Boaz Mauda
Boaz Mauda ( Hebrew בועז מעודה; * April 23, 1987 in Elyakim ) is an Israeli singer.
Life
Boaz Mauda grew up in the Moschaw Elyakim, a small settlement near the northern Israeli city of Jokne'am , where he still lives today. His family is originally from Yemen . His mother has been disabled since he was born. Boaz Mauda began singing at the age of five when he and his father attended the synagogue. In 2007 he took first place with Menagen Ve'Shar in the fifth season of the casting show Kochav Nolad (A Star is Born).
On November 14, 2007, the Israeli television broadcaster Channel 2 decided for Boaz Mauda as Israel's participant in the Eurovision Song Contest 2008 in Belgrade . At an event in February 2008, Mauda presented five different songs, from which the audience and a jury of experts selected the winning title Ke'ilu kan (The Fire In Your Eyes) . The song was written by former Eurovision Song Contest winner Dana International . At the semifinals on May 20, 2008 in the Belgrade Arena , his title was able to qualify for the final, which takes place four days later, where it finished ninth in the victory of Russian Dima Bilan .
At the Beovizija 2009 , the Serbian preliminary decision, he performed together with Jelena Tomašević and Sirusho , the previous year's participants at the ESC for Serbia and Armenia , with the song Time to Pray he wrote as an interval act, which was sung in English, Hebrew, Serbian and Armenian has been.
Discography
- 2007
- Mi Haya Ma'amin
- Ve'Shar cruets
- 2008
- Ke'ilu kan ( The Fire in Your Eyes )
- 2009
- Time to Pray (with Jelena Tomašević and Sirusho )
Web links
- Boaz Mauda in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- Israel: Boaz Mauda at eurovision.de
personal data | |
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SURNAME | Mauda, Boaz |
ALTERNATIVE NAMES | בועז מעודה (Hebrew) |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Israeli singer |
DATE OF BIRTH | April 23, 1987 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | Elyakim |