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Izhar Ashdot

Izhar Ashdot is an Israeli singer, composer and record producer, known as a founding member of the rock band T-Slam and for his solo career.

born 1958Co-founding the band T-SlamProducing Ofra Haza's Im Nin'AluHis solo singing career

Born: 23 November 1958, Jerusalem
Occupation: singer, composer, record producer, musician
Party: Meretz

Izhar Ashdot was born in 1958 in Jerusalem

Izhar Ashdot was born in Jerusalem in 1958 to Dov and Hadassah Ashdot. His father was a diplomat, so the family lived in Paris, Cambodia, Athens and The Hague. He began playing guitar at 11 and formed his first band, The Red Dogs, at 13.

In 1977 he joined Galei Tzahal, the army radio station, as a music editor. There he met Yair Nitzani, and later Dani Bassan, and the group that became T-Slam took shape.

T-Slam broke through in 1980 with the song Radio Hazak, and Ashdot composed many of its songs. After the band split in 1983 he worked mainly as a producer and arranger, with artists such as Corinne Allal, Boaz Sharabi and Ofra Haza. In 1987 he produced Haza's song Im Nin'Alu, which topped the Eurochart.

His first solo album came out in 1992 and reached gold status. He later released live albums, compilations and further studio albums. His 2012 song Inian Shel Hergel criticized the army and was banned on army radio.