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Singer Naor Cohen Accuses Moshik Afia of Plagiarism
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By גיל משעלי
First reported by Mako · 5 hours ago
What happened
Israeli singer Naor Cohen is accusing Moshik Afia of releasing Cohen's decade-old song "Ze Ani" on Afia's new album as "Hayiti Bisheshelcha" without giving Cohen credit as the original performer. Cohen is seeking recognition for his work, stating he was not given proper respect as an artist.
- 01Naor Cohen accuses Moshik Afia of releasing his song without credit.
- 02Cohen's song "Ze Ani" appears on Afia's album as "Hayiti Bisheshelcha".
- 03Cohen claims he wants credit as the original performer.
- 04The original songwriter allegedly passed the song to Afia without full disclosure.
- 05Cohen feels he was disrespected as an artist.
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