KNOB (duo)

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KNOB
Also known asRunnerz
Origin Israel
Genres Dance, electropop
Years active2006-present
LabelsTETA
Champion Records (distribution)
Website http://www.knob.co.il/
MembersNiv Cohen (producer, vocals)
Meital Patash-Cohen (songwriting, lead vocals)
Dvir André Tzanua (songwriting)

KNOB (in Hebrew נוב) (stylized as knob) is an Israeli music duo formed in 2006, that has become a famous dance music act on Israeli dance floors and popular on Israeli radio stations. KNOB is made up of Niv Cohen and Meital Patash-Cohen. The two also do the songwriting with help from Dvir André Tzanua and the production of the materials. Champion Records, UK's largest indie label, has distributed the band's biggest international commercial success "I'm Lost".

Hebrew language Semitic language native to Israel

Hebrew is a Northwest Semitic language native to Israel; the modern version of which is spoken by over 9 million people worldwide. Historically, it is regarded as the language of the Israelites and their ancestors, although the language was not referred to by the name Hebrew in the Tanakh. The earliest examples of written Paleo-Hebrew date from the 10th century BCE. Hebrew belongs to the West Semitic branch of the Afroasiatic language family. Hebrew is the only living Canaanite language left, and the only truly successful example of a revived dead language.

Contents

After success of "I'm Lost", the dance record label "TETA: Making Music" signed KNOB for a 3-album contract. [1] With TETA, KNOB released further singles followed by a debut self-titled album knob released in May 2008. Champion Records distributed the album in Europe and North America.

Style

Niv Cohen of KNOB was active in music being the owner of the Garage Music Studio in Tel Aviv and is the producer of the band. Meital Patash-Cohen, Niv's wife, does the vocals, with Niv joining her in singing at times. Meital also writes and composes the music of the band.

Their music includes upbeat electropop songs, house music productions and vocals. Rather than just mixing tunes, knob uses in its live acts stage musicians, percussionists, electric and bass guitars players. Niv plays the synthesizer and joins Meital in some of the renditions.

Kdam Eurovision 2011

In 2011, the band took part in Kdam Eurovision with the bilingual English/Hebrew song "אוהב את זה (I'm Loving It)" (Hebrew title pronounced as "Ohev et ze") in a bid to represent Israel in the Eurovision Song Contest in Düsseldorf, Germany. KNOB finished in 8th place in between 10 acts to the Kdam competition. Dana International went on to win the nomination with "Ding Dong".

Kdam Eurovision Israeli national preselection of the Eurovision Song Contest

The Kdam Eurovision in short known as the Kdam was the Israeli national preselection of the Eurovision Song Contest. The competition was first introduced in 1981 and was discontinued in 2011.

Israel participated in the Eurovision Song Contest 2011 in Düsseldorf, Germany, selecting their entry through the national selection Kdam Eurovision, organised by the Channel 1.

Düsseldorf Place in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany

Düsseldorf is the capital and second-largest city of the most populous German federal state of North Rhine-Westphalia after Cologne, as well as the seventh-largest city in Germany. with a population of 617,280. At the confluence of the Rhine and its tributary Düssel, the city lies in the centre of both the Rhine-Ruhr and the Rhineland Metropolitan Regions with the Cologne Bonn region to its south and the Ruhr to its north. Most of the city lies on the right bank of the Rhine. The city is the largest in the German Low Franconian dialect area. "Dorf" meaning "village" in German, the "-dorf" suffix is unusual in the German-speaking area for a settlement of Düsseldorf's size.

Discography

Albums

Track listing:

  1. I'm Lost
  2. Only You
  3. Music
  4. Don't Tell Me
  5. Coincidence
  6. On My Own
  7. No More
  8. X-press Yourself
  9. Not About You
  10. Sorry
  11. Call Me
  12. Sometimes
  13. Sad Song

Track listing:

  1. Save Me
  2. Let Love Rule
  3. Make U Love Me
  4. Alive
  5. Rock Your World
  6. Pop Like That (feat. Ortal)
  7. Don’t Tell Me (Niv Cohen Rmx)
  8. Music (Niv Cohen Rmx)
  9. No More (Niv Cohen Rmx)
  10. Enjoy the Silence
Singles
Songs

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References

  1. ↑ IsraStage: Knob page
  2. ↑ iTunes - Let Love Rule - Knob
  3. ↑ iTunes - Memories feat. Meital of Knob - EP
  4. ↑ The Ghost Within: The Tale of Turmoil by N Pa | Bandcamp
  5. ↑ iTunes - The Ghost Within: The Tale of Turmoil - EP by N Pa
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