Yigal Bashan

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| image = Yigael Bashan.jpg

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| native_name = יגאל בשן

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| birth_name = Yigal Bashari

| birth_date = {{Birth date|1950|09|11|df=y}}

| birth_place = Rishon LeZion, Israel

| death_date = {{Death date and age|2018|12|09|1950|09|11|df=y}}

| death_place = Tel Aviv, Israel

| genre = {{hlist|Pop|rock}}

| occupation = {{hlist|Singer-songwriter|actor}}

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| past_member_of = "Hopa Hey", "Kmo Tzoani"

| website = {{URL|https://www.yigalbashan.com/}}

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Yigal Bashan ({{langx|he|יגאל בשן}}{{lrm}}; 11 September 1950 – 9 December 2018) was an Israeli singer-songwriter, and actor. He was awarded the ACUM Prize for Life Achievement in 2016.

Early life

Born Yigal Bashari ({{lang|he|יגאל בשארי}}) in Rishon LeZion, Israel, to a family of Mizrahi Jewish (Yemenite-Jewish) descent.{{Cite web|url=https://www.yigalbashan.com/bio|title = +ביוגרפיה}}

Music career

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Yigal Bashan began his career by forming a duo with Shlomit Aharon. His military service in the Northern Command Band contributed to his musical development. Bashan's solo career post-military featured a fusion of Western and Israeli musical styles, resulting in multiple hit songs

Bashan was a member of the pop trio "Kmo Tzoanim" (Hebrew: "Like Gypsies") that appeared on the "Hopa Hey" Israeli children's television show,{{cite news|url=https://www.haaretz.com/obituaries/.premium-yigal-bashan-beloved-israeli-musician-found-dead-at-home-1.6727408|title=Yigal Bashan, beloved Israeli musician, found dead at home|date=10 December 2018|first=Ido Efrati|last=Maya Asheri|publisher=Haaretz|access-date=13 December 2018}} where he collaborated with Yonathan Miller, Uzi Hitman and Tzipi Shavit. He also sang the opening theme song of the Hebrew dub of The Wonderful Adventures of Nils.{{Cite web |date=2023-04-25 |title=אתם הכרעתם: זה הפתיח המצויר הטוב בכל הזמנים |url=https://www.mako.co.il/tvbee-tvbee-weekend/Article-3d0e1925dde9781026.htm |access-date=2025-03-27 |website=tvbee}}

Death

In the last few years of his life, Bashan developed clinical depression after dealing with chronic pain. On 9 December 2018, Bashan committed suicide in his home in Tel Aviv. He was 68 years old. He was later laid to rest at the Kiryat Shaul Cemetery.{{cite web|url=https://www.israelhayom.co.il/opinion/615123|title=בשם כל הילדים, תודה לך יגאל בשן|website=israelhayom.co.il|date=9 December 2018|accessdate=23 January 2025|language=he}}{{cite web|url=https://e.walla.co.il/item/3206156|title=אלמנתו של יגאל בשן: "הוא סבל מדיכאון עד שגאל את עצמו מייסוריו"|website=e.walla.co.il|date=10 December 2018|accessdate=23 January 2025|language=he}}