Before he became Israel’s favourite troubadour, Amir Dadon’s artistic sensibilities were tempered in the sobering forge of conflict and its aftermath while serving in the military—an experience that may be instrumental to the emotional maturity his music so often displays. Now, with a guitar at his side and a superior vocal range at his disposal, the singer-songwriter—who is also an accomplished musical theatre artist—combines aching soft rock balladry with celestial melodies and piano crescendos. It has made for a brand of pop instantly recognisable as his own.