Noy Alooshe

Noy Alooshe
Origin	Tel Aviv, Israel
Genres	Hip hop, electronic dance
Occupations	Musician, journalist
Associated acts	Chovevei Tzion
Website	noy-a.com

Noy Alooshe is a 31 year-old "Israeli journalist, musician and Internet buff" of Tunisian Jewish descent best known outside Israel for his Zenga Zenga-spoof song on Muammar Gaddafi. He lives in Tel Aviv^[1] and is a member of the Israeli techno group Chovevei Tzion ("Lovers of Zion"), best known for its hit song "Rotze Banot" ("I Want Girls"), a Hebrew remix of the Swedish dance song "Boten Anna."^[2]

Alooshe said he is excited to "to be making waves in the Arab world as an Israeli"^[1] but he is also a bit worried: "what if Gaddafi stays in power and comes looking for me?"^[3]

As a result of his success from the video "Zenga Zenga", Alooshe shared that he is also now receiving many commercial offers: "These days are crazy because advertisers are calling me and wanting me to do productions for them; music companies want to sell the song on iTunes."^[4] He has also received antisemitic death threats, though he said he is not too concerned since "at the moment they remain on the Internet."^[5]

Apart from Zenga Zenga, his by far best known work, he also spoofed Benjamin Netanyahu's speech in front of the United States Congress to the tune of "We No Speak Americano" as "Bi Bi pro Americano".^[6]

References

1. ^ ^{a b} Isabel Kershner (28 February 2011). "Qaddafi YouTube Spoof by Israeli Gets Arab Fans". The New York Times: p. A10. http://www.nytimes.com/2011/02/28/world/middleeast/28youtube.html. Retrieved 1 March 2011. 
2. ^ Lahan Harkov (27 February 2011). "Israeli’s Gaddafi spoof strikes chord with Libyan rebels". The Jerusalem Post. http://www.jpost.com/MiddleEast/Article.aspx?id=210038. Retrieved 1 March 2011. 
3. ^ Itamar Eichner (28 February 2011). "Zenga Zenga: From Tel Aviv to Tripoli". YNetNews. http://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-4035148,00.html. Retrieved 1 March 2011. 
4. ^ Avigayil Kadesh (2 March 2011). "The Israeli behind ‘Zenga Zenga'". Israeli Ministry of Foreign Affairs. http://www.mfa.gov.il/MFA/IsraelExperience/Israeli_behind_Zenga_Zenga_2-Mar-2011.htm. Retrieved 2 March 2011. 
5. ^ "Israeli behind Gadhafi YouTube spoof: Iranians have asked for revolution theme too". Haaretz. 3 March 2011. http://www.haaretz.com/jewish-world/israeli-behind-gadhafi-youtube-spoof-iranians-have-asked-for-revolution-theme-too-1.346879. Retrieved 3 March 2011. 
6. ^ haaretz.com/culture/watch-israeli-behind-gadhafi-spoof-song-lampoons-netanyahu-s-congress-speech-1.363999 Published 15:18 25.05.11 Latest update 15:18 25.05.11 WATCH: Israeli behind Gadhafi spoof song lampoons Netanyahu's Congress speech. By Haaretz Service

External links

• youtube.com/user/noyalooshemusic Noy Alooshe on YouTube

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