Rami Kleinstein

Rami Kleinstein (רָמִי קלינשטיין; born 10 November 1962) is an Israeli singer and composer.

Early and personal life
Kleinstein was born in New York City to a family of Ashkenazi Jews in 1962. In 1968, they immigrated to Israel. After a year, the family moved back to the United States before returning to Israel in 1970. As a child, he studied piano and classical music after his parents recognized his musical talent and decided to have him trained to be a classical pianist. In his mid-teens, he met and began dating Israeli future singer Rita. During his compulsory Israeli military service in the early 1980s, he performed with Rita while they were both military band members. Kleinstein subsequently composed and produced many of Rita's songs. The two married in 1988 and had two daughters before legally separating in 2007.

Career
In 1986, Rami's first solo album  achieved gold status. In 1997, his sixth album  reached triple platinum status within ten days of release. He was voted "Singer of the Year" in 1995, after his album  reached triple platinum.

Since 1985, Rami has been composing, arranging, and accompanying Rita. He has written music for lyrics by American singer Bob Dylan as well as Israeli artists Ehud Banai and Hanoch Levin.

Discography

 * 1986: ביום של הפצצה
 * 1989: על הגשר הישן
 * 1991: אהביני
 * 1993: במסיבה אצל גידו
 * 1995: תפוחים ותמרים
 * 1997: כל מה שתרצי
 * 2000: פטר והזאב וקרנבל החיות
 * 2000: תגיד את זה
 * 2005: הרבה פנים
 * 2009: שיר חשוף
 * 2009: סינרגיה אקוסטית (with Synergia)
 * 2010: Live
 * 2012: סיטואציה מורכב
 * 2014: מתנות קטנות
 * 2015: אנשים טובים