Ari Goldwag
| Ari Goldwag | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1979 (age 37–38) West Hempstead, New York |
| Genres | Contemporary Jewish religious music |
| Years active | 1988–present |
| Website | arigoldwag |
Ari Goldwag (born 1979) is an American-born Orthodox Jewish singer, songwriter, composer, and producer of contemporary Jewish religious music. He achieved fame as a soloist for the Miami Boys Choir at age 10 and starred on five albums and three videos before his voice changed at age 14. He launched a successful music career after his marriage and move to Israel. He has released five solo albums, and composes songs and produces albums for other artists.
Goldwag was born and raised in West Hempstead, New York. His father, Murray Goldwag, is a retired math teacher and owner of Murray's Kosher Socks in South Fallsburg.
Goldwag attended the Hebrew Academy of Nassau County for elementary school and the Yeshiva of Far Rockaway for high school. He later studied at the Mir yeshiva in Jerusalem. He met and married Talia, a native of Seattle, Washington, in 2001. The couple settled first in Jerusalem and later in Ramat Beit Shemesh. They have five children.
Goldwag enjoyed singing during his childhood and was a member of Seymour Silbermintz's choir in his elementary school years. On his ninth birthday, his mother took him to audition for the Miami Boys Choir; she had to convince him to go up on stage when he panicked at the sight of 200 other boys at the tryout. He passed the audition and became a member of the choir from 1988 to 1994. At age 10 he became a soloist, appearing as a lead vocalist on five Miami albums and three music videos. His soloist career ended at age 14 when his voice changed.
Goldwag took voice lessons for five years with Cantor Hersh Einhorn, who also coached Avraham Fried. He produced his first solo album, Lishuascha Kivinu (For Your Salvation We Do Long) in 2003. In addition to composing 10 of the 11 tracks on the album, he mixed, engineered and produced the album himself. As of 2015[update], he has released five solo albums. His son, Moshe Dov Goldwag, also performs on his albums and videos.
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