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Boaz Ma'uda
Background information
Birth nameBoaz Ma'uda
Born(1987-04-23)April 23, 1987(age 37)
Elyakim,Israel
GenresMizrahi,Ethnic,acoustic
Occupation(s)Singer
Years active2007–present

Boaz Ma'uda(Hebrew:בועז מעודה,born April 23, 1987) is an Israeli singer and songwriter. He won the fifth season ofKokhav Nolad,the Israeli version ofPop Idol,and representedIsrael in the Eurovision Song Contest 2008,finishing in 9th place.

His voice has been described as somewhere betweenDavid D'OrandDana International.[1]

Early life

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Boaz was born and raised inmoshavElyakim,where he still lives. He is the youngest son of his mother, who became disabled from complications of his birth. He is ofYemenite Jewishdescent.

Career

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Kochav Nolad

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Without any history in the music industry, and unknown to Boaz, he was signed up by a friend for the auditions of the fifth season ofKochav Nolad.During the show, Boaz sang manyMizrahiandacousticsongs. His voice was loved by the audience and judges.

At the finals on August 29, 2007, Boaz competed againstMarina Maximillian BluminandShlomi Bar'el.On that evening, he performed two songs: "Señorita" with veteran Israeli singerDavid Broza,and thenAvner Gadassi's"Menagen veshar"( "Playing and Singing" ). He wonKochav Nolad2007 with 50% of the votes. In addition, he won a contract with the labelHed Artzi.

Kohav Noladperformances

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Week # Song Choice Original Artist Result
Top 20 "Yad anuga" Avner Gadassi Safe
Top 18 "Neshel hanachash" Meir Ariel Safe
Top 16 "HaShir al ha'aretz" (duet withArlene Gould) Nurit Galron Got a resistance
Top 14 "Khayekha vekhayay" (duet withEden Amzaleg) Boaz Sharabi Bottom 2 in duets
Top 14 – Rescue solo "Shi'ur moledet" Hava Alberstein Safe
Top 13 "Erev shel yom bahir" Efraim Shamir Safe
Top 12 "Ani shuv mit'ahev" (Duet withShlomi Bar'el) Gidi Gov Safe
Top 12 – Rescue solo "Yare'akh kakhol" Gan HayotBand Safe
Top 11 "Ahavat khayay" Haim Moshe Safe
Top 10 "At li layla" (duet withDaniel Ben Hayim) Boaz Sharabi Bottom 3 in duets
Top 10 – Rescue solo "Kol galgal" Shotei Hanevuah Safe
Top 9 "Maka Afora" Monica Sex Safe
Top 8 "Al tikh'asi, ze lo ason" Gesher HaYarkon trio Safe
Top 7 "Yalduti hashnyia" Matti Caspi Safe
Top 7 "Homot heimar" Margalit Tzan'ani Safe
Top 3 (Semi-final 2) "Mizmor layla" and "Etslekh ba'olam" "Mizmor layla" –Noa;"Etslekh ba'olam" –Evyatar Banai Final qualifier
Finale "Señorita" and "Menagen veshar" "Señorita" –David Broza;"Menagen veshar" –Avner Gadassi. Winner

Eurovision Song Contest

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Ma'uda with two dancers fromAndorra,Belgrade, May 2008

On November 14, theIsrael Broadcasting Authorityand Israel'sChannel 2announced that Boaz Ma'uda was chosen to represent his country at theEurovision Song Contest 2008inBelgrade,Serbia.

The pre-selection occurred in February 2008 in which Ma'uda sang five songs, and the audience, together with a jury of Israeli experts, voted for the winning song which wasKe'ilu Kan– a song written by Israel's Eurovision winnerDana International.

Ma'uda participated in the first semi-finals of the Eurovision Song Contest on May 20, 2008. He ended 5th in the semi-finals and was awarded a spot in the final on May 24, 2008 where he ended 9th with 124 points.

In 2009 he participated in the series Johnny Hollywood playing the famous singer Izhar Cohen, and in August the same year he began his tour of Israel.

Discography

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  • (August 3, 2008) – Ma'uda released his first single,"Oreakh baolam"[A guest in the world] for what would be his debut album, titled "Boaz Ma'uda," as the singer; this song is written by composerKeren Peles.
  • (March 2009) – he released his second single, also by Peles, "Lakhzor Ha-baita"( "Return home" ). He published the song "Time to Pray"with singerSirusho(Armenian representative in the Eurovision Song Contest in 2008, which ranked fourth) and the singerJelena Tomasevic(Serbia representative in theEurovision Song Contestwhich was in sixth place).
  • (July 7, 2009) – his first studio album, titled "Boaz Ma'uda". This album contains 11 songs, with five titles not previously released:"Mah Yafu","Better Days,""She-tishaer",and"Ausencia"(Spanish: "absence" ). The song"Sha'ar libech"( "The gate to your (f.) heart" ) is a cover of fellow Eurovision 2008 singer Olta Boka's Albanian entryZemrën e lamë peng.
  • (2011) – he released one single called"Yeled hasade"( "Child of the field" ) a cover of a famous Israeli song. This cover was recorded to a daily drama series called "Alifim", based on a famous Israeli book. In April the same year he released a new song "Shniya Ve'od Ahat" from his second album which he is currently working.[2]

Personal life

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Ma'uda still lives with his family inElyakim.[citation needed]

Singles

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Year Song English Translation Creator ISR
2007 "Menagen Veshar" Playing and Singing Avner Gadasi -
2008 "Keilu Kan" As If Here Dana International 1
2008 "Mi Haya Ma'amin?"(withMarina Maximillian Blumin) Who Would Believe? Keren Peles 4
2008 "Oreakh BaOlam" A Guest in the World Keren Peles 1
2009 "Lakhzor HaBaita" Return Home Keren Peles -
2009 "Time To Pray"(withSirushoandJelena Tomašević) - Shimon PeresandBoaz Mauda -
2011 "Shniya Ve'od Ahat" One second and another Natan Goshen -

References

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Wikimedia Commons has media related toBoaz Mauda.
  1. ^"Israel, on The Irish Eurovision Website".Allkindsofeverything.ie. April 23, 1987.RetrievedNovember 30,2011.
  2. ^"בועז מעודה – שניה ועוד אחת".Mako.co.il. July 4, 2011.RetrievedNovember 30,2011.
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Awards and achievements
Preceded by Kokhav Noladwinner
2007 		Succeeded by
Preceded by Israel in the Eurovision Song Contest
2008 		Succeeded by
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