Erez Tal

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Erez Tal
Tal hosting the Eurovision Song Contest in Tel Aviv in 2019
Born
Erez Moshe Ben-Tulila

(1961-07-27) 27 July 1961 (age 62)
Tel Aviv, Israel
EducationIroni Alef High School
Occupation(s)TV and radio personality
Years active1983–present
Spouse
Gili Levi
(m. 2005)
Children2 daughters

Erez Moshe Tal (Hebrew: ארז טל; born 27 July 1961) is an Israeli television host.

Early life

Born as Erez Moshe Ben-Tulila in

Algeria, whereas his mother Edna is Israeli-born. His family Hebraized its surname to Tal (dew in Hebrew) when he was four years old.[citation needed
]

Career

in 2008.

His first hit program was Ma Yesh? ("What's Up?"), broadcast on

Wheel of Fortune, and later devised two different program formats: The Vault that was sold to several foreign TV stations, and The Brain.[citation needed
]

In 2008, he hosted the Israeli version of the reality show,

Tal also participates in comedy programs: Only in Israel, which he created,[2] opposite Orna Banai, and Night Club with Maya Dagan and others.[citation needed] He introduced several comedians to wider audiences, notably Assi Azar who co-hosted with him the successful reality format HaAch HaGadol; and Guri Alfi who acted in many comedy shows such as Shiduray Ha'mahapecha (The Revolution Broadcast).[citation needed]

Tal was one of the Israeli commentators (alongside Idit Hershkowitz) for the Eurovision Song Contest 2018 grand final, the first time the country provided a TV commentary for Eurovision.[citation needed]

Tal hosted the Eurovision Song Contest 2019 in Tel Aviv alongside Bar Refaeli, Assi Azar and Lucy Ayoub.[3][4]

See also

References

  1. ^ "Keshet Condemns Big Brother Contestant's Group Sex Claim". Haaretz. 26 November 2008.
  2. ^ "Israeli show makes light of conflict". BBC News Online. August 2, 2002. Retrieved August 9, 2010.
  3. ^ Zwart, Josianne. "Bar Refaeli, Erez Tal, Assi Azar & Lucy Ayoub to host Eurovision 2019!". eurovision.tv. Retrieved 25 January 2019.
  4. ^ "Meet the Eurovision 2019 hosts: Bar Refaeli, Erez Tal, Assi Azar and Lucy Ayoub". wiwibloggs.com. 25 January 2019. Retrieved 26 January 2019.

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Preceded by Eurovision Song Contest presenter
2019
With: Bar Refaeli, Assi Azar and Lucy Ayoub
Succeeded by