Israel Kamakawiwoʻole
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Israel Kamakawiwoʻole
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Israel Kaʻanoʻi Kamakawiwoʻole, also called Braddah IZ or just simply IZ, was a Native Hawaiian musician and singer. He achieved commercial success and popularity outside of Hawaii with his 1993 studio album, Facing Future. His medley of "Somewhere Over the Rainbow/What a Wonderful World" was released on his albums Ka ʻAnoʻi and Facing Future, and was subsequently featured in various media. The song has had 358 weeks on top of the World Digital Songs chart, making it the longest-leading number-o
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Hawaiian musician and singer (1959–1997)
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Israel_Kamakawiwo%CA%BBole
date created:
2003-09-26T04:41:45Z
date modified:
2024-09-13T19:09:50Z
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