Yigal and Or Yaakov's birthday celebrations together with Eden Hasson/courtesy of Sarit Productions
Great artists in Israel know that in times of crisis they have a unifying role.
Shlomo Artzi and Eyal Golan know this.
Idan Raichel and Miri Masika know this.
Hanan ben Ari and Omar Adam know this.
Eden Hasson also knows this, and it is not for nothing that the highlight of his show last night at Menorah Hall was when he hosted IDF soldiers on stage, who danced with him with Israeli flags, while he sang a string of popular Jewish hymns such as "Don't be afraid, Israel, don't be afraid," Our father is still alive, Israel is alive," "We believe, the sons of believers," and "A great mitzvah to be joyful." Towards the end of the rosary, they were joined on stage by a group of Breslavites dancing, also with flags, to "Whoah Whoah Whoah Whoah, Aaaaaaaaaa " And the hall that sang and danced together with them, overflowed. At this moment it was clear that, with all due respect to huge hits like "Red Sunsets" and "Such Children", Hasson understands that the Jewish soul and the Israeli emotion are his strongest numbers on days like this. It was not for nothing that he opened with pictures of the abductees on empty chairs and dedicated to them "Baor Gadol", his duet with Eyal Golan.
It was his first show since the outbreak of the war, a show that he had to win. Hasson went for the absolute victory in it, and succeeded in a big way. One hour and forty-five minutes of hits, A rollercoaster of emotions, genres and rhythms, surprises, gimmicks and one shining star, which attracts thousands who stand on their feet, dance and never stop singing his songs. All the words, of all the songs.
And all this without conveying arrogance or arrogance.
When Hasson went down into the crowd and dedicated "Ahova Shli" to his mother, the fans around me said "how cute" about him.
They adore him because he is cute, and radiates simplicity and humility.
He is a star who is aware of his status, but stardom has not crossed his mind.
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The Yad Eliyahu Hall has been the home court of Eden Hasson in recent years no less than it is the home of Maccabi Tel Aviv in basketball.
It was his 11th show at the hall, more than any other singer in the country, a crazy figure for an artist who released his debut single only six years ago.
15 years ago, the country was buzzing when Kobi Peretz appeared at the hall twice in a row, there are artists who wait decades of careers to come to Caesarea.
For Hasson, Menorah Hall became almost a matter of course.
The 9,000 tickets that fill the hall are sold out at a rate that others sell to Zappa.
Yes, it's because there is a much larger audience in Israel today, especially young people, and yes, it's because in the current pop era of Israeli music, the distance from unknowns to stardom has narrowed even more than it was in the past, but it's mainly because Hassan is a talented creator and singer.
He has it, and in a proven way.
Eden Hasson is the most sophisticated Mediterranean pop artist to break out here since Moshe Peretz.
He has the complete package.
An excellent singer, who comes from the school of bards, such as Amir Banyon, so his singing reminds me of a pout in a synagogue even when he sings about love or clubs.
A talented creator who writes and composes most of the hits himself (and also created for others before he became famous).
A versatile artist, who knows how to easily jump between genres and sound natural in all of them.
A charismatic performer who knows how to put on a show, sweep the crowd and dance with dancers around him, as if he was preordained to participate in the festival.
A personality that radiates warmth and immediacy as well as professionalism, therefore also suitable for a television format.
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Accompanied by a troupe of dancers and a band that includes two electric guitars and four windpipes, Hasson curls mauvelles and sings happy Eastern pop ("Drunkens", "Great Joy Tonight"), flows into the blues ("I miss you"), jumps into rock'n'roll ("What I missed", "Let's sleep on it"), swinging in Latin ("Giving me trouble", "No more clubs"), jumping to dance and of course exciting with romantic smash ballads ("Promise", "Love you every day").
In his new song, "Laughing and Crying", he hosted Or Cohen, the finalist of "The Next Eurovision Star", and when he left her alone on stage, a wonderful moment came in Israeli music, when thousands of fans of Eden Hasson sang "I didn't know you would leave me", a classic Blues by Mati Caspi (and Ehud Manor) from 48 years ago, when the parents of most of the audience were barely born.
Who said there are no advantages to musical reality?
Next week, Eden Hasson will take off for a concert tour in America, and after he returns to Israel, he will return to his natural place at Menorah Hall, for another show, this time in a 360-degree format, which will allow him to sell a few thousand more tickets.
At this stage of his career, it is not clear how many of his contemporary hits will stand the test of time (a feeling that at least two or three), and whether he will be able to open up his singing range and try, for example, to sing lower as well, but if he continues to bomb as he has done until today, the years The next ones with him are going to be very interesting, with quite a few victories.
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