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| - Gil Doron Reichstadt Ofarim (born August 13, 1982 in Munich, Bavaria) is a German singer, songwriter and occasional actor, currently also known as the lead singer of the band Zoo Army. Gil's showbiz career took-off in May 1997 when he was spotted in a Munich underground station by a talent scout for Bravo magazine and was asked to do a pictorial story spread. The article generated thousands of letters from fans and he landed a recording contract with BMG. His first single "Round 'N' Round " was released in November 1997 and became a Top 40 smash in Germany. His album Here I Am was released in May 1998 and was very successful in several Asian countries, including Thailand, the Philippines, and Singapore. He became the first musician to have three singles on Thailand's Top 5 simultaneously. After several other successful singles, Gil became disenchanted with being a teen idol. His 2003 release On My Own showcased his move in a different musical direction, as well as his physical appearance. Since June 2005 Gil is the lead singer of Zoo Army. Zoo Army consists of Gil, Tal, Roland Söns and Dominik Scholz. They released their first single "I'm Alive" and album 507 in the first half of 2006.He is also active as an actor and played the part of Christoph in the Pro7-Production Endlich Sex! in 2004 and Stefan Döbbelin in the TV two-part Sturmflut, Die (The Storm Tide) in 2006. His latest role is Max in the psycho-thriller Strip Mind which opened in Germany on January 3, 2007. Gil speaks German, Hebrew, and English. He sings in English. Although Gil is virtually unknown in the United States, he has an impressive underground fan following. He had a brief surge in popularity in the late 1990s when Hanson fans noticed that Gil's younger brother, Tal, bore a strong resemblance to Zac Hanson. His Israeli father, Abi Ofarim, was a star in his own right, a folk artist, who had a group with his first wife Esther Ofarim. Gil's mother, Sandy, is Abi's third wife. (en)
- Gil Ofarim (* 13. August 1982 in München, eigentlich Gil Doron Reichstadt Ofarim) ist ein deutscher Musiker und Schauspieler. Gil ist der Sohn des Sängers Abraham Reichstadt, der unter dem Künstlernamen Abi Ofarim bekannt wurde, und dessen zweiter Frau Sandra – nicht, wie oft behauptet, von seiner ersten Frau Esther. Entdeckt wurde Gil für eine Foto-Love-Story in der Jugendzeitschrift Bravo, in der er einen Musiker darstellte. Daraus entwickelte sich ab 1997 eine eigene Musikkarriere, die jedoch, zumindest in Deutschland, nur mit eher mäßig-erfolgreichen Titeln wie Round 'n' Round (It Goes), Talk To You, Never Giving Up Now und If You Only Knew nicht weiter auffiel. 2003 legte er sich dann ein erwachseneres, rockigeres Image zu, nannte sich Gil Ofarim und tourte mit Band. Am 13. Juni 2003 trat er mit seiner Band im Münchener Olympiastadion, als Vorgruppe für die Rockband Bon Jovi auf. Deren Frontmann, Jon Bon Jovi, war von seinem Konzertveranstalter auf den Jungen aufmerksam gemacht worden und machte ihn kurzerhand zur Vorband. Inzwischen hat er mit Zoo Army eine eigene Rockband gegründet, die im März 2006 ihr Debütalbum 507 veröffentlicht hat. Im Jahr 2007 sang Gil zwei Songs für die deutsche Synchronisation von Walt Disyney Kinofilmen: In Triff die Robinsons singt er Mehr als du seh’n kannst. Für Verwünscht interpretiert er die Ballade So nah!. Die Songs wurden jeweils auf den deutschen Soundtracks zu den Filmen veröffentlicht. Ofarim ist auch als Schauspieler tätig. Er spielte beispielsweise 2003 in der Pro7-Produktion Endlich Sex! und 2005 im Fernseh-Zweiteiler Die Sturmflut. Bald ist er ebenfalls in dem Psycho-Thriller Strip mind zu sehen. 1998 war er als Gaststar bei Gute Zeiten, schlechte Zeiten. (de)
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| - Gil Doron Reichstadt Ofarim (born August 13, 1982 in Munich, Bavaria) is a German singer, songwriter and occasional actor, currently also known as the lead singer of the band Zoo Army. Gil's showbiz career took-off in May 1997 when he was spotted in a Munich underground station by a talent scout for Bravo magazine and was asked to do a pictorial story spread. The article generated thousands of letters from fans and he landed a recording contract with BMG. His first single "Round 'N' Round " was released in November 1997 and became a Top 40 smash in Germany. His album Here I Am was released in May 1998 and was very successful in several Asian countries, including Thailand, the Philippines, and Singapore. He became the first musician to have three singles on Thailand's Top 5 simultaneously. (en)
- Gil Ofarim (* 13. August 1982 in München, eigentlich Gil Doron Reichstadt Ofarim) ist ein deutscher Musiker und Schauspieler. (de)
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