Gali Atari (Hebrew: ×'לי עטרי‎; born December 29, 1953) is an
Israeli singer and actress. Atari won the Eurovision Song Contest 1979
which was held in Jerusalem, Israel, as part of Milk and Honey.Atari
was born in Rehovot, Israel, to Jewish parents who immigrated to
Israel from Yemen. She is the sister of Yona Atari, a singer and
actress, and Shosh Atari, a radio host and TV personality. Her father
died when she was four years old, and, after his death, her family
moved to live in Tel-Aviv.Atari was introduced to the Israeli musician
David Kribushe when she was 15 years old. After an audition for him,
he gave her a featured singing part in one of his songs “Half and
Half†. In 1970, when she was 17 years old, she recorded two songs.
The first song was in English, and it was called “Give Love Away†.
The second song was a Hebrew song called “Im yesh lecha shemeshâ€
(If You Have the Sun). The song became a big hit in Israel, and Atari
represented Israel at the World Popular Song Festival in Japan. Atari
participated in the contest again in 1976, this time with the song
"The Same Old Game".During the 1970s, Atari’s career was progressing
slowly. She recorded the song “sal eretz hachalom†(About the Land
of Dream), which did not get much attention, and in 1975 she
participated in the Hassidic Song Festival with the song
“Leyerushalyim Yirech†(To your city of Jerusalem) and won second
place. In 1978, Atari performed the song "Nesich hachlomot" (Dream
Prince), along with musicians Zvi Bums and Udi Spielman, at the
Festival Hazemer Ha'ivri - the Israeli qualification heat for the
Eurovision Song Contest. She placed third at the festival and released
a successful album by the same name as her third place song. Atari,
undeterred by not winning the qualification heat for the Eurovision,
entered again in 1979, this time as female vocalist with the Milk and
Honey. They won, and their song, “Hallelujah†, represented Israel
at the Eurovision Song Contest Song Contest staged in Jerusalem on
March 31. The song was voted the winner and was a success on the
European charts.
Israeli singer and actress. Atari won the Eurovision Song Contest 1979
which was held in Jerusalem, Israel, as part of Milk and Honey.Atari
was born in Rehovot, Israel, to Jewish parents who immigrated to
Israel from Yemen. She is the sister of Yona Atari, a singer and
actress, and Shosh Atari, a radio host and TV personality. Her father
died when she was four years old, and, after his death, her family
moved to live in Tel-Aviv.Atari was introduced to the Israeli musician
David Kribushe when she was 15 years old. After an audition for him,
he gave her a featured singing part in one of his songs “Half and
Half†. In 1970, when she was 17 years old, she recorded two songs.
The first song was in English, and it was called “Give Love Away†.
The second song was a Hebrew song called “Im yesh lecha shemeshâ€
(If You Have the Sun). The song became a big hit in Israel, and Atari
represented Israel at the World Popular Song Festival in Japan. Atari
participated in the contest again in 1976, this time with the song
"The Same Old Game".During the 1970s, Atari’s career was progressing
slowly. She recorded the song “sal eretz hachalom†(About the Land
of Dream), which did not get much attention, and in 1975 she
participated in the Hassidic Song Festival with the song
“Leyerushalyim Yirech†(To your city of Jerusalem) and won second
place. In 1978, Atari performed the song "Nesich hachlomot" (Dream
Prince), along with musicians Zvi Bums and Udi Spielman, at the
Festival Hazemer Ha'ivri - the Israeli qualification heat for the
Eurovision Song Contest. She placed third at the festival and released
a successful album by the same name as her third place song. Atari,
undeterred by not winning the qualification heat for the Eurovision,
entered again in 1979, this time as female vocalist with the Milk and
Honey. They won, and their song, “Hallelujah†, represented Israel
at the Eurovision Song Contest Song Contest staged in Jerusalem on
March 31. The song was voted the winner and was a success on the
European charts.
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