Sivan Shavit

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Sivan Shavit
Sivan shavit profile.jpg
Shavit in 2010
Born (1967-12-12) December 12, 1967 (age 53)
Tel Aviv, Israel
EducationTel Aviv University
Occupation
  • Singer
  • actress
  • voice actress
RelativesOri Shavit (sister)
Musical career
Genres
Instruments
  • Vocals
Years active1989–present
Labels

Sivan Shavit (Hebrew: סיון שביט‎; born December 12, 1967) is an Israeli singer, actress and voice actress.[1]

Biography[]

Sivan Shavit is a singer of rock, blues and pop, grew up in Israel, graduated from "Thelma Yellin" in acting, studied film in the Department of Film and Television at Tel Aviv University.

In 1989 she began her musical career, when she formed a rock band called "Sivan", which included Jean-Jacques Goldberg, and , who was responsible for the melodies she wrote. The band has released a number of singles on the radio, including "The Biker" (based on the biker character from the movie Rumble Fish and released on the record "Mint Collection Number One"), "Dead Princesses" (which was later included in the collection of songs from the 1980s released in 1996), and other songs. Although she was in the midst of recording for a debut album, with an expressive rocky tone, Shavit chose to stop the process and create a new musical line for herself.

In February 1996, after seven years of collecting and searching, she released her debut album, "This Gray Blue", which was characterized by a melancholy atmosphere and strings. The lyrics were written by Shavit and the melodies are shared by her and who produced a musical. Outstanding from the album were the theme song, "Kiss Me", and "Vardimon" which made Shavit one of the most played artists that year. The song "This Gray Blue" was filmed in a black-and-white film, directed by Tamar Karavan. The recordings of the album included a guitarist, Roi Shaked on drums, Ronen Shapira on piano, synthesizer, organ, and accordion, as well as other musicians.

Between 1996 and 2006, Shavit collaborated with many composers: she performed the song "Magic" on Amir Lev's album "Barbie Performance", collaborated with Assaf Amdursky and Yahli Sobol on the lyrics of Amdursky's song "15 Minutes", sang with Yossi in Blicky, "24 Hours a Day" from the album "December" (the soundtrack of the TV drama "Sherman in Winter"), she sang in the single "Superman" from Eshkol Nevo's book "Four Homes and Longing", appeared with Eviatar Banai in the intimate show "When We Kiss" , sang in "A Herd of Bulls" from Banai's album "Trip Trip" and signed on to produce poetry on his album "Standing on Paper". In addition, she participated in the projects "Soon We Will Become a Song" by Galei Tzahal and "Songs in Full Light", and performed the song "You Fallen" from the project and the album "Thirty".

During those years she starred in two television dramas: in 1997 in "Grain on the Lashes" (from the series "Short Stories on Love"),[2] and in 1999 in "As if nothing had happened".[3] She also served as a narrator for cartoons and children's series, such as Inspector Gadget, Chicken Run and The Moomins.

In 2004, Shavit's song "Kiss Me" appeared in two main scenes in the successful film Walk on Water by Eytan Fox and Gal Uchovsky.[4] In 2005, while in the final stages of working on her second album, the song "My Heart Has No Home" was chosen to be the theme song of the series "Love Hurts",[5] starring Dana Modan and Assi Cohen. A clip for a song that combines scenes from the series directed by .

She is the sister of the journalist and animal rights activist Ori Shavit.[6]

References[]

  1. ^ Sivan Shavit’s filmography (in Hebrew)
  2. ^ "Garger Al Ha'ris". IMDb. Retrieved March 19, 2021.
  3. ^ "Ke'Ilu Klum Lo Kara". IMDb. Retrieved March 19, 2021.
  4. ^ "Walk on Water (2004)". IMDb. Retrieved March 19, 2021.
  5. ^ "Love Hurts (TV Series 2004–)". IMDb. Retrieved March 19, 2021.
  6. ^ "אורי שביט – "דגים" – וואלה! תרבות" [Ori Shavit – "Fish" – Walla! Culture]. וואלה! (in Hebrew). February 14, 2012. Retrieved March 19, 2021.

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