Mei Finegold
Mei Finegold | |
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| Background information | |
| Born | December 16, 1982 |
| Origin | Rishon LeZion, Israel |
| Genres | Soft Rock, Pop, Alternative Rock |
| Occupation(s) | Singer |
| Years active | 2009–present |
Mei Finegold (born December 16, 1982 in Rishon LeZion) is an Israeli singer. Recently, Finegold participated in Kokhav Nolad 7, Israel's version of American Idol. Though considered to be the winner from the season premier, she finished only in the 3rd place. She is selected to represent Israel in Eurovision Song Contest 2014 with the song being chosen in March.[1][2]
Early life
Mei was born in 1982 in Rishon LeZion (born as Meital), where she lives until today. Her musical career started in school ceremonies, and she continued by taking singing lessons with majority of classic opera. Since her childhood, Mei used to throw lots of shows, including night clubs and bars. Since then, Mei leads a band called Disiac. The band even participated in Hebrew Labor, a special CD containing covers to old Israeli songs.
Kokhav Nolad
Mei's place in the show was promised since her first audition. The judges were charmed by her and not even a single negative criticism was appointed.
During the show Mei kept on the rock line, covering songs mainly from Israel's mid-1980s.[3] She was awarded as the performance of the week for 5 times, 2 of them in a row. Mei's performances were as follow:
| Week | Number | Original Performer | Additional information |
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| First Week (June 29) | "Ale baru'akh" (Leaf in the wind) | Gabi Shushan | Best performance |
| Second Week (July 5) | "Boogy iti halayla" (Boogy with me tonight) | Gary Eckstein | |
| Third Week (July 12) | "Achinoam lo yodaat" (Achinoam doesn't know) | Arik Einstein | Duet with Daniel Tavori. |
| Third Week (July 12) | "Nag'a bashamayim" (Touched the sky) | Machina | Rescue solo. Safe. |
| Third Week (July 13) | "Emor shalom" (Say hello) | Chocolat, Menta, Mastik | Ehud Manor special. |
| Fourth Week (July 19) | "Femme fatale" | Yuval Banai (org. version Velvet Underground) | Duet with Roni Daloomi. |
| Fourth Week (July 20) | "Seder yom" (Daily schedule) | Lahaka Retorit | Best performance. |
| Fifth Week (July 26) | "Red me'al masakh hatelevizia sheli" (Get off my TV screen) | Rami Fortis | Duet with Hovi Sekulets. |
| Fifth week (July 27) | "She'eriot shel hakhayim" (Life's leftovers) | Idan Raichel's Project | Best performance. |
| Sixth Week (August 4) | "Metukim" (Sweeties) | Shlomi Shabat | |
| Sixth Week (August 4) | "Tamid Isha" (Always a Woman) | Pnina Rozenbloom | |
| Seventh Week (August 11) | "En Od Yom" (There's No Other Day) | Gidi Gov | Best performance. |
| Seventh Week (August 11) | "Ella" (Ella/Goddess) | HaYehudim | |
| Eighth Week (August 18) | "VeDavid Yafe Einaim" (And David has beautiful eyes) | Duet with Roni Daloomi | |
| Eighth Week (August 18) | "HaLayla Levad" (Tonight Alone) | Duet with Re'em Cohen | |
| Eighth Week (August 18) | "Hofshia" (Free) | Sarit Hadad | |
| Eighth Week (August 19) | "Mexico" | Aviv Geffen | |
| Eighth Week (August 19) | "Sof Haolam" (The End Of The World) | Aviv Geffen | Best Performance |
| Ninth Week - Semi Final (August 26) | "BaGilgul Haze" (In this age) | Shalom Hanoch | |
| Ninth Week - Semi Final (August 26) | "Hallellujah" | Leonard Cohen | |
| Tenth Week - Final (August 30) | "Tahzor, Tahzor" (Come Back, Come Back) | Machina | |
| Tenth Week - Final (August 30) | "Ta'am Menta" (Menta Taste) | Mei Finegold - Original Song |
References
- ^ "Israel: Mei Feingold officially announced as representative". esctoday. 11 January 2014. Retrieved 11 January 2014.
- ^ Granger, Anthony (1 January 2014). "Israel: Song To Be Chosen In March". Eurovoix. Retrieved 1 January 2014.
- ^ http://www.haaretz.com/hasen/pages/ShArtStEngPE.jhtml?itemNo=1106995&contrassID=2&subContrassID=11&title='Born%20again%20'&dyn_server=172.20.5.5
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