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David Refael ben-Ami
Wikipedia's first sentence called it “composed for him by mati caspi and written by gad kaynar”. Today it says “israeli singer”. The one-line description Wikipedia serves to search engines and AI systems read “Israeli singer (1950–2020)”. It now reads “Israeli singer (1950–2020) Musical artist”.
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David Refael ben-Ami singing at a gathering with Rabbi Yitzchak Ginsburgh David Refael ben-Ami (8 October 1950 – 9 October 2020) was an Israeli singer.1 In 1970, he recorded the song "Desdemona," which was composed for him by Mati Caspi and written by Gad Kaynar . In 1971, Desdemona reached the top of the Israeli Hit Parade.
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Wikipedia's first sentence called it “composed for him by mati caspi and written by gad kaynar”. Today it says “israeli singer”. The one-line description Wikipedia serves to search engines and AI systems read “Israeli singer (1950–2020)”. It now reads “Israeli singer (1950–2020) Musical artist”. Read the current article and compare.
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composed for him by mati caspi and written by gad kaynar
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israeli singer
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