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Esther Galil
Person · female · France · Safi · born 1945 · recording since 1974
French musical artist
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Also known as Ester Galil
Timeline
1940s
1970s
· Debut release
Debut release: Ma liberté
First documented Album in the MusicBrainz discography.
source: musicbrainz
Biography
Biography
Esther Galil (Hebrew: אסתר גליל, Arabic: استير الجليل; born May 28, 1945) is a Morocco-born, Los Angeles–based French and Israeli singer and painter. Her song "Le jour se lève" was Number 1 in France for four weeks in September 1971.
Studio albums
Ma Liberté (1974)
Z. Land (1976)
Esther Galil (2005)
Compilation albums
80's (2006)
90's (2006)
70's (2013) (download-only)
Extended plays
Oh! Non (1966) (released as 'Jackie Galil')
Singles
"תחפושת חדשה" (tr. "New Costume") (1969) (released as 'Jackie Galil' in Israel only)
"J’attends l’homme" (1971)
"Le jour se lève" (1971) – No. 1 France, No. 6 Belgium
"Oh Lord" (1971) – No. 46 France, No. 45 Belgium
"Les fusils" (1972)
"Amour ma délivrance" (1972)
"Ma libertéMa libertéSpotify (search)YouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 12 tracks1Le jour se lève2Conquistador3Les Fusils4Harlem Song5Amour ma délivrance6Shalom, dis-moi Shalom7Delta Queen8Cherche l'amour9Le temps s'arrête sur la maison10Je t'aime à mort11Bla-bla-bla12Ma liberté" (1972) – No. 31 France
"Delta Queen" (1972)
"Bald kommt der Morgen (Le jour se lève)" (1972)
"Shalom dis-moi shalom" (1973)
"Cherche l’amour" (1973)
"Das Mädchen, das dich liebt" (1973)
"Harlem Song" (1973) – No. 19 France
"Sonja, komm zurück" (1973)
"On est fait pour vivre ensemble" (1974)
"Le cri de la terre" (1974)
"Ma vérité" (1975)
"With You" (1975)
"Je m’en vais" (1976)
"Bossana" (1976)
"Route number infini" (1977)
"Lover for Ever
Lover For EverSpotify (search)YouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 2 tracksALover For Ever3:47BGood Time3:39" (1978)
"All or Nothing" (1979)
"Les mots qui fâchent" (1980)
"En dehors du blues" (1982)
"Interdit par la loi" (1988)
Discography & profile
Normalised profile
Percentiles are computed over every artist in the database, so a tier-3 artist can still sit in the 95th percentile on a single axis.
| Metric | Value | Percentile |
|---|---|---|
| Wikipedia language versions | 8 | 49.7th |
| Spotify monthly listeners | — | no data |
| Release groups in DB | 2 | 75.7th |
| Studio albums | 1 | 76th |
| Awards recorded | 0 | 0th |
| Timeline events | 3 | 73.3th |
| Recording span (years) | 4 | 17th |
| Genres | 1 | 56th |
Percentiles are computed at render time; missing values mean the artist has no data on that axis.
Discography (2 release groups · 1 studio albums)
Albums · 1
1974 · studio album
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Tracklist · 12 tracks
1Le jour se lève2Conquistador3Les Fusils4Harlem Song5Amour ma délivrance6Shalom, dis-moi Shalom7Delta Queen8Cherche l'amour9Le temps s'arrête sur la maison10Je t'aime à mort11Bla-bla-bla12Ma liberté
Single · 1
| Cover | Year | Title | Notes | First release |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1978 | Lover For EverSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 2 tracks · 7:26ALover For Ever3:47 BGood Time3:39 | 1978 |
Stats & PK
Percentile within all 23,672 published artists.Put Esther Galil head-to-head →
| Metric | Value | Percentile |
|---|---|---|
| Wikipedia language versions | 8 | 49.7th |
| Spotify monthly listeners | — | no data |
| Release groups in DB | 2 | 75.7th |
| Studio albums | 1 | 76th |
| Awards recorded | 0 | 0th |
| Timeline events | 3 | 73.3th |
| Recording span (years) | 4 | 17th |
| Genres | 1 | 56th |
Awards & honours
Where this record comes from
portrait—Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 3.0 · retrieved 11 October 2026
https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Esther_galil.jpgaliases/urls—musicbrainz · CC0 · retrieved 10 October 2026
https://musicbrainz.org/artist/a5fac44a-64d9-44dd-bf75-490c720eb623discography—musicbrainz · CC0 · retrieved 10 October 2026
https://musicbrainz.org/artist/a5fac44a-64d9-44dd-bf75-490c720eb623core—wikidata · CC0 · retrieved 10 October 2026
https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3058968genre—wikidata · CC0 · retrieved 11 October 2026
https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3058968seed-list—wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0 · retrieved 10 October 2026
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Esther_Galilbiography—wikipedia-en · CC BY-SA 4.0 · retrieved 10 October 2026
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Esther_Galil
Why this artist is in the database
- List of French singers
Tier rule: curated genre/region list
Image: Amilcarre · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Wikidata: Q3058968 · MusicBrainz: a5fac44a-64d9-44dd-bf75-490c720eb623
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