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Noam Kaniel נועם קניאל | |
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| Also known as | Noam |
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| Genres | Pop |
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| Years active | 1971–present |
Noam Kaniel, also known asNoam, (Hebrew:נועם קניאל) is an Israeli musician, singer and composer, who has sold over 8 million records, and is known for composing or performing the theme songs of many television series includingX-Men,Goldorak,The Mysterious Cities of Gold,Heathcliff and the Catillac Cats,Code Lyoko,Miraculous Ladybug,Digimon Fusion,Glitter Force,Luna Petunia, andPower Rangers.[1]
Kaniel was born inTel Aviv, Israel. He began singing at the age of eight, taking second place in a children's singing contest organized by his future most frequent collaborator, producerHaim Saban, in partnership with Yuda Talit.
While in Israel, he went on to record such major hit songs as "Gali" and "Ima Sheli"; during this period, he performed continuously.
In 1973, during theYom Kippur War,Mike Brant met Kaniel in France and helped him further his career.[1]
Kaniel's first release, "Difficile de Choisir", went straight to the top of the charts. From 1972 to 1978, this was followed in succession by such hits as "Viens Maman on Va Danser", "Une Maman", "Lollipop" and other singles. Two subsequent albums followed.
In 1975, Kaniel released an album in Japan in which he sang all 12 tracks in Japanese. This resulted in his headlining a concert tour, first in Tokyo, then in Johannesburg, South Africa.
Three years later, Kaniel recorded France's first-ever major theme song for an animated cartoon show. The 1978 productionGoldorak, a French-dubbed version ofUFO Robot Grendizer, was the firstanime series to be telecast in France. Kaniel's performance earned him unprecedented celebrity status in France.
At the end of 1978, Kaniel moved to Los Angeles, followingHaim Saban and his partnerShuki Levy. Together, with Saban and Levy as composer/producers, and Kaniel usually handling lead vocals, the three artists recorded theme music and/or songs for some notable animated series during the 1980s. Notably,Les Entrechats, Popples (1986 TV series),The Fantastic Four,Superman,The Incredible Hulk,He-Man and the Masters of the Universe and its spin-off,She-Ra: Princess of Power. Levy and Saban later brought Kaniel together withFilmation founderLou Scheimer and his daughterErika to record "I Have the Power," the theme song from the 1985 series pilotThe Secret of the Sword, which subsequently received U.S. theatrical distribution. He also co-performed withCiro Dammicco [it] for the theme song of the Italian dub ofUrusei Yatsura in the 1980s.[2]
In 1980, Kaniel made his acting debut in an Israeli film,Kohav Hashahar (Morning Star), in which he portrayed an aspiring teen singer who tries to help his fisherman father out of ruin.
In 1988, he recorded and released "My Butterfly", which he wrote with his friend Alain Garcia as a tribute to his wife Kira, who had died from cancer at the age of 23. Shortly after "My Butterfly" was released, Kaniel abandoned his acting career, making scant appearances on French and Israeli TV.
In 1993, he worked with Saban once as a music producer (alongside Ron Wasserman) on Mighty Morphin Power Rangers.
In 1995, he took a sabbatical to return to his first real love, songwriting. To date, he has written and/or produced material for such French music stars as Mireille Mathieu, Patricia Kaas, Ophélie Winter, Hélène Ségara, Patrick Fiori, Lorie, Julie Zenatti and Lâam.
In 1998, Kaniel worked with Johnny Williams and Louis Element to createMIRANDA, a mix of technopop and dance fusion that took the European charts by storm. Miranda's first single, "Vamos A La Playa" was sold over 2,000,000 copies worldwide, and was honored as Best Italian Artist of the Year.[3] In the next decade, Kaniel returned to writing music for animated television and theatrical films, such as Miraculous: Tales of Ladybug & Cat Noir, .
In 2011, Kaniel worked with Saban once again onPower Rangers Samurai, providing the opening theme and arrangements. Kaniel continued to work with Saban on thePower Rangers franchise withSaban Brands. Kaniel produced music forMegaforce,Super Megaforce,Dino Charge,Dino Super Charge andNinja Steel. When the franchise was purchased byHasbro, it was announced that Kaniel would return to produce music forPower Rangers Beast Morphers.
In 2015, Kaniel worked for Saban and made Glitter Force songs with the bandBlush. They made "Wake Up Shake up" and "Glitter Force Theme Song".
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