Hedva and David was an
Israeli
Israeli may refer to:
* Something of, from, or related to the State of Israel
* Israelis, citizens or permanent residents of the State of Israel
* Modern Hebrew, a language
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singing duo, comprising Hedva Amrani and David Tal. In 1970, the duo won first place at the
Yamaha Song Festival in
Tokyo
Tokyo (; ja, 東京, , ), officially the Tokyo Metropolis ( ja, 東京都, label=none, ), is the capital and largest city of Japan. Formerly known as Edo, its metropolitan area () is the most populous in the world, with an estimated 37.468 ...
, Japan, with the song "I Dream of Naomi" (אני חולם על נעמי "Ani Cholem Al Naomi"), which sold more than a million copies in its Japanese version, ナオミの夢 "Naomi no Yume."
It was awarded a
gold disc.
Amrani recorded her first hit song in 1962 while serving in the
Israeli Defense Forces
Israeli may refer to:
* Something of, from, or related to the State of Israel
* Israelis, citizens or permanent residents of the State of Israel
* Modern Hebrew, a language
* ''Israeli'' (newspaper), published from 2006 to 2008
* Guni Israeli ...
. In 1965, Amrani and Tal cut their first album, ''Tzemed Zimrei Am,'' which included 12 folk songs in different languages.
In the late 1970s, Amrani launched a solo career. Amrani is married to Dudley Danoff and lives in
Beverly Hills
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, California, United States.
See also
Best-selling international singles in Japan
References
External links
*
Hedva Amrani on
Shironet
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Israeli folk music groups