Kokhav Nolad 8
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"Kokhav Nolad
" started its eighth season in of May 2010. After the victory of Roni Dalumi
last year when a female won the competition for the first time since Ninet Tayeb in the first season, 27 finalists were chosen in May following thousands of auditions, which were held in Tel Aviv
, Jerusalem, Beer Sheba, Sderot
, Mishmar HaEmek
and in the Jezreel Valley
. In addition to that and, for the 3rd time abroad, this time in Brazil
following India
, and the United States
in the previous 2 years.
The biggest difference between the eighth and the seventh season, is that this season the new judge: Pavlo Rosenberg
, a successful singer of Argentine
Jewish descent replaced Tzvika Pik who decided to quit in order to promote his upcoming album. In addition to that, rather than in Eilat as in the previous season, the final of Kokhav Nolad 8 took place at the Sultan’s Pool in Jerusalem in September 2010.
This year was unique in that it featured a wide array of diverse participants from drastically different backgrounds. The Host Tzvika Hadar summized that, "... Everyone could select its own favorite... each competitor has its own story and all of them collaborate together and create a unique rainbow..." In addition to that for the first time in the show's history many contestants have been singers of Mizrahi Music
.
Participants Included:
Cecile Etelie made Aliyah
6 years ago from France
.
Idan Amedi is a commander in an IDF
combat unit from the East Jerusalem
neighbourhood of Pisgat Ze'ev
. He has gotten good reviews almost every week with praise for his sweet voice, incontrast to his muscular body. He is seen as a favourite to win the competition.
Adar Gold is the daughter of famous Israeli singer Cherie.
Shauli Vaknin auditioned for Kokhav Nolad 7
in what could be considered humorous audition. He was out of tune, and seemingly entirely unable to sing. However, he impressed the judges auditioning this year in Beersheva where he gave a critically acclaimed performance, and was put eventually reached the finals.
Heeba Batheesh- is the second Israeli Arab to participate in this show's history (the first was Miriam Tukan
in Kokhav Nolad
5 who made it to the Top 10). Like Miriam Tukan
Heeba is a Christian Arab, and has been praised for her unique vocal qualities, including her ability to sing the quarter tones required for Arabic music. She often combined motifs from Arabic music in songs that were considered staples of mainstream, western-style Israeli music, and Mizrahi music
creating powerful and unconventional new renditions.
Nikia Brown is an African American
woman who converted to Judaism
and made aliyah with her best friend, along with her husband and daughter in 2007 from Kansas City, Kansas
. She speaks very little Hebrew and has been enrolled for free in an intensive ulpan
since becoming a finalist. Throughout the show she has spoken in English
, but sung in very accented Hebrew mainly mispronouncing Resh
, and Kaph
. Due to her inability to read the Hebrew Alphabet
she has had to learn each song phonetically
.
Or Gil'adi is 16 year old from the Haifa
suburb of Tirat HaCarmel. He received sceptism about his age at his audition . This is due to the fact that he looks several years younger than his actual age. After proving his age he sailed into the finals of the competition, with singer and judge Dana International
even suggesting that he be selected as Israel's representative in the Eurovision Song Contest 2011
.
Noa Deutch received critacal acclaim at her audition for her self written song which in English means; "I am not a man, and not a woman". She is an LGBT
, androgynous individual who has been very open about her sexuality and unique gender identity throughout the show. At different points she has identified herself as a lesbian
, and at others as a Genderqueer
. She works as a steelworker in Haifa
.
Yuval Lev-Tov is a 36 year old convenience store salesman who sacrificed everything for his family and children and never pursued his dream to become a singer. He is also the oldest contestant ever that passed the auditions.
Kfir Ohayon became known for his extremely high voice, and the fact that he sang 2 or three octaves above middle C
each week. He sung mostly Mizrahi Music
until he was eliminated on the second week of the live performances.
Lior Akiva is a bodybuilder from Nahariya
, he works as a municipal security guard. He made Aliyah
as a young child from Brazil
and was adopted by Israeli parents.
Roni Genoussar became known for her new-age appearance and attire. She has been praised for her impressive vocal abilities, and uniqueness. She is diagnosed with Savant syndrome
.
