Harel Skaat, Date of Birth, Place of Birth

    

Harel Skaat

Israeli singer, performer, songwriter

Date of Birth: 08-Aug-1981

Place of Birth: Kfar Saba, Central District, Israel

Profession: composer, singer, songwriter, stage actor

Nationality: Israel

Zodiac Sign: Leo

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About Harel Skaat

  • Harel Skaat (Hebrew: ???? ?????, born 8 August 1981) sometimes known by the mononym Harel is an Israeli singer and songwriter.
  • He represented Israel in the Eurovision Song Contest 2010 with the song "Milim" ("?????", "Words").Skaat has been singing and performing in public since he was a child.
  • At the age of six, he won a children's song festival competition.
  • While still in elementary school he appeared on national television and as a teenager, he was the lead singer for both his city's and high school's bands.
  • During his mandatory duty with the Israeli Defense Forces, he sang in the Communication Corps Band.
  • Skaat's professional breakthrough came when he was a contestant on the second season of Kochav Nolad ("???? ????", "A Star is Born"), a reality competition television show similar in format to American Idol, and finished in second place.
  • After the show ended, he signed a recording contract with Hed Arzi, one of the largest music companies in Israel. His debut album, the self-titled Harel Skaat, was released in July 2006.
  • It produced five hit singles, including the romantic ballad, "Ve'at" ("???", "And You"), which was the number one song of the year on both of the major Israeli year-end Hebrew song charts.
  • The album has been certified platinum in Israel.
  • He followed up the album with a concert tour, which surpassed 200 concert shows, a milestone in Israeli music. In early 2008, Skaat and Hed Arzi became embroiled in a year-long legal dispute.
  • Shortly after the dispute was resolved, he entered into a new agreement with Aroma Music and Partner Communications and recorded his second album entitled Dmuyot (??????, Figures).
  • The album was released in September 2009 and has been certified gold in Israel. Generally classified in the media as a pop singer, Skaat has been influenced by a wide variety of music, and his albums have featured an eclectic mix of songs, from rock to romantic ballads.
  • His singing and performing talents have been widely praised by critics and Israeli music industry professionals, but his albums have received only mixed reviews.
  • All of the songs on his official albums and EP have been sung in Hebrew, but Skaat has occasionally sung in English and in French in live concerts; he is currently working on a new album, which will be recorded in English.
  • In December 2009, the Israel Broadcasting Authority selected Skaat internally to be Israel’s representative for the Eurovision Song Contest 2010.
  • The contest was held in Oslo, Norway, in late May 2010 and Israel placed 14th out of 39 entries.

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