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Sarit Hadad (born 1978, Hadera) is the female counterpart to Eyal Golan in Israeli Mizrahi pop. Caucasian-Mizrahi heritage. Career started age 14 with cassettes; broke into mainstream early 2000s. Her catalogue includes "Ke\'shehalev Boche" (When the heart cries), an Israeli wedding standard, "Yom Shishi" (Friday) and "Tipat Mazal" (Drop of luck). She represented Israel at Eurovision 2002 and is a multi-instrumentalist (accordion, piano, oud), visible at her concerts.
Cultural note, Sarit Hadad\'s "Ke\'shehalev Boche" (When the heart cries) is one of the most-played Israeli wedding songs ever, sung universally at huppot. Her vocal range and improvisational ornaments are distinctive. She also performs in Arabic, bridging the Mizrahi-Mediterranean cultural axis. Live she often switches to Arabic verses or duets with Arab Israeli singers. Knowing 2-3 of her songs equals standard wedding-circuit fluency.
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Singing Sarit at a Wedding
An oleh attends an Israeli wedding and learns the Sarit Hadad anthem.