Kokhav Nolad
Kokhav Nolad is an Israeli reality television show searching for talented new vocalists based on the British Pop Idol and American Idol model. Since its debut on Israeli Channel 2 in 2003, Kokhav Nolad has achieved great popularity and turned out many new musical stars...
" started its eighth season in of May 2010. After the victory of Roni Dalumi
Roni Dalumi
Roni Daloomi is an Israeli singer. She won the final of Kochav Nolad 7 contest in August 2009.-Biography:Roni Daloomi was born and raised in Omer, Israel. She started singing at the age of twelve after seven years of dancing with the Bat Dor Dance Company in Beer Sheva. She participated in "Shir...
last year when a female won the competition for the first time since Ninet Tayeb in the first season, 27 finalists were chosen in May following thousands of auditions, which were held in Tel Aviv
Tel 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...
, Jerusalem, Beer Sheba, Sderot
Sderot
Sderot is a western Negev city in the Southern District of Israel. According to the Israel Central Bureau of Statistics , at the end of 2009 the city had a total population of 20,700. The city has been an ongoing target of Qassam rocket attacks from the Gaza Strip...
, Mishmar HaEmek
Mishmar HaEmek
Mishmar HaEmek is a kibbutz in northern Israel. Located in the western Jezreel Valley, it falls under the jurisdiction of Megiddo Regional Council. In 2006 it had a population of 964....
and in the Jezreel Valley
Jezreel Valley
-Etymology:The Jezreel Valley takes its name from the ancient city of Jezreel which was located on a low hill overlooking the southern edge of the valley, though some scholars think that the name of the city originates from the name of the clan which founded it, and whose existence is mentioned in...
. In addition to that and, for the 3rd time abroad, this time in Brazil
Brazil
Brazil , officially the Federative Republic of Brazil , is the largest country in South America. It is the world's fifth largest country, both by geographical area and by population with over 192 million people...
following 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...
, and the United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
in the previous 2 years.
The biggest difference between the eighth and the seventh season, is that this season the new judge: Pavlo Rosenberg
Pavlo Rosenberg
Pavlo Rosenberg is an Israeli singer.Pavlo Rosenberg was born in Argentina. His family immigrated to Israel when he was 6 years old...
, a successful singer of Argentine
Argentina
Argentina , officially the Argentine Republic , is the second largest country in South America by land area, after Brazil. It is constituted as a federation of 23 provinces and an autonomous city, Buenos Aires...
Jewish descent replaced Tzvika Pik who decided to quit in order to promote his upcoming album. In addition to that, rather than in Eilat as in the previous season, the final of Kokhav Nolad 8 took place at the Sultan’s Pool in Jerusalem in September 2010.
Participants
| Men | Women |
|---|---|
| Avi Ben Abu (23, Ashdod) - Eliminated | Adar Gold (22, Holon) - Eliminated |
| Adir Getz (19, Atlit) - Eliminated | Bat Nataf (27, Tel Aviv Tel 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... ) - Eliminated |
| Ohad Shraga'i (26, Kfar Saba Kfar Saba Kfar Saba , officially Kfar Sava, is a city in the Sharon region, of the Center District of Israel. At the end of 2009, Kfar Saba had a total population of 83,600.-History:... )- Eliminated |
Diana Golbi (18, Holon) -Winner |
| Or Gil'adi (16, Tirat HaCarmel) - Eliminated | Heeba Batheesh (23, Nazareth Nazareth Nazareth is the largest city in the North District of Israel. Known as "the Arab capital of Israel," the population is made up predominantly of Palestinian Arab citizens of Israel... ) - Eliminated |
| Oren Koko (23, Tel Aviv Tel 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... ) - Eliminated |
Ma'ayan Bukris (17, Nesher Nesher Nesher is a city in the Haifa District of Israel. In 2011, Nesher had a population of 23,000. The mayor of Nesher is David Amar.-Etymology:... ) - Eliminated |
| Yuval Lev-Tov (36, Holon) - Eliminated | Noa Deutsch (24, Kiryat Motzkin) - Eliminated |
| Yuval Meron (24, Jerusalem) - Eliminated | Nikia Brown (34, Holon) - Eliminated |
