Yuval Dayan
{{Short description|Israeli singer, songwriter, and composer}}
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| birth_place = Ashdod, Israel
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Yuval Dayan ({{langx|he|יובל דיין}}) born December 28, 1994) is an Israeli singer, songwriter, and composer.
Early and personal life
Dayan was born and raised in Ashdod, Israel, to a traditional family of Moroccan Jewish descent.[https://jewishunpacked.com/7-israeli-artists-who-are-bridging-the-religious-secular-divide/ 7 Israeli artists who are bridging the religious-secular divide] Jewish Unpacked. 25 August 2023{{Cite web|date=2016-05-10|title=ראיון עם יובל דיין: "עמדתי איתנה מול הצונאמי ופשוט המשכתי הלאה"|url=https://www.mako.co.il/music-weekend-magazine/Article-6a0e7b07f2b9451006.htm|access-date=2020-07-19|website=mako}} Since childhood she has been singing, playing and performing.
In 2013, She was enlisted to the Israel Defense Forces (IDF), and served in the military band of the Education and Youth Corps Entertainment Troupe.
Since 2016, Dayan has become increasingly religiously observant. Back then she has stated that even before that, she used to attend synagogue every Friday, as well as observes the Shabbat.{{Cite web|url=http://www.mako.co.il/entertainment-celebs/local-2017/Article-ca08edf25a5cc51006.htm?sCh=12bce76404864110&pId=25483675|title = יובל דיין מספרת על החזרה בתשובה|date = 20 June 2017}} She resides in Ramat HaSharon, Israel.
Music career
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In 2012 she participated in The Voice Israel (Season 1){{cite web|title=The new generation of Israeli singers|url=http://www.onjewishmatters.com/the-new-generation-of-israeli-singers/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140922065245/http://www.onjewishmatters.com/the-new-generation-of-israeli-singers/|url-status=usurped|archive-date=September 22, 2014|website=On Jewish Matters|access-date=8 February 2018}}[https://www.kveller.com/this-israeli-pop-star-crashed-pandemic-weddings-and-won-our-hearts/ This Israeli Pop Star Crashed Pandemic Weddings and Won Our Hearts] Kveller. 28 August 2020 coached by Shlomi Shabat. She sang the song "She'eriot Shel HaChaim" (Scraps of Life). She advanced to the semi-finals, but unexpectedly announced during the live broadcast that she had decided to bow out of the competition.{{cite news|last1=Grunzweig|first1=Emilie|title=Israeli TV Network to Reimburse Supporters of 'The Voice' Contestant Who Quit|url=https://www.haaretz.com/1.5208264|access-date=8 February 2018|publisher=Haaretz|date=March 26, 2012}}
In February 2013 her first single from her first album Le'esof (Hebrew: "לאסוף") was released, and succeeded with more than three million views on YouTube. Her second single from the album "Ad Shetachzor" (Hebrew: עד שתחזור{{lrm}})" was released in May 2013. In October 2013 her third single, "Al Tomar", (Hebrew: אל תאמר{{lrm}}) written by Dudu Tassa, was released.
The second album Libi Er (Hebrew: ליבי ער{{lrm}}) was released in 2016.
On July 14, 2022, she performed the song "Lu Yehi" at Beit HaNassi, alongside the singer Ran Danker, in front of the President of the United States, Joe Biden, during his visit to Israel.[https://www.jta.org/2022/07/14/israel/joe-biden-shook-hands-in-israel-despite-planning-not-to-then-a-pop-star-left-him-hanging Joe Biden shook hands in Israel despite planning not to. Then a pop star left him hanging.] Jewish Telegraphic Agency. 14 July 2022
Discography
Le'esof (2013)
Libi Er (2016)
Nigonim (2024)
Tishari At (2024)
References
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Category:Participants in Israeli reality television series
Category:Israeli people of Moroccan-Jewish descent
Category:21st-century Israeli women singers
Category:Israeli women singer-songwriters