*1928 GB
Composer / Arranger / Conductor
A.k.a. Gil Aldema (Hebrew: גיל אלדמע)
Gil Aldema (born 17 September 1928, Giva'tayim, British Mandate of Palestine; died 27 September 2014, Tel Aviv, Israel) was a composer, arranger and orchestra conductor. He composed his first song in 1947 when he was serving in the Palmach based on lyrics by Haim Hefer. From the 1960s through 1980s he was a musical editor for the Kol Israel radio station. In 2004 he received the Israel Prize for Hebrew song.