| Kfir Ohayon (22, Beer Sheba) - Eliminated | Cecile Etelie (29, Ra'anana Ra'anana Ra'anana is a city in the heart of the southern Sharon Plain of the Central District of Israel with a population of 68,300, . Ra'anana is bordered by Kfar Sava on the east and Herzliya on the southwest... ) - Eliminated |
| Lior Akiva (26, Nahariya Nahariya Nahariya is the northernmost coastal city in Israel, with an estimated population of 51,200.-History:Nahariya was founded by German Jewish immigrants from the Fifth Aliyah in the 1930s... ) - Eliminated |
Karina Kachulin (24, Netanya Netanya Netanya is a city in the Northern Centre District of Israel, and is the capital of the surrounding Sharon plain. It is located north of Tel Aviv, and south of Haifa between the 'Poleg' stream and Wingate Institute in the south and the 'Avichail' stream in the north.Its of beaches have made the... ) - Eliminated |
| Muli Bachar (26, Tel Aviv Tel 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... ) - Eliminated |
Ravit Batashvilli (18, Ramle) - Eliminated |
| Naor Elbaz (20, Kiryat Gat) - Eliminated | Roni Genoussar (22, Moshav Tzofit Tzofit Tzofit is a moshav in central Israel. Located near Kfar Sava, it falls under the jurisdiction of Drom HaSharon Regional Council. In 2006 it had a population of 890.... ) - Eliminated |
| Nissim Bar-Hayim (18, Ramle) - Eliminated | Tahel Shoham (22, Tel Aviv Tel 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... ) - Eliminated |
| Idan Amedi (22, Jerusalem) - Eliminated | |
| Shauli Vaknin (17, Netivot Netivot Netivot is a city in the Southern District of Israel in Israel. At the end of 2009 the city had a total population of 26,700. It was founded in 1956 as a development town along with Sderot to the north, and Ofakim to the south... ) - Eliminated |
|
| Shahar Elgabi (19, Rosh HaAyin Rosh HaAyin Rosh HaAyin is a city in the Center District of Israel. To the west of Rosh HaAyin is the fortress of Antipatris and the source of the Yarkon River. To the southeast is the fortress of Migdal Afek... ) - Eliminated |
This year was unique in that it featured a wide array of diverse participants from drastically different backgrounds. The Host Tzvika Hadar summized that, "... Everyone could select its own favorite... each competitor has its own story and all of them collaborate together and create a unique rainbow..." In addition to that for the first time in the show's history many contestants have been singers of Mizrahi Music
Mizrahi music
Mizrahi music refers to the music integration that combines elements from Europe, the West, and Middle Eastern/North African countries transported to Israel by migrating Jews. It is usually sung in Hebrew, literary Hebrew and Arabic slang...
.
Participants Included:
Cecile Etelie made Aliyah
Aliyah
Aliyah is the immigration of Jews to the Land of Israel . It is a basic tenet of Zionist ideology. The opposite action, emigration from Israel, is referred to as yerida . The return to the Holy Land has been a Jewish aspiration since the Babylonian exile...
6 years ago from France
France
The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...
.
Idan Amedi is a commander in an IDF
Israel Defense Forces
The Israel Defense Forces , commonly known in Israel by the Hebrew acronym Tzahal , are the military forces of the State of Israel. They consist of the ground forces, air force and navy. It is the sole military wing of the Israeli security forces, and has no civilian jurisdiction within Israel...
combat unit from the East Jerusalem
East Jerusalem
East Jerusalem or Eastern Jerusalem refer to the parts of Jerusalem captured and annexed by Jordan in the 1948 Arab-Israeli War and then captured and annexed by Israel in the 1967 Six-Day War...
neighbourhood of Pisgat Ze'ev
Pisgat Ze'ev
Pisgat Ze'ev , is an Israeli settlement and a residential neighborhood with a population of 50,000 located in northern East Jerusalem. The international community considers Israeli settlements in the West Bank illegal under international law, although the Israeli government disputes this...
. He has gotten good reviews almost every week with praise for his sweet voice, incontrast to his muscular body. He is seen as a favourite to win the competition.
Adar Gold is the daughter of famous Israeli singer Cherie.
