Ari Gold (musician)
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| Background information | |
| Birth name | Ari Gold |
| Also known as | GoldNation, Sir Ari |
| Born | February 11, 1974 |
| Origin | The Bronx, New York |
| Genres | R&B, soul, dance, pop, adult contemporary |
| Occupation(s) | CEO, Singer-songwriter, music producer, actor, model |
| Instruments | voice |
| Years active | 1996–present |
| Labels | Gold 18 Records, JRED Music |
| Associated acts | Adam Joseph, Dave Koz, Sasha Allen |
| Website | AriGold.com |
Ari Gold (born February 11, 1974) is an American pop singer and songwriter. He is openly gay and regularly addresses both his being Jewish and gay, also starring in an autobiographic theater production, Ari Gold – Untitled: The Making Of A Gay Pop Star.
Gold was born and raised in the Bronx, New York City, to an Orthodox Jewish family. He was discovered while singing at his brother Steven's bar mitzvah at the age of five. Along with Steven and his other brother Elon, he was awarded top prize at the First Annual Jewish Children's Song Festival. Gold landed his first job as a professional singer and actor by performing the lead role on the CBS Children's recording Pot Belly Bear: Song and Stories. The album went platinum and led to his successful career as a child vocalist. He went on to sing over 400 jingles, provide various voices for Cabbage Patch Kids and cult favorite Jem providing vocals for the song "A Father Should Be..." by Starlight Girl Ba Nee which appeared in the episodes The Jem Jam Part 1 and the final episode A Father Should Be.... He also performed back-up vocals for Diana Ross.
After graduating from the Ramaz School in Manhattan, Gold studied at Yale. He then transferred and received his BA from New York University.
Gold took full advantage of his surroundings in his hometown of New York City, and began performing his own original music at the hotspots Joe's Pub, Fez, China Club, Barracuda, Metronome, Avalon, Pyramid, Splash, Bar d'O, Starlight, and CBGB's. Meanwhile, he was busy recording the material for his self-titled 2001 debut album. His debut included something unprecedented in R&B/pop: explicit gay love songs. The album won Gold at the 2002 Outmusic Award for Outstanding Debut Recording. Later that year, Gold was named one of Genre Magazine's "Men We Love".
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