Milk and Honey (Israeli group)
Milk and Honey | |
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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]
History
The group was assembled in 1978 by producer Shlomo Zach and composer
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]
See also
References
- ^ Ryan, Kyle (8 February 2013). "In 1979, an Israeli disco act took the world by storm". The A.V. Club.
- ^ a b c d e Barak, Itamar (17 February 2003). "1979 Eurovision winners locked in legal battle". ESCToday.
- ^ a b c d e f Rigal, Yavid (27 March 2019). "40th Anniversary of 'Hallelujah': The Song Which Almost Bankrupted Israel". Haaretz.
- ISBN 1-904994-10-5.
- ^ "המוזיקאי שמוליק בילו, חבר להקת חלב ודבש, הלך לעולמו בגיל 71". Ynet. 31 December 2023. Retrieved 31 December 2023.
External links
- Milk and Honey discography at Discogs
- Milk and Honey at IMDb
