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Yaakov Shwekey was born in Jerusalem, Israel, and lived in the Bayit VeGan neighborhood. When Yaakov was 8 the Choueka family moved to Lakewood, New Jersey. Yaakov's career began when he and his brother Yisroel Meir sang with the Miami Boys Choir for a short period of time. As a young man Shwekey learned in Rabbi Menachem Davidowitz's yeshiva (TIUNY) in Rochester, NY, and for a short time in Yeshivas Ner Yisroel of Toronto. For a period of time he was an unofficial wedding singer. His debut solo album, Shomati, was released in 2001. To date, nine albums have been released, including both albums of original songs and compilations of covers (an album of wedding songs and an album of kumzitz songs.). His most recent album, titled Ad Bli Dai (August, 2009), contains thirteen songs, including s

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  • Yaakov Shwekey was born in Jerusalem, Israel, and lived in the Bayit VeGan neighborhood. When Yaakov was 8 the Choueka family moved to Lakewood, New Jersey. Yaakov's career began when he and his brother Yisroel Meir sang with the Miami Boys Choir for a short period of time. As a young man Shwekey learned in Rabbi Menachem Davidowitz's yeshiva (TIUNY) in Rochester, NY, and for a short time in Yeshivas Ner Yisroel of Toronto. For a period of time he was an unofficial wedding singer. His debut solo album, Shomati, was released in 2001. To date, nine albums have been released, including both albums of original songs and compilations of covers (an album of wedding songs and an album of kumzitz songs.). His most recent album, titled Ad Bli Dai (August, 2009), contains thirteen songs, including s
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Birth Date
  • 1977(xsd:integer)
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  • Deal, NJ
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  • Jenine Shwekey
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  • Yaakov Shwekey
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  • 2001(xsd:integer)
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  • vocalist
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  • Yaakov Choueka
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  • Yaakov Shwekey was born in Jerusalem, Israel, and lived in the Bayit VeGan neighborhood. When Yaakov was 8 the Choueka family moved to Lakewood, New Jersey. Yaakov's career began when he and his brother Yisroel Meir sang with the Miami Boys Choir for a short period of time. As a young man Shwekey learned in Rabbi Menachem Davidowitz's yeshiva (TIUNY) in Rochester, NY, and for a short time in Yeshivas Ner Yisroel of Toronto. For a period of time he was an unofficial wedding singer. His debut solo album, Shomati, was released in 2001. To date, nine albums have been released, including both albums of original songs and compilations of covers (an album of wedding songs and an album of kumzitz songs.). His most recent album, titled Ad Bli Dai (August, 2009), contains thirteen songs, including songs composed by Yossi Green, Yitzy Waldner, Baruch Levine, Yochanan Shapiro, Moshe Wertzberger, and Yonatan Razel. Shwekey has headlined numerous concerts, including 3 HASC concerts and an OHEL concert.
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