Doli & Penn (Hebrew: דולי ופן) is a songwriting and production duo consisting of Dolev "Doli" Ram and Penn Hazut. Best known by songwriting and producing credits on Mizrahi-pop hits by Eden Ben Zaken, Dudu Aharon, Eden Hason, Omer Adam, and Eyal Golan, among others. In 2017, they wrote and produced the Israeli entry for the Eurovision Song Contest 2017, "I Feel Alive" by Imri Ziv.
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| Years active | 2014–present |
| Labels | NMC |
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History edit
Ram and Hazut began producing music together after contacting on Facebook in 2014.[1] The first song they wrote together was "Af Achat Acheret" by Itay Levy.[1] That year, they wrote the Mizrahi-pop hit by Eden Ben Zaken "Malkat HaShoshanim", which peaked at number four on the Media Forest airplay chart.[2]
In 2015 they wrote the R&B hit "Yesh Bi Ahava" by Noa Kirel, which debuted at number six on the Media Forest TV chart.[2] In 2016 they wrote for Kirel another song called "Hetzi Meshuga".[3]
In 2017 they wrote and produced Israel's entry for the Eurovision Song Contest 2017 "I Feel Alive" by Imri Ziv.[4]
In May 2018 they won ACUM prize for Best Composers of the Year.[5]
In July 2019 they released their debut single as a production duo "Ach Sheli Mitchaten" featuring singer Mosh Ben-Ari, which peaked at number two on the Media Forest weekly chart.[6] In October they released another single, "Meusharim", featuring Noa Kirel and Liran Danino, which reached the top of the Media Forest weekly chart.[6]
In June 2023, Omer Adam released his seventh album, End of the World, which included the songs "DXB to TLV" and "Both Opposites" that Doli & Penn wrote and produced. That same month, Dudu Aharon released the song "To Touch the Skies" that Doli & Penn was written, composed and produced to celebrate his marriage proposal and upcoming wedding.
Discography edit
Singles edit
| Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Album |
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| ISR[7] | |||
| "Ach Sheli Mitchaten"
(featuring Mosh Ben-Ari) |
2019 | 2 | TBA |
| "Meusharim"
(featuring Noa Kirel and Liran Danino) |
1 | ||
| "Tarutzi Elav"
(featuring Rotem Cohen and Beit Habubot) |
10 | ||
| "HaKochavim Bochim BaLayla"
(featuring Shiri Maimon and Dudu Aharon) |
3 | ||
| "Ve'Az At Tir'ee"
(featuring Dikla, Idan Haviv and Mark Eliyahu) |
2020 | 5 |
References edit
- ^ a b "מ"יאסו" ועד "קומסי קומסה": המפיקים והמוזיקאים חושפים את הסודות". www.maariv.co.il. Retrieved 2020-06-29.
- ^ a b "Media Forest". 2019-07-17. Archived from the original on 2019-07-17. Retrieved 2020-06-29.
- ^ "נועה קירל בשיר העצמה לנשים - "חצי משוגע"". mako. 2016-07-18. Retrieved 2020-06-29.
- ^ "Israel 2017 songwriters Dolev Ram and Penn Hazut". wiwibloggs. Retrieved 2020-06-29.
- ^ ""שומר על פשטות": הרגע שבו חוה אלברשטיין ריגשה את אהוד בנאי". e.walla.co.il. Archived from the original on 2020-06-29. Retrieved 2020-06-29.
- ^ a b tool, niv the. "המצעד השבועי של מדיה פורסט". mediaforest-group. Retrieved 2020-06-29.
- ^ "Media Forest". mediaforest.biz. Archived from the original on 2 October 2017. Retrieved 19 May 2019.
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