Kokhav Nolad 7 is season 7 of an Israeli reality television competition Kokhav Nolad aimed at finding new solo singing talent. It debuted on May 24, 2009, and was broadcast twice a week, ending August 30, 2009.
An addition to the new season of the show included transsexual singer and former Eurovision Song Contest winner Dana International, who joined the show as a judge in the panel that includes composer Svika Pik, singer Margalit Tsanani, director and choreographer Tsedi Tsarfati, plus writer and music critic Gal Uchovsky. The show's host as usual was comedian Zvika Hadar.
Auditions were held in Israel in Tel Aviv, Beersheba, and Haifa. While in Kokhav Nolad 6, auditions were also held in India; this time the judges went to find singers in the Americas. The finale was broadcast live from Eilat.
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 in Arabic, English, Russian and Spanish.
On August 23, the finalists were announced to be Mei Finegold, Vladi Blayberg and Roni Dalumi. Dalumi won the competition with 61% of the votes.
Participants
Male Participants Female ParticipantsOr Kollenberg* (19, Giv'at Shmuel)Amor Amosi* (23, Even Yehuda)Liran Danino* (18, Petah Tikva)Roni Dalumi (17, Omer)Daniel Tavori* (22, Nes Ziona)Mazal Picado* (23, Beersheba)Elchai Refoua* (18, Jerusalem)Paula Volstein* (31, Brooklyn, New York)Omer Adam* (15, Mishmar HaShiva)Moran Mazuz* (26, Netivot)Hovi "Star" Sekulets* (22, Kiryat Ata)Aya Zehavi Fayglin* (22, Hadera)Oshri Elmorish* (21, Maor)Yarden Geraffi* (18, Karkur)Daniel Barzilay* (17, Arad)Mei Finegold (26, Rishon LeZion)Vladi Blayberg (26, Holon)Adi Cohen* (27, Masua)Ido Geraffi* (18, Karkur)Re'em Cohen* (25, Beersheba)Sagi Ossi* (17, Tirat Carmel)Tomer Yishaayahu* (20, Ra'anana) * – asterisk (*) means eliminated.
The Episodes and songs performed Below are the episodes.
First Solo Week
Performances were held on June 28 and June 29, live from Herzliya TV studios, the same venue since the fourth season. 11 participants performed on each day. Judges ranking was 25% of the final result.
Sunday, June 28th Performer Number Original Performer Re'em Cohen "Lihyot zamar" (To be a singer) Haim Moshe Roni Dalumi "Tiftach Chalon" (Open a window) Rita Sagi Ossi "LeSham" (To there) Miri Mesika Or Kollenberg "Ayeka?" (Where are you?) Shuly Rand Yarden Geraffi "Otkha" (You) Ilana Avital Moran Mazuz "Ma lakh yalda?" (What is it with you, Girl?) Zohar Argov Elchai Refoua "Olam" (World) Offira Yossefi Aya Zehavi Fayglin "Kol ehad rotze" (Everybody wants) Shalom Hanoch Paula Volstein "Bo habayta" (Come home) Rami Kleinstein Tomer Yishaayahu "Liknot lakh yahalom" (To buy you a diamond) Eyal Golan Liran Danino "At" (You) Mosh Ben Ari
Paula aVlstein was awarded the best performance of the night. Yarden Geraffi and Aya Zehavi Fayglin were eliminated.
Monday, June 29th
Performer Number Original Performer Amor Amosi "Agada avuda" (A lost legend) Shlomit Aharon Hovi "Star" Sekulets "Cinderella" Sexta Mei Finegold "Ale baruakh" (A Leaf in the wind) Gabi Shushan Daniel Tavori "Ima sheli" (My mother) Noam Caniel Adi Cohen "Ad sheta'azov" (Until you leave) Rita Oshri Elmorish "Ashem" (Guilty) Synergia Daniel Barzilay "Yesh ey sham" (There is somewhere...) Gidi Gov Vladi Blayberg "Adagio" Shlomit Aharon Ido Geraffi "Parparim" (Butterflies) Uri Banai Mazal Picado "Lir'ot et ha'or" (Seeing the light) Efrat Gosh Omer Adam "Isha ne'emana" (A loyal woman) Yishai Levi
Mei Finegold was awarded the best performance of the night. Ido Geraffi and Adi Cohen were eliminated, but won "Hatsilu, Ani Kokhav Nolad!" (see below) and could come back to the show. Finegold was awarded best weekly performance.
