Dina Golan

Dina Golan was born in 1946 in Tel Aviv

Dina Golan was born Dina Menachem on February 27, 1946, in the Kerem HaTeimanim neighborhood of Tel Aviv, to parents who had immigrated from Yemen. Her family later moved to Ramat Aviv. In high school she studied drafting.

In 1966 she was chosen as a soloist in the group HaAchayot Shemer and sang with it at the Song and Chorus Festival. The group broke up after a few months. She married Hanoch Golan, took his name, and in 1970 sang at the Hassidic Song Festival before moving with her family to Australia.

After her divorce she returned to Israel and in 1976 appeared in The Travels of Benjamin III, singing songs by Naomi Shemer. She later appeared in Yaldei HaKrach, Les Misérables at the Cameri Theatre, Kazablan, The Sound of Music and Fiddler on the Roof. In 1982 she appeared in the film Dead End Street.

In 1997 she voiced Thalia in the Hebrew version of Hercules. She also appeared in commercials for Burgeranch. She had 2 children and died of cancer on June 30, 2011.