Gidi Gov
| Gidi Gov | |
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| Background information | |
| Birth name | Gideon Gov |
| Born |
4 August 1950 Rehovot, Israel |
| Genres | Rock, pop, jazz |
| Years active | 1968–present |
| Labels | Hed Arzi Music |
| Associated acts | Kaveret, Parnasa Tova, Gazoz, Doda |
Gidi Gov (Hebrew: גידי גוב; born Gideon Gov; 4 August 1950) is an Israeli singer, TV host, entertainer, and actor. He was married to playwright Anat Gov, with whom he has three children.
Gov was born in Rehovot in 1950 to Daniel and Tzipora Gov. As a child Gov suffered from asthma. Gov's father died when he was very young, which made his mother move with him from place to place, including Tel Aviv and Eilat. Growing up, Gov never dreamed of becoming a singer. When he enlisted to the IDF in 1969 Yair Rosenblum recommended that Gov be auditioned for the Nahal entertainment troupe. Gov passed the auditions and joined the Nahal entertainment troupe. There Gov actually began his acting and singing career.
Gov's first major breakthrough occurred when Gov sang in the 1973 Israeli "Song and chorus Festival" (פסטיבל הזמר והפזמון) the song "Rise up and arrive" (יעלה ויבוא). The song reached only number eight, but become one of the songs most identified with the competition.
During the same year Gov established along with some of the former Nahal troupe members (Efraim Shamir, Danny Sanderson and Alon Olearchik) and two others (Yoni Rechter and Isaac Klepter) the band Kaveret. The band became one of the most popular Israeli bands in the 1970s and is still considered today as one of the most successful Israeli bands in the history of popular music and entertainment in Israel. The band released three albums, represented Israel in the 1974 Eurovision Song Contest with the song "Natati La Khayay" and won the title "Band of the Year" four times in succession in the Israeli annual Hebrew song chart of Kol Yisrael. The band was eventually disbanded in 1976.
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