Eyal Golan’s song became Israel’s most played on radio — Jerusalem Post
In Israel, the song “Mada Bedyoni” (“Science Fiction”), performed by singer Eyal Golan, became the most frequently played song on radio during the year 5786 of the Hebrew calendar. The annual ranking was published by ACUM, an organization that protects the rights of composers, lyricists and publishers, The Jerusalem Post reports.
The ranking was compiled using data from the AcumOnAir monitoring system, which tracks broadcasts on 34 licensed national and regional radio stations in Israel. The song was written by Avi Ohayon, who also composed the music together with Idan Shneor and Matan Dror. Dror arranged the track.
Top 10 most popular tracks
Second place went to “Of Muzar” (“Strange Bird”), performed by Peer Tasi. Third was the song “Michelle,” performed by Noam Bettan. Last year’s ranking leader, “Ma Yihye Machar” (“What Will Happen Tomorrow”) by Peer Tasi, fell to fourth place.
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The top 10 also included “Kulam Ganavim” by Osher Cohen, “Rocky” by Odeya Azoulay, “Malkat Hador” by Omer Adam, “Halavay” by Hanan Ben Ari and Peer Tasi, “Hi Lo Yoda’at Lama” by Peer Tasi, and “Kol Akava Letova” by Ben Tzur.
Leaders among performers and songwriters
For the eighth consecutive year, Avi Ohayon topped the ranking of lyricists and composers whose works were most frequently played on Israeli radio. The most popular female songwriter was Tzlil Klifi, who was among the co-authors of “Michelle” together with Nadav Aharoni and Yuval Rafael.
Among female performers, Sarit Hadad retained first place, followed by Eden Ben Zaken, Odeya Azoulay, Agam Buhbut, Yehudit Ravitz and Noa Kirel. In the men’s ranking, Eyal Golan came first, Omer Adam second and the late Arik Einstein third. Shlomo Artzi and Peer Tasi also made the top five.
