Shimrit Orr

Aliases: שמרית אור
Real name: Shimrit Orr Virzhansky
Born: October 5, 1945
Country: Israel
IPI: 00057139473 5 works
00210614522 1 work
Affiliation: ACUM
Comments: (Hebrew: שמרית אור) One of Israel's leading songwriters, Shimrit Orr has penned hundreds of songs for singers and bands during her career. Many of her songs topped the charts upon their release. Her «Hallelujah» won Israel the Eurovision Song Contest in 1979.

Songs written by Shimrit Orr

Title	Written by	Originally by	Original date	Covered by
הללויה {Halleluya}	Kobi Oshrat, Shimrit Orr	Milk and Honey	1979	Covered by (27 artists)
יש לי ציפורים בראש {Tsiporim barosh}	Shimrit Orr, Matti Caspi	מתי כספי עם חוה אלברשטיין (Chava Alberstein, Matti Caspi)	2000	Covered by מיכל גבע (Michal Geva)

Title	Written by	Originals	Originally by	Covered by
Hallelujah, Sing a Song	Shimrit Orr	הללויה {Halleluya}	Milk & Honey	Covered by (4 artists)
אני חוזר הביתה {Ani hozer habayta}	Shimrit Orr	L'Italiano	דורון מזר (Doron Mazar)
לא מוותר {Lo mevatar}	Shimrit Orr	On va s'aimer	דורון מזר (Doron Mazar)