Old Man River is the stage name of Australian-Israeli singer-songwriter Ohad Rein ( he, אוהד ריין, , born 18 April 1979), which is also the name of his band. At the

APRA Awards of 2009 The Australasian Performing Right Association Awards of 2009 (generally known as APRA Awards) are a series of awards which include the APRA Music Awards, Classical Music Awards, and Screen Music Awards. The APRA Music Awards ceremony occurred o ...

, "Sunshine", co-written by Old Man River, won the Blues & Roots Work of the Year category.

Biography

Ohad Rein was born on 18 April 1979 and grew up in Sydney (

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). His parents are

Israeli Israeli may refer to: * Something of, from, or related to the State of Israel * Israelis, citizens or permanent residents of the State of Israel * Modern Hebrew, a language * ''Israeli'' (newspaper), published from 2006 to 2008 * Guni Israeli ...

immigrants. He moved to Europe with his family at a very early age before moving to Israel where he served in the local army during his formative years. He spent many years abroad before returning to Sydney. He collaborated with Sydney band,

Gelbison Gelbison were an Australian pop rock band formed in 2000 by Pete Farley on bass guitar, Dave Galafassi on drums, Edo Kahn on vocals and guitar, and his brother Nadav Kahn on vocals and keyboards. The Kahn brothers were also members of Nations ...

, touring with the band and co-writing some of the tracks which appear on his debut album ''Good Morning''. This led to the side project

Nations by the River Nations by the River was a side project by Luke Steele (Sleepy Jackson) Ohad Rein ( Old Man River) and the Kahn Brothers (Gelbison) that occurred in 2003 to 2004. Nations by the River only created a single album, ''Holes in the Valley'', before ...

, which combined

with Luke Steele from

Sleepy Jackson The Sleepy Jackson are an Australian alternative rock band formed in Perth, Western Australia. The band's name was inspired by a former drummer who was narcoleptic. The band revolves around the distinctive vocal style of multi-instrumentalist ...

. The single "Sunshine" was used as a theme for Channel 7's ''Sunrise''.Manly Daily, 26 April 2007, "unplugged: feel the sun in rein" The single "La" reached #83 on the German singles chart, topped the Japanese Radio Airplay chart and was #6 on Italy's airplay chart. "La", "Trousers" and "Sunshine" all received significant airplay on

Triple J Triple J (stylised in all lowercase) is a government-funded, national Australian Radio in Australia, radio station intended to appeal to listeners of alternative music, which began broadcasting in January 1975. The station also places a greate ...

. The single "La" was featured in a New York Lottery commercial. In 2014 Ohad Rein was one of the contestants on the third season of

The Voice Israel ''The Voice Israel'' (Hebrew: ''The Voice ישראל'') is the Israeli version of ''The Voice of Holland''. It is part of the international syndication ''The Voice'' based on the reality singing competition launched in the Netherlands, created ...

Members

* Ohad Rein (Vocals, Guitar) * Liam Flanagan (Bass Guitar) *

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(Drums) * Rosie Henshaw (Backing Vocals, Sitar)

Discography

Albums

Extended plays

Charting singles

Awards and nominations

APRA Awards

The APRA Awards are presented annually from 1982 by the

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(APRA), "honouring composers and songwriters". They commenced in 1982. ! , - ,

2008 File:2008 Events Collage.png, From left, clockwise: Lehman Brothers went bankrupt following the Subprime mortgage crisis; Cyclone Nargis killed more than 138,000 in Myanmar; A scene from the opening ceremony of the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing; ...

, "La" , Blues & Roots Work of the Year , , , - ,

2009 File:2009 Events Collage V2.png, From top left, clockwise: The vertical stabilizer of Air France Flight 447 is pulled out from the Atlantic Ocean; Barack Obama becomes the first African American to become President of the United States; 2009 Iran ...

, "Sunshine" , Blues & Roots Work of the Year , , , -

References

External links

Official site
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