Shay Gabso

Shay Gabso was born in 1984 in Rishon LeZion

Gabso was born in Rishon LeZion in 1984 to a Tunisian-Jewish family. His father, Benny, was a career soldier, and his mother, Ruth, was a kindergarten teacher. He became religiously observant at the age of 12.

He served in the IDF as a course instructor at Tzrifin and in the Israeli Air Force Band. In 2003, during his service, he took part in the first season of Kokhav Nolad on Channel 2 and finished third. His prize was a contract to record one song with NMC.

He recorded his own song "Yom Veod Yomayim," which led the Galgalatz weekly chart for 8 weeks. His debut album "Arim Roshi" came out in May 2004 and reached gold status, and he won the Israel Song Festival that year. Later albums were "Bimkomi" in 2006 and the self-released "Caravan" in 2009.

From March 2011 to March 2012 he wrote a weekly column for the magazine Motzash. He works with Nefesh Yehudi, a Jewish outreach group. In 2022 he appeared in Fiddler on the Roof at Heichal HaTarbut.

He married Hagar Anush in 2011, and they later divorced. In 2022 he described himself as bisexual and said he no longer observes religious commandments. In 2024 he became the father of a girl, whom he co-parents with a friend.