Dudu Elharar (also spelled Elharrar; ; born in 1945) is an Israeli singer, music producer, actor and television and radio presenter.

Biography

Elharar was born in 1945 in a Jewish family in

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. In 1950 the family made

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to Israel. Elharar studied in a

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, but did not remain a

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. After his service in the

Golani Brigade The 1st "Golani" Brigade ( he, חֲטִיבַת גּוֹלָנִי) is an Israeli military infantry brigade that is subordinated to the 36th Division and traditionally associated with the Northern Command. It is one of the five infantry brigade ...

of the

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, Elharar worked as a

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instructor in touristic town of

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in Southern Israel and in the evenings he would sing in clubs. There he met the singer Danny Litani and they started playing concerts together all around the country. In 1968, Elharar joined the

Cameri Theater The Cameri Theater ( he, התיאטרון הקאמרי, ''HaTeatron HaKameri''), established in 1944 in Tel Aviv, is one of the leading theaters in Israel, and is housed at the Tel Aviv Performing Arts Center. History The Cameri theater was found ...

troupe and played in many of its musical and dramatic productions, among them an adaptation of

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and a musical based on

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protest songs. In 1970, Elharar recorded his first song as a singer, composed by Litani with lyrics by

Yehuda Amichai Yehuda Amichai ( he, יהודה עמיחי; born Ludwig Pfeuffer 3 May 1924 – 22 September 2000) was an Israeli poet and author, one of the first to write in colloquial Hebrew in modern times. Amichai was awarded the 1957 Shlonsky Prize, the ...

. Thus he became one of the pioneers of a movement that was popular in Israeli music in the 1970s – recording pop songs with lyrics by Hebrew poets. He recorded songs written by

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and other famous poets and composed by

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, Yochanan Zarai,

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, Shosh Reisman and others. Later during the 1970s, Elharar along with guitarist

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also became one of the pioneers of the fusion of

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with ethnic

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. From 1975 to 1978, Elharar was one of the presenters of the popular Israeli children TV show Telepele (טלפלא, ''Tele-wonder''). After releasing a string of singles, Elharar released his first full-length album in 1976. In 1978, Elharar produced an album for the first time –

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's debut. Later he produced several successful albums by

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, Tuned Tone and the hugely popular children album Ha-Keves Ha-Shisha-asar (הכבש השישה עשר, ''The Sixteenth Sheep'') with lyrics by

Yehonatan Geffen Yehonatan Geffen ( he, יהונתן גפן; 22 February 1947 – 19 April 2023), also known as Yonatan Gefen, was a prominent Israeli author, poet, songwriter, journalist, satirist and playwright. Early life and education Geffen was born in ...

. While continuing his musical work, mostly as a producers, since the early 1980s Elharar was active in many social endeavors – volunteering for organization that help mentally ill people, prisoners, drug addicts and families who lost their loved ones in the Israeli wars. Elharar also had a long and fruitful artistic relationship with the songwriter

Naomi Shemer Naomi Shemer ( he, נעמי שמר; July 13, 1930 – June 26, 2004) was a leading Israeli musician and songwriter, hailed as the "first lady of Israeli song and poetry." Her song " Yerushalayim Shel Zahav" ("Jerusalem of Gold"), written in 1967 ...

. He produced many songs written by her and in 2000 he produced her comeback tour. Since 1998, Elharar presented a weekly program on the

Israel Defense Forces Radio Army Radio ( he, גלי צה"ל lit. IDF waves) or Galei Tzahal, known in Israel by its acronym Galatz ( he, גל"צ), is a nationwide Israeli radio network operated by the Israel Defense Forces. The station broadcasts news, music, traffic reports ...

. In the program he played old Israeli songs and openly presented his right-wing worldview. In 2008 he was fired from the station.דודו אלהרר עוזב את גלי צה"ל, לי-אור אברבך, 12/10/2008
Elharar blamed the station for promoting left-wing politics, but the station commander Yitzhak Tunik refuted the claims.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Elharar, Dudu 1945 births Living people Israeli Kahanists 20th-century Israeli male singers Israeli record producers Israeli male stage actors Israeli television presenters Israeli radio presenters Israeli soldiers Moroccan emigrants to Israel 20th-century Moroccan Jews