Chen Aharoni

Chen Aharoni חן אהרוני
Background information
Born	April 12, 1990 (1990-04-12) (age 21)
Origin	Holon (Tel Aviv), Israel
Genres	Pop
Years active	2007 – present
Labels	NMC Music

Chen Aharoni (in Hebrew חן אהרוני ) (born in Holon, Tel Aviv, Israel on 12 April 1990) is an Israeli singer.

Career

Kokhav Nolad

He came into fame after taking part in 2007 in season 5 of Kokhav Nolad (in Hebrew כוכב נולד meaning A Star Is Born) structured on the international Idol series. He was eliminated after a showdown with Shlomi Bar'el before the finals.^[1] Aharoni finished 4th overall, with Bar'el ending up third. The 2007 title was won by Bo'az Ma'uda with Marina Maximilian Blumin as runner-up.

Solo

Chen Aharoni (also transliterated as Hen Aharoni) went on to sign a deal with the Israeli record label NMC Music and gaining popularity.

While Chen made musical performances throughout Israel, he started hosting TV show called "Ra'ash" (meaning noise in Hebrew) on the Israeli music channel Music 24 for 2 seasons.^[2] Then in August 2008 he was drafted into the Israeli army (IDF)

In 2009, he started to release singles from his debut album. The self titled album Chen Aharoni (חן אהרוני) was released in 2010. He also took part in MelodyVision 8 with his single "BaRehov" ("ברחוב").

In June 26, 2011, Chen's first single entitled "Holech Le'sham" (in Hebrew הולך לשם meaning: Go there) was released from his upcoming second album was released. The debut album will be out at the end of 2011.

Kdam Eurovision

On 8 March 2011, Chen Aharoni took part in the Kdam Eurovision selection contest finals^[3][4] for the Israeli entry to the Eurovision Song Contest 2011 Düsseldorf, Germany with the Irish Celtic-influenced song "Or"^[5] (in Hebrew אור meaning Light) written by Sahar Hagai and Nitzan Kaykov finishing fourth with 142 points, with Dana International winning the contest with 270 points with "Ding Dong".

Personal life

In June 22, 2011 Chen Aharoni finished his military service in the Israeli Army (IDF)

Discography

Albums

• 2010: Chen Aharoni ( חן אהרוני )
• 2011: TBA

Singles

Year	Song	English Translation	Writers	ISR	Album
2009	"Ba'Rehov" ( ברחוב )	In the street	Sahar Hagai and Nitzan Kaykov	7	Chen Aharoni
2010	"Neshima" (with Esti Ginzburg) (( נשימה (עם אסתי גינזבורג)	Breathing	Sahar Hagai and Nitzan Kaykov	1
	"Boee boee" ( בואי בואי )	Come come	Sahar Hagai and Nitzan Kaykov	-
	"LaAvor Et HaPahad" ( לעבור את הפחד )	To move on the fear	Tom Rahav and Ran Haros	15
	"Kol ma SheRatziti" ( כל מה שרציתי )	All I ever wanted	Chen Aharoni and Meital Patash-Cohen	2
2011	"Or" ( אור )	Light	Sahar Hagai and Nitzan Kaykov	-	TBA
	"Holech Le'sham" ( הולך לשם )	Go there		-
	"Mami" ( מאמי )	Sweetheart		1

References

1. ^ ESCToday: Israel - Latest developments - Decision will not be formalised yet
2. ^ Chen Aharoni featured in the music show Ra'ash
3. ^ ESCToday: Israel selects for Dusseldorf
4. ^ ESCFans: Israel - Listen to the Kdam 2011 songs
5. ^ Review of Chen Aharoni's "Or" and the song lyrics

External links

• Chen Aharoni Facebook
• Chen Aharoni LastFM page

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Name	Aharoni, Chen
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Date of birth	April 12, 1990 (1990-04-12) (age 21)
Place of birth	Holon, Tel Aviv, Israel
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