Gabriel Abudraham (צ'רלי מגירה) was born on October 10, 1972, in Beit She’an, Israel, and was an Israeli singer-songwriter who performed under the stage name Charlie Megira. After serving in the army, he entered Tel Aviv’s underground scene in the mid‑1990s and debuted with Da Abtomatic Meisterzinger Mambo Chic in 2001. Subsequent releases included Charlie Megira und the Hefker Girl (2006) and Love Police with the Modern Dance Club (2009). In 2013, he formed The Bet She’an Valley Hillbillies, releasing Boom Chaka Boom Boom (2015) and touring the U.S. in 2014. He returned to Israel in 2016 and performed his final show. He died by suicide on November 5, 2016, in Berlin.
