Kokhav Nolad

"Kokhav Nolad" ( _he. כוכב נולד) ("A Star Is Born") is a popular reality television show which searches for the most talented young singer in Israel. The program has been broadcast on the Israeli Channel 2 by the concessionaire Keshet since 2003. The program achieved great success, and in 2003 the program was crowned by the audience as the program of the decade in Masakh HaZahav ceremony.fact|date=June 2008

Format

The format of "Kokhav Nolad" is similar to the American "American Idol" or the British "Pop Idol" and their many spinoffs, though it is independently produced and not a licensed adaptation. The idea is that a group of aspiring singers in their late teens and early 20s compete in singing and are voted on by the audience. In every round, whoever gets the lowest amount of votes leaves the competition until just one is left, who is declared the winner. "Kokhav Nolad" was preceded by another program called "Lo Nafsik Lashir", in which the participants competed in their knowledge of Hebrew songs, not on the quality of their singing.

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The season included a number of preliminary episodes in which open auditions were held across Israel. Immediately after that, the quarter final round started in which two or three competitors performed every week; the one who got the most votes moved on to the semi final round. 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 in the second season were Riki Gal, Tzedi Tzarfati and Ronny Braun. In the third season Svika Pick replaced Ronny Braun. The forth season had two new judges, Gal Okhovski and Margalit Tzan'ani, joined Tzarfati and Pick.

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First season

The first season of "Kokhav Nolad" was held from May to August 2003. The final of the first season was held at the Nitzanim coast in front of an audience of 7,000 people. Ninet Tayeb won first place with the song "Yam Shel Dma'ot", Shiri Maimon with the song "Don Kikhote" came second, and Shai Gabso with the song "Esh" third. Over 1.4 million votes were cast during the final.

econd season

The second season of "Kokhav Nolad" was held from February to August 2004. The final of the second season was broadcast on August 15, 2004 from the Coke Cola Music Village on the coast of Nitzanim, in front of an audience of 7,500 people. Harel Moyal won the contest with 862,368 votes, Harel Skaat took second place with 806,292 votes, and Adi Cohen took 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 small demonstration of about 20 Harel Skaat fans was held in front of the offices of Shidurey Keshet. The demonstrators demanded that they investigate the claims and retabulate the votes. Shidurey Keshet reported that the matter was investigated and that disruptions in the voting were not found.

Third season

The third season of "Kokhav Nolad" was held from March to August 2005. The final of the third season was held on August 29, 2005 in Tel Aviv in front of thousands of people. Yehuda Sa'ado won first place with the song "Sadot Shel Irusim," getting 918,520 votes, Michael Kirkilan won second place with the song "Yesh BeLibi Kinor," getting 370,631 votes, and Shir Biton won third place with the song "Smakhot Ktanot," getting 322,288 votes. 1.6 million viewers tuned in to watch the winning moment.

Fourth season

The fourth season of "Kokhav Nolad" ran from May to September 2006. The final was held on September 7, 2006 at Volume Tel Aviv, in front of an audience of 40,000 people, attracting over a million viewers. Jako Eisenberg won 1st place with 846,039 votes and Maya Rotman was the runner-up with 514,981 votes.

Fifth season

The fifth season of "Kokhav Nolad" was held in 2007. The final of "Kokhav Nolad 5" was held on Golan Beach in Tiberias 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. Hen Aharoni went into a head-to-head with Shlomi Bar'el, with Shlomi the victor. As such Marina, Boaz, and Shlomi were the final three contestants.

*Shlomi Bar'el 23% - 3rd spot.
*Marina Maximillian Blumin - 27% - 2nd spot.
*Bo'az Ma'uda - 50% - 1st spot.

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ee also

*American Idol

External links

* [http://www.keshet-tv.com/Starborn4/default.aspx Show website - Keshet-TV] he icon