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Moti Giladi
Mordechai "Moti" Giladi (; born December 18, 1946) is an Israeli singer and actor. He released his first album in 1969 after he finished his military service. He lived in the United States of America in the seventies and was a cantor in a Jewish community. He returned to Israel in the early eighties and, in 1986, joined Kdam Eurovision with Sarai Tzuriel. At the end of the contest, they won and were chosen to represent Israel in the 1986 Eurovision Song Contest held in Bergen, Norway Norway, officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Nordic countries, Nordic country located on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. The remote Arctic island of Jan Mayen and the archipelago of Svalbard also form part of the Kingdom of ... and the duet finished in nineteenth place with 7 points. Since the early nineties, Giladi has continued his career as an actor and also participated at Big Brother's second VIP season, eliminated only one week before the finale. References ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Haifa
Haifa ( ; , ; ) is the List of cities in Israel, third-largest city in Israel—after Jerusalem and Tel Aviv—with a population of in . The city of Haifa forms part of the Haifa metropolitan area, the third-most populous metropolitan area in Israel. It is home to the Baháʼí Faith's Baháʼí World Centre, and is a UNESCO World Heritage Site and a destination for Baháʼí pilgrimage. Built on the slopes of Mount Carmel, the settlement has a history spanning more than 3,000 years. The earliest known settlement in the vicinity was Tell Abu Hawam, a small port city established in the Late Bronze Age (14th century BCE).Encyclopaedia Judaica, Encyclopedia Judaica, ''Haifa'', Keter Publishing, Jerusalem, 1972, vol. 7, pp. 1134–1139 In the 3rd century CE, Haifa was known as a Tool and die maker, dye-making center. Over the millennia, the Haifa area has changed hands: being conquered and ruled by the Canaanites, History of ancient Israel and Judah, Israelites, Phoenicians, Assy ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Izhar Cohen
Izhar Cohen (, ; born March 13, 1951) is an Israeli singer who won the 1978 Eurovision Song Contest. Biography Izhar Cohen was born in Tel Aviv, Israel, and raised in Givatayim, to a family of singers of Yemenite-Jewish descent – Shlomo Cohen, Sarah Cohen, and Hofni, Pini, and Vardina Cohen. Singing and stage career Cohen started to sing when he was a child and joined his father in his performances. At 18, Cohen joined the IDF's Nachal entertainment troupe. During the 1970s Cohen was one of the most played singers in Israel. Representing Israel, he won the 1978 Eurovision Song Contest with the group Alphabeta performing " A-Ba-Ni-Bi" with music by Nurit Hirsh and words by Ehud Manor. The title of the song is the Hebrew Hebrew (; ''ʿÎbrit'') is a Northwest Semitic languages, Northwest Semitic language within the Afroasiatic languages, Afroasiatic language family. A regional dialect of the Canaanite languages, it was natively spoken by the Israelites and .. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Big Brother (Israeli TV Series) Contestants
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Living People
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Shir Habatlanim
"Shir Habatlanim" (; "The Bums' Song") was the entry in the Eurovision Song Contest 1987. It was performed in Hebrew by the comedic duo () and came 8th, scoring 73 points. It was the subject of a resignation threat by the Israeli Minister of Culture. Music, act, and lyrics The act consisted of two actors, and Avi Kushnir, dressed in black suits and ties in the style of the Blues Brothers, who performed alone in a talking style presentation, accompanied by a minimalist orchestra score conducted by a similarly attired conductor. The two men danced in unison, with coordinated arm and feet shuffling, walking across the stage which at times descended into chaotic flailing, pulling faces and a handstand. At times they pulled sunglasses perched off their heads down, and concluded their performance by falsely walking away before jumping back at the audience. The lyrics describe the daily routine of an idle loafer, evidently unemployed, who wakes up in the morning at 10 a.m., and w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Lazy Bums
