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and were born in a Cincinnati, Ohio hospital (Dan first into the world by a short three minutes). The only kids in the family born on North American soil (the parents and Ryan and Dan's 3 older siblings left their South African home in the late 1970s), Ryan and Dan were the youngest additions to a very musical family. Dad is a world-renowned professional cantor and concert artist, and all three older siblings are musically gifted as well. Not quite the Van Trapps, maybe, but Ryan remembers the twins' first public appearance on stage vividly as a family affair.

was born on March 13, 1982 in Jerusalem, the middle of three sons of a businessman father and a mother who is a popular Israeli singer. He remembers watching his mother perform at concerts when he was just a toddler; his own "public" debut was in kindergarten. "We used to have this 20 minute singalong every morning in class," he recalls, "and I remember one of the first mornings in September I didn't quite 'get' the concept. I told all the other kids to shut up, and I stood on my chair and insisted on singing a solo." He laughs. "I remember getting in trouble for that one."

. " and James came up with such original ideas in the studio," praises Dan, "and it's amazing the different kinds of songs those two guys are capable of writing - from pop to dance to techno. Although so much of Prozzäk's material is brilliant, it's ironic that the songs they brought to us were so sincere, so appealing because they were written from the heart."

" and "," to the soulful "" and the sweet wistfulness of "," which was the first song b4-4 recorded for the album.

"They're like family," says Ohad. "Actually, a lot of the time we