Kokhav Nolad

*Kokhav Nolad*
Kokhav Nolad
Hebrew	כוכב נולד
Created by	Simon Fuller
Presented by	Zvika Hadar(1–10)
Judges	Izhar Ashdot(1); Matti Caspi(1); Roni Brown(1-2); Tzedi Tzarfati(2–10); Riki Gal(2–3); Svika Pick(3–7); Margalit Tzan'ani(4–9); Gal Uchovsky(4–8); Dana International(7–8); Pablo Rosenberg(8); Miri Mesika(9–10); Yair Nitzani(9); Gidi Gov(10); Moshe Peretz(10)
Country of origin	Israel
No.of seasons	10
Production
Running time	Varies between 90 and 120 minutes
Original release
Network	Keshet,Channel 2
Release	May 2003–; September 2012
Related
	HaKokhav HaBa

Kokhav Nolad(Hebrew:כּוֹכָב נוֹלַד;meaning "A Star Is Born" ) was an Israelireality televisionshow searching for talented new vocalists, based on the BritishPop Idolmodel. Since its debut on IsraeliChannel 2in 2003, Kokhav Nolad has become popular and turned out many new musical stars. The show was hosted byZvika Hadar.

Summary

Season	Year	Winner	Runner-up	Third
1	May and August 2003	Ninet Tayeb	Shiri Maimon	Shai Gabso
2	February to August 2004	Harel Moyal	Harel Skaat	Adi Cohen
3	March to August 2005	Yehuda Saado	Michael Kirkilan	Shir Biton
4	May to September 2006	Jacko Eisenberg	Maya Rotman	Refael Mirila
5	May 18 – August 29, 2007	Bo'az Ma'uda	Marina Maximilian Blumin	Shlomi Bar'el
6	May 25 – August 26, 2008	Israel Bar-On	Lee Biran	Carmel Eclman
7	May 24 – August 30, 2009	Roni Dalumi	Vladi Blayberg	Mei Finegold
8	April 22 – September 4, 2010	Diana Golbi	Idan Amedi	Ohad Shraga'i
9	April 2 – July 23, 2011	Hagit Yaso	David Lavi	Liron Ramati
10	May 22 - September 4, 2012	Or Taragan	Itan Grinberg	Anita Gassin

Format

The format ofKokhav Noladwas similar to Pop Idol and itsspinoffs,likeAmerican 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 Noladwas preceded by another program calledLo Nafsik Lashir,in which the participants competed in their knowledge ofHebrew songs,not on the quality of their singing.

The season included a number of preliminary episodes in which open auditions were held across Israel. Immediately after that, thequarter finalround started in which two or three competitors performed every week; the one who got the most votes moved on to thesemi finalround. The semi final was divided into two shows with 4-5 competitors in each show. The 3 who got the most votes went on to the finale.

Judges

The judges started in the second season, after a small change in the show format. The judge panel includedRiki Gal,Tsedi Tzarfati and Roni Brown. In the third seasonSvika Pickreplaced Ronny Brown. The fourth season had two new judges,Gal UchovskyandMargalit Tzan'ani,who joined Tzarfati and Pick.Dana Internationaljoined the ranks in the 7th season andPablo Rosenbergin the 8th season. In the 9th season the singerMiri Mesikaand the musicianYair Nitzanireplaced Gal Ochovsky, Dana International and Pavlo Rozenberg. In the 10th seasonMoshe PeretzandGidi GovreplacedMargalit Tzan'aniandYair Nitzani.

Audition song

Since the 3rd season, each season of the program has had a theme song. The 3rd season theme was "Halomot Mitgashmim" ( "Dreams do come true" ), composed bySvika Pikand performed by the 3 finalists of Kokhav Nolad 2 (Harel Moyal,Harel Skaat&Adi Cohen,Kokhav Nolad 4 had "Kol Kakh Harbe Shirim" ( "So many songs" ), composed byYoni Blochand performed by the 3rd season winner,Yehuda Saado,the 5th season was brought up with "Kashe li lo lehitragesh" ( "It's hard for me not to stress" ) with Kokhav Nolad 4 winner & runner up -Jacko Eisenberg&Maya Rotthman,Kokhav Nolad 5 was the same with "Mi haya ma'amin?" ( "Who would believe?" ) fromKeren Pelesand performed byBoaz Mauda&Marina Maximillian Blumin.For Kokhav Nolad 7, Israeli musician & singerDudu Tassamade a theme named "Ratsiti Lashir" - simply translated as "I wanted to sing". The final versions came up with 3 solo version of Kokhav Nolad 6 finalists - winnerIsrael Bar-On,runner upLee BiranandCarmel Eckmanwho took the third place. The 8th season's auditions song is "Achshav Tori (It's my turn now)" written byMosh Ben Ariand is performed by season 7 winnerRoni Dalumi.The 9th season's auditions song is "Haderech Shelcha (Your way)" composed byIdan Amediand is performed by Kokhav Nolad 8 winner & runner up -Diana Golbi&Idan Amedi.

