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Israel In The Eurovision Song Contest 2019
Israel participated in the Eurovision Song Contest 2019 with the entry "Home" written by Ohad Shragai and Inbar Weitzman. The Israeli broadcaster Israeli Public Broadcasting Corporation (IPBC/Kan) collaborated with the commercial broadcaster Keshet and Tedy Productions, which organisied the reality singing competition ''HaKokhav HaBa L'Eurovizion'' ("The Next Star for Eurovision"). On 12 February, Kobi Marimi won the competition and therefore performed the Israeli song in the Eurovision Song Contest. As the host country, Israel automatically qualified to compete in the final. Background Prior to the 2019 contest, Israel had participated in the Eurovision Song Contest forty-one times since its first entry in 1973. Israel has won the contest on four occasions: in 1978 with the song "A-Ba-Ni-Bi" performed by Izhar Cohen and the Alphabeta, in 1979 with the song "Hallelujah" performed by Milk and Honey, in 1998 with the song "Diva" performed by Dana International, and in 2018 w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rising Star (Israeli TV Series)
''HaKokhav HaBa'' ( he, הַכּוֹכָב הַבָּא, translated as "The Next Star"; formerly ''HaKokhav HaBa LaErovizion'', ''Rising Star to the Eurovision'') is an Israeli interactive reality singing competition, which was first broadcast on Channel 2 from 17 September 2013. It is based on the ''Rising Star'' franchise created by Keshet Broadcasting. The show is a continuation of the former program ''Kokhav Nolad'' (meaning "A Star is Born") which featured aspiring singers competing for a winning title. The program's format combines the internet, smartphones and television and is filmed live. The shows inaugurative season in 2013 was won by Evyatar Korkus. Since season 2 until season 7, the winner was given the opportunity to represent Israel in the Eurovision Song Contest. 2014–2015 winner Nadav Guedj represented Israel in 2015 with " Golden Boy" 2015–2016 winner Hovi Star represented Israel in 2016 with " Made of Stars", 2016–2017 winner Imri Ziv represented Isra ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Israel In The Eurovision Song Contest 2018
Israel participated in and won the Eurovision Song Contest 2018. The Israeli broadcaster Israeli Public Broadcasting Corporation (IPBC/Kan) collaborated with the commercial broadcaster Keshet and Tedy Productions, which organised the reality singing competition '' HaKokhav HaBa L'Eurovizion'' ("The Next Star For Eurovision") to select the singer. The winner of the Israeli national selection was Netta Barzilai, and a committee of the Israeli broadcaster internally selected the song "Toy" for her. Background Prior to the 2018 contest, Israel had participated in the Eurovision Song Contest forty times since its first entry in 1973. Israel has won the contest on three occasions: in 1978 with the song "A-Ba-Ni-Bi" performed by Izhar Cohen and the Alphabeta, in 1979 with the song "Hallelujah" performed by Milk and Honey, and in 1998 with the song "Diva" performed by Dana International. Since the introduction of semi-finals to the format of the Eurovision Song Contest in 2004, Israe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Harel Skaat
Harel Skaat ( he, הראל סקעת, born 8 August 1981) sometimes known by the mononym Harel is an Israeli singer and songwriter. He represented Israel in the Eurovision Song Contest 2010 with the song " Milim" ("מילים", "Words"). Skaat has been singing and performing in public since he was a child. At the age of six, he won a children's song festival competition. While still in elementary school he appeared on national television and as a teenager, he was the lead singer for both his city's and high school's bands. During his mandatory duty with the Israeli Defense Forces, he sang in the Communication Corps Band. Skaat's professional breakthrough came when he was a contestant on the second season of '' Kochav Nolad'' ("כוכב נולד", "A Star is Born"), a reality competition television show similar in format to ''American Idol'', and finished in second place. After the show ended, he signed a recording contract with Hed Arzi, one of the largest music companies in Isra ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Israel In The Eurovision Song Contest 2005
