Rock singer and actress

Riki GalSongs, albums, age and where shows are announced

Israeli singer and actress, one of the leading women of Israeli rock, remembered for Na'arat HaRock and Hey Shketa.

Israel.com does not list Riki Gal's shows yet. New dates are announced first on the official pages below.

These are Riki Gal's official accounts, with the latest from each

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Riki Gal went from the Navy troupe to the front rank of Israeli rock

Riki Gal was born in Jerusalem in 1950 and began singing in 1968 in the Israeli Navy's entertainment troupe, where composer Moshe Wilensky recorded her first song, Mifras Boded. In 1974 Yehonatan Geffen's HaShemesh Hi HaOr Shel HaOlam became a hit and started her solo career, and in 1978 she starred in Ehud Manor and Ken Globus's rock opera Benny Boom.

Her first album, Riki Gal (1987), composed and produced by Matti Caspi, gave her Na'arat HaRock, Hineh Patachti Chalon and Yeled Asur Yeled Mutar. Ma Zot Ahava followed in 1988, and in 1993 Hapes Bi, most of it composed by Yehuda Poliker, with hits such as Hey Shketa and Yesh Li Hulsha LeRakdanim.

On stage she played Fantine in Les Misérables, the title role in Evita and Mama Morton in Chicago, and she was a judge on Kokhav Nolad in 2004 and 2005. She marked 55 years on stage with two concerts at Heichal HaTarbut in Tel Aviv in 2024, and on 1 January 2026 joined pianist Guy Mintus there for a one-off winter show.

Born
7 July 1950, in Jerusalem Wikidata
First stage
The Israeli Navy's entertainment troupe, from 1968 Wikipedia
First album
Riki Gal (1987), composed and produced by Matti Caspi Hebrew Wikipedia
Stage roles
Fantine in Les Misérables, Evita, Mama Morton in Chicago Hebrew Wikipedia
Television
Judge on Kokhav Nolad, 2004 to 2005 Hebrew Wikipedia
Genre
Rock Wikidata

Riki Gal singing into a microphone on a dark stage, 2011 — Photo: Sharon Dagan, CC BY-SA 3.0

Riki Gal in white, singing at an outdoor concert, with pianist Gil Shohat behind her, 2012 — Photo: דוד שי, CC BY-SA 3.0

Her path runs from her first song in the Navy troupe to 55 years on stage in 2024

1968
Began her music career in the Israeli Navy's entertainment troupe. Wikipedia
1974
HaShemesh Hi HaOr Shel HaOlam, by Yehonatan Geffen and Kobi Oshrat, climbed the Israeli hit parade and started her solo career. Hebrew Wikipedia
1978
Starred in the rock opera Benny Boom, where her big hit was Benny Yeled Ra. Hebrew Wikipedia
1987
Released her first album, Riki Gal, produced by Matti Caspi, and played Fantine in Les Misérables at the Cameri for 400 performances. Hebrew Wikipedia
1989
Played the title role in Evita, staged a hundred times in Israel's big halls. Hebrew Wikipedia
1993
Released Hapes Bi, produced by Louis Lahav, with most of its songs by Yehuda Poliker. Hebrew Wikipedia
2004
Played Mama Morton in Chicago at Beit Lessin and became a judge on Kokhav Nolad. Hebrew Wikipedia
2015
Released Anavim Kchulim, produced by Yehuda Poliker, with four songs she wrote herself. Hebrew Wikipedia
2024
Marked 55 years on stage with two concerts at Heichal HaTarbut in Tel Aviv, and the documentary Riki Gal, Na'arat Rock premiered on HOT 8. Hebrew Wikipedia
2026
Joined pianist Guy Mintus on 1 January for a one-off winter show at Heichal HaTarbut in Tel Aviv. mako, 29 December 2025

These are Riki Gal's best-known albums and songs

Anavim Kchulim
Album · 2015 · Hebrew Wikipedia
Ro'im Et HaShanim
Album · 2009 · Hebrew Wikipedia
Ein LaZe Sof
Album · 2001 · Hebrew Wikipedia
Ohevet Otkha Yoter
Album · 1996 · Hebrew Wikipedia
Hapes Bi
Album · 1993 · Hebrew Wikipedia
Hey Shketa
Song · 1993 · Hebrew Wikipedia
Ma Zot Ahava...
Album · 1988 · Hebrew Wikipedia
Riki Gal
Album · 1987 · Hebrew Wikipedia
Na'arat HaRock
Song · 1987 · Hebrew Wikipedia
Lagur Ito
Song · 1979 · Hebrew Wikipedia

These are the questions people ask about Riki Gal

Where does Riki Gal announce new shows?

New dates are announced first on Riki Gal's official pages: Facebook. Israel.com does not list these shows yet.

How old is Riki Gal?

Riki Gal was born on 7 July 1950 and is 76 years old.

What are Riki Gal's best-known songs?

Among them are Na'arat HaRock, Hineh Patachti Chalon, Yeled Asur Yeled Mutar, Ma Zot Ahava, Hey Shketa and Lagur Ito, the theme of the film Dizengoff 99.

Where did Riki Gal begin her career?

In the Israeli Navy's entertainment troupe, where composer Moshe Wilensky discovered her and recorded her first song, Mifras Boded.

What has Riki Gal made with Matti Caspi?

Caspi composed and produced her first two albums, Riki Gal (1987) and Ma Zot Ahava (1988), they toured a joint show called Ma Zot Ahava and brought it back in 2012, and he produced her 1996 album Ohevet Otkha Yoter.

Which musicals has Riki Gal starred in?

Among others Benny Boom (1978), Les Misérables as Fantine (1987), Evita in the title role (1989), Chicago as Mama Morton (2004), Company (2011) and Flashdance (2019).