# Yehudit Ravitz

Yehudit Ravitz (Hebrew: יהודית רביץ Hebrew pronunciation:; born December 29, 1956) is an Israeli singer-songwriter, multidisciplinary artist, composer and music producer. She is one of the most successful and famous Israeli rock musicians, with a career spanning over forty years.

## Music career

Ravitz was born in Beersheba. She was accepted to the Combat Engineering Corps military band by Ehud Manor. While serving in the army, she joined the Israeli rock group "Sheshet".
She performed the song "Forgivenesses", a composition to the song of the Israeli poet Leah Goldberg, at the 1977 Israel Festival Song. Ravitz finished sixth place at the festival, but the song became "Song of The Year" in 1977. As a result of her success, she left Sheshet and began a solo career. That same year, she participated in "A Beautiful Tropical Country", a tribute concert for Brazilian music, produced by Matti Caspi. In 1978, she joined Gidi Gov, Yoni Rechter and David Broza to record "The 16th Sheep" (written by Yehonatan Geffen). This album of children's music has enjoyed enduring popularity in Israel since.
In 1987, Ravitz released the very successful rock album "Coming from Love". She produced Corinne Allal's 1989 album "Antarctica", which also enjoyed widespread success in Israel. In 1992, she co-produced Israeli contratenor David D'Or's hit song "Yad Anuga" ("Gentle Hand", or "Tender Hand"), which was released as a 12-inch single by Big Beat Records, and reached No. 3 in the most frequently played charts in Great Britain.
In 1994, Ravitz participated in the Jazz concert "Jazz Film and Videotape", with jazz remakes of some of her songs. In 1995, she collaborated with Esther Ofarim on a live performance, later released on DVD, including a duet of "Cinderella Rockafella". In 1997, she released the album "What Kind of Girl".
On July 3, 2008, Ravitz performed her first Caesarea Amphitheatre show in a decade to a sold-out crowd, after participating as a "model musician" in the Israeli reality television show "Kokhav Nolad" ("A Star is Born"). Due to high demand, additional shows were added, with tickets selling out within days. Her most recent album, "Songs from Home", was released in 2010. The album is a tribute to classic Israeli songs.
In 2022, she was awarded the Lifetime Achievement Award from the Society of Authors, Composers and Music Publishers in Israel. The judges commended Ravitz for her contribution to the local music scene: "Ravitz is a central part in the creation of the Israeli soundtrack."
In 2024, she reunited with Gidi Gov, Yoni Rechter and David Broza for "The 16th Sheep" reunion concerts in Israel. Five more dates were added after tickets for the initial ten shows sold out within minutes, with more than 12,000 tickets sold.

## Personal life

Ravitz has an adopted daughter named Ella, and the two reside in Tel Aviv.
On December 23, 2009, Ravitz came out as a lesbian in an article in Yedioth Ahronoth and revealed her romantic relationship with Naomi Kanyuk, the daughter of the author Yoram Kanyuk.
The article came following a TV film about her life as part of the "Culture Heroes" series that aired on Channel 8. During their relationship, Kanyuk gave birth to a son with illustrator Amit Trainin. In 2016, Ravitz and Kanyuk separated. She was also in a previous relationship with artist Hila Lulu Lin.