Daphna Dove (born 14 July 1975 in Hamburg, Germany) is an American musician. She is best known for her appearance on the TV Show Rock Star: INXS.

Early life

Daphna was born in

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in 1975 and raised in

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, to which she moved at age 3 with her parents, Jewish-Israeli-German singer-mother Elisa Gabbai and her Jewish-Yugoslavian-German father Nico Anducic, who is credited with having discovered the band

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. Although she graduated from

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with a double major in Communications and International Relations, Daphna resolved to pursue a music career, and moved to

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for that purpose. In Los Angeles, Daphna played with the band Lexington and worked as a legal secretary until her successful audition for the TV Show '' Rock Star: INXS'', in which

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was looking for a new lead singer.

Rock Star: INXS

Daphna was one of the 15 finalists chosen for the chance to front rock group

. In the première Concert, Daphna performed "

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" by Blondie. INXS found that her tone and pitch were really good and moved her on to the next round. The next 2 two weeks Daphna performed steady performances of "

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" by

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and "

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" by

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. It was on the third week when Daphna performed "

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" by

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that Daphna was placed in the Bottom 3 by the American public. Daphna sang the INXS hit " What You Need" for her elimination performance. Daphna was then eliminated along with Heather Luttrell in a double elimination.

After INXS

Since the show ended, Daphna has continued her music career as well as studying music therapy. Daphna has pushed aside the rock 'n' roll image and now positions herself as a spiritual singer/healer. Her music is an ambient/alternative mix.

References

External links

www. discogs.com/artist/864194-Daphna-Dove Daphna
Discography,

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Rock Star: INXS page

Daphna Dove
on Myspace {{DEFAULTSORT:Dove, Daphna American rock musicians 1975 births Living people Syracuse University alumni German emigrants to the United States Jewish American musicians Jewish rock musicians 21st-century American Jews