the Lyceum), known as ''El Liceu'', is an opera house in Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain. Located in La Rambla, it is the oldest running theatre in Barcelona.
Founded in 1837 at another ...
in Barcelona.
"Love & Happiness" - His debut English album is about to be released in 2018
Discography
Studio albums
*''Love & Happiness'' (2018)
Extended plays
*''Mi Camino'' (2015)
References
External links
Official websiteLionel Faretein's Youtube ChannelLionel Faretein on FacebookLionel Faretein's Soundcloud Page
1982 births
Argentine emigrants to Israel
Living people
21st-century Israeli male singers
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