Esther Galil ( he, אסתר גליל, ar, استير الجليل; born May 28, 1945) is a Morocco-born, Los Angeles-based French and Israeli singer and painter. Her song "Le jour se lève" was Number 1 in France for four weeks in September 1971. In December 1972, Galil noted with regret the excessive European influence on the culture of Brazil.

Discography

Studio albums

* ''Ma Liberté'' (1974) * ''Z. Land'' (1976) * ''Esther Galil'' (2005)

Compilation albums

* ''80's'' (2006) * ''90's'' (2006) * ''70's'' (2013) (download-only)

Extended plays

* ''Oh! Non'' (1966) (released as 'Jackie Galil')

Singles

* "תחפושת חדשה" (tr. "New Costume") (1969) (released as 'Jackie Galil' in Israel only) * "J’attends l’homme" (1971) * "Le jour se lève" (1971) – No. 1 France, No. 6 Belgium * "Oh Lord" (1971) – No. 46 France, No. 45 Belgium * "Les fusils" (1972) * "Amour ma délivrance" (1972) * "Ma liberté" (1972) – No. 31 France * "Delta Queen" (1972) * "Bald kommt der Morgen (Le jour se lève)" (1972) * "Shalom dis-moi shalom" (1973) * "Cherche l’amour" (1973) * "Das Mädchen, das dich liebt" (1973) * "Harlem Song" (1973) – No. 19 France * "Sonja, komm zurück" (1973) * "On est fait pour vivre ensemble" (1974) * "Le cri de la terre" (1974) * "Ma vérité" (1975) * "With You" (1975) * "Je m’en vais" (1976) * "Bossana" (1976) * "Route number infini" (1977) * "Lover for Ever" (1978) * "All or Nothing" (1979) * "Les mots qui fâchent" (1980) * "En dehors du blues" (1982) * "Interdit par la loi" (1988)

References

1945 births Living people People from Safi, Morocco Musicians from Los Angeles 20th-century Israeli women singers 20th-century French women singers American people of Moroccan-Jewish descent Israeli women painters French women painters {{Israel-singer-stub