Israel Bar-On

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Israel Bar-On

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[edit]

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.[1] For the show's finale, he performed an autobiographical song about his new life without parents and religion.[2]

On October 16, 2019, it was revealed that he is coping with bipolar disorder.[3]

References[edit]

  1. ^ Israel for Israel at Eurovision 2009
  2. ^ Shechnik, Raz (2008-08-27). "The king of Israel". Ynetnews. Retrieved 2008-12-25.[dead link]
  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