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| Born | Shlomit Debinik (1950-07-10)10 July 1950 (age 75) |
| Other names | Shlomit |
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| Years active | 1965–present |
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| Children | 2 |
| Awards | AMI's Lifetime Achievement Award |
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Shlomit Aharon (Hebrew:שלומית אהרון; bornShlomit Debinik;Hebrew:שלומית דביניק; 10 July 1950) is an Israeli singer and actress, best known as the lead vocalist of the bandHakol Over Habibi.
Aharon was born inTel Aviv as Shlomit Debinik to a couple ofPolish-Jewish parents. Her father, Aharon, was aHolocaust survivor.[1] Her mother, Naomi (1923–2016), was a singer and actress in the Yiddish theater inŁódź.[2]
From a young age, Aharon's musical talent stood out. She studied at theRananim School of Arts in Tel Aviv, together withShlomo Bar-Aba,Dov Glickman, andYigal Bashan, with whom she appeared in the duo "Yigal and Shlomit" from the age of 15. At the age of 16, the two had a joint hit on the radio called "The Golden Age", and they also recorded the song "Year of the Thousand", but they did not get to record a complete album for it.
When she was 17 years old, her father Aharon died, and in his memory, Shlomit changed her last name to his name.
Aharon continued her professional career in theCentral Command Band,[3] where she did a solo where she sang the songs "I have a lover in Harob patrol" and "The other days" as part of the program "Near the Jordan" which appeared in 1970.[4] Upon her release from the army, Aharon participated in the show "The Tailor and the Shoemaker's Wife". In 1971, she participated in the soundtrack of the Israeli comedy filmThe Contract.
On 1981, "Hakol Over Habibi" won at Israel's nationalKdam Eurovision. The song, "Halayla", performed by Hakol Over Habibi and composed byShuki Levy, with lyrics written by Shlomit Aharon andYuval Dor, was presented in theEurovision Song Contest of 1981 and won 7th place. Aharon went on stage when she was in late stage of pregnancy.
Aharon provided the voice ofAriel in the Hebrew dub of the 1989 filmThe Little Mermaid.
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