Meir Banai (Hebrew: מאיר בנאי; 5 July 1961 – 12 January 2017) was an Israeli musician, singer, and songwriter. History Meir Banai was born in Beersheba in 1961, the son of Yitzhak Banai, to a traditional Jewish family which has produced various actors and singers, such as Orna Banai, Eviatar Banai, Ehud Banai, Yuval Banai singer from band משינה, and Yossi Banai. Banai was one of Israel’s beloved performers, as familiar and recognized as the battered black fedora that was nearly always on his head. Read more on Last.fm