Avi Benedi
Israeli singer and songwriter
Avi Benedi (Hebrew: אבי בנדי; born 2 April 1980) is an Israeli singer and songwriter. He has released three albums: Avi Benedi & Diamond Band in 2001 (in Austria), We Met Late (Встретились поздно) in 2012 (in Russia). and Loco in 2017.
Personal life
Avi Benedi was born in Israel on 2 April 1980, to a Bukharian Jewish family. When he was four years old, his family moved to Vienna, Austria. His father, Eduard Babadost, is a famous tenor in Austria, and his grandfather was a folk artist in Tajikistan. Benedi has two brothers: one is a jewelry and fashion designer, and the other is the music video director Lior Babadost.
Benedi speaks and sings in Hebrew, English, Uzbek,German, Russian, Bulgarian, several dialects of Persian (including Bukhori, Western Farsi, Juhuri), Slovak and Romanian.
Career
Career beginning: 1999–2013
Benedi graduated from the College of Photography and Film Arts in Vienna. From 1999 until 2008, he worked as operator-in-charge at the Austrian TV channel ATV.
He began writing his own music and working professionally with his band, which was called Diamond Band.
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