Stav Beger (Hebrew: סתיו בגר; born 21 October 1991) is an Israeli record producer, arranger, composer, songwriter and artistic director.

Stav Beger
סתיו ברגר
Background information
Born (1991-10-21) 21 October 1991 (age 33)
Dor, Israel
GenresPop
Years active2015–present

Career

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At his career's beginning, Beger worked as recording engineer for Israeli musician Yinon Yahel. In 2015 he helped him to produce Israel's Eurovision 2015 song "Golden Boy".[1] Starting his independent career as a record producer and composer, Beger produced Israeli rapper Talisman's hit "Zanzibar" in 2016, which reached the top of Galgalatz's weekly chart.[2]

In 2018, he wrote and produced Omer Adam's biggest hit "Shney Meshugaim", which reached the top of Media Forest's chart and got more than 7 million streams on Spotify, becoming the most-streamed Hebrew song on the platform.[3][4] At the same year, Beger wrote and produce Israel's 2018 Eurovision-winning song by Netta Barzilai, "Toy", with Doron Medalie,[5] winning Society of Authors, Composers and Music Publishers in Israel prizes for "extraordinary achievement in the international arena" and "arranger of the year".[6][7]

In 2019, Beger co-wrote the songs "Bassa Sababa" and "Nana Banana" by Netta Barzilai.[8] At the same year, he produced "Katov Mi'lemala" by Idan Raichel, which reached the top of Media Forest's weekly chart.[9]

In 2020, he wrote with Nathan Goshen the song "Roots" by Eden Alene, one of the four nominated songs to represent Israel in the Eurovision Song Contest 2020.[10] At the same year, he produced Goshen's sixth album, Bati Lachlom, which got many praises.[11]

In 2023, Beger joins Yinon Yahel, Tal Forer, Amit Shine and Oudi Antebi to start Session42,[12] an Israeli based music label and music tech company. Session42 is the management company and label behind Eden Golan.

He co-authored the 2024 song "Hurricane", who represented Israel in the Eurovision Song Contest 2024. The song got to the 5th place in the Grand Final.

Also, In 2024 he was the Co-Writer and the Co-Producer of the song "Older" by Eden Golan.

References

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  1. ^ "The song that Netta Barzilai will sing in the Eurovision Song Contest chosen". mako. 25 February 2018. Retrieved 29 February 2020.
  2. ^ ""Kmo She'ani": New song by Talisman". mako. 14 March 2017. Retrieved 29 February 2020.
  3. ^ "Spotify concludes 2018: What is the most streamed song in Israel and worldwide?". Giraffe (in Hebrew). 7 December 2018. Retrieved 29 February 2020.
  4. ^ "Eyal Golan is the most played singer on this decade. The most played song: "Mehuzakim Le'Olam" by Avraham Tal". Walla! News (in Hebrew). 18 December 2019. Retrieved 29 February 2020.
  5. ^ "Eurovision Israel: Doron Medalie releases demo version for Toy - ESCToday.com". Eurovision News, Polls and Information by ESCToday. 14 May 2018. Retrieved 29 February 2020.[dead link]
  6. ^ "ACUM prizes: Lifetime to Fortis and Shakharof, song of the Year of Eden Hason". Walla! News (in Hebrew). 27 May 2019. Retrieved 13 August 2020.
  7. ^ "I Won". ynet (in Hebrew). 18 May 2018. Retrieved 14 August 2020.
  8. ^ "Nana Banana: New song by Netta Barzilai". ynet (in Hebrew). 10 May 2019. Retrieved 29 February 2020.
  9. ^ tool, niv the. "המצעד השבועי של מדיה פורסט". mediaforest-group. Retrieved 13 August 2020.
  10. ^ "Eden Alene Songs for Israel in Eurovision 2020". wiwibloggs. 27 February 2020. Retrieved 29 February 2020.
  11. ^ "He came to dream: Nathan Goshen touches on weaknesses, cracks and internal fractures". Ma'ariv. Retrieved 13 August 2020.
  12. ^ ""אם כל שיר הוא סטארט־אפ, אנחנו קרן ההון סיכון" | כלכליסט". calcalist (in Hebrew). 6 August 2022. Retrieved 27 April 2024.