Lazy is the adjective for laziness, a lack of desire to expend effort. It may also refer to: Music Groups and musicians * Lazy (band), a Japanese rock band * Lazy Lester, American blues harmonica player Leslie Johnson (1933–2018) * Lazy Bill Lucas (1918–1982), American blues musician and singer * Doug Lazy, stage name of American hip hop and dance music producer and DJ Gene Douglas Finley * Lazy, an American band featuring former members of the Supreme Beings of Leisure Albums * ''Lazy'' (album), an album by The Hot Monkey Songs * "Lazy" (Deep Purple song), 1972 * "Lazy" (Irving Berlin song), 1924 * "Lazy" (Suede song), 1997 * "Lazy" (X-Press 2 song), 2002 * "Lazy", by Exo-CBX from ''Blooming Days'' * "Lazy", by Love & Rockets from ''Earth, Sun, Moon'' * "Lazy", by Parokya Ni Edgar from ''Gulong Itlog Gulong'' * "Lazy", by The Vaccines and Kylie Minogue for '' A Shaun the Sheep Movie: Farmageddon'', 2019 Places * Lazy (Orlová), a former village now part of the town of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Avi Kushnir
Abraham Yeshayahu Kushnir (; born 26 August 1960) is an Israeli comedian, actor and host. Early life During high school Kushnir studied at the youth village HaKfar HaYarok. Afterwards, during his mandatory military service, Kushnir served in an Infantry unit. After his army service Kushnir worked as a stagehand and later on began directing plays. Career His professional career as an actor began in the early 1980s when he began performing in stand-up shows. In 1985 Kushnir hosted the Festigal, an annual Israeli singing show alongside . In 1987, while he was 27 years old, Kushnir represented Israel in the Eurovision Song Contest 1987, 1987 Eurovision Song Contest along with , as part of the comedic duo HaBatlanim (lit. The Bums), with the comical song ''Shir Habatlanim'' which ended up in the 8th place. Filmography Film and television Theater Personal life Kushnir is married to Fabian Lover and has two sons and a daughter. Kushnir's son Yotam is an actor, and he has played a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Natan Datner
Natan is a masculine given name, from which Nathan (given name), Nathan is derived, and a surname. It may refer to: Given name * Natan Bernardo de Souza, also known as Natan (footballer, born 2001), Brazilian centre-back * Natan Bernot (1931–2018), Yugoslav slalom canoeist * Natan Brand (1944–1990), Israeli classical pianist * Natan Carneiro de Lima (born 1990), also known as Natan (footballer, born 1990), Brazilian footballer * Natan Eidelman (1930–1989), Soviet Russian author and historian * Natan Gamedze (born 1963), Swazi convert to Judaism, Haredi rabbi and lecturer * Natan Jurkovitz (born 1995), French-Swiss-Israeli basketball player * Natan Mirov (born 1986), Russian rapper and TV presenter * Natan Panz (1917–1948), Russian-born Jewish football player from Mandatory Palestine and Irgun member * Natan Peled (1913–1992), Israeli politician * Natan Rakhlin (1906–1979), Soviet orchestra conductor * Natan or Nathan Rapoport (1911–1987), Polish Jewish sculptor and pai ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Israel In The Eurovision Song Contest
Israel has been represented at the Eurovision Song Contest 47 times since making its debut in . The current Israeli participating broadcaster in the contest is the Israeli Public Broadcasting Corporation (IPBC/Kan). Israel has won the contest four times, and has hosted the contest in Jerusalem in and , and in Tel Aviv in . Israel's first appearance in the contest in 1973 was successful, with "" performed by Ilanit finishing fourth. Israel then achieved victories in and , with "A-Ba-Ni-Bi" by Izhar Cohen and the Alphabeta, and " Hallelujah" by Milk and Honey. In , the Israeli broadcaster declined to host the contest for a second successive year for financial reasons, and as the date for the contest in the Hague conflicted with Yom HaZikaron – Israeli Memorial Day – Israel did not participate. This is the only instance of a winning country not competing the following year. The country's best results in the 1980s were second-place finishes for "" by Avi Toledano in and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Olé, Olé (song)
Israel was represented at the Eurovision Song Contest 1985 with the song "", composed by Kobi Oshrat, with lyrics by Hamutal Ben-Ze'ev, and performed by Izhar Cohen. The Israeli participating broadcaster, the Israel Broadcasting Authority (IBA), selected its entry for the contest through 1985. Cohen had previously represented , winning the contest with the song "A-Ba-Ni-Bi" along with Alphabeta. Before Eurovision Kdam Eurovision 1985 The Israel Broadcasting Authority (IBA) held the 1985 final on 28 March 1985 at the in Jerusalem, hosted by Dalia Mazor and Nathan Datner. 14 songs took part and the winner was chosen by the votes of 7 regional juries. At Eurovision On the night of the final Cohen performed 11th in the running order, following and preceding . At the close of voting, "Olé, Olé" had received 93 points, placing Israel 5th of the 19 entries. The Israeli jury awarded its 12 points to . Voting References {{Eurovision Song Contest 1985 1985 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Big Brother VIP (Israeli Season 2)
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