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Tiger Love
OriginTel Aviv, Israel
GenresSynth pop
Years active
  • 2010–present
Members
  • Roy Ben Artzi
  • Gigi Ben Artzi

Tiger Love is an Israeli synth pop duo which was established in the early 2010s by brothers Roy Ben Artzi (Hebrew: רועי בן ארצי) and Gigi Ben Artzi (Hebrew: גיגי בן ארצי). The band gained popularity and shared a stage with artists such as The Pet Shop Boys and Mark Ronson and Arctic Monkeys. In a 2011 interview the band, which was based in London at the time, stated that they were from London and New York City.[1]

History

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Gigi Ben Artzi during an interview, May 2016
Roy Ben Artzi, May 2019

"Tiger Love" was established in the early 2010s by brothers Roy Ben Artzi and Gigi Ben Artzi. Gigi played bass, while his brother Roy played guitar and was the lead vocalist. The band's song "Pussy Cocaine" released in 2010 reportedly received hundreds of thousands of views and even made it to the top ten of the Hype Machine Music Chart. They have shared a stage with artists such as The Pet Shop Boys and Mark Ronson and were featured in The Guardian, Paper magazine and Fred Perry.[2][3][4][5][6][7][8][9][10]

In 2011, "Tiger Love" appeared at the Lowlands Music Festival in the Netherlands with The Arctic Monkeys.[1]

In 2016, they released their single "Space in Space". In the track's accompanying video, which was directed by both brothers, model and Instagram sensation Aliyah Galyautdinova is seen sexually pleasuring herself.[11][12]

Discography

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Singles

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  • "Pussy Cocaine" (2010)
  • "Summer Rain" (2012)
  • "Space in Space" (2016)
  • "See Smoke Sun" (2017)

References

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  1. ^ a b Shif, Einav (25 August 2011). "Tiger Love: Love in the myth of Sex, Drugs and Rock & Roll – Special Interview [Tiger Love: החיים במיתוס של סקס, סמים ורוקנרול – ראיון מיוחד]" (in Hebrew). Walla!. Retrieved 5 December 2019.
  2. ^ Polonski, Alex (21 October 2010). "Way of the Tiger [דרך הנמר]" (in Hebrew). Reshet. Retrieved 5 December 2019.
  3. ^ Ben Nun, Sagi (17 August 2011). "Three Beautiful Men: Interview with Tiger Love [שלושה גברים יפים: ראיון עם טייגר לאב]" (in Hebrew). Makor Rishon. Retrieved 5 December 2019.
  4. ^ Pen, Lea (25 October 2010). "Loud Discovery: Tiger Love Going Far With The Pose [גילוי מרעיש: "טייגר לאב" הולכים רחוק עם הפוזה]" (in Hebrew). Haaretz. Retrieved 5 December 2019.
  5. ^ Pussy Cocaine on YouTube
  6. ^ Lester, Paul (15 August 2012). "New band of the day – Tiger Love". The Guardian. Retrieved 5 December 2019.
  7. ^ Toop, Simon (9 August 2011). "Tiger Love Channeled Sex, Drugs and Rock 'n' Roll at SoHo House". Paper Magazine. Retrieved 5 December 2019.
  8. ^ "TIGER LOVE". Fred Perry. 24 June 2011. Retrieved 5 December 2019.
  9. ^ Bilu, Elad (13 July 2011). "Tiger Love to Open for Mark Ronson [טייגר לאב יפתחו את ההופעה של מארק רונסון]" (in Hebrew). Haaretz. Retrieved 5 December 2019.
  10. ^ Nevo, Asaf (12 June 2013). "Opening for The Pet Shop Boys: Tiger Love [החימום לפט שופ בויז: טייגר לאב]" (in Hebrew). Mako. Retrieved 5 December 2019.
  11. ^ Munkonge, Mandalena (13 June 2016). "Space in Space: Tiger Love and Aliyah Interview". KALTBLUT Magazine. Retrieved 5 December 2019.
  12. ^ Martin, Bronte (18 May 2016). "Watch Tiger Love's super sexy (NSFW) video for "Space In Space"". Earmilk. Retrieved 5 December 2019.
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  • Kushi, Guy; Fein, Yariv (29 May 2011). "Love Children" (in Hebrew). Ynet. Retrieved 5 December 2019.
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