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Nurit Hirsh was born on 13 August, 1942 in Israel, is an Israeli composer, arranger and conductor. Discover Nurit Hirsh's Biography, Age, Height, Physical Stats, Dating/Affairs, Family and career updates. Learn How rich is she in this year and how she spends money? Also learn how she earned most of networth at the age of 81 years old?

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Occupation Film composer
Age 81 years old
Zodiac Sign Leo
Born 13 August 1942
Birthday 13 August
Birthplace Israel
Nationality Israel

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1942

Nurit Hirsh (נורית הירש, born August 13, 1942) is an Israeli composer, arranger and conductor who has written over a thousand Hebrew songs.

Three of her most famous and widely known songs are Ba-Shanah ha-Ba'ah (Next Year, lyrics by Ehud Manor), Oseh Shalom bi-Meromav (text from the Kaddish prayer).

1965

She began composing upon completion of her service, debuting with Perach Halilach, composed in 1965 to lyrics by Uri Asaf and which was made famous by singer Chava Alberstein.

1969

Hirsh is also known for Oseh Shalom Bimromav, which was composed for the first Hasidic Song Festival, held in 1969, and which took third prize.

Her melody has since become part of the liturgy in synagogues and Jewish communities worldwide.

1971

In 1971 her song "Bashana Haba'a" was covered by Joy as "Next Year" produced by Rod McBrien.

With Ilanit she participated in the Athens song contest.

Also in 1971 she represented Israel in the Split Song Festival (Yugoslavia) with ‘Na’ari bayam beito’, performed by Edna Goren, in a Serbo-Croatian version (‘Moren plovi dragi tvoj’), by Ibrica Jusić.

In the Viña del Mar Song Festival in Chile she obtained the second prize with ‘Hora nova’ performed by Aliza Azikri.

1972

She obtained first prize in the 1972 Malta Children's Song Festival with ‘Makhela Aliza’.

Hirsh wrote the film scores for fourteen Israeli movies, among them Lupo!, Katz and Karasso, Behind Walls and the Ephraim Kishon movie, The Policeman, which was nominated for best foreign picture at the 1972 Academy Awards.

She conducted the musical Sallah Shabati during its three-year run at Israel's national theater Habima.

1973

In 1973, her song Ey Sham, performed by Ilanit, placed fourth in the Eurovision Song Contest in Luxembourg.

She orchestrated the song and conducted the orchestra.

She was the second female conductor in the contest after Monica Dominique, who conducted the Swedish entry You're Summer the same year.

1976

She won the IBA Children's Festival in 1976 with ‘Lassie shuvi habaita’ sung by Edna Lev.

1978

and A-Ba-Ni-Bi, the winning entry in the 1978 Eurovision Song Contest.

Nurit Hirsh (Rosenfeld) studied at the Academy of Music in Tel Aviv, majoring in piano.

She also studied composition with Mordecai Seter, orchestration with Noam Sheriff and conducting with László Roth.

She studied clarinet with Yaacov Barnea of the Israel Philharmonic Orchestra.

Hirsh did her IDF military service with the entertainment troupe of the armored corps.

In the 1978 Eurovision Song Contest, again she conducted the orchestra for the Israeli entry A-Ba-Ni-Bi, which she had composed, and which won first prize.

1979

In 1979 she wrote ‘Papa Popeye’ which won the Portuguese Children's Song Festival of Figueira da Foz.

In the same year she wrote ‘I want to tell the world about you’ which came second in the Castlebar Song Festival (Ireland).

1984

She won the IBA Children's Festival with ‘Shuvi harmonica’ in 1984 and ‘Lo na’atsor’ in 1985, both sung by Yardena Arazi.

2000

In February 2000, she was the guest of honor at a special tribute concert at the Mann Auditorium in Tel Aviv, where she played piano with the Israel Philharmonic.

She has performed together with her daughter, Ruth Rosenfeld, an opera singer, at venues around the world.

She regularly collaborated with Ehud Manor and set many of his songs to music, among them Habatim Shenigmeru Leyad Hayam, Bashanah Haba'ah, Lalechet Shevi Acharayich and tens of other hits, the majority of which were performed by Ilanit, Ofra Fuchs and Rivka Zohar.

2001

Hirsh won the 2001 ACUM life achievement award for songwriting; the 2006 lifetime achievement award from Bar-Ilan University; and the 2006 Woman of the Year award from Lions Club Israel.

2016

In March 2016, it was announced that Hirsh would receive the Israel Prize.

2018

In July, 2018, Nurit received the “Hallel v’Zimrah” award at the 29th North American Jewish Choral Festival.