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Origin | Israel |
Genres | Pop |
Years active | 1979–1983, 1987, 1989, 2001, 2009, 2017 |
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Milk and Honey ( Hebrew: חלב ודבש Khalav U'Dvash) was an Israeli vocal group. The original line-up consisted of Shmulik Bilu, Reuven Gvirtz, Yehuda Tamir, and Gali Atari. [1]
The group was assembled in 1978 by producer Shlomo Zach and composer Kobi Oshrat, after both Hakol Over Habibi and Yardena Arazi turned down the opportunity to perform Oshrat's song " Hallelujah" in the Israeli national selection for the Eurovision Song Contest 1979. [2] [3] Milk and Honey eventually won the national selection, and went on to also win the Eurovision Song Contest 1979. [3] "Hallelujah" peaked in the UK Singles Chart at #5 in April 1979. [4] The group had one other international hit, "Goodbye New York". [3]
Less than a year after the song contest, Atari retired from Milk and Honey and was replaced by Leah Lupatin in 1981. [2] [3] The same year, Atari sued Zach for unpaid royalties; in 1994, an Israeli court ruled in Atari's favour, ordering Zach to pay the royalties. [2] Subsequently, in 2003, Zach and his partners sued Oshrat, alleging that Oshrat should have also contributed to the payments made to Atari, as he was a partner in the group. [2] [3] That lawsuit was settled in 2009 through mediation. [3]
Milk and Honey competed in the national final on two further occasions; they performed the song "Serenada" in 1981, coming fourth, and "Ani Ma'amin" in 1989, where they came eighth. Gvirtz and Tamir accompanied the Israeli song contest act in 1988. [2]
Shmulik Bilu died at Ichilov Hospital in Tel Aviv on 31 December 2023, at the age of 71. [5]
Milk and Honey | |
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Origin | Israel |
Genres | Pop |
Years active | 1979–1983, 1987, 1989, 2001, 2009, 2017 |
Members |
|
Past members |
|
Milk and Honey ( Hebrew: חלב ודבש Khalav U'Dvash) was an Israeli vocal group. The original line-up consisted of Shmulik Bilu, Reuven Gvirtz, Yehuda Tamir, and Gali Atari. [1]
The group was assembled in 1978 by producer Shlomo Zach and composer Kobi Oshrat, after both Hakol Over Habibi and Yardena Arazi turned down the opportunity to perform Oshrat's song " Hallelujah" in the Israeli national selection for the Eurovision Song Contest 1979. [2] [3] Milk and Honey eventually won the national selection, and went on to also win the Eurovision Song Contest 1979. [3] "Hallelujah" peaked in the UK Singles Chart at #5 in April 1979. [4] The group had one other international hit, "Goodbye New York". [3]
Less than a year after the song contest, Atari retired from Milk and Honey and was replaced by Leah Lupatin in 1981. [2] [3] The same year, Atari sued Zach for unpaid royalties; in 1994, an Israeli court ruled in Atari's favour, ordering Zach to pay the royalties. [2] Subsequently, in 2003, Zach and his partners sued Oshrat, alleging that Oshrat should have also contributed to the payments made to Atari, as he was a partner in the group. [2] [3] That lawsuit was settled in 2009 through mediation. [3]
Milk and Honey competed in the national final on two further occasions; they performed the song "Serenada" in 1981, coming fourth, and "Ani Ma'amin" in 1989, where they came eighth. Gvirtz and Tamir accompanied the Israeli song contest act in 1988. [2]
Shmulik Bilu died at Ichilov Hospital in Tel Aviv on 31 December 2023, at the age of 71. [5]