Yehonathan Gatro (יהונתן גטרו) | |
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| Background information | |
| Birth name | Yehonathan Getreuer (יהונתן גטרוייר) |
| Genres | Pop |
| Occupation(s) | Singer Actor |
| Instrument(s) | Vocals |
| Years active | 2000–present |
| Website | Official site |
Yehonathan Gatro (Hebrew: יהונתן גטרו; born 25 October 1977, Tel Aviv) is an Israeli singer and actor. He was born Yehonathan Getreuer (Hebrew: יהונתן גטרוייר), and has performed under the stage names Gatro and (currently, as of 2009) Yehonathan.
Gatro was born in Tel Aviv. He started singing when he was just 14 and became a teen heartthrob with popularity with the girl audiences. Although coming out to his own family, he remained closeted for the beginning of his musical career.
In 2000–2001, he released his first album, in Hebrew, in 2000. During this period he performed at the Miss Israel beauty pageant, and as a support act for Westlife, Melanie C, and the boy band, Five.
In 2002, he moved to Los Angeles to study acting. In 2006 he released the first single from his album "Kore Lecha" (Hebrew for "Calling You"), a gay love song. The single represented Yehonathan’s official coming-out to his fans. The video version of the song went on to top the charts in Israel.
In 2007 "On A Hot Summer Night" was released and immediately turned into a huge dance club hit and was named "one of the top 10 gay videos of all time" by [[DNA (magazine)|DNA Magazine].
In 2008 he co-starred in a recurring role on the highly provocative Israeli TV series, The Ran Quadruplets, where he played Nadav, a sexually charged young man embroiled in the world of Tel Aviv’s pulsating gay scene.
The aptly titled My Turn was Yehonathan’s first full-length English album and EP and was released in May 2009. His video of "Just Another Summer" received its worldwide premiere on Logo. Yehonathan was introduced to America as the cover man and featured interview in Instinct Magazine's May 2009 issue.
In 2010, Yehonathan released his second full-length English album titled Remember When and began preparations for his first ever US summer tour.
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