Stéphane Legar

Stéphane Gagba (born May 13, 1998), better known professionally as Stéphane Legar, is a Togolese-Israeli singer, dancer, and runway model. His stage name is Legar or Le Gar – short for Le Garcon, "the boy " in French. Many Israelis call him also by his mononym Stephane.

Stéphane Legar
Legar in 2018
Background information
Birth nameStéphane Gagba
Born (1998-05-13) May 13, 1998
Bat Yam, Tel Aviv District, Israel
GenresHip hop
Occupation(s)
  • Singer
  • dancer
  • runway model
Years active2016–present
Labels
Associated actsStatic & Ben El Tavori, Eden Ben Zaken

Early life

Stephane Gagba was born in Bat Yam, Israel, to Christian parents from Togo. His parents were foreign diplomats working in the Nigerian embassy in Israel. He has an older sister. As a child he spent most of his holidays visiting Togo.

At the age of 12, Legar moved with his family to Holon, Israel. He studied in the youth village Mikveh Israel, in its French sector. He decided to remain in the country and learn Hebrew. After obtaining Israeli citizenship, he served in the Israel Defense Forces in a unit responsible for explaining the recruitment process to high schoolers.[1]

Career

In 2018, he became one of the most popular artists in Israel.

Personal life

His native language is French, but he is also fluent in English, Hebrew, Ewe and Spanish.[2]

Discography

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  • 2020: "Rak Banot" ll>(with Itay Levi)

Awards and nominations
Year Awards Category Nominated work Result
2017 MTV Europe Music Awards[3][4] Best Israeli Act Himself Nominated
2018 Nominated

References
  1. Vigevani, Mara (2018-03-13). "From Togo To Tel Aviv: Israel's Latest Christian Pop Sensation". Breaking Israel News | Latest News. Biblical Perspective. Retrieved 2019-03-24.
  2. https://embassies.gov.il/eu/NewsAndEvents/Newsletter/Pages/The-new-Israeli-Mega-hit-%C2%AB-Comme-ci--Comme-%C3%A7a-%C2%BB.aspx
  3. "Nigeria: Wizkid, Davido, Others Nominated for 2017 MTV Europe Music Awards". AllAfrica.com. October 5, 2017. Retrieved February 26, 2019.
  4. "Stephane Legar". MTV. Retrieved February 26, 2019.
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