Ron Eliran, long considered
"Israel's Ambassador of Song", is a one-man show combining the best of Israeli
Traditional with the best of Contemporary International. Eliran, who was born
in Haifa, Israel, received the "Violin of David Award"—which is the Israeli equivalent
of the "Oscar" and "Grammy" combined—for the hit song "Sharm-El-Sheikh". Eliran has toured extensively throughout
the world, performing in a variety of languages. Most recently he was a guest
performer at the "Budapest Festival of Freedom" where his original composition
became the Festival's official song. Eliran also wrote both lyrics and music
for the Broadway hit show "Don't Step On My Olive Branch", and for the widely
acclaimed show "Nightsong", in both of which he starred.
Eliran has captivated audiences on
Israeli and American TV as well as in live performances in New York's Carnegie
Hall, in Washington's Kennedy Center, in London's Albert Hall, in Montreal's
Place des Arts, and in Los Angeles' Music Center. In the wake of Prime Minister Yitzhak
Rabin's assassination, Eliran, together with Gad Yaccoby, then Israel's UN Ambassador,
wrote a song about the late Prime Minister's life. Eliran performed his poignant
song in front of a crowd of 200,000 people at "Rabin Square" in Tel Aviv as
part of a live nationally televised tribute for the fallen leader.
On August 31, 1997, Eliran performed
in Basel, Switzerland, at the Centennial celebration of the First Zionist Congress.
His performance took place in the same hall where Theodor Herzl first prophesied
the birth of the Jewish State exactly 100 years ago. Eliran sang with the Basel
Symphony Orchestra a song he wrote named "If you will it…" about Herzl and the
Zionist saga.
Whether in an intimate club or in
a big hall like Madison Square Garden, Ron Eliran is a distinctive voice who
brings his people's roots to life with love, nostalgia, humor and showmanship.