Seasons

Season 1 (2003)

The first season ofKokhav Noladran between May and August 2003. The first season was a collaboration with an earlier Israeli TV program called לא נפסיק לשיר (meaning We will not stop singing) that had started in 2002. The 2003 season, the second and last of the original music quiz program and the first of Kokhav Nolad (כוכב נולד) was jointly called "לא נפסיק לשיר - כוכב נולד". After this initial joint season, Kokhav Nolad was launched separately as an independent show in 2004.

The finale was held on 28 August 2003 at theNitzanim Beachin front of a live audience of 7,000 people. The judges for the final were the Israeli composer and producer Roni Brown רוני בראון and singerIzhar Ashdot(יזהר אשדות).

Ninet Tayebwon first place with the song "Yam Shel Dma'ot" (A Sea of Tears), after receiving 49.3% of the audience votes in the final.Shiri Maimonwas runner-up with the song "Don Quixote"after receiving 28.2% of the votes.Shai Gabsocame third with 22.5% after performing "Esh" (Fire). Over 1.4 million votes were cast during the final.

Season 2 (2004)

The second season ofKokhav Noladwas held from February to August 2004. The final was broadcast on August 15, 2004 fromCoca Cola Music Villageat theNitzanim Beach,in front of an audience of 7,500 people.Harel Moyalwon the contest with 862,368 votes,Harel Skaattook second place with 806,292 votes, andAdi Cohentook third place with 254,926 votes. Almost 2 million votes were cast during the final.

Since Skaat won first place and Moyal second in the first semi-final against Harel Moyal, and since polls held at certain sites indicated that Harel Skaat would win, many were surprised when he did not. A controversy arose about the voting in the final, beginning with claims that the production company had forged the results and ending with claims that voters had used software to send in more votes for their candidate than was allowed by program regulations (250 votes per apparatus). The production staff denied all of these allegations. On Thursday, August 19, a smalldemonstrationof about 20 Harel Skaat fans was held in front of the offices of Shidurey Keshet. The demonstrators demanded that they investigate the claims and recount the votes.Keshet Broadcastingreported that the matter was investigated and no irregularities were found.

Season 3 (2005)

The third season ofKokhav Noladwas held from March to August 2005. The final was held on August 29, 2005 inTel Avivin front of thousands of people.Yehuda Sa'adowon first place with the song "Sadot Shel Irusim," getting 918,520 votes,Michael Kirkilanwon second place with "Yesh BeLibi Kinor," getting 370,631 votes, andShir Bitonwon third place with "Smakhot Ktanot," getting 322,288 votes. 1.6 million viewers tuned in to watch the winning moment.

Season 4 (2006)

The fourth season ofKokhav Noladran from May to September 2006. The final was held on September 7, 2006 atVolume Tel Aviv,in front of an audience of 40,000 people, attracting over a million viewers.Jacko Eisenbergwon 1st place with 846,039 votes andMaya Rotmanwas the runner-up with 514,981 votes.

Season 5 (2007)

The fifth season ofKokhav Noladwas held in 2007. The final ofKokhav Nolad 5was held on Golan Beach in the eastern side of theSea of Galilee(opposite the city ofTiberias,west of the sea) on August 29, 2007. After the first semifinal, Zvika Hadar announced that Marina Maximillian Blumin had qualified. In the second semifinal Boaz Ma'uda won first place in his bracket.Chen Aharoniwent into a head-to-head with Shlomi Bar'el, with Shlomi coming out as the victor. As such Marina, Boaz, and Shlomi were the final three contestants. a first for the series was the participation ofMiriam Tukan,in the fifth season, becoming the firstArabparticipant of Kokhav Nolad.

Bo'az Ma'udawon with 50% of the vote,Marina Maximilian Blumin- 27% was runner andShlomi Bar'elthird with 23% of the vote.^[1] Bar'el went on to sign a contract withHed Arzi Musicand Blumin withHelicon Records.In addition,Chen Aharoniand Adir Ohayon, reached deals withNMC Music.

Season 6 (2008)

The winner wasIsrael Bar-On.

Season 7 (2009)

An addition to the new season, of the show, wastranssexualsinger and formerEurovision Song ContestwinnerDana International,who joined the show as a judge, fifth in the panel that includes composerSvika Pik,singerMargalit Tsanani,director and choreographerTsedi Tsarfati,plus writer and music criticGal Uchovsky.The show's host as usual was comedianZvika Hadar.

Auditions were held in Israel inTel Aviv,Beersheba,andHaifa.While inKokhav Nolad 6,auditions were also held inIndia;this time the judges went to find singers in the Americas. The finale was broadcast live fromEilat.

The average age of the seventh season was remarkably low, because many of the contestants had not finished high school when the show aired.

Although the show is mostly dedicated to Israeli and Hebrew music, this year the participants were allowed to sing some songs inArabic,English,RussianandSpanish.

