Doron Medalie
Doron Medalie דורון מדלי | |
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| Background information | |
| Born | December 5, 1977 Ramat Hasharon, Israel |
| Genres | Pop, Mizrahi |
| Years active | 2001–present |
Doron Medalie (Hebrew: דורון מדלי; born December 5, 1977 in Ramat Hasharon, Israel) [1] is an Israeli song writer, composer and artistic director.
Biography
Doron was raised in a suburb of Tel-Aviv.
As a child he studied music and keyboards at the YAMAHA music school, theatre at the "Habima national theatre" and "Alon performing- art high-school".
Later on, he studied screen-acting at the "Sharon Alexander" studio, Flamenco dancing at the "Compass dance company", and Gaga lessons at the "Batsheva Dance Company" with the Master, Ohad Naharin.
Music career
One of Israel's most successful hit-makers,Doron has written over 250 songs, ballads, Middle Eastern pop songs, children songs, soundtracks and theme songs for TV.
He wrote "Tel Aviv Ya Habibi Tel Aviv" - the official anthem of "Tel Aviv Gay Pride 2013".[2]
He has worked with Israeli singers including Eyal Golan, Shlomi Shabat, Omer Adam, Lior Narkis, Harel Skaat and many more.
His solo album, Abyss, was released in 2008.[3]
Famous songs
- Shlomi Shabat – "Aba", "Breshit Olam"
- Eyal Golan – "Im yesh gan eden"
- Omer Adam – "Tel Aviv", "Why li", "Baniti allayich", "Names mimech"
- Lior Narkis – "Shaga'a-Tarefet", "Mahapecha shel shimcha", "Amalia"
- Harel Skaat – "21st century"
- Maya Buskila – "Nishmati"
- Nadav Guedj - "Golden Boy"
and 20 hits for the children's show - The Festigal
Theme songs and soundtracks
Doron is in charge of theme songs and soundtracks of many TV-reality shows including:
- Goalstar
- The Unit
- Bolywood
- Royal Chef
- The Bechlore
- Split
- Zagury Empire
- Disney Israel
- Summer Break Stories
- North Star
- Shavit Ventura Show
Television and stage career
As an artistic director, he started his career in 2000, as an assistant director of Yaron Meiri's Orpan Group. Together they were in charge of more than 100 commercial-stage-shows.
His big breakthrough was as artistic manager of the talent shows A Star is Born and Eyal Golan Is Calling You.
For more than 10 years, he directed the Israeli Music Awards (ACUM) and the national Memorial Day ceremony.
Eurovision Song Contest
He directed the Israeli entry for the Eurovision three times (Bo'az Ma'uda - 2008, Harel Skaat - 2010, Moran Mazor - 2013).
He wrote and composed the Israeli entries for Eurovision 2015 and Eurovision 2016 - "GOLDEN BOY" (Nadav Guedj),[4] which ended 3rd in the semi-finals and was awarded a spot in the final on May 23, 2015, where he ended 9th with 97 points, and "Made of Stars" (Hovi Star),[5] which ended 7th in the semi-finals and was awarded a spot in the final on May 14, 2016, where he ended 14th with 135 points.
Doron collaborated with Zvika Pick; together they wrote "Sing My Song" for Sofia Nizharadze (Eurovision pre-selection Georgia, 2010)
See also
References
- ^ "פסק זמן עם דורון מדלי". timeout.co.il. Retrieved 1 April 2015.
- ^ Kavaler, Ron. "ISRAEL: NADAV GUEDJ WILL PLAY "MEDITERRANEAN BRUNO MARS" WITH "GOLDEN BOY"". wiwibloggs.com. Retrieved 1 April 2015.
- ^ "Doron Medalie Abyss". AllMusic. Retrieved 1 April 2015.
- ^ Storvik-Gree, Simon. "Nadav Guedj wins Israeli ticket to Vienna, song revealed". eurovision.tv. Retrieved 1 April 2015.
- ^ Jordan, Paul. "Hovi Star to represent Israel in Stockholm". Retrieved 26 May 2016.