Yair Nitzani
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Biography
Yair Nitzani was born in BeershebaBeersheba
Beersheba is the largest city in the Negev desert of southern Israel. Often referred to as the "Capital of the Negev", it is the seventh-largest city in Israel with a population of 194,300....
in 1958. After serving in the Israel Defense Forces
Israel Defense Forces
The Israel Defense Forces , commonly known in Israel by the Hebrew acronym Tzahal , are the military forces of the State of Israel. They consist of the ground forces, air force and navy. It is the sole military wing of the Israeli security forces, and has no civilian jurisdiction within Israel...
as a broadcaster on Galei Zahal in the 1980s, he joined the rock group T-Slam
T-Slam
T-Slam was an influential Israeli rock band, founded in 1978 by Dani Bassan, Izhar Ashdot and Yair Nitzani. The band dissolved on October 23, 1983, but has reunited at least three times since then.-History:...
as a keyboardist and vocalist. Nitzani wrote some of the band's most famous songs, among them "Radio Chazak" (Loud Radio), "Partzufa Shel HaMdina" (The Country's Face), "Tnu Li Rokenrol" (Give Me Rock n' Roll) "Od Pgisha" (Another Date) "Chatzavim Porchim'" (The Sea Squills are Blooming) and Boker Shel Kef (A Great Morning). His identifying mark in the band was a faucet glued to his forehead.
After T-Slam disbanded, he joined Erez Tal
Erez Tal
Erez Tal is an Israeli broadcasting personality.-Biography:His first hit program was "Ma Yesh" , broadcast on Galatz, Israel's Army radio, where he started his partnership with Avri Gilad....
and Avri Gilad
Avri Gilad
Avri Gilad is an Israeli media personality.Gilad was born Avraham Kwastler; he changed his name to "Avri Gilad" when he started his professional career in the mid-1980s in the Israel Defense Forces Radio...
on the show Ma Yesh (What's Up) in the Israeli Army Radio, and HaOlam HaErev (The World Tonight) on Israeli Channel 2
Channel 2 (Israel)
Channel 2 is an Israeli commercial television channel.- History :In 1990, after 13 years of deliberations, the Knesset passed a law that paved the way for the establishment of commercial television in Israel. The goal was to enhance pluralism and create competition. Channel 2 began broadcasting on...
. As CEO of the Hed Artzi
Hed Artzi
Hed Arzi Music , is an Israeli music company that is involved with producing music, importing albums from abroad, and distributing Israeli and international music...
recording company, he discovered new musical talent in Israel, such as the band Friends of Natasha and the singer Adam
Adam (Singer)
Mohd Aizam Mat Saman, also known as Adam is the second runner up of the second season of Malaysia's popular reality show, Akademi Fantasia.-Music career:...
.It was Nitzani's idea to mix Ofra Haza
Ofra Haza
Ofra Haza was an Israeli singer of Yemeni origin, an actress and international recording artist....
's Yemenite songs with Modern Beat. He persuaded Izhar Ashdot to produce Galbi and Im Ninalu.
As a soloist, he gained fame with his comic song "Hashem Tamid". Another hit song was "Shir Hamangal" ("The mangal
Mangal
Mangal is the name for Turkish barbecue. In a more social context, it resembles braai of South Africa.Mangal is popular in Armenia, Azerbaijan, Iran, Iraq, Turkey, Israel, Pakistan, Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan and countries in the Levant...
song"). His solo album went gold, and Hashem Tamid was voted song of the year.
In 2003-2005, Nitzani wrote and hosted three seasons of Ahorei HaChadashot (literally, "The Behind of the News") on Israeli Channel 10
Israel 10
Channel 10 , formerly known as Israel 10 is a commercial broadcasting television channel licensed in Israel. It operates under the auspices of the Second Israeli Broadcasting Authority .-History:...
. the strange workers Nitzani with the "strange workers" from behind the news]He is the owner of a music company, Yair Nitzani Music.
In February 2011, Nitzani will join to the judges in the reality show Kokhav Nolad
Kokhav Nolad
Kokhav Nolad is an Israeli reality television show searching for talented new vocalists based on the British Pop Idol and American Idol model. Since its debut on Israeli Channel 2 in 2003, Kokhav Nolad has achieved great popularity and turned out many new musical stars...
, the Israeli version of American Idol
American Idol
American Idol, titled American Idol: The Search for a Superstar for the first season, is a reality television singing competition created by Simon Fuller and produced by FremantleMedia North America and 19 Entertainment...
.
Nitzani is also the host of "Yanshufim" on channel 8 on Israeli cable TV .He is also popular columnist in "Israel Today", Israel’s most popular newspaper where he writes a weekly sa;ric column.
Discography
- T-Slam - Loud Radio
- T-Slam - T-Slam 2
- T-Slam - For Collectors Only
- Single - Hashem Tamid and Song of the Mangal
- Shiro shel shafshaf, performed by Meir BanaiMeir BanaiMeir Banai is a well known and respected Israeli musician, singer, and songwriter, who has been called a "veteran star" and "one of the perennial big guns of Israeli music".- Biography :...
, lyrics by Nitzani
Filmography
- Shovrim directed by Avi NesherAvi NesherAvi Nesher is an Israeli film producer, film director, screenwriter and actor.- Biography :Avi Nesher was born and raised in Ramat Gan, Israel. The child of a Romanian-born diplomat, and a mother who came from Russia. In 1965, he moved with his family to the United States...
(1984) - Avoda BaEnaim directed by Yigal Shilon (1989)
- Kvod HaShagrir (1997)
See also
- Music of IsraelMusic of IsraelThe music of Israel is a combination of Jewish and non-Jewish music traditions that have come together over the course of a century to create a distinctive musical culture. For more than 100 years, musicians have sought original stylistic elements that would define the emerging national spirit...
- Culture of IsraelCulture of IsraelThe culture of Israel developed long before the foundation of the State of Israel in 1948 and combines the heritage of secular and religious lives. Much of the diversity in Israel's culture comes from the diversity of its population...