- Nili onili
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Nili Ohayon AKA Onili is an Israeli multi-artist. Singer-Song Writer, Performer, Video artist, and the head of the label & brand Onili.
Born in Israel , raised in Paris, she grew up among a small Israeli community & had a rich parisian life with lots of friends & projects. Studied Cinema at La Sorbonne while actively working with her band and collaborating with local artists in various genres as a singer and a writer, including the Hit "Starlight" by The Supermen Lovers, which made it to the Top of the charts world wide and brought a financial comfort & new possibilities.
In 2004 she decides to leaves Paris and settles in Haifa, builds her studio in a country side house and spends 4 years creating Onili, her new solo project. She works on all of the aspects of her product; the music; the production; the marketing and branding, collaborating with Israel's sickest kats, such as Barak Kram, her Drummer and business partner since the very beginning, Jonathan Levy (bassist & Producer), Pilpeled, Dreck & Broken fingaz ( Designers), and various managers, Pr and promotors.
in 2008 she moved to Tel Aviv, studied Video post production and started practicing this new art, her videos and songs reach TV and Radio, and she and Barak are touring the country constantly, serving a tight Electronic Rock show to dancing crowds. while in Haifa she also took part in a side project called " The Secret Project" with Shaul Eshet, a multi-musician, composer and producer. Together they created "Shhh", the secret project's first album and toured the country accompanied by between 4 to 14 musicians, the album was released in Israel in July 2010, 4 month after Onili's first album " Be somebunny"(April 2010).
Onili's Activity in Israel between 2004 to 2010 was intense including the release of 5 singles 2 albums, 5 video clips, licensing songs to TV ads and prime time TV shows("Life" NBC). In Europe she collaborated with a french clothing brand (cotelac) selling 20,000 copies of " First Kiss" EP, and producing the first Onili fashion designs. Today she works to penetrate the American market, release her first album together with the brand while the second album is in a pre-production phase, as well as a new tour.
In her quest of freedom and independence Onili sticks to "Rock & Roll" as a mode of life, staying bounded to her truth & authenticity she always touches the verges, learning from experience and trusting her intuition, eyes and ears, always thirsty to change and evolve for the better.
Lately, during computer private sessions with a brilliant start up company, with whom onili collaborates as a beta tester, she discovered a new form of freedom in the computer technology, and started developing a new & exiting project that involves high technology and music.
All these together combined with the life in Israel, war, political instability, insecurity but also the incredibly rich and conscious human resource, talents, great minds, family support & true friendships, led to a new dream and quest: a network for worldwide peace. She is Collaborating with Ranya Al Assad (niece of Hafes, syrian ex president) on the development of this promising project.
Discography
"First Kiss" (2008) destined to be released spring-summer 2008
"Story about the Clown" (2001). Pop-rock, released by "Night & Day" (France) Vinyl/singles/ep:
(2008) GAMES EP first single out of "first Kiss"+3 remixes.
(2007) "Sentimental" Non-official release by Seattle's KEXP radio station and digitally available for downloading through the stations' website.
(2004) "Paris 2045" with Rove Dogs (electro rap)
(2002) "Six times" w/ Silicon Boogie (electro rap)
(2000) "Up there" w/ Silicon Boogie Collaborations/Compilations
(2007) "Betty Ford" compilation especially compiled for the Tel-Aviv based bar. To be released next month and includes "Omizu" (an Onili track)
(2006) "Braad Sessions" – a compilation especially compiled for well-known hair salon. Includes 2 tracks by Onili, "Used to be the one" and "Salat.
(2006) Collaboration with HameSiah on two tracks: "Ohev Otah" and "Hamahir"
(2006) collaboration with Rapper Sagol 59 on 1 track, "Seret"
(2006) "Who" Remix for Izabo & The Fools of Prophecy.
(2005) w/ Polar Pair on "Butt your body"
(2005) w/ La Phase on "Colors" (electro hip hop)
(2005) w/ U (French pop star) on "Si Je Savais"
(2004) Paris 2045 with Rove Dogs (electro rap)
(2003) No title for the future S.A The Clown, feat IMO
(2002) w/ Silicon Boogie (electro rap)
(2001) Lead Vocals on Mega-Hit "Starlight" with The Supermen Lovers. (house-dance) reached #1 chart position in Europe.
(2001) "My time is short" w/ Red Room (trip hop)
(2000) "Up there" w/ Silicon Boogie
References
Categories:- Living people
- Israeli singer-songwriters
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