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Zak Abel
English-born British singer-songwriter, and musician; former competitive table tennis player From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Zak David Zilesnick (born 1 March 1995), better known professionally as Zak Abel, is an English singer, songwriter, and musician. He has also been an English Cadet national table tennis champion. He's known for several songs, such as "Be Kind", "Unstable", "Say Sumthin", and "Freedom" (as a featured artist with Kygo), among others.[2]
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Early and personal life
His father, who had been born in Morocco and immigrated to Israel, died when Zilesnick was 12 years old.[3] Zilesnick is Jewish.[4] He grew up in Hendon with his mother Rachel, and attended the Jewish state school Matilda Marks, and University College School, from which he graduated in 2013.[5][3] He later moved to Hackney.[3] He is a vegan.[6]
Having been suffering from hearing loss, he was diagnosed with otosclerosis aged 21 and underwent surgery on his right ear.[7] This restored most of the volume but affects his ability to hear pitch and so he had to relearn it.[8] He also has hearing loss in his left ear and wears a hearing aid.[8]
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Table tennis youth player
He was ranked No. 1 in the Cadet age group in England and was 2009 Cadet Boys' Singles national champion at the age of 14; he was also ranked No. 5 for under 18s in England.[9][10] Between 2008 and 2010, he won the Under 15 national singles and Under 18 doubles titles.[9] In 2010, he was ranked number 39 in the senior category.[9]
Music career
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Zilesnick won a competition to sing at Israel's Yom Haatzmaut celebration in Wembley Stadium when he was in primary school.[3]
He made a featured appearance on the UK top 20 hit "Unmissable" with Gorgon City. He has also released two extended plays, entitled Joker presents Zak Abel and One Hand on the Future.
In 2016, he worked with producers such as Kaytranada and Wookie on his debut album, Only When We're Naked, which was released on 6 October 2017,[11] and debuted at number 100 on the UK Albums Chart.[12] He was signed by Atlantic Records.[10]
On 7 May 2023, he replaced Freya Ridings in the Coronation Concert at Windsor Castle.[13]
Discography
Studio albums
Extended plays
Singles
- As lead artist
- As featured artist
Other appearances
Songwriting credits
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References
External links
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