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Avigail "Gali" Atari is a well-known Israeli actress and singer of Yemeni-Jewish descent.  At the age of 15, she was introduced to an Israeli musician named David Kribrushe who gave her a featured part in one of his songs, and at 17 she recorded her first two solo songs.

Her first attempt at Eurovision came in the 1978 national final with the song "Nesich hachlomot" and finished third behind the eventual Eurovision winners that year, Izhar Cohen and Alpha Beta. The following year, she teamed up with male trio Milk and Honey performing the song Hallelujah. The song convincingly won the Israeli final and went on to win the Eurovision Song Contest 1979 on home ground in Jerusalem, having come from behind on the final vote. She stayed with the group for one more year and released several more hit singles with them before leaving as a result of a contract dispute with their manager which dragged on for 14 years - a court battle which she won.

Gali continues to perform as a solo artist. She performed "Hallelujah'' alongside other Euroivsion alums Conchita Wurst, Måns Zelmerlöw, Eleni Foureira and Verka Serduchka as part of the "Switch Song" interval act at the 2019 contest in Tel Aviv.

Solo Discography[]

  • 1978 – Nasich Hachalomot (Prince of dreams)
  • 1981 – Kach Oti Habayta (Take me Home)
  • 1984 – Mamria Barush (Soaring in the Wind)
  • 1986 – Emtsa September (Middle of September)
  • 1988 – Tzad Echad Lefnai Hanar (One Step before the River)
  • 1989 – Bereshit (At the Beginning)
  • 1992 – Bayom Sheachria (The Day After)
  • 1992 – Simanim (Signs)
  • 1998 – Glida (Ice Cream)
  • 2003 – Chabeck Oti Leat (Hug Me Slowly)
  • 2008 – Bein Haesh Veamayim (Between Fire and Water)
Eurovision Song Contest 1979
Participants
Flag of PortugalManuela BravoFlag of ItalyMatia BazarFlag of DenmarkTommy SeebachFlag of IrelandCathal DunneFlag of FinlandKatri HelenaFlag of MonacoLaurent VaguenerFlag of GreeceElpidaFlag of SwitzerlandPeter, Sue & Marc ft. Pfuri, Gnorps & KniriFlag of GermanyDschinghis KhanFlag of IsraelGali Atari & Milk and HoneyFlag of FranceAnne Marie DavidFlag of BelgiumMicah MarahFlag of LuxembourgJeane MansonFlag of The NetherlandsXandraFlag of SwedenTed GärdestadIconNorwayAnita SkorganFlag of United KingdomBlack LaceFlag of AustriaChristina SimonFlag of SpainBetty Missiego
Songs
Flag of PortugalSobe, sobe, balão sobeFlag of ItalyRaggio di lunaFlag of DenmarkDisco TangoFlag of IrelandHappy ManFlag of FinlandKatson sineen taivaanFlag of MonacoNotre vie c'est la musiqueFlag of GreeceSokratiFlag of SwitzerlandTrödler und CoFlag of GermanyDschinghis KhanFlag of IsraelHallelujahFlag of FranceJe Suis L'Enfant SoleilFlag of BelgiumHey NanaFlag of LuxembourgJ'ai déjà vu ça dans tes yeuxFlag of The NetherlandsColoradoFlag of SwedenSatellitIconNorwayOliverFlag of United KingdomMary AnnFlag of AustriaHeute in JerusalemFlag of SpainSu canción
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