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Israel Kamakawiwoʻole

Israel Kamakawiwoʻole is a person from Hawaii, active from 1959.

Person Hawaii 1959–1997 reggae hawaiian music hawaiian
TOTAL PLAYS
63
SONGS PLAYED
4
STATIONS
4
FIRST PLAYED
2012-03-09 15:13 · Radio 2 — "Over the Rainbow"
LAST PLAYED
6 months ago · Radio 2 — "Somewhere Over the Rainbow"
BIO · WIKIPEDIA

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◦ ACTIVITY

Plays per year

2012 — 2025
20 15 10 5 0
'12 '13 '14 '15 '16 '17 '18 '19 '20 '21 '22 '23 '24 '25
◦ WHERE

By station

Radio 2 45 71%
Radio 1 11 17%
6 Music 4 6%
1Xtra 3 5%
◦ WHEN

Common hour

0006121823

Peak hour: 07:00

◦ THE SONGS

Top tracks

BY PLAY COUNT
#TITLEPLAYSLAST
1 Somewhere Over the Rainbow 35 2025-11-09
2 Over the Rainbow 22 2017-07-02
3 Somewhere Over The Rainbow (Thomas Jack Remix) 5 2020-01-04
4 Kuhio Bay 1 2013-12-08
◦ THE LOG

Recent plays

2025-11-09 10:44 Somewhere Over the Rainbow Radio 2
2024-11-10 10:15 Somewhere Over the Rainbow Radio 2
2024-06-09 08:53 Somewhere Over the Rainbow Radio 2
2023-11-12 22:34 Somewhere Over the Rainbow Radio 2
2022-09-18 07:56 Somewhere Over the Rainbow Radio 2
2022-07-24 16:15 Somewhere Over the Rainbow Radio 2
2022-06-16 19:29 Somewhere Over the Rainbow Radio 2
2021-11-19 07:26 Somewhere Over the Rainbow Radio 2
2021-10-24 11:19 Somewhere Over the Rainbow Radio 2
2021-10-12 14:12 Somewhere Over the Rainbow Radio 2
2021-08-05 14:24 Somewhere Over the Rainbow Radio 2
2021-07-25 11:50 Somewhere Over the Rainbow Radio 2
◦ EVERY TRACK

All songs played

4 UNIQUE TRACKS · A–Z
▶
Kuhio Bay — 1 ▶
Over the Rainbow — 22 ▶
Somewhere Over the Rainbow — 35 ▶
Somewhere Over The Rainbow (Thomas Jack Remix) — 5 ▶