Alon De Loco

Alon De Loco
Background information
Birth name Alon Cohen
Born (1974-11-15) November 15, 1974
Origin Beersheba, Israel
Genres Hip hop, R&B, reggaeton, dancehall
Years active 2005–present
Labels I&I Records, Geffen Records
Website alon-deloco.com

Alon Cohen (in Hebrew אלון כהן), better known by his stage name Alon de Loco (in Hebrew אלון דה לוקו) (born 15 November 1974), is a leading Israeli hip hop artist with styles in R&B, dancehall, and reggaeton. He is also a music producer, a breakdancer, a dance teacher and a DJ. He has released three albums.[1]

Cohen was born in Beersheba in 1974 to a family of Iraqi-Jewish and Moroccan-Jewish descent. He is married with 4 children. Cohen, his wife, and child were living in poverty when he began his musical career, and he later said that he entered music to ensure a better life and future for himself and his family.[2]

Besides his solo act, he has collaborated with many other artists including Gad Elbaz, Sarit Hadad, Hagai Mizrahi, SLV, and Lior Meira, amongst others. His collaboration with Elbaz include the songs "Halayla Zeh Hazman" (meaning Tonight is the Night) (In Hebrew הלילה זה הזמן) with Gad Elbaz featuring Alon De Loco (2004) and "Or" (meaning Light) (In Hebrew אור) with Alon De Loco featuring Gad Elbaz.

In 2011, he appeared in the television reality series Living in La La Land.[3] On September 6, 2011, Alon De Loco won the television reality series Living in La La Land and is now signed to Geffen Records.

Discography

  • 2005: Party Material (in Hebrew חומר למסיבה)
  • 2007: Does Da Party (in Hebrew עושה ת'מסיבה)
  • 2010: Shi Vol. 1 (in Hebrew שי Vol.1)

References

  1. ↑ Charts.co.il: New album of Alon De Loco Archived 2011-10-06 at the Wayback Machine. (in Hebrew)
  2. ↑ http://www.jewishjournal.com/music/article/israeli_reality_tv_in_la_six_singers_in_search_of_acceptance_20110329
  3. ↑ "Music on Walla: Alon De Loco joins Living in La La Land". Archived from the original on 2011-10-08. Retrieved 2018-10-13.
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