What is Meir Banai?
[[File:Meir Banai 6.jpg|thumb|Banai in 2013]] '''Meir Banai''' ({{Lang-he-n|מֵאִיר בַּנַאי}}&lrm;; 5 July 1961 &ndash; 12 January 2017) was an [[Israel]]i [[musician]], singer, and [[songwriter]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://rateyourmusic.com/artist/meir_banai|title=Albums by Meir Banai|work=Rate Your Music|access-date=13 January 2017}}</ref> He was a [[Pop music|pop]], [[Rock music|rock]] and [[Soul music|soul]] musician. He released ten albums, starting in 1984. He was best known his 2007 album ''Shma Koli'', which had traditional Jewish texts and prayers in the music. He was born in [[Beersheba]]. Banai died from [[cancer]] on 12 January 2017 in [[Ganot]]. He was 55.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.jpost.com/Israel-News/Culture/Singer-Meir-Banai-dies-at-55-478327#article=6017Q0Y5MzA5QUYxOTM5OENCNTg4NTk5RTZBNkUzMUZDMEY=|title=Singer Meir Banai dies at 55|author=Brinn, David|access-date=13 January 2017|date=13 January 2017|work=[[The Jerusalem Post]]}}</ref> ==References== {{Commons category}} {{Reflist}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Banai, Meir}} [[Category:1961 births]] [[Category:2017 deaths]] [[Category:Israeli pop singers]] [[Category:Israeli singer-songwriters]] [[Category:Jewish Israeli musicians]] [[Category:People from Beer Sheba]] [[Category:Pop musicians]] [[Category:Rock musicians]] [[Category:Rock singers]] [[Category:Soul musicians]] {{Bio-stub}}