Ran Eliran
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Ron Eliran or Ran Eliran (born 1937) is known as "Israel's Ambassador of Song" and is known for his song, Sharm el-Sheikh
Sharm el-Sheikh song
Sharm el-Shiekh is an Israeli song that commemorates the capture of Sharm el-Sheikh during the Six-Day War.-Beginning the story:The song was sung and written by Ron Eliran, music and English words, with Amos Ettinger contributing the Hebrew version....

, which sold over 500,000 copies.

Early life

Ron Eliran, was born in Haifa
Haifa
Haifa is the largest city in northern Israel, and the third-largest city in the country, with a population of over 268,000. Another 300,000 people live in towns directly adjacent to the city including the cities of the Krayot, as well as, Tirat Carmel, Daliyat al-Karmel and Nesher...

, British Mandate of Palestine in 1937 as the middle sibling out of 3 children. His given name was Menachem Leizerovich. His Polish-Jewish parents ran a bakery. He taught himself music.

Early career

Ron was the Israeli army's
Israel Defense Forces
The Israel Defense Forces , commonly known in Israel by the Hebrew acronym Tzahal , are the military forces of the State of Israel. They consist of the ground forces, air force and navy. It is the sole military wing of the Israeli security forces, and has no civilian jurisdiction within Israel...

 entertainer starting in 1962. He also partially helped in the Six-Day War
Six-Day War
The Six-Day War , also known as the June War, 1967 Arab-Israeli War, or Third Arab-Israeli War, was fought between June 5 and 10, 1967, by Israel and the neighboring states of Egypt , Jordan, and Syria...

. His songs include Sharm el-Sheikh song
Sharm el-Sheikh song
Sharm el-Shiekh is an Israeli song that commemorates the capture of Sharm el-Sheikh during the Six-Day War.-Beginning the story:The song was sung and written by Ron Eliran, music and English words, with Amos Ettinger contributing the Hebrew version....

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