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Yuval Banay (; born June 9, 1962) is an Israeli musician, best known as the lead singer of the influential Israeli
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band Mashina.


Career

Banay served in the
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of the
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during the
1982 Lebanon War The 1982 Lebanon War, also called the Second Israeli invasion of Lebanon, began on 6 June 1982, when Israel invaded southern Lebanon. The invasion followed a series of attacks and counter-attacks between the Palestine Liberation Organization ...
. While in the military, he met guitarist Shlomi Braha, with whom he formed a band. The two went in different directions after their military service ended, with Banay forming the band ''Shlom Ha-Tzibur'' ("Public Safety"). In 1984, he and Braha decided to form a new band, which they called Mashina. They released their debut album in 1985. Over the next decade, Mashina released several successful albums. In May 1995 the group disbanded after a series of four farewell shows. Banay went on to release several solo albums: "''Yuval Banay''" (1997), "''Rashi Dub''" (1999) (produced by bass player Yossi Fine), and "''Nish'ar BaMakom''" ("Staying Put") (2001). Mashina reformed in 2003, and in 2005 they released an album entitled "Futuristic Romance" ("romantica atidanit"). In 2008, Banay released another solo album, "''Me'ever Le'harim''" ("Over the Mountains"), produced by alt-folk singer Allan Moon. Banay has also worked as an actor, appearing in Yaky Yosha's Summertime Blues and in the movie ''Nadia'' in the 1980s, as well as in the TV series ''Chunt Lee'' (2002). Recently Banay has returned to TV, this time as a Mentor on the Israeli edition of The Voice. His most recent musical project is titled "Mobius Trip", an electronic music project which consists of new songs as well as electronic remixes of existing work. Aside from his musical career, Yuval Banay served as coach and mentor (alongside his teammate, Shlomi Braha) on television show, The Voice Israel in the second season.


Personal life

Yuval was born in
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,
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, to Ilana and Yossi Banai. He was one of the more prominent members of the Banai family, which includes many noted entertainers, among them Yuval Banay's uncles Gavri Banai, Ya'akov Banai and Haim Banai (actors) and Yitzhak Banai (judge); his cousins Ehud Banai, Uri Banai, Meir Banai, and Eviatar Banai, all of whom have found success as musicians, and Orna Banai, an actress and comedian.A Deux Ex ‘Mashina’ You Wouldn’t Believe
/ref> He married actress Orly Silbersatz in 1987, and they had three children together, including Elisha Banai, before divorcing in 2007. After their divorce, Banay met screenwriter and novelist Amalia Rosenblum, his partner since then. The couple have a child together, Aaron Banay, born February 2013.


Discography


References


External links


Official ''Mashina'' site
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