Yehuda Leon Poliker is an Israeli singer, songwriter, musician, and painter.
10 Facts About Yehuda Poliker
Yehuda Poliker was born in Kiryat Haim, a suburb of Haifa, Israel.
Yehuda Poliker's parents were Greek Jews and Holocaust survivors who were deported to Auschwitz from Thessaloniki.
In 1981, Yehuda Poliker began his career-long collaboration with writer and producer Yaakov Gilad.
In 1986, Yehuda Poliker released his second solo album, Kholem Behakitz.
In 1990, Yehuda Poliker released his fourth solo album, Pakhot Aval Ko'ev.
In 2010, Yehuda Poliker began his Shirim Shehilkhanti Le'aherim tour.
Yehuda Poliker sang the title track in Greek with Haris Alexiou, and recorded a Hebrew version.
In summer 2012, Poliker released Jacko and Yehuda Poliker, which contained rare recordings of his parents singing Thessaloniki Jewish songs in Greek and Ladino before World War II.
In 2014, Yehuda Poliker received the Gold Cross of the Order of the Phoenix, one of Greece's highest awards for achievement in the arts.