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tel aviv , israel 1947 בועז שרעבי בהופעה 22-7-2013 . jpg boaz sharabi
 boaz sharabi בעז שרעבי singer-songwriter composer guitarist crooner pianist actor tenor chazan lyricist
boaz sharabi

boaz sharabi -lrb- ; born 1947 -rrb- is an israeli singer-songwriter , composer , guitarist , crooner , pianist , actor , tenor , chazan and lyricist , well known for such integral israeli classics as `` latet '' , `` halevai '' , `` at li laila '' , `` pamela '' , `` lashir itach '' , `` kol od '' , `` mi yada shekach yihiyeh '' , `` k'shetavo '' -lrb- written for ron arad -rrb- , `` im at adain ohevet oti '' and `` etzli hakol beseder '' .
his songs make up a large part of israeli culture .
his career has spanned more than 40 years , and was at its height in the late 1980s .
most of his songs are acoustic rock , andalusian chords , soul music and oud type songs , blended with israeli folk , judeo-yemenite and pop overtones .
he also sings classical music in hebrew and is an international acclaimed pianist .
he also recites the poems of shalom shabazi as part of his work on past albums .
boaz sharabi was born in tel aviv , israel , and grew up in a family of artists .
his brother yoel sharabi is a popular hasidic and yemenite entertainer for jewish communities abroad , baruch sharabi was a choreographer tapdancer in israel and zion sharabi a songwriter .
he composed the music for a film 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 , and with other leading israeli musicians , such as itzhak perlman , shoshana damari , shlomo artzi , ehud banai , david broza , yehoram gaon , zohar argov , shlomi shabat , eyal golan and subliminal among many others .
sharabi sold over two million records and remains very popular in israel , where he has had over 30 number one hits in the charts , and abroad , mostly across the middle-east , mainly in lebanon and turkey .
after a long hiatus , sharabi released his new album called linshom -lrb- to breathe -rrb- 2007 , which is the first without ehud manor 's input .
the song `` im at adayin ohevet oti '' -lrb- if you still love me -rrb- was named song of the year for 2007 by the israeli public , via galgalatz and yediot achronot -lsb- http://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,l-3449856,00.html] .
sharabi has supported likud in the past with musical scores as part of recording for the party .
he also has participated in many song contests , and won the viña del mar festival song in 1977 .
