Oshik Levi is an Israel

Israel

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i singer, actor

Actor

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, and entertainer.
He started his career in the late 1960s, as a rock singer, first in the group Shlishiyat Ha-Teomim (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

Ephraim Kishon

' was an Israeli author, dramatist, screenwriter, and film director. He is one of the most widely-read contemporary satirists in the world.- Early life and World War II :...

's film Ha-Shoter Azoulay,(released as "The Policeman

The Policeman

The Policeman is the international release title of a 1971 Israeli feature film, written and directed by satirist Ephraim Kishon. Its Hebrew title is HaShoter Azoulay . The title character is played by Shaike Ophir The Policeman is the international release title of a 1971 Israeli feature film,...

" in English language markets), Hoze Lech Brach ("Seer, go and flee" - based on a verse in the biblical book of Amos

Amos

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

In the 1980s, Levi starred in the very popular Israeli children's show Bli Sodot ("No Secrets"), alongside Hanny Nahmias, Natan Natazon and Hanan Goldblat. This was a first-of-a-kind educational show intended to teach children how to read, and featured some memorable characters such as Gashash Balash ("Probing Detective") and Itonish ("Newspaperman"), and songs such as Mimi. The lyrics of the latter were supposed to help children practice the i vowel, and made this wordplay in the following repetitive chorus:

Mi tamid imi?

Mi? Mi? Mimi.

Ba-halomi ube-kumi,

Mi? Mi? Mimi

("Who is always with me?

Who? Who? Mimi.

In my dream and in my wake

Who? Who? Mimi.")

In 2005, a song on the debut album by the British Band Mattafix

Mattafix

Mattafix are a UK duo, made up of Marlon Roudette and Preetesh Hirji. Their sound is a fusion of hip hop/rap, R&B, reggae, dancehall, blues, jazz, soul and world...

, 11:30, featured a sampling of the opening chords of Hoze Lech Brach. Mattafix members claim they have listened to Israeli rock of the 60s and 70s, and that it influenced their music. In June 2006, Mattafix performed in Tel Aviv

Tel Aviv

Tel Aviv , officially Tel Aviv-Yafo , is the second most populous city in Israel, with a population of 404,400 on a land area of . The city is located on the Israeli Mediterranean coastline in west-central Israel. It is the largest and most populous city in the metropolitan area of Gush Dan, with...

as part of their European tour, and performed with Levi, singing a combined version of 11:30 and Hoze Lech Brach.