Gidi Gov

Gidi Gov (Hebrew: גידי גוב‎; born August 4, 1950) is an Israeli singer, TV host, entertainer, and actor.

Gov was married to playwright Anat Gov, with whom he has three children.

Biography

Early life

Gideon (Gidi) Gov was born in Rehovot in 1950 to Daniel and Tzipora Gov. As a child Gov suffered from asthma. Gov's father died when he was very young, which made his mother move with him from place to place, including Tel Aviv and Eilat.

Growing up, Gov never dreamed of becoming a singer. When he enlisted to the IDF in 1969 Yair Rosenblum recommended that Gov be auditioned for the Nahal entertainment troupe. Gov passed the auditions and joined the Nahal entertainment troupe. There Gov actually began his acting and singing career.

1970s

Gov's first major breakthrough occurred when Gov sang in the 1973 Israeli "Song and chorus Festival" (פסטיבל הזמר והפזמון) the song "Rise up and arrive" (יעלה ויבוא). The song reached only number eight, but become one of the songs most identified with the competition.

Gidi

Gidi is a census town in Dadi (community development block) of Hazaribagh district in the Indian state of Jharkhand.

Demographics

As per 2011 Census of India Gidi had a population of 13,356. There were 6,989 males and 6,367females. Scheduled Castes numbered 1,914 and Scheduled Tribes numbered 1,781.

As of the 2001 India census, Gidi has a population of 13,659. Males constitute 55% of the population and females 45%. Gidi has an average literacy rate of 68%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 76%, and female literacy is 59%. In Gidi, 14% of the population is under 6 years of age.

Literacy

As per 2011 census the total number of literates in Gidi was 9,496 out of which 5,453 were males and 4,043 were females.

Economy

Gidi is in the North Karanpura Coalfield. There is a coal washery at Gidi.

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