Shauli Vaknin auditioned for Kokhav Nolad 7
Kokhav Nolad 7
Kokhav Nolad 7 is season 7 of an Israeli reality television competition aimed at finding new solo singing talent. It debuted on May 24, 2009, and was broadcast twice a week, ending August 30, 2009....
in what could be considered humorous audition. He was out of tune, and seemingly entirely unable to sing. However, he impressed the judges auditioning this year in Beersheva where he gave a critically acclaimed performance, and was put eventually reached the finals.
Heeba Batheesh- is the second Israeli Arab to participate in this show's history (the first was Miriam Tukan
Miriam Tukan
Miriam Tukan , a Christian Arab singer from the Israeli village I'billin.Tukan is the first Arab participant of Kokhav Nolad, an Israeli song contest styled after American Idol, and the first to sing in Arabic on the show.In the course of her participation in the show, Tukan was praised for her...
in Kokhav Nolad
Kokhav Nolad
Kokhav Nolad is an Israeli reality television show searching for talented new vocalists based on the British Pop Idol and American Idol model. Since its debut on Israeli Channel 2 in 2003, Kokhav Nolad has achieved great popularity and turned out many new musical stars...
5 who made it to the Top 10). Like Miriam Tukan
Miriam Tukan
Miriam Tukan , a Christian Arab singer from the Israeli village I'billin.Tukan is the first Arab participant of Kokhav Nolad, an Israeli song contest styled after American Idol, and the first to sing in Arabic on the show.In the course of her participation in the show, Tukan was praised for her...
Heeba is a Christian Arab, and has been praised for her unique vocal qualities, including her ability to sing the quarter tones required for Arabic music. She often combined motifs from Arabic music in songs that were considered staples of mainstream, western-style Israeli music, and Mizrahi music
Mizrahi music
Mizrahi music refers to the music integration that combines elements from Europe, the West, and Middle Eastern/North African countries transported to Israel by migrating Jews. It is usually sung in Hebrew, literary Hebrew and Arabic slang...
creating powerful and unconventional new renditions.
Nikia Brown is an African American
African American
African Americans are citizens or residents of the United States who have at least partial ancestry from any of the native populations of Sub-Saharan Africa and are the direct descendants of enslaved Africans within the boundaries of the present United States...
woman who converted to Judaism
Judaism
Judaism ) is the "religion, philosophy, and way of life" of the Jewish people...
and made aliyah with her best friend, along with her husband and daughter in 2007 from Kansas City, Kansas
Kansas City, Kansas
Kansas City is the third-largest city in the state of Kansas and is the county seat of Wyandotte County. It is a suburb of Kansas City, Missouri, and is the third largest city in the Kansas City Metropolitan Area. The city is part of a consolidated city-county government known as the "Unified...
. She speaks very little Hebrew and has been enrolled for free in an intensive ulpan
Ulpan
An ulpan is an institute or school for the intensive study of Hebrew. Ulpan is a Hebrew word meaning basically studio or teaching, instruction....
since becoming a finalist. Throughout the show she has spoken in English
English language
English is a West Germanic language that arose in the Anglo-Saxon kingdoms of England and spread into what was to become south-east Scotland under the influence of the Anglian medieval kingdom of Northumbria...
, but sung in very accented Hebrew mainly mispronouncing Resh
Resh
Resh is the twentieth letter of many Semitic alphabets, including Phoenician, Aramaic, Hebrew and Arabic alphabet . Its sound value is one of a number of rhotic consonants: usually or , but also or in Hebrew....
, and Kaph
Kaph
Kaph is the eleventh letter of many Semitic abjads, including Phoenician, Aramaic, Hebrew Kaf , Arabic alphabet , Persian alphabet...
. Due to her inability to read the Hebrew Alphabet
Hebrew alphabet
The Hebrew alphabet , known variously by scholars as the Jewish script, square script, block script, or more historically, the Assyrian script, is used in the writing of the Hebrew language, as well as other Jewish languages, most notably Yiddish, Ladino, and Judeo-Arabic. There have been two...
she has had to learn each song phonetically
Phonetical singing
Phonetical singing is when a singer learns and performs, the lyrics of a song by the words' phonetic sounds without necessarily understanding of the content of the lyrics....
.
