Yitzhak Klepter

Yitzhak Klepter was born in 1950 in Haifa

Klepter was born in Haifa in 1950 and grew up in Tel Aviv. When he was 3 his parents divorced, his mother left Israel, and he was raised by his uncle and aunt near the Carmel Market. A school presentation about Winston Churchill gave him the nickname Churchill.

He began playing at 12 and later founded his first band, the Churchills, named after his nickname. He left the band when he was drafted. In the IDF he served in the Armored Corps and then moved to the armored corps band.

After his release he played in Arik Einstein's backing band and on many recordings. In 1971 he joined the band Acharit Hayamim, whose only album came out in 1972. In 1973 he joined Kaveret, where he composed some of his first songs and sang lead for the first time.

After Kaveret broke up in 1976, he formed Tuned Tone with Shem Tov Levi, which released one album in 1979. In 1980 he recorded The Red Devils, which became a Hapoel Tel Aviv anthem. He then began a solo career with work alongside Arik Einstein, Gidi Gov and Danny Sanderson.

In 2008 he received a lifetime achievement award for composers from ACUM. He died in 2022.