Yinon Yahel

Yinon Yahel was born in 1978 in Israel

Yinon Yahel was born in Israel on 26 August 1978. He started his music career at 14 as the keyboard player of the teen rock band Eman, which signed a major record deal in 1993.

In 2002 he began working with the singer Maya Simantov, and DJ Offer Nissim joined them. The three released albums such as First Time in 2005. From 2006 Yahel and Nissim made official remixes for artists including Deborah Cox, Beyoncé and later Madonna and Pet Shop Boys.

In 2008 he released his first single under his own name, "Shine", written with Canadian singer Jesse LaBelle. That year he worked with Marcus Vest as a producer on the MTV show Making the Band 4 and co-wrote the title track of Ashanti's album The Declaration.

In Israel he produced "Golden Boy" for Nadav Guedj, Israel's 2015 Eurovision entry, and songs for Eden Ben Zaken, Omer Adam and Netta. He produced the Song of the Year in 2015 and 2017 and was named Arranger of the Year in 2015. In 2020 he produced Israel's Eurovision entry "Feker Libi", and in 2023 he co-founded the record label Session42.