Mirit Shem-Ur, also Mirit Shem-Or (, born 23 April, 1948) is an Israeli songwriter, journalist, and author.
Awards
- 2021: ACUM Award for Lifetime Achievement
- :Jury's statement: "Mirit knew how to tell wonderful stories and describing complex human emotions in words poured into pop melodies. It is difficult not to be amazed by the expressiveness, linguistic richness and phonetic intelligence in immortal pop anthems such as: "", "", "A Thousand Kisses", "Between the Fingers", "Live with Him", "The Heart", "The Rain Again", "", "Upwards", and the list is too long to include them all."
Books
- 2021: ()
- :2023: translated as Where I Am ()
Family
Mirit is a daughter of writer and journalist and architect Ari Shem-Ur, sister of Yuval and and aunt of writer Dana Shem-Ur, actress and journalist .
Mirit was married (1975âÂÂ1995) to Svika Pick, with whom she has a son, and two daughters; and Daniella Pick (married to Quentin Tarantino in 2018). Sharona and Daniella performed together as the (2002âÂÂ2005).
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