Second Solo Week
Performances were held on July 5 and July 6 from Herzliya TV studios. 9 participants performed each day. Judges ranking was 25% of the final result.
Sunday, July 5th Performer Number Original Performer Omer Adam "Tza'ir lanetsakh" (Forever young) Rami Kleinstein Mei Finegold "Boogy iti halayla" (Boogy with me tonight) Gary Eckstein Elchai Refoua "Vehi she'amda" (She who stood) Yaakov Shwekey & Yonatan Razel Vladi Blayberg "Le'an shelo telchi" (Wherever you go) Shiri Maimon Liran Danino "Shir yashan" (Old song) Ethnix Mazal Picado "Kotonet pasim" (Stripe nightshirt) Meir Ariel Tomer Yishaayahu "Ir miklat" (Shelter city) Ehud Banai Hovi "Star" Sekulets "Mits'taer" (Sorry) Michael Kirkilan Roni Dalumi "HaKhayim yafim" (Life's beautiful) Achinoam Nini
Hovi Sekulets was awarded the best performance of the night. During the show, Israel Bar-On, winner of Kokhav Nolad 6, performed. Tomer Yeshayahu was eliminated.
Monday, July 6th
Performer Number Original Performer Or Kollenberg "Hayom hayom" (Today today) Dorit Reuveni Paula Valstein "Tir'i, ze ani" (Look, it's me) Synergia Daniel Barzilay "Kol ma shenish'ar" (All that's left) Boten Matok BaKirkas Re'em Cohen "Atur mitzkhekh" (Your forehead is covered) Arik Einstein Amor Amosi "Hakol ze letova" (Everything is for the better) Dana International Sagi Ossi "Kol hakohkavim" (All the stars) David D'or Daniel Tavori "Ahava kena" (Honest love) Neriya Hovav Oshri Elmorish "Titkhaneni elay" (Beg me) Evyatar Banai Moran Mazuz "Keren shemesh me'ukheret" (Late ray of sun) Shalom Hanoch
Paula Valstein was awarded the best performance of the night for the second week in a row. During the show, Harel Skaat, the runner-up of the 2nd season, performed. Sagi Ossi was eliminated. Hovi was awarded best weekly performance.
Third Week
July 12 and July 13. Sunday was a duet evening. Judges' ranking of the duets was 40% of the result, after which 6 pairs qualified to Monday's show, and 4 contestants performing "rescue solos", with 25% judges ranking of the final result. One of the four was eliminated.
The pairs for Sunday show were as such:
Performer Number Original Performer Re'em Cohen & Vladi Blayberg "Ba lashkhuna bakhur khadash" (A new guy came to the neighbourhood) Alon Olearchik Moran Mazuz & Omer Adam "Niguna shel hashkhuna" (The neighborhood's song) Izhar Cohen Oshri Elmorish & Amor Amosi "At shara baradio" (You're singing on the Radio) Rami Kleinstein Or Kollnberg & Roni Dalumi "Tzliley hasheket" HaParvarim (originally "The Sounds of Silence" by Simon & Garfunkel) Daniel Barzilay & Mazal Picado "Boy nagid she'ani shelakh" (Let's say I'm yours) Alon Olearchik Elchai Refoua & Hovi "Star" Sekulets Shavim (Equals) Ran Danker & Ilay Botner Daniel Tavori & Mei Finegold "Achinoam lo yodaat" (Achinoam doesn't know) Rockfour Paula Valstein & Liran Danino "Ad makhar" (Until tomorrow) Evyatar Banai
Hovi & Elchai Refoua and Omer & Moran awarded the best performance of the night and therefore they are automatically qualified for next week's show. Bottom 2 were Mei Feingold, Daniel Tavori, Oshri Elmorish and Amor Amosi. All 4 sang rescue solos. These were:
Performer Number Original Performer Amor Amosi "BeSof hayom ani tzrikha otkha" (I need you at the end of the day) Riki Gal Mei Finegold "Nag'a bashamayim" (Touched the sky) Machina Daniel Tavori "I'm yours" Jason Mraz Oshri Elmorish "Ben hamelekh" (Son of the king) Rami Davidoff
Amor Amosi was eliminated from the show.
Monday, July 13th The second night was dedicated to the Israeli writer, lyricist and poet Ehud Manor who died just a few years ago. This night all participants performed with songs Manor was partner in. Out of 11 performances, two participants would be eliminated this show. Judges ranking was 25% of the final result.
