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Hagit Yasi was born in Israel to Ethiopian parents who immigrated to Israel through Sudan, and has four siblings. She...

Hagit Yasi was born in Israel to Ethiopian parents who immigrated to Israel through Sudan, and has four siblings. She currently lives in Sderot.

In the past, she participated in local and national singing contests, usually winning first place. She was a member of “Sderot Youth” singing group, and served in a military band in the IDF.

In 2011, she participated in “A Star is Born”. She sang in several languages: English, Moroccan, and Amharic. Throughout the show, she won “Best Performance” several times. Later she reached the finals, and won first place.

After winning, Hagit was invited to the President’s home along with her parents, where they met President Shimon Peres and told him about their immigration to Israel. Hagit was an example of success among the Ethiopian community.

After winning, she was asked to sing the theme song for the Israeli film “My Beautiful Sister”, directed by Marco Carmel. The song was “From the Day you Left”, originally performed by Shimon Buskila, and sung in Moroccan by Hagit on “A Star is Born”.

Hagit is currently compiling materials for her debut album, due to be released in the coming months, along with singer and producer Ivri Lider.

She is also on tour along with fellow show-veterans David Lavi and Liron Ramati, in a variety of songs from the show.