Yishai Adar, Tamir Albert, Alon Cohen, and Ohad Fishof first crossed paths at the High School of the Arts in Jerusalem during the mid-1980s. In 1986, at the age of 17, they established the band Nosei Hamigbaat (The Top-Hat Carriers), with Cohen playing drums, Albert on guitar, Adar on keyboards and bass keyboards, and Fishof handling keyboards, guitar, and vocals. Initially, the band was named Nosei Hamigbaat Shel Kobi Or (The Top-Hat Carriers of Kobi Or), a tribute to a prominent underground music journalist and critic, before adopting the shorter name Nosei Hamigbaat.

The band began performing in Jerusalem's club scene, where their shows incorporated a distinct visual and theatrical aspect. They later extended their performances to Tel Aviv. In 1988, Nosei Hamigbaat released their debut album, recorded in the home studio of musician, producer, and technician Hezi Davidian, who was also affiliated with the band Ma'atz. The album, titled "Nosei Hamigbaat," was released on cassette by Third Ear record company, with two limited editions of seven hundred copies each, making it a coveted rarity today.

During this period, keyboardist and singer Iris Perlmutter, the sister of the late Inbal Perlmutter from the band Witches, briefly joined the group for several performances before departing. The band was part of a close-knit community of bands based around the Pargod club in Jerusalem, which was instrumental in shaping the nascent local counterculture.

In 1989, Yishai Adar left to enlist in the army, and Adam Horowitz stepped in as the new bassist. The following year, guitarist Ram Orion joined the lineup. By 1991, Nosei Hamigbaat had signed with Hed Artzi and released their second album, "Who Killed Agnetha Faltskog," produced by Shlomi Bracha of the band Mashina.

The band’s journey concluded in 1992. That year, the lineup of Fishof, Orion, and Adar undertook a concert tour dubbed "The Next One Is Nothing," which served as a farewell tour featuring electronic renditions of both albums' songs and new material. Meanwhile, Horowitz, Cohen, Albert, and Orion supported Zvika Pick in his comeback performances, releasing three promotional singles on vinyl.

Since their disbandment in 1992, Nosei Hamigbaat has left a lasting mark on Israeli culture, inspiring documentaries, tribute events, scholarly articles, and even a novel.

Nosei Hamigbaat Trivia:

The song "Visiting the Mountain" (Bikur Bahar) was composed in memory of Amir Zidner, a friend of Ohad Fishof from Motza Illit, who tragically died in a bomb explosion while serving in a tank in southern Lebanon on February 22, 1988. Zidner also penned the lyrics for "Ha'Alohim Shlei Eif" (My God is Tired) and "Yumoldat" (Birthday), both of which appeared on the band's debut album.

Ram Orion recounted that for the song "Zvuvim" (Flies), they initially sought to use a narration by David Attenborough from a frog documentary. However, when permission was denied, they opted to purchase the rights to the frog sounds instead. Tamir Albert later mixed these sounds with clips from obscure B-movies—a film about an island of murderous women and a karate film—resulting in the album's final version. The island film in question is "Island of the Bloody Plantation" (German: "Die Insel der blutigen Plantage").

The title track "Who Killed Agnetha Faltskog," which is the final song on the band's second album, references Agnetha Faltskog of ABBA in multiple tracks, including "Ish Kofa VeMasait" (Man, Monkey, and a Truck) and "Matana LaHag" (Gift For The Holiday). As of 2023, Faltskog continues to reside in Sweden and released her latest album in 2013. During their formative years, Ohad Fishof and Tamir Albert led the ABBA fan club in Jerusalem, and their advertisement in Maariv Youth magazine can be seen in the film "Scratched Sky of a Postcard."

It is worth noting that the Hebrew transliteration of "Who Killed Agnetha Faltskog" (מי רצח את אגנתה פאלסקוג) is often considered inaccurate, as it follows the Swedish spelling where the letter G is silent, while the band pronounced it with a hard G.

The song "Yesh Li Havera" (I Have a Girlfriend) was written by Ohad Fishof, who had a youthful relationship with Iggy Waxman in Jerusalem. Waxman later covered the song on her album "Adom" (Red), featuring background vocals from Yermi Kaplan.