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Real Name: Israel Kamakawiwo'ole
Birthday: 05/20/1959
Birthplace: Honolulu, Hawaii
Occupation: Musician
Sign: Taurus
Death date: 06/26/1997
Death reason: weight-related respiratory illness

Israel "Bruddah Iz" Kamakawiwo'ole was a musician who lived in Hawaii until his death at the age of 38. He became famous outside Hawaii when his album Facing Future was released in 1993 with his medley of "Over the Rainbow" and "What a Wonderful World", which was subsequently featured in several films, television programs, and commercials. Alone In IZ World (2001) debuted at #1 on Billboard's World Chart and #135 on Billboard's Top 200, #13 on the Top Independent Albums Chart, and #15 on the Top Internet Album Sales chart. Kamakawiwo?ole was nicknamed ...

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All Hawaii mourned, and more than 10,000 people turned out for a state funeral in honor of Israel Ka'anoi "Brudda Iz" Kamakawiwo'ole. The son of Henry Kalei'aloha Naniwa and Evangeline Leinani Kamakawiwo'ole, Israel was surrounded by music growing up; his uncle was Moe Keale, a very well-known and respected musician, and his parents worked at a Waikiki bar where many of the legends of Hawaiian music performed. Israel started playing music with his older brother Skippy at the age of...

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