Yagel Oshri

Yagel Oshri (; born 23 August 2000) is an Israeli singer-songwriter and social media influencer. Oshri gained international prominence in 2023 during the Gaza war for his song "" , which Israeli and Jewish media called the "anthem of the war." The song became popular as a soundtrack for videos on social media of reunions between Israeli soldiers returning from duty and their surprised family members.

Personal Oshri was born in 2000. He lives with his parents and two younger brothers in Elyakhin, a moshav in central Israel.

Career By 2023, Oshri was one of Israel's rising stars on TikTok, amassing almost 500,000 followers on his Oshri Family account, sharing humorous videos of him and his family at their home in central Israel. As a singer, Oshri was signed to , owned by Israeli singer Eyal Golan, earlier in 2023. In February, he released "Not Always Right" with Israeli musician under Liam Productions.

"Getting Out of Depression" Oshri came to international prominence during the Gaza war for his song "" , which Israeli and Jewish media called the "anthem of the war." He wrote the first version of the song in 2021 to help a friend recovering from depression from the breakup of her relationship. The song remained dormant until Oshri was experiencing depression himself, and he played a rewritten version of the song for Offir Cohen. Within seven minutes, Oshri and Cohen finished the song, including revised lyrics and melody. They released the song on 15 August 2023. Galgalatz, the top pop radio station in Israel, initially rejected the song for its weekly playlist. Oshri posted the song to streaming services and TikTok, where it gained little traction.

The song became popular during the Gaza war, as a soundtrack for videos on social media of reunions between Israeli soldiers returning from duty and their surprised family members. When Oshri sings the words, "Good days will come...", the soldier surprises their family members when returning home from service. Oshri's brother's partner was murdered at the Nova music festival massacre during the October 7 attacks on Israel, and Oshri began performing for evacuated families and for soldiers. "Getting Out of Depression" soon became ubiquitous.

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