Israel Bar-On

Israel Bar-On
ישראל בר-און
Israel Bar-On
Background information
Born (1989-01-31) January 31, 1989 (age 36)
Beersheba, Israel
OccupationSinger
Years active2008–present
Awards
  • Winner of Kokhav Nolad 6 (2008)

Israel Bar-On (Hebrew: ישראל בר-און; born January 31, 1989) is an Israeli singer. He won Israel's Kokhav Nolad (A Star is Born) song contest in 2008.

Biography

Israel Bar-On was born in Beersheba to a religious family.

In August 2008, he won the final of Kokhav Nolad 6 contest with 56% of the votes. For the show's finale, he performed an autobiographical song about his new life without parents and religion.

On October 16, 2019, it was revealed that he is coping with bipolar disorder.

References

  1. ^ Israel for Israel at Eurovision 2009
  2. ^ Shechnik, Raz (2008-08-27). "The king of Israel". Ynetnews. Archived from the original on January 8, 2013. Retrieved 2008-12-25.
  3. ^ בוקר, רן (2019-10-16). "ישראל בר-און חושף: אני חולה במאניה דיפרסיה". Ynet (in Hebrew). Retrieved 2023-12-06.
Awards and achievements
Preceded by Kokhav Nolad winner
2008 		Succeeded by