Yehuda Poliker celebrates his 70th birthday today (Friday). He is considered one of the greatest composers and singers in the history of the country, and participates in countless hits that we are all excited to hear, including: ‘Less But Hurts’, ‘Ash and Dust’, ‘My Eyes’, ‘Loot of Burning’ and many more goodies. Last year, Poliker was elected to light a beacon on the 71st Independence Day of the State of Israel.
Poliker was born Leonidas Polikaris, and as a child he fell in love with music. At the age of 13 he decided to dedicate his whole being to the field. His big break came in 1981 with a gas band, which, under his leadership, swept the audience. Her two albums ‘Twenty-Four Hours’ and ‘Night Shift’ were a huge success.
When the band disbanded, in 1985, Poliker released his first solo album, called ‘My Eyes’, which included songs in Greek translated into Hebrew, including ‘Sunday Morning’, ‘Elco’, ‘Applause’ and of course the theme song ‘My Eyes’. Following this, Poliker went on a successful tour and continued to create music.
As the son of Holocaust survivors, Poliker also dealt with this difficult subject in his poems, together with his co-creator Yaakov Gilad. In 1988 they released the album ‘Ash and Dust’, which included the songs ‘When You Grow Up’, ‘Window to the Mediterranean’ and ‘Ash and Dust’. The album gained an iconic status in the Israeli music world, and is considered by many to be the best album released in the country. He, too, accompanied on a successful tour.
Later he released many more albums (to date 16 albums with his name), starred on the biggest stages in the country, and wrote for many artists, such as: Gidi Gov, Riki Gal, Yardena Arazi, Yehudit Tamir, Rita and Nurit Galron.
In honor of the esteemed and beloved composer’s birthday, Dalit Ofer, editor of ‘Shabbat Ivrit’, edited Poliker’s best songs, creating an amazing musical sequence of five exciting hours.
From all of us on 103FM, congratulations, and many more years of creativity and work!
Song list:
Face to face – Yehuda Poliker
My Eyes – Yehuda Poliker
Window to the Mediterranean – Yehuda Poliker
Boot Sharb – Gidi Gov.
Less but painful – Yehuda Poliker
Trans Orient – Yehuda Poliker
Radio Ramallah – Yehuda Poliker
Night shift – gasoline
Ash and Dust – Yehuda Poliker
Sunday morning – Yehuda Poliker
Hi Quiet – Ricky Gal
Things I wanted to say – Yehuda Poliker
What is my name called Yehuda Poliker
The light at the end – Arik Einstein
A Story of Past Times – Yehuda Poliker
Elco – Yehuda Poliker
The Shadow and I – Yehuda Poliker
Friday – Yehuda Poliker
Lolita – Gidi Gov.
Romeo – Judith Tamir
Wind – Yehuda Poliker
Spring is so short here – Yehuda Poliker
A song after the rain – Yehuda Poliker
Children’s Prayers – Ricky Gal
Flower – Yehuda Poliker
Redhead – Yehuda Poliker
When You Grow Up – Yehuda Poliker
It’s a walk in you – Yehuda Poliker
Independence Day – Yehuda Poliker
Almost autumn – Gidi Gov.
Melting in the Rain – Yehuda Poliker
Daydreaming – Yehuda Poliker
Do not go now – Yehuda Poliker
What will be will be – Yehuda Poliker
Inside the Endless Cork – Yehuda Poliker
Three days – Yehuda Poliker
Free is completely alone – gasoline
And the children are coming – Yehuda Poliker
Vest – Yehuda Poliker with his parents Sarah and Jacko Poliker
The boys will dance + the village fool – Yehuda Poliker
Puma Puma – Yehuda Poliker
Zinguala – Yehuda Poliker
A Woman’s Song in Winter – Jordana Arazi
They danced barefoot – Yehuda Poliker
Roses of charcoal – Yehuda Poliker
I do not know – Yehuda Poliker
The Princess and the Spirit – Rita
Flowers in the Wind – Yehuda Poliker
Spirits of War – Yehuda Poliker
Wait for me Thessaloniki – Yehuda Poliker
After the War – Yehuda Poliker
I also want – Yehuda Poliker
Give me a reason – gasoline
Take me strong – Yehuda Poliker
Piga – Yehuda Poliker
Yehuda Emanuel – Yehuda Poliker and Manolis Rasolis
Jacob’s Ladder – Yehuda Poliker
Yoram – Yehuda Poliker
Ned Ned – Yehuda Poliker
As I am as you are – Nurit Galron
Keyword brother – Arik Einstein
I loved – Oshik Levy
To your blue eyes – Yehuda Poliker with Yizhar Ashdot
Roof of the World – Yehuda Poliker
Museum of Dreams – Yehuda Poliker
Shared house – gasoline
A man in the city – Gidi Gov.
Killing Love – Yehuda Poliker
Applause – Yehuda Poliker
A new beginning – gasoline