Musicחיים אוליאל

Haïm Ulliel

Haim Uliel is an Israeli singer and musician from Sderot who led the band Sfatayim and blends Moroccan music with rock.

born 1956Leading the band SfatayimMoroccan music blended with rockThe Sderot music scene

Born: 22 December 1956, Sderot
Occupation: singer

Haïm Ulliel was born in 1956 in Sderot

Haim Uliel was born in Sderot on 22 December 1956. His parents, Rachel and Matityahu Uliel, came to Israel from Morocco in 1954. He began performing as a child and played in several local bands as a teenager, including the rock band 121.

He joined the IDF in 1975 and served in the Intelligence Corps in Sinai.

In 1981 he started Sderot's children's festival, Sdero-Shir. In 1985 he co-founded the band Sfatayim, which he led and wrote for until it broke up in 1998. He also helped other Sderot bands, such as Teapacks and Knesiyat HaSekhel.

His first solo album, Sanduk La'ajiv, came out in 2000, followed by albums in 2002 and 2006. In 2001 he founded the music center in Sderot as a volunteer, and in 2003 he founded the Tzahalulim center for Eastern arts. He also wrote music for theater and film.

In 2024 he was one of the torchbearers at the national Independence Day ceremony.