Asaf Avidan, 34, is the best-selling independent artist in his native Israel, but the rest of the world knows him for a song he would rather disown. His acoustic lament “Reckoning Song” became a No. 1 ...

Photographed for the "Pop Goes the World" portfolio in THR's music issue, the soulful Avidan, often compared to Janis Joplin and Nina Simone, talks about why he's not "bothered" to be mistaken for a ...

When a friend with “global” taste in music sent me a link to a remix called “Reckoning Song (One Day)” last winter, I was immediately intrigued. The woman singing had such an unusual bluesy voice, and ...

As a general rule, Israeli singer Asaf Avidan does not like his songs being remixed, but he agreed to have German DJ Wankelmut release a retooling of his band’s single “One Day/Reckoning Song“. Since ...

Asaf Avidan, c'est aussi ...

Listening to his voice, you may think of a female singer from long ago. Billie Holiday, Janis Joplin and Bob Dylan are all in there, they add up to his original sound. Asaf Avidan launched a career on ...