Shai Gabso

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שי גבסו

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Shai Gabso ({{langx|he|שי גבסו}}; born July 20, 1984) is an Israeli actor and singer. He won third place in the first season of Kokhav Nolad ("A Star is Born") and first place in the second season of The Singer in the Mask.

Early life

Gabso was born in Rishon Lezion to a Tunisian-Jewish family. He became religiously observant at the age of twelve.Brinn, David (March 21, 2011). [http://www.jpost.com/ArtsAndCulture/Music/Article.aspx?id=213185 "Shai Gabso's spiritual journey"], The Jerusalem Post

Career

He began his military service in the Israel Defense Forces in the early 2000s, serving as a composer for the Israeli Air Force Band. During his military service, he appeared on the first season of Kokhav Nolad. Gabso's single Arim Roshi (I Will Lift My Head) has been hailed as a patriotic anthem. He collaborates with Nefesh Yehudi, a Jewish outreach organization that exposes secular college-age students in Israel and Europe to Judaism. In 2022 he had a stage role, in a production of Fiddler on the Roof at Heichal HaTarbut.[https://www.kipa.co.il/%D7%91%D7%A8%D7%A0%D7%96%D7%94/1133945-0/ בהשתתפות שי גבסו ונתן דטנר: המחזמר כנר על הגג חוזר בהפקה חדשה] Kipa. 11 May 2022

Personal life

He married Hagar Anush in 2011, divorcing two years later.[https://www.ynet.co.il/articles/0,7340,L-4266161,00.html שי גבסו ואשתו בדרך לפרידה] YNET. 8 August 2012 He has had relationships with both men and women.[https://pplus.ynet.co.il/rechilut/article/4885036 Get to know: Shai Gabso has a new partner] P Plus. 28 November 2016

In an interview on Channel 12 in early 2022, he described himself as bisexual.{{Cite web |date=2022-01-15 |title=N12 - בלי כיפה, עם בן זוג וחלום חדש: שי גבסו מדבר |url=https://www.mako.co.il/news-entertainment/2022_q1/Article-eb42865165d4e71026.htm |access-date=2025-03-26 |website=N12}} In December 2022, he stated that he identifies as "spiritual," but does not observe religious commandments: "Today I’m not a religious person, not at all. But I also don’t like the term ‘leaving religion’. I’ve found many other answers".{{Cite web |date=2025-03-09 |title=בין תעשיית השואו ביז ללימודים בישיבה: זו הבשורה החדשה של שי גבסו {{!}} ישראל היום |url=https://www.israelhayom.co.il/culture/stage/article/13494206 |access-date=2025-03-26 |website=www.israelhayom.co.il}}

In 2024, he became the father of a baby girl that he is co-parenting with a female friend.[https://pplus.ynet.co.il/rechilut/article/h1a7aduyt Shai Gabso became a father] P Plus. 18 January 2024