Among the most celebrated singer-songwriters in Israel, Yehuda Poliker fuses traditional guitar-based rock tones with Greek and Mediterranean musical elements. Greek melodies underlie Poliker's profound Hebrew lyricism—no surprise since the musician is rooted in decades of nostalgic and spiritual Israeli rock. Once embedded in the preeminent band Benzene, Poliker went solo in 1985, thanks to his electrifying charisma. Numerous hit singles and albums followed, with the performer earning the Gold Cross of the Order of the Phoenix, Greece's highest achievement in the arts, in 2014.