Composer and singer

Miki GavrielovSongs, albums, age and where shows are announced

Israeli composer and singer who wrote the music for many of Arik Einstein's best-loved songs, from Ani VeAta to Sa Le'at, and has made about 20 albums of his own.

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Miki Gavrielov went from bass player in The Churchills to Arik Einstein's partner at 19

Miki Gavrielov was born in Tel Aviv in 1949 and grew up in the Shapira neighbourhood. At 16 he founded The Churchills with Haim Romano, Yitzhak Klepter and Ami Treibich, playing bass guitar, and at the end of the 1960s the band became Arik Einstein's backing band.

With Einstein he made five albums between 1971 and 1987, starting with Badeshe Etzel Avigdor, whose songs include Ani VeAta and Shir Mispar 8, and going on to Sa Le'at, Chamush BeMishkafayim, Ohev Lihyot BaBayit and Al Gvul HaOr. He also composed for Chava Alberstein, Harela Bar and Dafna Armoni, among others, and wrote music for theatre, film and television.

In 1980 he first put on a show of his own, singing songs he had composed for others, and in 1983 he released his debut solo album, Agadat Gavrielov. He has made about 20 albums as a singer and songwriter since, the latest of them Shalom (2025), poems by Natan Alterman, and received ACUM's lifetime achievement award in 2007 and an honorary doctorate from the Hebrew University in 2016.

Born
2 November 1949, in Tel Aviv Hebrew Wikipedia
First band
The Churchills, on bass guitar Hebrew Wikipedia
Albums with Arik Einstein
Five, from Badeshe Etzel Avigdor (1971) to Al Gvul HaOr (1987) Hebrew Wikipedia
Albums of his own
About 20 Hebrew Wikipedia
ACUM awards
Mordechai Zeira prize for composers (1992), lifetime achievement (2007) Hebrew Wikipedia
Honorary doctorate
Hebrew University of Jerusalem, 2016 Wikidata

Miki Gavrielov singing with an acoustic guitar under purple stage lights at the Zappa club in Jerusalem, 2019 — Photo: Ranbar, CC BY-SA 4.0

Miki Gavrielov smiling, in a black jacket, at a show in Haifa, 2008 — Photo: Reuven Frizi, CC BY-SA 3.0

His path runs from The Churchills' first album in 1969 to an album of Alterman's poems in 2025

1969
The Churchills, the rock band he co-founded and played bass in, released their first album. Hebrew Wikipedia
1971
Released Badeshe Etzel Avigdor with Arik Einstein, with his melodies and arrangements; songs from it such as Ani VeAta became Israeli classics. Hebrew Wikipedia
1974
Released Sa Le'at, his second album with Einstein, with the title song, Ani Ohev Otach HaYom and Gan Shel Shoshanim. Hebrew Wikipedia
1980
Put on his first show as the singer at the front of the stage, and made Chamush BeMishkafayim with Einstein, with his settings of poems by Bialik. Hebrew Wikipedia
1983
Released his debut solo album, Agadat Gavrielov. Hebrew Wikipedia
1987
Released Al Gvul HaOr, his last joint album with Einstein, with Of Gozal and Shir HaShayara. Hebrew Wikipedia
2007
Received ACUM's lifetime achievement award in music. Hebrew Wikipedia
2016
Received an honorary doctorate from the Hebrew University of Jerusalem. Hebrew Wikipedia
2019
Received AMI's lifetime achievement award. Hebrew Wikipedia
2025
Released Shalom, an album of poems by Natan Alterman set to his music. Hebrew Wikipedia

These are Miki Gavrielov's best-known albums and songs

Shalom (poems by Natan Alterman)
Album · 2025 · Hebrew Wikipedia
Ka'ele HaZmanim
Album · 2020 · Hebrew Wikipedia
Re'ach Shel Yam
Album · 2014 · Hebrew Wikipedia
Miki Gavrielov
Album · 1988 · Hebrew Wikipedia
Al Gvul HaOr, with Arik Einstein
Album · 1987 · Hebrew Wikipedia
Ohev Lihyot BaBayit, with Arik Einstein
Album · 1986 · Hebrew Wikipedia
Agadat Gavrielov
Album · 1983 · Hebrew Wikipedia
Sa Le'at, with Arik Einstein
Album · 1974 · Hebrew Wikipedia
Ani VeAta
Song · 1971 · Hebrew Wikipedia
Badeshe Etzel Avigdor, with Arik Einstein
Album · 1971 · Hebrew Wikipedia

Miki Gavrielov shares his music on his own YouTube channel

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These are the questions people ask about Miki Gavrielov

Where does Miki Gavrielov announce new shows?

New dates are announced first on Miki Gavrielov's official pages: Instagram, Facebook, and YouTube. Israel.com does not list these shows yet.

What is Miki Gavrielov's Instagram?

Miki Gavrielov's official Instagram account is @mikigavrielovofficial. The latest posts from it are on this page.

Where can I listen to Miki Gavrielov's songs?

Miki Gavrielov's songs are on YouTube, on the official artist pages linked here.

How old is Miki Gavrielov?

Miki Gavrielov was born on 2 November 1949 and is 77 years old.

Which Arik Einstein songs did Miki Gavrielov write the music for?

Among them Sa Le'at, Ani Ohev Otach HaYom and Gan Shel Shoshanim (1974), Hachnisini Tachat Knafech and Hi Yoshva LaChalon (1980, words by Bialik) and Ima Adama, from Einstein's album Yasmin. The album Badeshe Etzel Avigdor (1971), with Ani VeAta, was made of his melodies and arrangements.

What were The Churchills?

The rock band Miki Gavrielov founded at 16 with Haim Romano, Yitzhak Klepter and Ami Treibich, in which he played bass. It released three albums, toured with Mungo Jerry and became Arik Einstein's backing band at the end of the 1960s.

Has Miki Gavrielov set poems to music?

Yes. He set Bialik's Hachnisini Tachat Knafech and Hi Yoshva LaChalon for Arik Einstein (1980), Tchernichovsky's Hoy Artzi Moladeti on his album Avanim (1989) and Bialik's Lo Zachiti BaOr Min HaHefker as the title song of his 1997 album, and in 2025 he released Shalom, an album of Natan Alterman's poems.

What awards has Miki Gavrielov received?

ACUM's Mordechai Zeira prize for composers (1992) and its lifetime achievement award (2007), a lifetime achievement award from the city of Holon (2009), an honorary doctorate from the Hebrew University (2016) and AMI's lifetime achievement award (2019).