Boaz Sharabi (; born 28 May 1947) is an Israeli singer-songwriter, composer and lyricist, known for Israeli classics as ''Latet'', ''Halevai'', ''At Li Laila'', ''Pamela'', ''Lashir Itach'', ''Kol Od'', ''Mi Yada Shekach Yihiyeh'', ''K'Shetavo'' (written for Ron Arad), ''Im at Adain Ohevet Oti'' and ''Etzli Hakol Beseder''. Many of his songs are

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, andalusian chords,

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and oud type songs, blended with Israeli

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, Judeo-Yemenite and Pop overtones. He has included the recitation of poems by

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in his albums.

Biography

Boaz Sharabi was born in

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during the Mandate era, one of ten children born to a

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family of artists. He had a twin sister, Ada, who was recorded as having died at birth, but Sharabi believes she was kidnapped as part of the Yemenite Children Affair. His brother Yoel Sharabi is a Hasidic and Yemenite entertainer for Jewish communities abroad. Baruch Sharabi is a choreographer and Nehemia Sharabi is a songwriter. Sharabi composed the music for and appeared onscreen in the movies '' Beyond the Walls'' and ''Beyond the Walls 2''. He held a close working relationship with lyricist and poet Ehud Manor and composer Matti Caspi. In the 1980s, he sang a duet with Shoshana Damari. Sharabi sold over two million records and had over 30 number one hits in the charts. His music was also popular in

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and

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. After a long hiatus, Sharabi released a new album, Linshom (To Breathe), in 2007. The song ''Im at Adayin Ohevet Oti'' (If you still love me) was named song of the year for 2007 by the Israeli Public, via

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and Yediot Achronot. He has participated in many song contests. Among them, the Viña del Mar Festival Song in 1977, with "Song of Love", performed by female singer Navah Baruchin. Sharabi lives in

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, and has been married thrice. In the 1970s, he married Liora. After their divorce, he married Helen, a drug addict who committed suicide in 1991. In 2002, he married Pnina Tzadok, who was three decades his junior, and they had a son who was born in December 2004. They divorced in 2006.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Sharabi, Boaz 1947 births Living people Israeli composers Israeli male film actors Israeli folk singers Jewish Israeli male actors Israeli lyricists Israeli tenors Jewish Israeli singers Jewish Israeli songwriters Jews from Mandatory Palestine Male actors from Tel Aviv Singers from Tel Aviv Israeli people of Yemeni-Jewish descent Israeli male singer-songwriters Israeli singer-songwriters Jewish folk singers Israeli Mizrahi Jews