Yehudit Ravitz
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| Yehudit Ravitz | ||
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 Album Cover of Yehudit Ravitz and the Philharmonic
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| Born | 29 December 1956 | |
| Origin | Be'er Sheva, Israel | |
| Genre(s) | Rock Jazz |
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| Instrument(s) | Guitar | |
| Years active | 1976-Present | |
| Label(s) | Helicon NMC Music |
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Yehudit Ravitz (born 1956) is one of the most successful and famous Israeli rock musicians. She sings mainly in Hebrew. She was born in Be'er Sheva, in southern Israel. By the end of 2005, she had recorded twelve albums and had been performing for nearly 20 years, and had also produced numerous albums for other musicians.
Her music is influenced by a variety of styles, among them the most distinctive is Spanish-Latin music, which can be attributed to the fact that one side of her family is Sephardic in origin, and Ladino speakers.
Ravitz excels at reinventing her image and music in accordance with current trends, without losing her usual fan base. When she served in the entertainment department of the Israel Defense Force's Battle Engineering Corps, along with the would-be musician Korin Alal, the renowned singer Arik Einstein discovered their talents and asked them to sing on his upcoming album. Over the years she has performed alongside various Israeli musicians including Gidi Gov, Yoni Rechter, Matti Caspi and Sarit Hadad.
