

Almost five decades along, Gali Atari still knows how to reinvent herself. The commanding singer has worked with some of Israel's best songwriters—including Matti Caspi, Yitzhak Klepter and Ilan Virtzberg—to produce slick pop favourites, romantic ballads and even a protest song in “Ein Li Eretz Acheret”. Igniting her tracks with evocative vocals and a gift for unexpected rhythms, the 1979 winner of the Eurovision Song Contest has proved to be a lasting presence in the Israeli music scene.