Performer Number Original Performer Liran Danino "Lo yada'ati shetelkhi mimeni" (I didn't know you'd go away from me) Matti Caspi Paula Valstein "Slikha" (Sorry) Matti Caspi Oshri Elmorish "BeSof ha'olam" (In the end of the world) Ninet Tayeb Daniel Barzilay "Inyan shel zman" (A matter of time) Gidi Gov Mei Finegold "Emor shalom" (Say hello) Chocolate, Menta, Mastik Re'em Cohen "Brit olam" (World covenant) Matti Caspi Daniel Tavori "La'uf itakh" (To fly with you) Ephraim Shamir Roni Dalumi "Khalomot shmurim" (Safe dreams) Izhar Cohen Or Kollenberg "Mishehu" (Somebody) Yehudit Ravitz Mazal Picado "Hi shelo vehu shela" (She's his and he's hers) Riki Gal & Matti Caspi Vladi Blayberg "Ein li eretz akheret" (I got no other land) Corinne Allal
Mazal Picado and Oshri Elmorish were eliminated.
Fourth Week
Were held on July 19 and July 20. The first night was an unthemed duets night, while the bottom two would go up in the end to do 'rescue solos' where the audience would choose which 1 of the 4 will leave the show. As there are 13 participants in the show, a trio was selected to perform. Judges ranking of the duets was 40% and that of the rescue solos was 25% of the final result.
Sunday, July 19th The pairs for Sunday show were as such:
Performer Number Original PerformerRe'em Cohen, Hovi Sekulets & Omer Adam"Ma hu ose la" (What does he do to her)HaGashash HaHiverElchai Refoua & Liran Danino"Ge'ula"Hemi RudnerVladi Blayberg & Moran Mazuz"Boy ima" (Come Mom)IlanitDaniel Brazilay & Or Kollenberg"Luakh vagir" (Chalk and a board)Shmulik KrausPaula Valstein & Daniel Tavori"Linshom itkha" (To breathe with you) An original song the pair wrote while searching for an entry.Mei Finegold & Roni Dalumi"Femme fatale"Yuval Banai (Hebrew version to a song originally by Velvet Underground)
Vladi & Moran and Omer, Hovi & Re'em, Mei & Roni and Elchai & Liran qualified for Monday's show. Bottom 2 were Daniel, Or, Paula and Daniel. All 4 sang rescue solos. These were:
Performer Number Original Performer Daniel Barzilay "At mevi'a hakol lidey dmaot" (You bring everything to tears) Shalom Hanoch Or Kollenberg "Uf gozal" (Fly chick) Arik Einstein Daniel Tavori "Zakhiti le'ehov" (Had the right to love) Ivri Lider Paula Valstein "Kol davar kat" (Every little thing) Alon Olearczyk
Or Kollenberg was eliminated from the show.
During the show Gidi Gov performed.
Monday, July 20th
Was a 1980s-themed special. During the show the Pet Shop Boys perform, a day after they landed in Israel. Judges ranking was 25% of the final result. 12 performances were held, in the following order:
Performer Number Original PerformerRoni Dalumi"Matkhila mehatkhala" (Starting anew)MangoHovi Sekulets"Eved shel hazman" (Time's slave)RitaDaniel Barzilay"Shtey etsba'ot miTsidon" (Two fingers from Sidon)Boaz OffriVladi Blayberg"Roked lekol habanot" (Dancing to the voice of the girls)Efraim ShamirMoran Mazuz"Ohevet otkha, ozevet otkha" (Loving you, leaving you)Dafna ArmoniOmer Adam"Marlene"Zohar Argov (originally by Enrico Macias)Elchai Refouah"Makhar hu yakhazor" (Tomorrow he'll be back)Danny RobasPaula Valstein"Shlakh li mal'akh" (Send me an angel)MashinaDaniel Tavori"Bayom shel haptzatza" (On the bomb's day)Rami KleinsteinRe'em Cohen"Raiah" (Wife)Avihu MedinaMei Finegold"Seder yom" (Daily Schedule)Lahaka RetoritLiran Danino"Lir'ot ota hayom" (Seeing her today)Tislam
Elchai Refoua was eliminated from the show.
Fifth Week
Was held on July 26 and July 27. The first week was where all participants performed every night. The first night was an unthemed duets night, while the bottom two went to go up in the end to do 'rescue solos' where the audience would choose which 1 of the 4 will leave the show. As there are 11 participants in the show, a trio was selected to perform. Judges ranking of the duets was 40% and that of the rescue solos was 25% of the final result.
Sunday, July 26th The pairs for Sunday show were as such: