She does oriental rock: Who is Riff Cohen?

Born to a Tunisian father of Jewish origin and an Algerian mother of Jewish origin, Cohen grew up in the Ramat Aviv district.

Riff Cohen and stage experience

After finishing high school, Riff Cohen enrolled at Tel Aviv University. Cohen, who attended the musicology department here, had her first stage experience in the same period. Cohen, who wanted to continue her education in this field due to her interest in art, won an art scholarship in France and moved to Paris, the capital of the country, in 2008.

Riff Cohen (born on March 23, 1984) is an Israeli singer-songwriter, actress, and musician who performs songs in Hebrew, French and Arabic. Riff Cohen was born in Tel Aviv, Israel, to a Tunisian-Jewish father and an Algerian-French-Jewish mother. Cohen defines her music as a mix of Middle Eastern Urban Rock, North-African folk and Raï, considered representative of the Tzarfokai culture, a slang term in Hebrew used to refer to the Francophone Jews from the Maghreb.

Riff Cohen and her albums

The musician released her first album 'A Paris' in 2013. The singer, who released the songs 'A Paris', 'Six Heures', 'J'aime' and 'Dans mon quartier' as singles one after the other from this album, later released her second studio album 'A La Menthe' in 2015. She released 'Helas' and 'Marrakech' as singles from this album.

Riff Cohen and 'Dans mon quartier'

The most important reason why Riff Cohen became a world-renowned singer is 'Dans mon Quartier', released in the summer of 2013...

Riff Cohen and her achievements

Although the singer is popular on social media, she has not achieved significant chart success in terms of physical sales. The success of the singer, who we can include in the Indie category, can be observed mostly in the digital environment. Riff Cohen, who was nominated for 'Best Israeli Singer' at the MTV Europe Music Awards in 2012, sings her songs in Hebrew, Arabic, and French.