Wikipedia's first sentence called it “germany based israeli indie folk and rock singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist & music producer”. Today it says “italian”.
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Ran Nir ( Hebrew : רן ניר ) is an Italian , Israeli , folk , pop , and Alternative singer-songwriter, producer and multi-instrumentalist based in Sweden . He was the bass player and a founding member of the group Asaf Avidan and the Mojos from 2006 to 2011, with which he holds a multi-platinum Album for The Reckoning (Asaf Avidan & the Mojos album) and for the #1 hit ( One Day / Reckoning Song ). After the breakup of the Mojos and Asaf Avidan, Nir released music shortly under the name LNFT, from 2012 to 2018, before releasing his debut solo studio album " Obsession " in 2019, and his 2nd album " Greener Pastures " in 2022 with Hamburg based label "Clouds Hill ". Nir also writes music with and for other artists, as well as produce music and writes score for film.
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The opening as it stood in 2020
Israeli singer-songwriter Musical artist Ran Nir is a Germany based Israeli indie folk and rock singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist & music producer. He was a founding member of the Israeli group Asaf Avidan and the Mojos from 2006 to 2011 and LNFT from 2012 to 2018. He released his debut solo studio album " Obsession " in 2019.
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The opening as it stood on October 6, 2023
Israeli singer-songwriter Musical artist Ran Nir is a Berlin-based Israeli indie folk and rock singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist & music producer. He was a founding member of the Israeli group Asaf Avidan and the Mojos from 2006 to 2011 and LNFT from 2012 to 2018. He released his debut solo studio album " Obsession " in 2019, and his 2nd album "Greener Pastures " in 2022 with Hamburg based label "Clouds Hill ".
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germany based israeli indie folk and rock singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist & music producer
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italian
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