Ishay Ribo is an Israeli singer, songwriter and record producer. He is one of the Jewish music most successful singers.
Ishay Ribo was born and raised in France. At the age of 13, he began writing songs, composing and recording them in his home. He learned how to play the guitar at 18.
In 2014, he launched his debut album, Tocho Ratzoof Ahava, which was certified Gold for selling more than 25,000 copies in Israel. At the same time, the song “Kol Dodi” reached the number one spot for Israeli religious radio stations.
Ishay Ribo has collaborated on singles and performances with prominent Israeli artists, including Shlomo Artzi, Idan Raichel, and David D'Or, as well as famous Jewish musicians, such as Avraham Fried, Yaakov Shwekey, Mordechai Ben David and Yonatan Razel, among others.
Ishay Ribo participated in the three Tzam'ah project albums, which showcase Chabad melodies. In 2016, he released his second album, Pachad Gvahim, which also achieved Gold album certification. At the same time, Ishay also worked on collaborations with composer Yossi Green and Motty Steinmetz, with whom he crafted the single “Nafshi”.
He managed to break down sectarian walls on his way to the top in his own way, by mixing a unique combination of spiritual influences, catchy and inspirational Western melodies, and his one-of-a-kind, soft voice. This has made Ribo one of the most prominent and beloved young artists in the Israeli music scene, with millions of YouTube views and his third album, titled Shetah Afor, becoming one of the most intriguing on the main charts.
On January 2019 he released one of his most successful hits, Halev Sheli – single of his fourth album, Elul Tsha"t, the song went viral when it got more than 13 million views on YouTube and arrived to the top of the weekly, yearly and even decade record charts.
After 7 months, on September 2019 he released his fourth album, Elul Tsha"t – the album combines ‘piyyutim’ and songs that written by Ribo himself. The album also was certificated gold like all previous Ribo’s albums.
Ishay Ribo - ישי ריבו's first album Tocho Ratzoof Ahava - תוכו רצוף אהבה released on Wed Jan 01 2014.
The most popular album by Ishay Ribo - ישי ריבו's is Elul Tsha”t - אלול תשע”ט
The most popular song by Ishay Ribo - ישי ריבו's is Seder Ha’avoda - סדר העבודה
Ishay Ribo - ישי ריבו's first song Lekha Eli - לך אלי released on Sun Sep 15 2019.