Israel was represented in the Eurovision Song Contest 2005 by Shiri Maimon and the song "HaSheket SheNish'ar". The song was written by Pini Aaronbayev and Eyal Shachar and composed by Pini Aaronbayev. Before Eurovision Kdam Eurovision 2005 The Israeli entry for the Eurovision Song Contest 2005 was selected through ''Kdam Eurovision 2005'', the national final format organised by IBA. The show took place on 2 March 2005 at the Neve Ilan TV Studios in Jerusalem, hosted by Moran Atias and Didi Harrari and broadcast on Channel 1 as well as online via ''iba.org.il/eurovil''. Competing artists IBA invited fourteen artists to participate in the competition. The competing acts were announced on 26 January 2005, while the competing songs were presented during a radio programme on Reshet Gimmel on 15 February 2005. Final The final took place on 2 March 2005. Fourteen entries competed and the winner, "HaSheket SheNish'ar" performed by Shiri Maimon, was selected by a 50/50 combin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Keren Peles
Keren Peles Toor ( he, קרן פלס טור; born March 11, 1979) is an Israeli singer-songwriter, poet and pianist. Music career Peles graduated from the Rimon School of Jazz and Contemporary Music. In 2005, she became famous for her songwriting for Miri Mesika and Shiri Maimon. Her debut album, '' If This Is Life'' was released in July 2006 and was certified gold after selling 20,000 copies. Peles wrote all of the songs on the album. She was also nominated female singer of the year (2006) by Galgalatz, and was named Israeli ''Singer of the Year'' by the Israeli radio stations. In April 2008, her second album, '' Mabool (Flood)'', was released. In September the album went gold, and she was chosen as Israel's ''Singer of the Year'' again. Peles has written songs for Harel Skaat, Amir Fey Gutman, and Boaz Mauda's song Oreach Ba'olam (A guest in the world). Personal life Keren Peles married website developer Tomer Grencel in June 2009. The couple separated in 2010. Today, she is ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Asaf Amdursky
Assaf Amdursky ( he, אסף אמדורסקי; born January 30, 1971) is an Israeli singer, songwriter and music producer. Music career Amdursky began his career in Israel with the band "Taarovet Escot", which also included Amir "Jango" Rusianu and Yirmi Kaplan. Together they released one album in 199The band soon broke up, and all of its members pursued solo careers. His first eponymous solo album was released in 1994. He wrote and composed most of the songs on it. In it he played guitar, keyboards, percussion, bass, harmonica, and trumpet, and collaborated with Karni Postel, Vered Klepter, Jonnie , as well as his bandmates from Taarovet Escot. It yielded the hits ''Yekirati'' (''My Darling")''and ''Ahava Khadasha'' (''New Love''). The album was re-mastered and re-released with bonus tracks in 2008. His second album, also eponymous, was released in 1996. On it he experimented with more keyboard-oriented arrangements and longer tracks. The songs ''Hashamayim Hakkhulim'' (''The Bl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Assi Azar
Assi Azar ( he, אסי עזר; born 10 June 1979) is an Israeli television host. Biography Assi Azar was born in Holon, Israel.Azar on nrg.co.il He is of Bukharan-Jewish and Polish-ashkenazi descent. In 2005, Azar as gay. Shortly after, he began to create the documentary film, ''Mom and Dad: I Have Something to Tell You''. On 11 April 2016, Azar married his Spanish boyfriend Albert Escolà Benet at a ceremony in |
Rising Star (TV Series)
''Rising Star'' is an international singing reality competition television franchise based on the Israeli singing reality competition television series ''HaKokhav HaBa'' (meaning "The next star") (Hebrew: הכוכב הבא) which is produced by Keshet Broadcasting Ltd. The program format lets viewers vote for contestants via mobile apps. It has become a rival to the '' Idols'' franchise, ''The Voice'' and ''The X Factor''. Format In contrast to other singing competition TV shows which feature a cast of celebrity judges, ''Rising Star'' features a cast of celebrity experts and considers the viewers at home the judges. During each performance, the audience at home is able to decide in real time whether or not a contestant is sent through to the next round by using a mobile voting app. While the viewers at home are considered the "judges", the expert panelists also may influence the vote but with continuously decreasing percentage votes over the total public vote and not exceeding ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
