Yonatan Razel

Yonatan Razel is an American-Israeli singer, writer, composer, musical arranger and conductor.

Biography Yonatan Razel was born in New York and moved to Israel at a young age with his family.

Razel is the brother of musicians Aaron Razel and Ricka Van Leeuwen,

He learns in the Jerusalem Kollel under the direction of Rabbi Yitzchak Berkovits.

Musical career In 2007, after 12 years of work, Razel released his first album, All in All, produced by Eviatar Banai. Three radio singles from the album were "All in all", "Zion", and "I am my prayer". The album was followed by a solo tour.

Razel won "Singer of the Year" and "Song of the Year" from Ynet in the fall of 2007.

Razel gained fame in 2009 for setting the Jewish liturgical poem "Vehi Sheamda" to music for Yaakov Shwekey. Israeli Haredi radio station Kol Chai named the song its "Song of the Decade" as the song became popular with both secular and religious listeners, becoming an anthem for the holiday of Passover in Israel.

Discography All in All (2007) In Between the Sounds (2012) Open To Change (2017) Live at Heichal HaTarbut (2018)