Eden Harel
Encyclopedia
Eden Harel is an actress and TV host from Israel
. She was an MTV Europe
VJ during the 1990s.
.
. Between 1994 and 2000 Eden was one of the best known VJs on MTV. She hosted several shows, including the phone-in show MTV Select, The Dance Chart and The European Top 20. She also appeared on some special events such as the MTV Europe Awards and in 1998, she hosted the Miss World Pageant
, together with singer, Ronan Keating
(in which the Israeli candidate won).
Eden was known for her bubbly personality and fashionable dress sense. For most of her MTV career Eden had long dark hair, but in early 1997 she daringly shaved her head completely bald. She stayed bald for several months and then whilst growing it out bleached her hair and also dyed it red.
ended she went to India
for a year and lived in a Buddhist
monastery. By 2001 she returned to Israel
.
With her return to Israel she co-hosted an Israeli live children TV show in the Israeli broadcasting network. In 2002 she became the host of the Israeli reality show "Project Y" broadcast on the Israeli Satellite television and was the host of a radio show. In 2003 she was the host of a children's talent contest on the Israeli channel 2
, and a consultation program on the Israeli broadcasting network. In 2005 she hosted an Israeli celebrities interview show on the Israeli entertainment channel, and appeared in the series "in the sign Venus", hosted the "live 8
" show in Israel and began to write a column in the Israeli magazine "Go". She also hosted a Survivor-related talk show. Presently she appears in a fashion campaign for the Israeli "Aristo dropped".
Israel
The State of Israel is a parliamentary republic located in the Middle East, along the eastern shore of the Mediterranean Sea...
. She was an MTV Europe
MTV Europe
MTV Europe is a pan-European 24-hour entertainment cable and digital television network launched on August 1, 1987. Initially, the channel served all regions within Europe being one of the very few channels that targeted the entire European continent...
VJ during the 1990s.
Early life
Harel was born Adva Harel in Eilat. growing up she went to the boarding school of 'WIZO Hadasim'. After she finished high school she moved to Tel AvivTel Aviv
Tel Aviv , officially Tel Aviv-Yafo , is the second most populous city in Israel, with a population of 404,400 on a land area of . The city is located on the Israeli Mediterranean coastline in west-central Israel. It is the largest and most populous city in the metropolitan area of Gush Dan, with...
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MTV career
In 1994, when she was only eighteen years old, she won the yearned job opportunity of becoming an MTV VJ in MTV EuropeMTV Europe
MTV Europe is a pan-European 24-hour entertainment cable and digital television network launched on August 1, 1987. Initially, the channel served all regions within Europe being one of the very few channels that targeted the entire European continent...
. Between 1994 and 2000 Eden was one of the best known VJs on MTV. She hosted several shows, including the phone-in show MTV Select, The Dance Chart and The European Top 20. She also appeared on some special events such as the MTV Europe Awards and in 1998, she hosted the Miss World Pageant
Miss World
The Miss World pageant is the oldest surviving major international beauty pageant. It was created in the United Kingdom by Eric Morley in 1951...
, together with singer, Ronan Keating
Ronan Keating
Ronan Patrick John Keating is an Irish recording artist, singer-songwriter, musician, and philanthropist. Keating debuted on the professional music scene alongside Keith Duffy, Mikey Graham, Shane Lynch and Stephen Gately, in 1994 as the lead singer of Boyzone. His solo career started in 1999, and...
(in which the Israeli candidate won).
Eden was known for her bubbly personality and fashionable dress sense. For most of her MTV career Eden had long dark hair, but in early 1997 she daringly shaved her head completely bald. She stayed bald for several months and then whilst growing it out bleached her hair and also dyed it red.
Post-MTV
After her contract with MTV EuropeMTV Europe
MTV Europe is a pan-European 24-hour entertainment cable and digital television network launched on August 1, 1987. Initially, the channel served all regions within Europe being one of the very few channels that targeted the entire European continent...
ended she went to India
India
India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...
for a year and lived in a Buddhist
Buddhism
Buddhism is a religion and philosophy encompassing a variety of traditions, beliefs and practices, largely based on teachings attributed to Siddhartha Gautama, commonly known as the Buddha . The Buddha lived and taught in the northeastern Indian subcontinent some time between the 6th and 4th...
monastery. By 2001 she returned to Israel
Israel
The State of Israel is a parliamentary republic located in the Middle East, along the eastern shore of the Mediterranean Sea...
.
With her return to Israel she co-hosted an Israeli live children TV show in the Israeli broadcasting network. In 2002 she became the host of the Israeli reality show "Project Y" broadcast on the Israeli Satellite television and was the host of a radio show. In 2003 she was the host of a children's talent contest on the Israeli channel 2
Channel 2 (Israel)
Channel 2 is an Israeli commercial television channel.- History :In 1990, after 13 years of deliberations, the Knesset passed a law that paved the way for the establishment of commercial television in Israel. The goal was to enhance pluralism and create competition. Channel 2 began broadcasting on...
, and a consultation program on the Israeli broadcasting network. In 2005 she hosted an Israeli celebrities interview show on the Israeli entertainment channel, and appeared in the series "in the sign Venus", hosted the "live 8
Live 8
Live 8 was a string of benefit concerts that took place on 2 July 2005, in the G8 states and in South Africa. They were timed to precede the G8 Conference and summit held at the Gleneagles Hotel in Auchterarder, Scotland from 6–8 July 2005; they also coincided with the 20th anniversary of Live Aid...
" show in Israel and began to write a column in the Israeli magazine "Go". She also hosted a Survivor-related talk show. Presently she appears in a fashion campaign for the Israeli "Aristo dropped".