Ran Eliran (Hebrew: רן אלירן; born December 16, 1934), known as "Israel's Ambassador of Song," is an Israeli singer.

Ran Eliran (Menachem Leizerovich) was born in Haifa, British Mandate of Palestine.

In the late 1950s, he formed one of the first Israeli folk-style duos, Ran and Nama with Nechama Hendel.

In the mid-1970s he appeared in a Broadway musical, "Don't Step on My Olive Branch" with Israeli performers Rivka Raz, Ruti Navon, Riki Gal and Hanan Goldblatt.

[4] With Nama and solo, Eliran has an extensive discography behind him, as well as a distinguished history of performances, playing with Woody Allen, Bob Dylan, Pete Seeger, and Elvis Presley.