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Hagit Yaso
Israeli singer
Hagit Yaso | |
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| Born | (1989-10-08) October 8, 1989 (age 35) Sderot, Israel |
| Instrument | Vocals |
| Years active | 2009–present |
Musical artist
Hagit Yaso (Hebrew: חגית יאסו; born October 8, 1989) is an Israeli singer.
She won the ninth season of Kokhav Nolad, an Israeli television show, similar to Pop Idol.[1]
Early life
Yaso is of Ethiopian Jewish descent. She was born in Sderot, and has two brothers and two sisters.
Twenty-one-year-old Hagit Yaso from the southern Israeli town of Sderot was announced winner of the 9th season of the show at the finals on July 23rd.
Yaso's parents immigrated to Israel from Ethiopia in the 1980s through Sudan. From an early age she loved to sing, and later on became a member of the band "Sderot Youth" (צעירי שדרות), in which she participated along with her sisters.
During her military service, Yaso served in a military band. She is featured in the documentary film Sderot: Rock in the Red Zone.
In 2011, she participated in the Kokhav Nolad 9. In her audition, Yaso sang Amir Benayoun's song Omed BaSha'ar (עומד בשער; "Standing