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 Garçon, "the boy" in French. He is often simply referred to by his mononym Stéphane.
Stéphane Legar
Background information
Birth name
Stéphane Gagba
Born
(1998-05-13) May 13, 1998 (age 25) Bat Yam, Israel
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 his 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 attended the youth village school Mikveh Israel, in its French sector. He enlisted in August 2017 to the Israel Defense Forces and served in a unit responsible for explaining the recruitment process to high schoolers.[6]
Careeredit
At 14, he started as a model for the Castro clothing chain. After that as an acclaimed dancer he won the Israeli hiphop dance championship twice, in 2016 he was cast to dance in a Static & Ben El Tavori clip.
In October 2016 he released his first hit song Step Fun which got millions of online views and trending dances from the song. In 2017 he made a song with Israeli singer Noa Kirel named "Tikitas"(טיקיטאס). Ever since then he has been one of the most successful hip-hop artists in Israel, and has fans from the whole world(France and Israel mainly).
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^"Stephane Legar". MTV. Retrieved February 26, 2019.
stéphane, legar, stéphane, gagba, hebrew, סטפן, גאגבה, born, 1998, better, known, professionally, סטפן, לגר, togolese, israeli, singer, dancer, model, stage, name, either, legar, short, garçon, french, often, simply, referred, mononym, stéphane, background, in. Stephane Gagba Hebrew סטפן גאגבה born May 13 1998 better known professionally as Stephane 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 Stephane Stephane LegarBackground informationBirth nameStephane GagbaBorn 1998 05 13 May 13 1998 age 25 Bat Yam IsraelGenresHip hop popOccupation s Singer dancer modelYears active2016 presentLabelsUnicell Warner France Contents 1 Early life 2 Career 3 Personal life 4 Discography 5 Awards and nominations 6 References 7 External linksEarly life editStephane 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 his 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 attended the youth village school Mikveh Israel in its French sector He enlisted in August 2017 to the Israel Defense Forces and served in a unit responsible for explaining the recruitment process to high schoolers 6 Career editAt 14 he started as a model for the Castro clothing chain After that as an acclaimed dancer he won the Israeli hiphop dance championship twice in 2016 he was cast to dance in a Static amp Ben El Tavori clip In October 2016 he released his first hit song Step Fun which got millions of online views and trending dances from the song In 2017 he made a song with Israeli singer Noa Kirel named Tikitas טיקיטאס Ever since then he has been one of the most successful hip hop artists in Israel and has fans from the whole world France and Israel mainly Personal life editHis native language is French but he is also fluent in Hebrew Ewe Togolese English and Spanish 7 Discography edit2020 Rak Banot ll ft Itay Levi 2022 SPEED LIFE citation needed Awards and nominations editYear Awards Category Nominated work Result2017 MTV Europe Music Awards 8 9 Best Israeli Act Himself Nominated2018 NominatedReferences edit a b Facebook www facebook com Retrieved 4 December 2023 user generated source a b סטפ אפ 31 May 2021 a b סטפן לגר כשאני הולך ברחוב אני לא אומר אני שחור אבל הסביבה מזכירה לי את זה 4 June 2021 a b Israel Hayom dead link From Togo to Tel Aviv Israel s Latest Christian Pop Sensation 13 March 2018 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 The new Israeli Mega hit Comme ci Comme ca embassies gov il Nigeria Wizkid Davido Others Nominated for 2017 MTV Europe Music Awards AllAfrica com October 5 2017 Retrieved February 26 2019 Stephane Legar MTV Retrieved February 26 2019 External links editStephane Legar discography at Discogs Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Stephane Legar amp oldid 1188263407, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
