Riff Cohen

Riff Cohen
Background information
Born	1984 Ramat Aviv Gimmel, Tel Aviv, Israel
Occupation(s)	Singer-songwriter, musician, actress
Years active	2008–present
Website	www.riff-cohen.com

Riff Cohen (Hebrew: ריף כהן‎; born 1984) is an Israeli singer-songwriter, actress, and musician who performs songs in Hebrew, French and Arabic.^[1]

Biography and early career

Riff Cohen was born in Tel Aviv to a Tunisian-Jewish father and an Algerian-French-Jewish mother and grew up in the Ramat Aviv Gimmel neighborhood. After finishing her high school studies she started to focus on her own career; She studied Musicology in Tel Aviv University and performed as a singer in a musical ensemble. In 2008 she moved to Paris after winning an artistic scholarship.^[2]

In 2011 she released her single "A Paris".

In September 2012, she performed as the opening act for the Red Hot Chili Peppers' I'm with You World Tour in Tel Aviv, Israel.^[3] In October, she signed to AZ Records.

Discography

Albums

• A Paris (2013)
• A La Menthe (2015)

Singles

• A Paris (2012)
• Six Heures (2012)
• J’aime (2012)
• Dans Mon Quartier(2015)

Filmography

• Yeladim (2008)
• A Bottle in the Gaza Sea (2011,Efrat)

Awards

Award	Category	Recipient	Result
2013 Israel Association of Composers, Authors and Publishers of Musical Works Awards	Breakthrough Artist Award		Won[4]
2012 MTV Europe Music Award	Best Israeli Act		Nominated[5]

References

1. BRINN, DAVID (13 August 2012). "J’aime Paris". Jerusalem Post.
2. "Dirty pop". Haaretz. Retrieved 24 March 2013.
3. KARPAS, GIL (20 September 2012). "Red-hot Riff". Jerusalem Post.
4. "ACUM honors Israel's finest". Jerusalem Post. Retrieved 24 March 2013.
5. "RIFF COHEN". MTV EMA. Retrieved 24 March 2013.

External links

• Official website