Harel Moyal
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Harel Moyal is a popular young Israel
i pop
singer-songwriter
and stage
actor
who won the second season of the Israeli television series
Kochav Nolad (Hebrew for A Star Is Born). He has released two album
s.
, Jerusalem.When he was a year and a half old his family moved to Ma'ale Adumim in the suburbs of Jerusalem, where he grew up with his brother. As a child, Moyal listened a lot to his father who use to play the guitar
and perform occasionally in the Andalusian Music Band (Spanish orchestra), and also compose
songs. Moyal grew up in a musical house but what was unique about him was that, even though he grew up in a musical house as a kid and as a teenager he did not plan to pursue a musical career. At school he was a smart kid that had many friends and he use to participate in many after school activities which became his hobbies and mostly various lessons and studies in dancing ,Of course as a kid he loved music and used to listen a lot to it, when he grew up he also learned to play the guitar just like his dad. After graduating from the high school all that time he kept on working on his passion for music by playing his guitar and writing songs.
, 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.
. He sang the song Zorro, which was written by Uzi Khitman and composed by Shlomi Shabat
Moyal again won the contest .
. He went through material he had written during the years and material he was offered to sing. From all the songs, he chose 12 songs and the self-titled album was released in September 2005.
The first single released from the album is called Middle Of The Night In The Village. The song was written by Moyal and is about the confusion and tough time at the military service. The song had lots of success in the local charts and it was also played endlessly on the music TV channel. The album sold very well and turned into a gold album by selling over 20,000 copies of it just a bit over a week after its release.
called Like in A Movie. The play started to be shown in February 2006. Moyal had the lead role
in it and portrayed the character of a young teenager who is rebellious and is discovered for his musical talent. In the musical play many well known artist
s and actor
s performed and it had success throughout Israel.
Israel
The State of Israel is a parliamentary republic located in the Middle East, along the eastern shore of the Mediterranean Sea...
i pop
Pop music
Pop music is usually understood to be commercially recorded music, often oriented toward a youth market, usually consisting of relatively short, simple songs utilizing technological innovations to produce new variations on existing themes.- Definitions :David Hatch and Stephen Millward define pop...
singer-songwriter
Singer-songwriter
Singer-songwriters are musicians who write, compose and sing their own musical material including lyrics and melodies. As opposed to contemporary popular music singers who write their own songs, the term singer-songwriter describes a distinct form of artistry, closely associated with the...
and stage
Theatre
Theatre is a collaborative form of fine art that uses live performers to present the experience of a real or imagined event before a live audience in a specific place. The performers may communicate this experience to the audience through combinations of gesture, speech, song, music or dance...
actor
Actor
An actor is a person who acts in a dramatic production and who works in film, television, theatre, or radio in that capacity...
who won the second season of the Israeli television series
Television program
A television program , also called television show, is a segment of content which is intended to be broadcast on television. It may be a one-time production or part of a periodically recurring series...
Kochav Nolad (Hebrew for A Star Is Born). He has released two album
Album
An album is a collection of recordings, released as a single package on gramophone record, cassette, compact disc, or via digital distribution. The word derives from the Latin word for list .Vinyl LP records have two sides, each comprising one half of the album...
s.
Early life
Harel Moyal (stage name ) was born in GiloGilo
Gilo is a neighborhood in southern East Jerusalem with a population of 40,000, mostly Jewish. It is one of the five ring neighborhoods of Jerusalem and is built on land in the West Bank that was annexed to Israel in 1980 under the Jerusalem Law. The international community regards it as an...
, Jerusalem.When he was a year and a half old his family moved to Ma'ale Adumim in the suburbs of Jerusalem, where he grew up with his brother. As a child, Moyal listened a lot to his father who use to play the guitar
Guitar
The guitar is a plucked string instrument, usually played with fingers or a pick. The guitar consists of a body with a rigid neck to which the strings, generally six in number, are attached. Guitars are traditionally constructed of various woods and strung with animal gut or, more recently, with...
and perform occasionally in the Andalusian Music Band (Spanish orchestra), and also compose
Composer
A composer is a person who creates music, either by musical notation or oral tradition, for interpretation and performance, or through direct manipulation of sonic material through electronic media...
songs. Moyal grew up in a musical house but what was unique about him was that, even though he grew up in a musical house as a kid and as a teenager he did not plan to pursue a musical career. At school he was a smart kid that had many friends and he use to participate in many after school activities which became his hobbies and mostly various lessons and studies in dancing ,Of course as a kid he loved music and used to listen a lot to it, when he grew up he also learned to play the guitar just like his dad. After graduating from the high school all that time he kept on working on his passion for music by playing his guitar and writing songs.
