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Chazan Eitan Freilich
Background information
Born	(1993-10-19) 19 October 1993 (age 31) London, United Kingdom
Genres	Orthodox pop
Years active	2015–present
Labels	Avi Newmark Productions, Sruly Meyer Productions
Website	http://www.efmusic.co.uk

Chazan Eitan Freilich (Hebrew: איתן פרייליך) is a British Cantor, chazzan, performer and singer from London, England. His first album, Am Yisrael Chai (The People of Israel Live) was released in 2016. Freilich performs at Jewish weddings, concerts, and other dinner events. Freilich has been performing at camps and concerts worldwide including Camp HASC, Las Vegas, Turnberry - Scotland, and a concert with Avraham Fried and Beri Weber.

Musical career

Early musical career

In April 2015, Freilich announced that he had teamed up with veteran Jewish music producer Avi Newmark to record and release his debut album. Newmark is well known for producing artists such as Dovid Gabay and Benny Friedman. He also worked with arranger Ian Freitor, famous for arranging songs such as Yesh Tikvah and who collaborated more recently with singer Yaakov Shwekey.

Freilich began work on the material for the album, which contained work from several established composers. He was also introduced to other artists such as Baruch Levine & producer Yochi Briskman who provided advice and continued to support him along the way.

Eitan continues to perform at various events. He regularly performs at charity events and performed live in New York for Camp HASC in the summer of 2016 during his world tour. Eitan often appears on various chat shows, including visiting Nachum Segal during his tour around America.

Am Yisrael Chai album release

Weeks before the official album launch, Freilich announced he would be headlining a concert to premiere his upcoming album. At the event, Freilich discussed his experience in the music industry as well as working with Jewish composers, singers and producers, before finally announcing the name of his album.

On 10 March 2016, Freilich released his debut album to somewhat positive reviews. The album was featured in newspapers and magazines across the UK and America and reached #1 on a number of Jewish radio stations. Freilich appeared in interviews, articles and video clips following his album release.

Within two months of the album release, Freilich posted a video on social media with fellow singer and friend Ari Goldwag. Days after, Goldwag announced on his official Facebook page that Eitan Freilich's hit song "Halayla" would appear on his own a cappella album.

It was reported in 2015 that Freilich was close friends with fellow British singer, Shloime Gertner. A video emerged in June 2016 showing the pair singing at a wedding in London, United Kingdom.

On 1 July 2016, Freilich announced via social media that he would be releasing an official karaoke version of his album Am Yisrael Chai due to the high number of requests.

"Am Yisrael Chai" music video

In 2015, Freilich announced he had teamed up with Hasidic comedian and filmmaker Mendy Pellin. Months later, Freilich spoke in a radio interview explaining he had further teamed up with a production crew led by Hadassah Chen, who had recently produced a video for American singer Yaakov Shwekey. Pellin would serve as an advisory member of the team and a new script would be written based on his original work for Freilich.

In June 2016, Freilich announced he had finished filming in Israel. He filmed across the country for seven days and the video was released on 20 September 2016.

Concerts and Performances

Whilst continuing to perform at weddings across the globe, Freilich has announced shows in 2017 in both Las Vegas and New Mexico and continues to travel and perform in cities such as Milan, Lake Como, Florence, Rome, Nice, Paris, New York and internationally. On 16 January, Freilich performed and headlined his own show in the ArtsDepot theatre in London, selling out all seats in a matter of weeks. On 2 April 2017, Eitan also performed with Avraham Fried and Berri Webber in a special sold-out Pre-Pesach concert at the Watford Colosseum in London. Freilich is now working on new material with composer Yitzy Waldner.

Personal life

Freilich was born into an Orthodox Jewish family in the London suburb of Hendon. His father died when he was one year old; Freilich's song "Hamalach" is dedicated to his father's memory. In 2018, Freilich announced the early arrival of his twin boys, one of whom died on 31 October 2018. Freilich married his wife, Gabriella Steinbock, on 22 October 2017 in the Park Plaza London Riverbank Hotel and they currently live in Hendon with their children.

Discography

Albums

• Am Yisrael Chai (2016)
• Am Yisrael Chai (karaoke version) (2016)
• Yavo Shalom (2018)
• Lo Iyrah - Avidans Song (2019)
• Wedding Classics From Home (2020)
• The Freilich Dance Series (2024)

Singles

• "Mehaira" (2010)
• "Lehodos Lecha" (2017)
• "Paid in Full" (2018)
• "Avidan’s Song" (2019)
• "One Day" (2023)

Guest appearances

• Ari Goldwag, Acapella Soul 3 – "Halayla"
• Ari Goldwag, Acapella Soul 7 – "Yom Ze"

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• 1993 births
• Living people
• British Orthodox Jews
• Hazzans