Peter Roth (

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band

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Biography

Roth was born in Bat Yam to a musician couple. His father, a member in an Israeli army band, taught Peter to play the guitar at a young age. Roth played basketball in high school, but he wasn't tall enough to be good at it; he then took music lessons instead. Roth was a member of a few teenage bands, in which he met

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. In the middle of the 90s, Roth joined

, which already included Even-Tzur, Yahaly Sobol and Yossi Khamami. The band had many performances in

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, garnered a following, and signed a contract with

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. In 1995 the band released the album '' Ptzaim Veneshikot'' (Wounds and Kisses), which sold a few tens of thousands of copies. In 1996 the band moved to New York City. After a year and half they disbanded. Roth came back to Israel and worked as a guitarist in bands of other artists, such as Eviatar Banai, Maor Cohen and Yahaly Sobol. He was also member of the bands ''HaZvuvim'' (The Flies) and ''Malkat HaPlakat'' (Queen of the

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) and started to work as a producer. In 2001,

reunited and recorded the album '' Yehasim Ptuhim'' (Open Relationships). In 2003 the band worked with

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, and later that year released its third album, '' Haiot Mahmad'' (Pets). Roth started to work on a solo album in 2003 along with

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. He also worked with Arik Einstein, Izhar Ashdot and Maor Cohen. In 2005, Roth released a single from his album ''Hi Ohevet'' (She Loves). By the end of that year, he had released the self-titled album, which won the ACUM Prize. In 2006 he released the album ''Regaim'' (Moments) with Arik Einstein.

Discography

Monica Sex

* '' Ptzaim VeNeshikot'' (Wounds and Kisses) – 1995 * '' Yehasim Ptuhim'' (Open Relationships) – 2001 * '' Haiot Mahmad'' (Pets) – 2003 * Mangina (Melody) – 2011 * Miktzoim Hofshiim (Liberal Professions) – 2014 * Laila Hadash (New Night) – 2019

Other

* Solo Album: ''Peter Roth'' – 2005 * With Arik Einstein: ''Regaim'' (Moments) – 2006 * Solo Album: Shar Chizik (Singing Chizik) – 2010 * Solo Album: Singelim (Singles) – 2020

References

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Roth, Peter 1974 births Living people People from Bat Yam 20th-century Israeli male singers Israeli record producers Israeli people of Romanian-Jewish descent 21st-century Israeli male singers