Imri Ziv
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Imri Ziv | |
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Also known as | Imri |
Born | Hod HaSharon, Israel | 12 September 1991
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Years active | 2009–present |
Imri Ziv (
Life and career
Life and education
Born in
Imri says that since he was a child he has had a talent for easily learning languages. He speaks fluent Spanish with an Argentinian accent, as his Spanish teacher was from Buenos Aires.[5] In June 2023, Imri came out as gay.[6]
2012–2016: The Voice Israel and early career
In 2012, he auditioned for the
Ziv performed as a backing vocalist in Israel's Eurovision Song Contest 2015 and 2016 entries, respectively with Nadav Guedj singing "Golden Boy" and Hovi Star singing "Made of Stars" with both qualifying to the finals.
In 2016, he performed voice over in Hebrew for the 3D animated film Trolls.
2017–present: HaKokhav HaBa and Eurovision Song Contest 2017
He participated in
In the quarter-finals held on 30 and 31 January 2017, he performed "Rude Boy" (Video: Imri Ziv performs Rude Boy on YouTube) by Rihanna earning 72% and approval from three judges and in the semi-final "I Don't Want to Miss a Thing" by Aerosmith earning 95% and approval of all judges and qualifying for the finals.
In the final on 13 February 2017, he first performed "Halo" by Beyoncé[citation needed] winning 78% of the public's votes and approval of all four judges. He followed it up with an interpretation of "Because of You" by Kelly Clarkson winning the contest with 74% approval rating. The finalist Diana Golbi finished runner-up with 67% and Julieta was third with 58%.
After winning HaKokhav HaBa L'Eurovizion, Ziv represented Israel at the Eurovision Song Contest 2017. His song, "I Feel Alive", written by Dolev Ram and Penn Hazut was released on 9 March 2017, placing third in the second semi-final and 23rd in the final.[7]
Discography
Singles
Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Album |
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ISR | |||
"I Feel Alive" | 2017 | 6 | Non-album single |
"Imrico" | 2019 | Non-album single |
See also
References
- ^ "Imri Ziv chosen to represent Israel in the Eurovision Song Contest". Ynet. Retrieved 13 February 2017..
- ^ "He said he is very much looking for the contest, since he himself is Ukrainian at a quarter". Esckaz.
- ^ Carro, David (2017-03-03). "IMRI: "Hovi Star adivinó hace un año que yo sería el representante de Israel en Eurovisión 2017"". FormulaTV (in Spanish). Retrieved 2024-01-19.
- ^ "Онлайн казино Украины для игры на реальные деньги (гривны): рейтинг топ сайтов". Онлайн казино Украины (in Ukrainian). Retrieved 2024-01-19.
- ^ IMRI: "Hovi Star guessed a year ago that I would be the representative of Israel in Eurovision 2017" DAVID CARRO FRIDAY 3 MARCH 2017
- ^ "Imri Ziv on Instagram". Retrieved 26 July 2023.
- ^ "Imri Ziv - I Feel Alive (Israel) Eurovision 2017 - participant imri info".