On August 23, the finalists were announced to beMei Finegold,Vladi BlaybergandRoni Dalumi,Ron Dalumi winning the competition with 61% of the votes.

Season 8 (2010)

The winner wasDiana Golbi.

Season 9 (2011)

The auditions started in January 2011 and the televised season in April 2011. The winner wasHagit Yaso.

Season 10 (2012)

The auditions started in late 2011 and the televised season in May 2012. The winner wasOr Taragan.

Show cancellation

On 20 May 2013, it was announced that judgeMoshe Peretzwas leaving the show to host thefirst seasonofThe X Factor Israelon a competing station,Reshet.The other judges from season 10Miri MesikaandGidi Govalso confirmed they were leaving and would not return to the show. Kokhav Nolad that show was later officially replaced byHaKokhav HaBa.

Impact

The program became a microcosm of the Israeli society. With its massive following became social phenomenon. The first series winnerNinette Tayeb,came fromKiryat Gat,inhabited by mainlySephardi/MizrahiJews notably from North Africa. Her win was interpreted as an advance for Sephardic Jews. She would return in a television role in the seriesHaShir Shelanu(Hebrew:השיר שלנו,lit.Our Song) as an unknown country girl who became a big star despite all odds.

Yehuda Saado,the third season winner, with his religious attire and interpretations was considered as representative of the conservative religious elements in the country.

Fourth season winnerJacko Eisenbergraised the question of serving in the Israeli Army. Contrary to first season winner Ninette Tayeb who served in the IDF, and toHarel Moyalwinner in season 2, a soldier in theIsrael Border Police,also composing songs for the military forces, withIdan Amediauditioning with a song he wrote while in the Israeli Combat Engineering Corps, Eisenberg said publicly in an interview that he would not serve in the military, raising protests against his defiant declarations and led to calls for his boycott. In response,Kokhav Noladheld special auditions at various Army outlets to encourage those in military service to try to apply for the competition.

The fifth season scored another cornerstone for the competition withMiriam Tukan,aPalestinian Christiancontestant fromI'billin,an Arab town in North Israel taking part as the first ever Arab contestant. Huge media attention focused on her with her insistence in incorporating Arab-themed music in her interpretations rather than the general Jewish content of other contestants. An article inHaaretzeven discussed the possibility of an Arab contestant winning the show. The Arab and international media also focused on her participation with varying views. Some judges also expressed reservations with her accent and pronunciation. Tukan did not make it to the finals and the fifth season title went toBo'az Ma'udawho would eventually represent Israel in theEurovision Song Contest.

Season 7 saw a big controversy over contestantOmer Adam,one of the most popular contestants of the season and tipped to win the title, until blogger Omri Hayon and Ynet online news service revealed that Omer was just 15 years and 7 months when he applied. The minimum age for applying for the show is 16 years. Omer Adam admitted that the allegation was correct and withdrew from the competition mid-way through the season. Omer Adam's disqualification was announced officially on August 5, 2009. Adam went on to enjoy a successful career despite the controversy.^{[citation needed]}

The changing ethnic landscape of Israeli society was also highlighted with the title win byDiana Golbi,a Russian Jew in season 8. Golbi had been born inMoscow.Of big impact was the participation ofHagit Yaso,an Ethiopian immigrant, another first for the program in season 9. She was avidly supported by the Ethiopian Israelis as a representative of their community and took the title for the season.

Despite the popularity of the program,Kokhav Noladhas been accused of promoting theatrics, promoting false stories, banalization of true artistic music and manipulation of contestants and their abuse. Artists publicly criticizing the show includedChava Alberstein(חוה אלברשטיין) andYehoram Gaon(יהורם גאון). Contestant, even season winners were accused of not contributing anything original to Israeli music after their wins. Many also criticized the over-commercialization of the program through its sponsors and manipulating presentations to promote commercial interests. But others defended the program for providing opportunities for many new upcoming talents to shine and have success.

References

^Natanzon, Keren (30 August 2007)."The people's choice: Mauda - Israel Culture, Ynetnews".Ynetnews.Ynetnews.Retrieved2014-06-12.

External links

Official website(in Hebrew)
Kokhav NoladatIMDb

[1] Natanzon, Keren (30 August 2007)."The people's choice: Mauda - Israel Culture, Ynetnews".Ynetnews.Ynetnews.Retrieved2014-06-12.

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v t e Kokhav Nolad
Seasons	1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
Winners	Ninet Tayeb Harel Moyal Yehuda Saado Jacko Eisenberg Bo'az Ma'uda Israel Bar-On Roni Dalumi Diana Golbi Hagit Yaso Or Taragan
Notable alumni	Shiri Maimon Shai Gabso Cabra Casay Harel Skaat Amir Haddad Marina Maximilian Blumin Chen Aharoni Miriam Toukan Adi Ulmansky Mei Finegold Omer Adam Hovi Star Idan Amedi