Stéphane Legar

Stéphane Gagba (Hebrew: סטפן גאגבה; born May 13, 1998), better known professionally as Stéphane Legar (סטפן לגר), is a Togolese-Israeli[1][2][3][4] singer, dancer, and model. His stage name is either Legar or Le Gar – short for Le Garcon, "the boy " in French. He is often simply referred to by his mononym Stéphane.

Stéphane Legar
Legar in 2018
Background information
Birth nameStéphane Gagba
Born (1998-05-13) May 13, 1998
Bat Yam, Israel
Origin Togo (citizenship from birth)[1][2][3]
 Israel (citizenship after his military sevice) [1][2][3][4]
GenresHip hop
Occupation(s)
  • Singer
  • dancer
  • model
Years active2016–present
Labels
Associated actsStatic & Ben El Tavori, Eden Ben Zaken

Early life

Stéphane Gagba was born in Bat Yam, Israel, to Christian parents from Togo. His parents were foreign diplomats working in the Nigerian embassy in Israel at the time. He has an older sister. As a child he spent most of his holidays visiting their relatives in Togo.[5]

As a child, he was nominated for deportation from Israel – due to lacking citizenship – as he only had a resident status. Although, he was a citizen of Togo (Togolese passport). Until the age of 10, his parents protected him from this awareness. Eventually, he acquired an Israeli citizenship as well – but only after he finished his Israeli military service, on 3 May 2021.[1][2][3][4]

At the age of 12, Legar moved with his family to Holon, Israel. He atteneded the youth village school Mikveh Israel, in its French sector. He was enlisted in August 2017 to the Israel Defense Forces, and served in a unit responsible for explaining the recruitment process to high schoolers.[6]

Personal life

His native language is French, but he is also fluent in Hebrew, Ewe (Togolese), English, and Spanish.[7]

Discography
  • 2020: "Rak Banot" ll (ft. Itay Levi)
  • 2022: "SPEED LIFE"

Awards and nominations
Year Awards Category Nominated work Result
2017 MTV Europe Music Awards[8][9] Best Israeli Act Himself Nominated
2018 Nominated

References
  1. https://www.facebook.com/story.php?story_fbid=4789333207761478&id=137106982984147
  2. https://www.yediot.co.il/articles/0,7340,L-5940768,00.html
  3. https://www.ynet.co.il/articles/0,7340,L-5940920,00.html
  4. https://www.israelhayom.co.il/article/757115
  5. https://www.israel365news.com/104101/from-togo-to-tel-aviv-israels-latest-christian-pop-sensation/
  6. 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.
  7. https://embassies.gov.il/eu/NewsAndEvents/Newsletter/Pages/The-new-Israeli-Mega-hit-%C2%AB-Comme-ci--Comme-%C3%A7a-%C2%BB.aspx
  8. "Nigeria: Wizkid, Davido, Others Nominated for 2017 MTV Europe Music Awards". AllAfrica.com. October 5, 2017. Retrieved February 26, 2019.
  9. "Stephane Legar". MTV. Retrieved February 26, 2019.

[1]

  1. "10.1063/1.4831988.4". Default Digital Object Group. 2013-11-15. doi:10.1063/1.4831988.4. Retrieved 2022-02-15.
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