Kochav Nolad
When the auditioning for the second season of Kochav Nolad began, Moyal’s friend registered him for the trials. At the beginning Moyal was not too anxious about going to the trials, but then he decided to go and check out his abilities. In a short while everyone at the production told him that they loved him and he was invited to participate in the show. At the second season of Kochav Nolad, Moyal won the competition. The final of the second season was broadcast on August 15, 2004 from the Coca Cola Music Village on the coast of NitzanimNitzanim
Nitzanim is a kibbutz in southern Israel. Located between Ashkelon and Ashdod on the Nitzanim dunes, it falls under the jurisdiction of Hof Ashkelon Regional Council. In 2006 it had a population of 343....
, 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
Harel Skaat
Harel Skaat is an Israeli singer and songwriter. He represented Israel in the Eurovision Song Contest 2010 with the song "Milim" ....
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
Harel Skaat
Harel Skaat is an Israeli singer and songwriter. He represented Israel in the Eurovision Song Contest 2010 with the song "Milim" ....
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.
2004 Chanukah Song Festival
Moyal's success made him very famous and he got many offers from the music industry. The first challenge he took on himself was participating in the 2004 Chanukah Song Festival2004 Chanukah Song Festival
The 2004 Festigal of Israel was an annual special festival show centered on younger audience as a part of the annual Hanukkah song festival. Most of the featured cast were contestants of Kokhav Nolad, an is an Israeli reality television show....
. He sang the song Zorro, which was written by Uzi Khitman and composed by Shlomi Shabat
Shlomi Shabat
Shlomi Shabat is a popular Israeli singer, musician, and artist who sings in the oriental Mizrahi style. He comes from a sephardic family that immigrated from Turkey, and sings in Hebrew, Turkish, and Spanish.-Musical career:...
Moyal again won the contest .
2004–2005: Harel Moyal
Moyal started working on his debut albumAlbum
An album is a collection of recordings, released as a single package on gramophone record, cassette, compact disc, or via digital distribution. The word derives from the Latin word for list .Vinyl LP records have two sides, each comprising one half of the album...
. He went through material he had written during the years and material he was offered to sing. From all the songs, he chose 12 songs and the self-titled album was released in September 2005.
The first single released from the album is called Middle Of The Night In The Village. The song was written by Moyal and is about the confusion and tough time at the military service. The song had lots of success in the local charts and it was also played endlessly on the music TV channel. The album sold very well and turned into a gold album by selling over 20,000 copies of it just a bit over a week after its release.
2005–2006: Like in a Movie
After taking out the successful album Moyal was asked to perform in a musicalMusical theatre
Musical theatre is a form of theatre combining songs, spoken dialogue, acting, and dance. The emotional content of the piece – humor, pathos, love, anger – as well as the story itself, is communicated through the words, music, movement and technical aspects of the entertainment as an...
called Like in A Movie. The play started to be shown in February 2006. Moyal had the lead role
Leading actor
A leading actor, leading actress, star, or simply lead, plays the role of the protagonist in a film or play. The word lead may also refer to the largest role in the piece and leading actor may refer to a person who typically plays such parts or an actor with a respected body of work...
in it and portrayed the character of a young teenager who is rebellious and is discovered for his musical talent. In the musical play many well known artist
Artist
An artist is a person engaged in one or more of any of a broad spectrum of activities related to creating art, practicing the arts and/or demonstrating an art. The common usage in both everyday speech and academic discourse is a practitioner in the visual arts only...
s and actor
Actor
An actor is a person who acts in a dramatic production and who works in film, television, theatre, or radio in that capacity...
s performed and it had success throughout Israel.