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Tally Koren is an Israeli-born singer-songwriter and producer. Her first single Beauty of the Duty (2011) was placed on the BBC Radio 2 playlist and subsequently played on over 100 radio stations around the globe. In 2011, she received the Best Singer/Songwriter award〔("72 Names for Fringe Report Award winner" )〕 at the London Fringe Awards () Koren has recorded vocals for songs over range of genres. She is influenced by Middle Eastern music, Western electronic and Classical music. ==Career== Koren began her long career as a model in her home town of Haifa at the age of 13, she went on to model in Tel Aviv, New York City and Mexico City. She returned to Israel to serve in the Israeli Army and it was during this time that she won the “Miss Water” beauty competition. After working as a model and completing her military service, Koren's musical career started in 1992 whilst under the management of Chaum Slutsky, she has since co-written and worked with a number of musicians in Israel, including Itzhak Klepeter, Micha Shitrit, Dudi Levi, Ohad Dekel, Raviv Gazit, and Shachar Ben Barak. During the late 1990s, Koren relocated to London and subsequently worked with producers and writers such as Nick Woolfson (Sounds from the Ground), Pete Brown, Susan Stevenson, Willy Smack who has directed videos for Annie Lennox and Lulu (singer) and Dave Dix who has produced albums for Alison Moyet and Black (singer). In 2004, she recorded ''Wake Up My Child'' (based on Erik Satie's Gnossiennes). The song featured on the soundtrack of the 2009 independent film ''Cargo''. In 2005 the song "In My Dreams" based on the melody of Pavane by Gabriel Fauré featured on the EMI compilation Super Star Cross Over, which included artists such as Charlotte Church and Sarah Brightman. The song received regular air play on oMusic TV. In 2006, Koren composed the song "Rotten Fruit" for the film ''Man Who Sold The World''. The independent film, directed by Louis Melville was screened at the Cannes Film Festival in 2007.〔("Indie Movies Online 'Man Who Sold The World" )〕 On 27 October 2008, Koren released her classical album ''Timeless Melodies'', which consists of her interpretations of her favorite classical compositions by great composers such as Beethoven, Tchaikovsky, Piazzolla, Chopin and Mozart.〔("CD Review by Maggie Woods" )〕 The album was launched on 29 October 2008 with a performance at London's Pizza on the Park.() The performance coincided with the premiere of ''Quantum of Solace'', in which Koren contributed the voice of an Israeli agent. Later in 2008, EMI/Splash released the album Timeless Melodies in Korea. In January 2011 the first single ''Beauty of the Duty'' from her album ''72 Names'' was played by Chris Evans (presenter), Graham Norton,〔("Music Played by Graham Norton" )〕 Janice Long and Steve Wright (DJ). The single was later placed on the playlist for BBC Radio 2 and 40 other UK based radio stations. The music video directed by Allan Gildea 〔("Allan Gildea" )〕 had over 61,000 hits on YouTube in less than two months. () Her new album ''72 Names'', brings together the percussive sounds of her Middle Eastern roots with the Western World influences of progressive electronic music and orchestration.〔("Globe At The Hay" )〕 The album is produced by Koren, Phil Curran and one of Europe's most successful producers Yoad Nevo, who has worked with the Pet Shop Boys, Jem, Bryan Adams, The Sugababes, Goldfrapp, Sophie Ellis-Bextor and Girls Aloud. Hallelujah (72 Names) which refers to the 72 names of God 〔("Tally Koren's '72 Names' (Hallelujah) To Be Launched With Unique Campaign )〕 has been chosen as the second single from Tally Koren’s new album. The song has been featured amongst the highlights of the Graham Norton show in 2011 and the Aled Jones Good Morning Sunday Show. A new ‘radio edit’ version has been recorded and features London-based gospel choir Vocally Sound. The single was produced by Phil Curran and mixed by Guy Katsav-Jukey whose credits include Laura Marling, Moby, The View’s chart-topping album ‘Hat’s Off to the Buskers’, Groove Armada, Akon and many more. Her song 'Free Will' was composed by Tally in one take on Christmas Eve. The cinematic strings sections of the main version of 'Free Will' were recorded by Haydn Bendall who has previously collaborated with artists such as Kate Bush, Katie Melua and Dido. It was mixed by (Michalis "MsM" Michael ), whose previous credits include - The Saturdays & Ed Sheeran. The Latin version of the single, sung by Tally in Spanish,"Tengo Libertad" is featured by Eric Fernandez, known for his collaboration with the Gypsy Kings. The piano version has the collaboration of the Ely Cathedral Girls' Choir which is directed by the conductor Sarah MacDonald. Between 2003 and 2006 Koren worked as a freelance journalist for the Israeli magazine Alondon 〔("Alondon official website" )〕 contributing a column on Alternative Health. Koren is a trained voice-over artist and an actress. She has contributed her voice to The Debt and Quantum of Solace. Her other clients have included – TCM, Fisher Price Toys, National Geographic Society, Discovery Channel, Rally Queen, Coffee Club and Google. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Tally Koren」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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