Yehuda Saado (also written Sa'ado; ; born 29 April 1983) is an Israeli singer and the winner of the third season of the Israeli music competition program ''

Kokhav Nolad ''Kokhav Nolad'' (; meaning "A Star Is Born") was an Israeli reality television show searching for talented new vocalists, based on the British ''Pop Idol'' model. Since its debut on Israeli Channel 2 in 2003, Kokhav Nolad has become popular and ...

''.

Career

Yehuda Saado, born in Jerusalem was raised in

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and learned keyboards at a young age. He served in the

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at the

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as a technician. After release from the Air Force, he studied music at the Rimon School of Jazz and Contemporary Music at

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. In 2005, he took part in the third season of ''Kokhav Nolad'', the Israeli equivalent of the ''

Idol series ''Idol'' (also known as ''SuperStar'' in some countries) is a reality television singing competition format created by British television producer Simon Fuller and developed by Fremantle. The format began in 2001 with the British television se ...

''. In the final held on August 29, 2005 in Tel Aviv, Yehuda Saado won the title with the song "Sadot Shel Irusim" written by

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getting 918,520 votes. The runner-up Michael Kirkilan received only 370,631 votes, and third-placed Shir Biton 322,288 votes. 1.6 million viewers tuned in to watch the final. In 2006, he released his debut single "Kokhav Nolad" written by Barak Feldman and

Yoni Bloch Yoni Bloch (; born August 11, 1981) is an Israeli musician, songwriter, composer, rock singer and hi-tech entrepreneur. Biography Bloch grew up in Beersheba and at the age of 17 moved with his family to Lehavim. He started taking piano less ...

. In 2007, he followed that with his debut album ''Eirom Bati'' with most songs composed by Yehuda Saado himself. In 2009, he released a second single entitled "Livkhor BeDerekh" and a follow-up single "BeTzal Dmuta". He also appeared in 2010 with the Ashdod Israeli Andalusian Orchestra. He took part in the 2023–24 edition of ''

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'', used as the Israeli selection for the

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, being among the fourteen finalists. He was eliminated during the top 14 round.

Personal life

He has been married to Esther since 2007 and lives in

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with his wife and five children.

Discography

Albums

Singles

*2006: "Kokhav Nolad" *2010: "Livkhor BeDerekh" *2010: "BeTzal Dmuta"

References

External links

* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Saado, Yehuda 1983 births 21st-century Israeli male singers Kokhav Nolad winners Living people Musicians from Jerusalem People from Kiryat Ekron