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| name = Mooki

| image = Muki.jpg

| caption = Mooki during a performance in Beer Sheva, March 2010

| background = solo_singer

| birth_name = Daniel Neyburger

| alias =

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1975|3|2}}

| origin = [[Rishon LeZion]], Israel

| genre = [[Hip hop music|Hip hop]], [[reggae]], [[punk rock]], [[alternative rock]], [[gangsta rap]]

| occupation = Musician, singer-songwriter, [[rapper]]

| years_active = 1992–present

| instrument = Vocals

| associated_acts = [[Shabak Samech]], [[Useless ID]]

| label = [[NMC Music]], [[Shabak Music]]

'''Danny Niv''' ({{lang-he|דני ניב}}) (born March 2, 1975, in [[Rishon LeZion]], Israel), better known as '''Mooki''' ({{lang-he|מוקי}}) is an Israeli singer and [[rapper]], best known as the frontman for the Israeli [[hip hop music|hip hop]]/[[punk rock|punk]] act [[Shabak Samech]] between 1992 and 2000, and again since 2007. He is also a successful solo artist. In Shabak Samech, he was also known by the nickname '''Mookie D''', given him due to the resemblance of his voice to the voice of [[Mike D]] of the [[Beastie Boys]].

Born '''Daniel Neyburger''' ({{lang-he|דניאל נייבורגר}}), Mooki broke out into the music scene at the age of 17, when he formed the [[hip hop music|hip hop]] act [[Shabak Samech]] with a bunch of friends. The band proved successful among the Israeli youth and sold thousands of records. The band was active from 1992 until 2000, releasing three studio albums and one live album. The band reunited in 2007 for a short tour across Israel and a new album.

After the disbandment of [[Shabak Samech]] in 2000, Mooki went on to a successful solo career, in collaboration with his Shabak Samech co-member Piloni (Danny Kark). Mooki's first solo album was ''[[Shma Israel]]'' (''שמע ישראל'') which was released in 2001. The band proved to be very successful, sold 25,000 copies and [[Music recording sales certification|went gold]]. The album included guest appearances from artists such as [[Yuval Banai]], Kwami and more. Successful singles from the album included『מדברים על שלום』(Talking About Peace), which was written about the will for peace at the days of the [[Second Intifada]],『ילדה סוכר』(Sugar Girl) and『האדמה בוכה』(The Land Cries) which featured [[Yuval Banai]]. The same year, Mooki was chosen as "Singer of the Year" in Israeli radio station [[Galgalatz]]'s year's end awards.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Freidman |first=Ami |date=2015-02-16 |title=מוקי זכה בפרס שיר השנה של אקו"ם |url=https://www.ynet.co.il/articles/0,7340,L-4627130,00.html |access-date=2024-06-20 |work=Ynet |language=he}}</ref>

In 2002, Mooki had his big screen debut as an actor when he played a small role in the Israeli movie ''[[Broken Wings (2002 film)|Broken Wings]]''. In 2003, he had a role in the first season of the Israeli TV show ''שבתות וחגים'' (Weekends and Holidays), and in 2004 he had a role in the movie ''תיאום כוונות''" (Adjusting Sights).

In 2005, Mooki released his second solo album – ''[[Okef Mi'Lemala]]'' (''עוקף מלמעלה'') which was also recorded with Piloni, who composed, produced and arranged all of the songs. The biggest hit from the album was the single『עוקף מלמעלה』(Coming from Above). Mooki said he was surprised by the success of the album as the album was very different from his previous works and that most songs were not radio-friendly. The album was released on a label Mooki and Piloni formed the same year, called Shabak Music In 2006, Mooki performed vocals on the song『מעצבי דעת הקהל』(Shapers of Public Opinion) on the album ''[[Al Ha'Mishmeret]]'' by [[Rami Fortis]] and [[Berry Sakharof]]. In 2007, he performed a new song with [[Izhar Ashdot]] called『מטעי הדובדבן של אוקראינה』(Ukraine's Cherry Plantations), and on the song『החיים』(The Life) with [[Shlomo Artzi]].

In April 2008, Mooki released his third album ''[[Be'emet ve Mikarov]]'' (''באמת ומקרוב'') which was an [[acoustic music|acoustic]] album, featuring acoustic renditions of songs from Mooki's two previous albums. The album featured an acoustic cover of『לומדת לעוף』(Learning to Fly) by [[Dana Berger]], which featured Dana Berger herself. Also in 2008, Shabak Samech, who reunited back in 2007 for a short tour across Israel, released their fourth studio album, ''[[Boom Carnival]]''.

In 2009, Mooki recorded a [[punk rock]] album with the Israeli punk rock band [[Useless ID]]. Mooki wrote all the lyrics, while Useless ID frontman and bassist [[Yotam Ben-Horin]] was responsible for the music and arrangements. The collaboration of Mooki & Useless ID started performing live shows together in August 2009, with the album released on January 7, 2010, followed by a special release show on January 28, 2010, at the Barby club in [[Tel Aviv]], Israel.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Regev |first=Roy |date=20 January 2010 |title=מוקי ויוסלס איי די: בלי נשמה |url=https://www.haaretz.co.il/gallery/general-articles/2010-01-20/ty-article/0000017f-f867-d887-a7ff-f8e769fe0000 |access-date=19 June 2024 |website=Haaretz |language=he}}</ref> Mooki states that the collaboration started when Mooki spotted the band performing live at the [[Motorola]] 'MotoMusic' event and asked the band to collaborate with him, which led to the recording of the song『לא רוצה להתבגר』(Don't Want to Grow Up), which became the theme song for the Israeli sitcom [[Ramzor]]. After the recording of the song, Mooki showed Useless ID frontman [[Yotam Ben-Horin]] some more songs he wrote and within days Ben-Horin has arranged the lyrics with his own music into full songs, which led to the band entering the studio with producer [[Yossi Fine]] to record an album.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://israelartistagency.com/2009/08/iaa-punk-rockers-useless-id-teaming-up-with-israeli-rappers-muki/ |title=Archived copy |website=israelartistagency.com |access-date=22 May 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210302190129/https://israelartistagency.com/2009/08/iaa-punk-rockers-useless-id-teaming-up-with-israeli-rappers-muki/ |archive-date=2 March 2021 |url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>[http://www.mouse.co.il/CM.shows_item_show,408,208,20177,.aspx] {{dead link|date=May 2023}}</ref>

In the years 2016-2019, he starred in the main male role in the first, second and third seasons of the TV series [[Metumtemet]] alongside Bat-Chen Sebag.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Barbaner |first=Kitz |date=2019-09-17 |title="סחל'ה על הפרצוף של כולנו": מוקי נזכר בחוויות מ"מטומטמת" |url=https://www.maariv.co.il/culture/Article-719607 |access-date=2024-06-02 |website=www.maariv.co.il |language=he}}</ref>

===Theatre===

*Broadway Nights (with Habima Theatre)

==Discography==

*''[[Lev Hofshi]]'' (לב חופשי, Unfettered Heart) (2014)

*''[[Yeled Shel Aba]]'' (ילד של אבא ההופעה, Father's Son - Live) (2015)

*''[[Shabak (album)|Shabak]]'' ('שב"ק ס, Shabak) (1995)

*''[[Muki & Useless ID|Mooki & Useless ID]]'' (2010)

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