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help. " Somewhere Over the Rainbow/What a Wonderful World " (also known as " Over the Rainbow/What a Wonderful World ") is a medley of " Over the Rainbow " and " What a Wonderful World ", recorded by Hawaiian singer Israel Kamakawiwoʻole. First released on the 1990 album Ka ʻAnoʻi, an acoustic rendition of the medley became notable after its ...
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- November 23, 1990 (KʻA), November 1, 1993 (FF)
- 1989 (KʻA), 1988 (FF)
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On July 8, 2007, Kamakawiwoʻole debuted at No. 44 on the Billboard Top 200 Album Chart with "Wonderful World", selling 17,000 units. [32] In April 2007, "Over the Rainbow" entered the UK charts at No. 68, and eventually climbed to No. 46, spending ten weeks in the Top 100 over a two-year period.
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- June 26, 1997 (aged 38), Honolulu, Hawaii, U.S.
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Jan 1, 1993 · A melancholy medley of two of the best songs ever written, “Somewhere Over The Rainbow”, originally by Judy Garland, and “What A Wonderful World” by Louis Armstrong. Iz plays the ukulele ...
Wonderful World – The Official Site of Israel IZ Kamakawiwo`ole. Wonderful World – 2007. As the 10th anniversary of Israel’s passing approached, producer Jon de Mello remembered IZ’s wish to someday record with a full orchestra and was inspired.