Or Gil'adi is 16 year old from the Haifa
Haifa
Haifa is the largest city in northern Israel, and the third-largest city in the country, with a population of over 268,000. Another 300,000 people live in towns directly adjacent to the city including the cities of the Krayot, as well as, Tirat Carmel, Daliyat al-Karmel and Nesher...
suburb of Tirat HaCarmel. He received sceptism about his age at his audition . This is due to the fact that he looks several years younger than his actual age. After proving his age he sailed into the finals of the competition, with singer and judge Dana International
Dana International
Sharon Cohen , professionally known as Dana International is an Israeli pop singer of Yemenite Jewish ancestry. She has released eight albums and three additional compilation albums, positioning herself as one of Israel's most successful musical acts ever...
even suggesting that he be selected as Israel's representative in the Eurovision Song Contest 2011
Eurovision Song Contest 2011
The Eurovision Song Contest 2011 was the 56th annual Eurovision Song Contest and was won by Eldar & Nigar performing "Running Scared" for Azerbaijan. The event took place in the Esprit Arena in Düsseldorf, Germany, following Germany's win in the previous year...
.
Noa Deutch received critacal acclaim at her audition for her self written song which in English means; "I am not a man, and not a woman". She is an LGBT
LGBT
LGBT is an initialism that collectively refers to "lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender" people. In use since the 1990s, the term "LGBT" is an adaptation of the initialism "LGB", which itself started replacing the phrase "gay community" beginning in the mid-to-late 1980s, which many within the...
, androgynous individual who has been very open about her sexuality and unique gender identity throughout the show. At different points she has identified herself as a lesbian
Lesbian
Lesbian is a term most widely used in the English language to describe sexual and romantic desire between females. The word may be used as a noun, to refer to women who identify themselves or who are characterized by others as having the primary attribute of female homosexuality, or as an...
, and at others as a Genderqueer
Genderqueer
Genderqueer is a catch-all term for gender identities other than man and woman, thus outside of the gender binary and heteronormativity...
. She works as a steelworker in Haifa
Haifa
Haifa is the largest city in northern Israel, and the third-largest city in the country, with a population of over 268,000. Another 300,000 people live in towns directly adjacent to the city including the cities of the Krayot, as well as, Tirat Carmel, Daliyat al-Karmel and Nesher...
.
Yuval Lev-Tov is a 36 year old convenience store salesman who sacrificed everything for his family and children and never pursued his dream to become a singer. He is also the oldest contestant ever that passed the auditions.
Kfir Ohayon became known for his extremely high voice, and the fact that he sang 2 or three octaves above middle C
Middle C
C or Do is the first note of the fixed-Do solfège scale. Its enharmonic is B.-Middle C:Middle C is designated C4 in scientific pitch notation because of the note's position as the fourth C key on a standard 88-key piano keyboard...
each week. He sung mostly Mizrahi Music
Mizrahi music
Mizrahi music refers to the music integration that combines elements from Europe, the West, and Middle Eastern/North African countries transported to Israel by migrating Jews. It is usually sung in Hebrew, literary Hebrew and Arabic slang...
until he was eliminated on the second week of the live performances.
Lior Akiva is a bodybuilder from Nahariya
Nahariya
Nahariya is the northernmost coastal city in Israel, with an estimated population of 51,200.-History:Nahariya was founded by German Jewish immigrants from the Fifth Aliyah in the 1930s...
, he works as a municipal security guard. He made Aliyah
Aliyah
Aliyah is the immigration of Jews to the Land of Israel . It is a basic tenet of Zionist ideology. The opposite action, emigration from Israel, is referred to as yerida . The return to the Holy Land has been a Jewish aspiration since the Babylonian exile...
as a young child from Brazil
Brazil
Brazil , officially the Federative Republic of Brazil , is the largest country in South America. It is the world's fifth largest country, both by geographical area and by population with over 192 million people...
and was adopted by Israeli parents.
Roni Genoussar became known for her new-age appearance and attire. She has been praised for her impressive vocal abilities, and uniqueness. She is diagnosed with Savant syndrome
Savant syndrome
Savant syndrome , sometimes referred to as savantism, is a rare condition in which people with developmental disorders have one or more areas of expertise, ability, or brilliance that are in contrast with the individual's overall limitations...
.