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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 turned out many new musical stars. The show was hosted by Zvika Hadar. Summary Format The format of ''Kokhav Nolad'' was similar to Pop Idol and its spinoffs, like American Idol, but was independently produced and not a licensed adaptation. The contest was open to aspiring singers, most of them in their late teens and early 20s, who appeared before a panel of judges, who evaluated their performances. The audience was then asked to vote for their favorite singer. In every round, whoever gets the fewest votes leaves the competition until only one is left, who is declared the winner. ''Kokhav Nolad'' was preceded by another program called '' Lo Nafsik Lashir'', in which the participants competed in their knowledge of Hebrew songs, not o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Simon Fuller
Simon Robert Fuller (born 17 May 1960) is a British entrepreneur, artist manager, and film and television producer. He is the creator of the Idols (franchise), ''Idols'' TV format, including the British series ''Pop Idol'' and the American series ''American Idol''. Fuller came to prominence in the 1990s for managing the British girl group the Spice Girls, and he has since managed acts in various fields of entertainment, from sports stars David Beckham and Lewis Hamilton to other musicians such as Amy Winehouse and Annie Lennox. Since 2020, Fuller has been working with tech firm TikTok to aid development of new TikTok creatives and in the same year he announced a partnership with Verizon Communications to develop 5G content. In 2021, Pearson PLC announced a partnership with Fuller to create a new global education business in Performing Arts. In 2016, Fuller persuaded Swedish quartet ABBA to reunite to explore working in virtual reality, which led to the ABBA Voyage project. '' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Channel 2 (Israel)
Channel 2 (), also called "The Second Channel" () was an Israeli commercial broadcasting, commercial television channel. It started doing experimental broadcasts funded by the television tax. The channel started commercial broadcasting on 4 November 1993 regulated and managed by The Second Authority for Television and Radio. In its first years, the channel was operated by three broadcasters ("Keshet Media Group, Keshet", "Reshet", and "Telad"), and in 2005 only two broadcasters were left while "Telad" stopped broadcasting due to its loss in the The Second Authority for Television and Radio, Second Authority's auction. On 31 October 2017, 24 years after the channel started broadcasting, it got closed and split into two new channels: Keshet 12 and Reshet 13. The Israel Television News Company, News Company that was founded alongside the Channel continued to broadcast news to both of the channels in parallel despite the split, but a few months after, after a merge between Reshet 13 a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jacko Eisenberg
Jacko Eisenberg (; born November 30, 1980) is an Israeli singer who won the fourth season of ''Kochav Nolad'', the Israeli version of ''idol series, Pop Idol''. Biography Eisenberg was born and raised in Netanya, Israel, to Miriam and Robert Eisenberg. When he was 10 years old, his father died of a heart attack. At the age of 13, he started performing at school ceremonies. He graduated from Eldad High School in Netanya and began to play the piano, guitar, drums, and bass. He started touring with Jamus, his Hip hop music, hip hop band with Guy Eliahu. He was also supporting himself as a waiter and wedding singer. In 2003, he released the album ''Sim Tarosh Batsad'' (Lay Your Head Down) with Jamus. Eisenberg declined to serve in the Israeli army, declaring himself a pacifist. In May 2006, his roommate signed him onto ''Kochav Nolad'', where he won top prize on September 7, besting Maya Rotman and Refael Mirila, singing "Ani Meabed Otakh" (Losing You) and "Nirdam Al Hakholot" (Fall ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shir Biton
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Michael Kirkilan
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Yehuda Saado
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''. Career Yehuda Saado, born in Jerusalem was raised in Kiryat Ekron and learned keyboards at a young age. He served in the Israel Air Force at the Tel Nof Airbase as a technician. After release from the Air Force, he studied music at the Rimon School of Jazz and Contemporary Music at Ramat HaSharon. In 2005, he took part in the third season of ''Kokhav Nolad'', the Israeli equivalent of the ''Idol series''. In the final held on August 29, 2005 in Tel Aviv, Yehuda Saado won the title with the song "Sadot Shel Irusim" written by Shlomo Artzi 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. In 2007, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Adi Cohen
