This Hasidic Singer Chose Faith Over Touring With Adele

After reaching the number four spot on the UK music charts ten years ago, Alex Clare had to make an important decision. He was offered a spot touring with new superstar Adele, but since some of the tour dates were on Shabbos, he passed on touring with her. His record label was tolerant for a time but soon his religious obligations proved too much for the label to accommodate and he was dropped. Since then, the record company has reached out to apologize to Clare, who found success despite the setback after his first album. Months after the incident, he had a top ten worldwide hit and scored a record deal even better than his first one. His new single is already causing a positive stir in the UK. It is coincidentally being released at the same time as Adele’s first new song in a long time. Read more here.

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