Yehudit Ravitz ( he, יהודית רביץ; born December 29, 1956) is an Israeli singer-songwriter, multidisciplinary artist, composer and music producer. She is one of the most successful and famous Israeli rock musicians, with a career spanning over forty years.

Music career

Ravitz was born in

Beersheba Beersheba or Beer Sheva, officially Be'er-Sheva ( he, בְּאֵר שֶׁבַע, ''Bəʾēr Ševaʿ'', ; ar, بئر السبع, Biʾr as-Sabʿ, Well of the Oath or Well of the Seven), is the largest city in the Negev desert of southern Israel. ...

. She was accepted to the

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. While serving in the army, she joined the Israeli rock group "Sheshet". She performed the song "Forgivenesses", a composition to the song of the Israeli poet

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, at the 1977 Israel Festival Song. Ravitz finished sixth place at the festival, but the song became "Song of The Year" in 1977. As a result of her success, she left Sheshet and began a solo career. That same year, she participated in "A Beautiful Tropical Country", a tribute concert for

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, produced by

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. In 1978, she joined

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and

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to record "The 16th Lamb" (written by

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). This album of children's music has enjoyed enduring popularity in Israel since. In 1987, Ravitz released the very successful rock album "Coming from Love". She produced Corinne Allal's 1989 album "Antarctica", which also enjoyed widespread success in Israel. In 1992, she co-produced Israeli

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's hit song "Yad Anuga" ("Gentle Hand", or "Tender Hand"), which was released as a

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by Big Beat Records, and reached No. 3 in the most frequently played charts in Great Britain. In 1994, Ravitz participated in the

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concert "Jazz Film and Videotape", with jazz remakes of some of her songs. In 1995, she collaborated with

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on a live performance, later released on DVD, including a duet of " Cinderella Rockafella". In 1997, she released the album "What Kind of Girl". On July 3, 2008, Ravitz performed her first Caesarea Amphitheatre show in a decade to a sold-out crowd, after participating as a "model musician" in the Israeli reality television show "

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" ("A Star is Born"). Due to high demand, additional shows were added, with tickets selling out within days. Her most recent album, "Songs from Home", was released in 2010. The album is a tribute to classic Israeli songs.

Personal life

Ravitz is single and lives in Tel-Aviv with her adopted daughter, Ella.

References

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