Adi or ADI may refer to: Abbreviations * Acceptable daily intake, in health and medicine * Acting detective inspector, a type of police inspector * Africa Development Indicators, a compilation of data assembled by the World Bank * Alternating direction implicit method for solving partial differential equations * Ángeles del Infierno, a Spanish heavy metal band * Anti-detonant injection, another name for water injection in internal combustion engines * Approved Driving Instructor, a qualified UK car driver trainer * Area of dominant influence, term used by Arbitron in media marketing * Authorised deposit-taking institution, a corporation authorised under the Australian ''Commonwealth Banking Act 1959'' * Autism Diagnostic Interview, a parent interview used to aid diagnosis of autism Aviation * Aerodynamics Inc., a small airline in the US * Aircraft Designs Inc, an aircraft design firm in Monterey, California * IATA airport code for Arandis Airport in Erongo Region, Namibia ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Harel Skaat
Harel Skaat (; born 8 August 1981) sometimes known by the mononym Harel is an Israeli singer and songwriter. He represented in the Eurovision Song Contest 2010 with the song "Milim" ("", "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'' ("", "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 Israel. His debut album, the self-titled ''Harel Skaat'', was ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Harel Moyal
Harel Moyal (; born April 12, 1981) is an Israeli pop singer-songwriter and stage actor who won the Kokhav Nolad#Second season, second season of the Israeli television series ''Kochav Nolad'' (Hebrew for ''A Star Is Born''). He has released two albums. Early life Harel Moyal (his stage name) was born in Gilo, Jerusalem. His family moved to the Ma'ale Adumim settlement in the West Bank when he was one and a half years old, where he grew up with his brother. His father played the guitar, composed songs, and occasionally performed with the Andalusian Music Band, a Spanish orchestra. Career Moyal attended the auditions for the second season of ''Kokhav Nolad'', and was chosen to participate in the show. He went on to win the competition, performing in front of 7,500 people at the season final, broadcast on August 15, 2004, from the Coca-Cola Music Village at the Hof Nitzanim. Harel Moyal won the contest with 862,368 votes, ahead of Harel Skaat in second place with 806,292 votes and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shai Gabso
Shai Gabso (; born July 20, 1984) is an Israeli actor and singer. He won third place in the first season of ''Kokhav Nolad'' ("A Star is Born") and first place in the second season of ''The Singer in the Mask''. Early life Gabso was born in Rishon Lezion to a Tunisian-Jewish family. He became religiously observant at the age of twelve.Brinn, David (March 21, 2011)"Shai Gabso's spiritual journey" ''The Jerusalem Post'' Career He began his military service in the Israel Defense Forces in the early 2000s, serving as a composer for the Israeli Air Force Band. During his military service, he appeared on the first season of ''Kokhav Nolad''. Gabso's single ''Arim Roshi'' (I Will Lift My Head) has been hailed as a patriotic anthem. He collaborates with Nefesh Yehudi, a Jewish outreach organization that exposes secular college-age students in Israel and Europe to Judaism. In 2022 he had a stage role, in a production of ''Fiddler on the Roof'' at Heichal HaTarbut. Personal life He m ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shiri Maimon
Shiri Maimon (or Maymon; , ; born ) is an Israeli singer, television personality and actress, who rose to fame as the runner-up in the inaugural season of singing reality competition '' Kokhav Nolad''. She represented her native Israel in the Eurovision Song Contest 2005, where she came fourth. In 2008, Maimon won Best Israeli Act and performed in the MTV Europe Music Awards, where she was also nominated for Europe's Favorite Act. In June 2013, Maimon became one of the judges for the first season of '' The X Factor Israel''. She continued her role for the second and third seasons. In 2018, it was revealed that Maimon would leave the show in favor of the rival network show, '' Rising Star Israel''. In 2018, Maimon made a starring replacement in the role of Roxie Hart in the Broadway show ''Chicago''. In February 2024, she recorded a live album of greatest hits accompanied by the Israel Philharmonic Orchestra. Early life and career 1981–2002: Early life Maimon w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ninet Tayeb
Ninet Nati Tayeb (; born 21 October 1983), professionally known as Ninet, is an Israeli musician, singer-songwriter, composer, DJ, model, actress, and reality television judge on ''Rising Star (Israeli TV series), Rising Star: Israel''. She is regarded as one of the most prominent figures in the Israeli entertainment industry. Early life Tayeb was born and raised in Kiryat Gat, Israel, to Maghrebi Jewish parents. Her father, Yosef Tayeb, was born in Tunisian Jews, Tunisia, and her mother, Marcelle (née Malka), was born in Moroccan Jews, Morocco. Both of her parents separately Aliyah, immigrated to Israel. She is the third of five siblings and was nicknamed "Nina" at a very young age by her family and friends. Ninet served as a soldier in the Combat Engineering Corps of the Israel Defense Forces. Tayeb was brought up around music with performances in small events as a teenager. She was influenced by artists such as Nirvana (band), Nirvana, Pearl Jam, and Oasis (band), Oasis. Car ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