HaKokhav HaBa
''HaKokhav HaBa'' ( he, הַכּוֹכָב הַבָּא, translated as "The Next Star"; formerly ''HaKokhav HaBa LaErovizion'', ''Rising Star to the Eurovision'') is an Israeli interactive reality singing competition, which was first broadcast on Channel 2 from 17 September 2013. It is based on the ''Rising Star'' franchise created by Keshet Broadcasting. The show is a continuation of the former program ''Kokhav Nolad'' (meaning "A Star is Born") which featured aspiring singers competing for a winning title. The program's format combines the internet, smartphones and television and is filmed live. The shows inaugurative season in 2013 was won by Evyatar Korkus. Since season 2 until season 7, the winner was given the opportunity to represent Israel in the Eurovision Song Contest. 2014–2015 winner Nadav Guedj represented Israel in 2015 with " Golden Boy" 2015–2016 winner Hovi Star represented Israel in 2016 with " Made of Stars", 2016–2017 winner Imri Ziv represented Isra ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tel Aviv
Tel Aviv-Yafo ( he, תֵּל־אָבִיב-יָפוֹ, translit=Tēl-ʾĀvīv-Yāfō ; ar, تَلّ أَبِيب – يَافَا, translit=Tall ʾAbīb-Yāfā, links=no), often referred to as just Tel Aviv, is the most populous city in the Gush Dan metropolitan area of Israel. Located on the Israeli coastal plain, Israeli Mediterranean coastline and with a population of , it is the Economy of Israel, economic and Technology of Israel, technological center of the country. If East Jerusalem is considered part of Israel, Tel Aviv is the country's second most populous city after Jerusalem; if not, Tel Aviv is the most populous city ahead of West Jerusalem. Tel Aviv is governed by the Tel Aviv-Yafo Municipality, headed by Mayor Ron Huldai, and is home to many List of diplomatic missions in Israel, foreign embassies. It is a Global city, beta+ world city and is ranked 57th in the 2022 Global Financial Centres Index. Tel Aviv has the List of cities by GDP, third- or fourth-largest e ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lisbon
Lisbon (; pt, Lisboa ) is the capital and largest city of Portugal, with an estimated population of 544,851 within its administrative limits in an area of 100.05 km2. Grande Lisboa, Lisbon's urban area extends beyond the city's administrative limits with a population of around 2.7 million people, being the List of urban areas of the European Union, 11th-most populous urban area in the European Union.Demographia: World Urban Areas - demographia.com, 06.2021 About 3 million people live in the Lisbon metropolitan area, making it the third largest metropolitan area in the Iberian Peninsula, after Madrid and Barcelona. It represents approximately 27% of the country's population. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nadav Guedj
Nadav Guedj ( he, נדב גדג'; born 2 November 1998) is an Israeli singer and actor who represented Israel in the Eurovision Song Contest 2015. He is the winner of season two of ''HaKokhav HaBa'' (Israel's '' Rising Star''). Guedj was born in Paris. Personal life He was born to an Algerian Jewish family in Paris, then moved to Israel. Guedj lives in Netanya. In 2016, he enlisted in the Israeli Army. Musical career 2014: ''HaKokhav HaBa'' Nadav entered the second season ''HaKokhav HaBa'', the Israeli national selections for Eurovision Song Contest 2015 where he became one of the sixteen finalists. He is the youngest participant of the contest's second season, just turning sixteen when turned up for the first audition day. He sang " Russian Roulette" by Rihanna for his first audition and Stevie Wonder's " Lately" for the second audition. In the second round of the contest proper, Nadav performed "Halo" by Beyoncé. He advanced to the semi-finals of the contest along with six ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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