1. Eyal Golan is an Israeli singer who sings in the Mizrahi music pop fusion genre and considered one of the most successful singers in Israel.
19 Facts About Eyal Golan
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Eyal Golan Bitton was born in Rehovot, Israel, to a family of both Moroccan Jewish and Yemenite Jewish descent.
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Eyal Golan's parents are Daniel "Dani" Bitton and Ronit and grew up in the neighborhood of Kfar Marmorek in his hometown.
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In 2015 Eyal Golan's father was convicted of procuring minors for the purposes of prostitution.
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Eyal Golan started performing in nightclubs at the age of 20.
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Eyal Golan was managed for a long time by record producer Ishai Ben Zur, who was responsible for the success of many of Eyal's albums.
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In 2008, Eyal Golan put out the album Hoze Otah Muli and in two months sold over 145,000 albums.
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Eyal Golan toured internationally, remaining popular in all countries of the Jewish Diaspora and with world music enthusiasts.
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On 9 July 2018, singing competition, Aviv or Eyal Golan, aired on Keshet 12.
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Eyal Golan signed singer Yagel Oshri to his label Liam Productions in 2023.
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On 20 February 2011, Eyal Golan introduced a new reality show on Israeli Music 24 called Eyal Golan Is Calling You where he is searching for the next Mizrahi music singer together with Yosi Ganj, Adi Leon and Yaron Elan.
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Eyal Golan has been a semi-professional football player, having played with various lower-league teams.
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Eyal Golan is good friends with Greek singer Nikos Vertis, doing duets in Greek and Hebrew.
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On 12 September 2002, Eyal Golan married the Miss Israel of 2001 Ilanit Levi.
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In 2012, Eyal Golan began dating Ukrainian-born Israeli model Ruslana Rodina, but they never married.
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In December 2018, Eyal Golan started dating Israeli model and Big Brother Israel participant Daniel Greenberg.
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In December 2018, Eyal Golan was recognized by the Knesset, but many MKs and women's groups expressed anger that he would be honored.
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Protesters interrupted the event, but were removed by security before Eyal Golan performed a duet with MK Nava Boker, the chairwoman of the Knesset Caucus for Hebrew Music.
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Eyal Golan was sentenced to 4 months of community service and ordered to pay a fine of 75,000 NIS.