The music of Israel is a combination of Jewish and non-Jewish music traditions that have come together over the course of a century to create a distinctive musical culture. For almost 150 years, musicians have sought original stylistic elements that would define the emerging national spirit. In addition to creating an Israeli style and sound, Israel's musicians have made significant contributions to classical, jazz, pop rock and other international music genres. Since the 1970s, there has been a flowering of musical diversity, with Israeli rock, folk and jazz musicians creating and performing extensively, both locally and abroad. Many of the world's top classical musicians are Israelis or Israeli expatriates. The works of Israeli classical composers have been performed by leading orchestras worldwide.
Arieh Lieb "Arik" Einstein was an Israeli singer, actor, comedian and screenwriter. He was a pioneer of Israeli rock music and was named "the voice of Israel." Through both high public and critical acclaim, Einstein is regarded as one of the greatest, most popular, and most influential Israeli artists of all time.
Ninet Nati Tayeb, professionally known as Ninet, is an Israeli musician, singer-songwriter, composer, DJ, model, actress, and reality television judge on Rising Star: Israel. She is regarded as one of the most prominent figures in the Israeli entertainment industry.
David "Dudu" Aouate is an Israeli retired professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper.
Dudu Geva was an Israeli cartoonist, illustrator, and comic book creator.
David "Dudu" Fisher is an Israeli cantor and performer, best known for his Broadway performance as Jean Valjean in the musical Les Misérables.
Ars, or Arsim is a derogatory Hebrew slang term derived from the Arabic word for pimp. It is usually used to denote a certain ethnic stereotype: low-class men of Mizrahi origin who associate with a certain macho subculture. An ars is typically crude, uses vulgar language, hangs out with criminal types and wears flashy clothing and jewelry. Those who pretend to be arses but lack the confidence of a typical ars are referred to by the slang term "Ars TzaAtzua".
Harel Skaat sometimes known by the mononym Harel is an Israeli singer and songwriter. He represented Israel in the Eurovision Song Contest 2010 with the song "Milim".
Yehonatan Geffen, also known as Yonatan Gefen, was an Israeli author, poet, songwriter, journalist, satirist and playwright.
Dudu Elharar is an Israeli singer, music producer, actor and television and radio presenter.
Pnai Plus, or Pplus, is one of the major Israeli magazines published weekly that covers the world of entertainment and television worldwide as well as the local Israeli television and celebrities scene. Created in 1989 and owned by Yedioth Ahronoth, the magazine contains sections such as cinema, music, culture, and food.
Dudu Topaz was an Israeli TV personality, comedian, actor, screenwriter, playwright, author and radio and television host. In August 2009 he died by suicide while incarcerated, having been criminally charged with conspiring violence against prominent media figures in Israel.
Dudu Biton is an Israeli professional footballer who plays as a striker for Hapoel Kfar Saba.
Comedy hip hop or comedy rap is a subgenre of hip hop music designed to be amusing or comedic, compared to artists who incorporate humor into their more serious, purist hip hop styles.
Eyal Ben-Moshe is an Israeli animator, director, screenwriter, comic book artist, and designer. In 1991, at 16, he, along with Yaron Niski and Amitai Sandy, published an avant-garde Israeli comics magazine, Penguin's Perversion. The magazine featured wild, dark humor with undertones of satire and social criticism. A continuous story from the magazine, called The Passive Vampire, also created by Eyal, was later published as its own title.
Ofer Comay is an Israeli chess problemist and a popular science writer who challenged the standard model of particle physics.
Rotem Shefy, also known by her stage name Shefita, is an Israeli singer and voice actress. As Shefita, Shefy portrays an Arab diva, who has risen to fame by producing cover versions to famous rock songs like Radiohead's "Karma Police" and Nirvana's "Lithium". Her cover renditions have an Arabic musical influence.
David "Dudu" Tassa is an Israeli rock musician, singer, songwriter and record producer. Besides having had a successful solo career in Israel, Tassa has been the leader of Dudu Tassa & the Kuwaitis which plays new renditions of old Iraqi and Kuwaiti songs written and composed by Tassa's late grandfather and great-uncle, Daoud and Salih Al-Kuwaity, since 2011.
Moshe Alafi is an Israeli producer, director, and creator.
