Shiri Maimon

Infobox musical artist
Name = Shiri Maimon

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Img_capt = Shiri Maimon
Background = solo_singer
Birth_name = Shiri Maimon
Born = birth date and age|1981|5|18
Qiryat Haim, Israel
Genre = Pop, Soul, R&B
Associated_acts =
Occupation = Singer, actress
Years_active = 2003-present
Label = Helicon
URL = [http://www.shiri-maimon.co.il/ Official site]

Shiri Maimon (Hebrew: שירי מימון; born May 17, 1981) is an Israeli pop singer, TV show host and actress, who rose to fame as the runner-up in the TV show "Kokhav Nolad". She represented Israel in the Eurovision Song Contest 2005.

Shiri Maimon grew up in Qiryat Haim. She appeared on stage for the first time in 1991, at the age of ten, in an Israeli song show for children known as the "Festigal." In the army, she sang with the Air Force entertainment troupe. In 2001, she moved to Eilat, where she lived and worked for a year and half.

Biography

Maimon was born in Haifa, Israel, and raised in Kiryat Haim. She is of Sephardi Jewish descent: Her mother is Moroccan and her father, Tunisian. She made her debut at the age of ten, at a children's song festival. In 2001, she featured on a music video by the band Teapacks. Later, she worked a year and a half as a singer and bartender in Eilat.

In 2005, Maimon took part in the "Kdam Eurovision," the pre-Eurovision song contest at which Israel's national entry is selected, and was not the favorite to win. Against the odds, she won first place, scoring 116 out of 120 points for her performance of "Hasheket Shenish'ar." Thus she became the Israel's representative at the 2005 Eurovision Song Contest in Kiev.

Maimon initially rebuffed suggestions that parts of the song should be performed in English. In the end, considering that foreign language songs had not been successful in the past, she agreed to sing half in Hebrew and half in English. She placed fourth in the contest, winning 154 points

Eurovision

In May 2005 Shiri represented Israel in the Eurovision Song Contest 2005. She performed with the song "Hasheket Shenish'ar" from her debut album. The song got to fourth place.

Debut album

In September 2005, Maimon released her eponymous debut album, "Shiri Maimon" which went gold within a few months, selling over 20,000 copies.

Since March 2006, Maimon has appeared on the soap opera "Yeladot Ra'ot" (Bad Girls) on the Israeli Music Channel. Maimon played the role of Maya Gold, a talented singer and recording star trying to balance her career and her love life with caring for her drug addicted brother.

Second album

Shiri's first single out of her second album, was released in December 2007, entitled "Yoter Tov Lisloach.In January 2008 her second album "Rega Lifney She..." was released.

Discography

* "Shiri Maimon" (2005)
* "Rega Lifney She..." (Just Before...) (2008)
* "Standing On My Own" (2008)

External links

* [http://www.shiri-maimon.co.il Official website]
* [http://shiri-m.net Israeli website]

References