Mei Finegold is an Israeli singer. Recently, Finegold Participated in Kokhav Nolad 7

Kokhav Nolad 7

Kokhav Nolad 7 is season 7 of an Israeli reality television competition aimed at finding new solo singing talent. It debuted on May 24, 2009, and was broadcast twice a week, ending August 30, 2009....

, Israel's version of American Idol

American Idol

American Idol, titled American Idol: The Search for a Superstar for the first season, is a reality television singing competition created by Simon Fuller and produced by FremantleMedia North America and 19 Entertainment...

. Though considered to be the winner from the season premier, she finished only in the 3rd place.

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

Opera

Opera is an art form in which singers and musicians perform a dramatic work combining text and musical score, usually in a theatrical setting. Opera incorporates many of the elements of spoken theatre, such as acting, scenery, and costumes and sometimes includes dance...

. 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

Hebrew labor

Hebrew labor refers to the concept of hiring Jewish workers in Ottoman and Mandate Palestine.-Ottoman era:During the Second Aliyah period many Jewish immigrants to Palestine sought year round jobs on the agricultural tracts and plantations of their co-religionists who had arrived during the First...

, 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-80s

80s

-Significant people:* Titus Flavius VespasianusRoman Emperor * Titus Flavius Domitianus, Roman Emperor...

. 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
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 Arik Einstein Arik Einstein is an Israeli singer-songwriter.Einstein was a vocalist for Batzal Yarok , Shleeshiyat Gesher Hayarkon and Hahalonot Hagvohim . His collaboration with Shalom Hanoch and the Churchills planted the seeds for the first Israeli rock albums...	Duet with Daniel Tavori.
Third Week (July 12)	"Nag'a bashamayim" (Touched the sky)	Machina Machina The term "Machina" may refer to:*Machina , an alternative metal band*Machina/The Machines of God, an album by The Smashing Pumpkins*Machina II/The Friends & Enemies of Modern Music, another album by The Smashing Pumpkins...	Rescue solo. Safe.
Third Week (July 13)	"Emor shalom" (Say hello)	Chocolat, Menta, Mastik Chocolat, Menta, Mastik Chocolat, Menta, Mastik was an Israeli female musical trio, active in the 1970s, composed of Yardena Arazi, Ruthie Holzman and either Tami Azaria or Leah Lupatin. All the girls served in the IDF as part of the Nahal Ensemble...	Ehud Manor Ehud Manor Ehud Manor was an Israeli songwriter, translator, and radio and TV personality.-Career:Manor began working for Israel radio in the 1960s, as a musical editor...  special.
Fourth Week (July 19)	"Femme fatale"	Yuval Banai Yuval Banai Yuval Banay is an Israeli musician, best known as the lead singer of the influential Israeli pop rock band Mashina.-Personal life:Yuval was born on June 9, 1962 in Tel-Aviv to Yossi and Ilana 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 Rami Fortis Rami Fortis , often Fortis, is an Israeli rock singer.-Biography:Rami Fortis is of Iraqi and Italian origin. He served in the 1973 Yom Kippur war and was influenced by his experiences at the front. He began his musical career in 1975 as a lighting-man in the shows of Tamuz - one of Israel's...	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 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:...
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 Gidi Gov Gidi Gov , is an Israeli singer, TV host, entertainer and actor.Gov is married to playwright Anat Gov, with whom he has three children.- Early life :...	Best performance.
Seventh Week (August 11)	"Ella" (Ella/Goddess)	Ha'yehudim
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 Sarit Hadad Sarit Hadad is an acclaimed Israeli singer. She stems from a musician family with both origins in the Tunisia and Caucases...
Eighth Week (August 19)	"Mexico"	Aviv Geffen Aviv Geffen Aviv Geffen is an Israeli rock musician, singer, songwriter, producer, keyboardist and guitarist. He is the son of writer and poet Yehonatan Geffen and Nurit Makover, brother of actress Shira Geffen, and an alumnus of Rimon School of Jazz and Contemporary Music.Geffen was and is extremely popular...
Eighth Week (August 19)	"Sof Haolam" (The End Of The World)	Aviv Geffen Aviv Geffen Aviv Geffen is an Israeli rock musician, singer, songwriter, producer, keyboardist and guitarist. He is the son of writer and poet Yehonatan Geffen and Nurit Makover, brother of actress Shira Geffen, and an alumnus of Rimon School of Jazz and Contemporary Music.Geffen was and is extremely popular...	Best Performance
Ninth Week - Semi Final (August 26)	"BaGilgul Haze" (In this age)	Shalom Hanoch Shalom Hanoch Shalom Hanoch is an Israeli rock singer, lyricist and composer.He is considered to be the father of Israeli rock and the most important artist of that area. His works have profoundly influenced Israeli rock and modern Israeli music...
Ninth Week - Semi Final (August 26)	"Hallellujah"	Leonard Cohen Leonard Cohen Leonard Norman Cohen, is a Canadian singer-songwriter, musician, poet and novelist. Cohen published his first book of poetry in Montreal in 1956 and his first novel in 1963. His work often explores religion, isolation, sexuality and interpersonal relationships...
Tenth Week - Final (August 30)	"Tahzor, Tahzor" (Come Back, Come Back)	Machina Machina The term "Machina" may refer to:*Machina , an alternative metal band*Machina/The Machines of God, an album by The Smashing Pumpkins*Machina II/The Friends & Enemies of Modern Music, another album by The Smashing Pumpkins...
Tenth Week - Final (August 30)	"Ta'am Menta" (Menta Taste)	Mei Finegold - Original Song