Oshik Levi ( he, אושיק לוי; born April 7, 1944) is an Israeli singer, actor, and entertainer.

Biography

Oshik Levi started his career in the late 1960s as a rock singer, first in the group ''Shlishiyat Ha-Te'omim'' (Hebrew: שלישיית התאומים, lit. "The Twins Trio") and then as a solo artist, gaining fame for such songs as ''Ha-Ballada la-shoter Azulay'' ("The Ballad of Officer Azoulay" – the theme song for Ephraim Kishon's film ''Ha-Shoter Azoulay'',(released as "

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" in English language markets), ''Hoze Lech Brach'' ("Seer, go and flee" – based on a verse in the

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), and ''Yonatan Sa Ha-Baita'' ("Yonatan, Go Home" by

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). In the 1980s, Levi starred in the Israeli children's show

Bli Sodot ''Bli Sodot'' ( he, בְּלִי סוֹדוֹת lit. ''Without Secrets'') was an educational television show broadcast on '' Israeli Educational Television'' during the years 1983–1986 and on reruns during the mid-1990s. The show was intende ...

, alongside

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and

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. He is probably best remembered by American audiences for his uncredited role as the Good Thief on the cross in the 1979 Jesus Film. In 2005, a song on the debut album by the British Band Mattafix, ''11:30'', featured a sampling of the opening chords of ''Hoze Lech Brach''. Mattafix members claim they have listened to Israeli rock of the 1960s and 1970s, and that it influenced their music. In June 2006, Mattafix performed in Tel Aviv as part of their European tour, and performed with Levi, singing a combined version of ''11:30'' and ''Hoze Lech Brach''.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Levi, Oshik 1944 births Living people 20th-century Israeli male singers Israeli male film actors Israeli male television actors

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