Yair Nitzani
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| Born | 1958 (age 53–54) |
| Origin | Israel |
| Associated acts | T-Slam |
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| Keyboardist, vocalist | |
Yair Nitzani (born 1958) is an Israeli musician, songwriter, TV host and comedian.
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[edit] Biography
Yair Nitzani was born in Beersheba in 1958. After serving in the Israel Defense Forces as a broadcaster on Galei Zahal in the 1980s, he joined the rock group T-Slam as a keyboardist and vocalist.[1][2] Nitzani wrote some of the band's most famous songs, among them "Radio Chazak" (Loud Radio), "Partzufa Shel HaMdina" (The Country's Face), "Tnu Li Rokenrol" (Give Me Rock n' Roll) "Od Pgisha" (Another Date) "Chatzavim Porchim'" (The Sea Squills are Blooming) and Boker Shel Kef (A Great Morning). His identifying mark in the band was a faucet glued to his forehead.
After T-Slam disbanded, he joined Erez Tal and Avri Gilad on the show Ma Yesh (What's Up) in the Israeli Army Radio, and HaOlam HaErev (The World Tonight) on Israeli Channel 2. As CEO of the Hed Artzi recording company, he discovered new musical talent in Israel, such as the band Friends of Natasha and the singer Adam.It was Nitzani's idea to mix Ofra Haza's Yemenite songs with Modern Beat. He persuaded Izhar Ashdot to produce Galbi and Im Ninalu.
As a soloist, he gained fame with his comic song "Hashem Tamid".[3] Another hit song was "Shir Hamangal" ("The mangal song"). His solo album went gold, and Hashem Tamid was voted song of the year.
In 2003-2005, Nitzani wrote and hosted three seasons of Ahorei HaChadashot (literally, "The Behind of the News") on Israeli Channel 10. the strange workers Nitzani with the "strange workers" from behind the news]He is the owner of a music company, Yair Nitzani Music.[4]
In February 2011, Nitzani will join to the judges in the reality show Kokhav Nolad, the Israeli version of American Idol.[5] Nitzani is also the host of "Yanshufim" on channel 8 on Israeli cable TV .He is also popular columnist in "Israel Today", Israel’s most popular newspaper where he writes a weekly sa;ric column.
[edit] Discography
- T-Slam - Loud Radio
- T-Slam - T-Slam 2
- T-Slam - For Collectors Only
- Single - Hashem Tamid and Song of the Mangal
- Shiro shel shafshaf, performed by Meir Banai, lyrics by Nitzani
[edit] Filmography
- Shovrim directed by Avi Nesher (1984)
- Avoda BaEnaim directed by Yigal Shilon (1989)[6][7]
- Kvod HaShagrir (1997)[8]
