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Zion Golan
Zion Golan is an Israeli singer of Yemenite Jewish origin who sings mostly in Judeo-Yemeni Arabic and Yemenite Hebrew.
born 1955Songs in Judeo-Yemeni ArabicThe hit Adan AdanWide audience in Yemen
- Born
- 6 October 1955, Ashkelon
- Occupation
- singer
Zion Golan was born in 1955 in Ashkelon
Zion Golan was born in 1955 in Ashkelon as Zion Bejdalan. His parents, Yosef and Yehudit, came to Israel from Yemen in Operation On Wings of Eagles. As a child he studied Hebrew reading and pronunciation with a Yemenite teacher, and his family spoke Judeo-Yemeni Arabic at home.
At 16 he won first place at the Southern Festival song contest in Ashkelon. In 1974 he joined the IDF Rabbinate band, led by Moshe Giat, and became its soloist. In 1977 he won second place at a festival of songs by Rabbi Shalom Shabazi in Tel Aviv.
His debut double album came out in 1980 and included the hit Adan Adan. He won the Diwan Festival in 1982 and released a Hebrew cassette in 1984. He has recorded over 22 albums, many from a studio in his home, and published songbooks in 2001 and 2016.
His records have reached audiences in Yemen through unofficial channels, selling around 50,000 copies per album there. A planned concert in Yemen was canceled over concerns for his family. In 2018 he performed at a wedding in Amman, Jordan, with Yemeni singer Hussein Moheb.
Golan is an Orthodox Jew. He lives with his wife and three children in Merkaz Shapira.
Milestones in Zion Golan's life
- 1955
Born in Ashkelon.
- 1974
Joined the IDF Rabbinate band.
- 1977
Won second place at a Shabazi song festival in Tel Aviv.
- 1980
Released his debut double album.
- 1982
Won first place at the Diwan Festival.
- 1984
Released a Hebrew cassette, Na'ale Na'ale.
- 1996
Released his 13th album, Salam Salam.
- 2001
Published his songbook Zemirot Zion.
- 2018
Performed at a wedding in Amman, Jordan.
Zion Golan served in the military
In 1974 he joined the IDF Rabbinate band, then led by Moshe Giat, and became its soloist.
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