''HaAh HaGadol VIP'' ( he, האח הגדול VIP; lit. ''The Big Brother VIP'') started on March 1, 2009 and ended on March 31, 2009. The VIP season was the second season of the Israeli version of the ''Big Brother'' series and the first season of the VIP series. The show follows the main ''Big Brother'' rules, but with some changes. For example, in ''VIP Big Brother'' the show's duration is shorter – a month (31 Days – like in most of the countries it is aired in). Thirteen celebrity housemates spent a period of five weeks together in the Big Brother House. Housemates include singers, models, a fashion designer, a journalist and other well-known Israeli personalities.
The housemates were not told who the other people who were entering the house would be, but were aware of the predictions that were made in the media, particularly that of Guy Pines which accurately predicted the majority of the housemates.
Details
Hosts:
Erez Tal
Erez Moshe Tal ( he, ארז טל; born 27 July 1961) is an Israeli television host.
Early life
Born as Erez Moshe Ben-Tulila in Tel Aviv, Israel, to Jewish parents. His father, Aharon Ben-Tulila, immigrated from Algeria, whereas his mother Edn ...
and
Assi Azar
Assi Azar ( he, אסי עזר; born 10 June 1979) is an Israeli television host.
Biography
Assi Azar was born in Holon, Israel.Channel 2
Company Of Broadcast in Channel 2: Keshet
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Daniella
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Svika Pick
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Pick first gained traction on a national level after playing a lead part in an Israeli version of t ...
.
Dudi
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Maya Bouskilla
Maya Bouskilla (or Buskila; he, מאיה בוסקילה; born November 9, 1977) is an Israeli singer.
Early life
Buskila was born Netanya, Israel, to a religious family of Moroccan-Jewish descent. She was discovered by a scout for Helicon Reco ...
which also participated in the show. He entered to make Maya cause drama and tension. He was the last to enter the house.
Guy
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Kochi
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Yitzhak Mordechai
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.
Maya
Maya Bouskilla
Maya Bouskilla (or Buskila; he, מאיה בוסקילה; born November 9, 1977) is an Israeli singer.
Early life
Buskila was born Netanya, Israel, to a religious family of Moroccan-Jewish descent. She was discovered by a scout for Helicon Reco ...
is a 31-year-old singer. Maya was previously engaged to Dudi Melitz, but canceled the wedding in February 2006. She was surprised to see him in the house.
Menahem
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Maariv
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The service will often begin with two verses from Psalms ...
.
Pnina
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Sharona
Sharona Pick is a 28-year-old singer. She is the daughter of the well-known Israeli musician
Svika Pick
Svika Pick (, 3 October 1949 – 14 August 2022), born Henryk Pick, was an Israeli pop singer, songwriter, composer, and television personality.
Pick first gained traction on a national level after playing a lead part in an Israeli version of t ...
.
Shimi
Shimi Tavori
Shimshon "Shimi" Tavori ( he, שימי תבורי; born February 9, 1953) is an Israeli singer. He performs mostly in Hebrew but also in French.
Biography
Shimshon Tawili was born in Ness Ziona, Israel, to a Yemenite-Jewish family. He was the yo ...
is a 55-year-old singer.
Yossi
Yossi Milstein (born Peter Karpatian) is a 31-year-old publicist. He was the former publicist of
Arcadi Gaydamak
Arcadi Aleksandrovich Gaydamak ( he, ארקדי אלכסנדרוביץ' גאידמק; russian: Аркадий Александрович Гайдамак; born 8 April 1952 in Moscow, USSR) is a Russian-born French-Israeli businessman, philanthr ...
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Nominations table
Notes
* Throughout the first week Amir had to judge the housemates during the tasks and pick three housemates to be nominated for eviction. He had to choose the most antisocial (Yossi), the least talented (Dudi) and the most egotistical (Maya). The two most popular housemates nominated for eviction were Dudi and Menachem.
* The Housemates were told that all 8 Housemates who stay in the house would be in the final, but they didn't know that 2 days before the final three of them would be evicted from the house and just 5 Housemates would participate in the final. The voting for the final started a week before the final. At the beginning of the last eviction show, the Housemates were told that 3 of them would be evicted at the end of the program and they were asked to pack their suitcases. After the last eviction, the voting didn't stop, just 3 lines were closed (for those who were evicted) and the voting for the other housemates continued.
* There were no nominations in the final week and the public was voting for housemates to win, rather than be evicted. the housemate with the most SMS votes was the winner.