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Also known as Hanna Drezner-Tzakh

Hanna Dresner-Tzakh (; born 17 September 1947), known by her stage name Ilanit (, ), is an Israeli singer. She was one of Israel's most popular singers from the late 1960s to the 1980s, both as a soloist and in the duo Ilan & Ilanit. Ilanit also represented twice in the Eurovision Song Contest, in with "Ey Sham" (Israel's debut entry in the competition) and in with "Ahava Hi Shir Lishnayim". In a career spanning over four decades, Ilanit has recorded and produced over 600 songs and more than 30 albums.

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Ilanit (אילנית, born 17 September 1947 in Tel Aviv, Israel) is a female Israeli singer who represented her country twice in the Eurovision Song Contest. In 1973 she first participated in Luxembourg, where she finished fourth with the song "Ey Sham" ("Somewhere"). This was also the first ever participation of Israel in Eurovision. The song was composed by Nurit Hirsch, who also conducted the orchestra in Luxembourg on that occasion. It was only <a href="https://www.last.fm/music/Ilanit">Read more

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Musical artist.name
Ilanit
Musical artist.image
File:Ilanit_aug24.jpg
Musical artist.background
solo_singer
Musical artist.birth_name
Hanna Dresner-Tzakh
Musical artist.native_name
אילנית
Musical artist.native_name_lang
he
Musical artist.birth_place
Tel Aviv, Mandatory Palestine (present-day Israel)
Musical artist.occupation
Singer
Musical artist.years_active
1962–present

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Official website
ilanitsinger.co.il
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Ilanit 2024.jpg
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date of birth
1947-09-17
Commons category
Ilanit
start of work period
1964-00-00
birth name
חנה דרזנר
name in native language
אילנית
number of viewers/listeners
638796
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Contents
  • Childhood
  • Music career
  • Ilan and Ilanit
  • Emerging as a soloist
  • Peaking in the 1970s
  • 1980s and 1990s
  • 21st century
  • See also
  • References
  • External links

Hanna Dresner-Tzakh (; born 17 September 1947), known by her stage name Ilanit (, ), is an Israeli singer. She was one of Israel's most popular singers from the late 1960s to the 1980s, both as a soloist and in the duo Ilan & Ilanit. Ilanit also represented twice in the Eurovision Song Contest, in with "Ey Sham" (Israel's debut entry in the competition) and in with "Ahava Hi Shir Lishnayim". In a career spanning over four decades, Ilanit has recorded and produced over 600 songs and more than 30 albums.

==Childhood== Hanna Dresner was born in Tel Aviv in 1947, after her parents had fled Poland in 1939. In 1953, at the age of 5, the family moved to Brazil where they joined several South American acts, at which point Dresner adopted the stage name Ilanit. She moved back to Israel in 1960, at age 12. In 1962, Ilanit was discovered in a youth talent contest organized by WIZO and the magazine ''Ma'ariv Youth''.

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