Matti Caspi

Matti Caspi (Hebrew: מתי כספי) is an Israeli composer, musician, singer and lyricist. Born in 1949, he is regarded as one of Israel’s topmost musicians. He studied piano playing at the conservatory in Nahariya. For his service in the army, he served as a performer in the Southern Command Group. He formed a trio with two of his friends, Gidi Oron and Ya’akov Noy, called The Three Fat Men. With this trio Caspi came out with his first big hit, Ani Met (I am dying). After his service this trio became the I don’t Care trio. In the Yom Kippur War he toured army bases along with Leonard Cohen, who arranged his song Lover, Lover, Lover with Caspi. During the 70’s he worked closely with Ehud Manor, another Israeli songwriter, and released some of his most popular songs; Lo Yadati SheTelchi Mimeni (I Didn’t Know You Would Leave Me), Brit Olam (Covanent of Love), and Shir HaYonah (The Song of the Dove). Over the next few decades, Matti Caspi had a prolific musical career, released dozens of records and collaborating with some of the boggest and most well known Israeli artists of the time; Shlomo Gronich, Ehud Manor, Yehudit Ravitz, and Riki Gal. In 1990 he applied for divorce from his second wife,Dorin Lubetzky, and about three years later, due to the tabloids persecution, he moved to Canada with his new wife Raquel and their new born daughter (Suyan) and few months after, they moved to the States. In June, 1997, The singer and his family (Raquel and their two daughters: Suyan and little Sean who was born in the States), returned to Israel. He was the main artist performing in the opening of the Arad's annual Festival, (releasing a live performance album right after). At the same time, he released a new album called; "Olam Aher" - (a different world)and appeared in several concerts. Later on, Matti recorded the "Duets" album in which many respected Israeli singers took part of. In 2002 due to a very successful "renewed" production: "Behind the Sounds" - (Meahorei Hatslilim - with Shlomo Gronich), this time with the participation of Shlomo's new wife: Michal Adler Gronich and Raquel Caspi, a live performance album was relesed by the two couples. In August 2005 Matti released the romantic and personal album "At Ha’Ishah Sheli" (You are My Woman), which among some other beautiful things, it has the special participation of the legenday Charles Aznavour in the clip shooted and produced in Paris for the Hebrew version of the song "She" (lyrics Ehud Manor).