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Shlomi Shabat

Shlomi Shabat is an Israeli singer and composer, known for hits such as "Biglal HaRuach" and for his duet albums.

born 1954The song "Biglal HaRuach"Duet albums with Israeli artistsJudge on The Voice Israel

Born: 30 August 1954, Yehud
Occupation: singer, composer

Shlomi Shabat was born in 1954 in Yehud

Shlomi Shabat was born on August 30, 1954, to Emily and Avraham Shabat, who immigrated to Israel from Turkey. He grew up in Yehud and attended Yehud comprehensive high school but did not finish. His younger sister, Lea Shabat, is a singer and songwriter.

He served in the IDF as an ambulance driver in the Medical Corps.

After the army he sang in clubs in New York. His first album came out in 1986 and did not succeed, but in 1989 the song "Biglal HaRuach", composed by his sister, became a hit. He took part in the Festigal several times and in the 1991 Eurovision preliminary, and released more albums in the 1990s.

In 2000 his duet with Lior Narkis, "Lekol Echad Yesh", was chosen as song of the year on Reshet Gimel. His 2001 duets album sold more than 200,000 copies, and a second duets album followed in 2006. He was a judge in the first season of The Voice Israel.

In 2021 he was a torchbearer at the national Independence Day ceremony. In 2026 he dedicated a Torah scroll to the synagogue in his building in Netanya in memory of his parents and brother.