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Veteran Israeli Composer Gilad Ben-Shach Dies at 85

By Drooid · Oct 2, 2026, 10:51 AM UTC · How we work

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Gilad Ben-Shach, veteran composer and former Kol Yisrael music editor, died at age 85.
He co-founded Reshet Gimel and later managed the station while heading Kol Yisrael’s entertainment.
In the late 1970s he launched the Mediterranean Basin program, assigning Shimon Parnas to produce it.
He composed “Everyone Has a Star” and “Violets,” recorded by Ilan and Ilanit.

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Gilad Ben-Shach, veteran composer and former Kol Yisrael music editor, died at age 85.
He co-founded Reshet Gimel and later managed the station while heading Kol Yisrael’s entertainment.
In the late 1970s he launched the Mediterranean Basin program, assigning Shimon Parnas to produce it.
He composed “Everyone Has a Star” and “Violets,” recorded by Ilan and Ilanit.