Mei Finegold
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Meital Slominsky (Hebrew: מיי פיינגולד, born 16 December 1982), known by her stage name Mei Finegold, also credited as Mei Feingold, is an Israeli singer. Her third-place finish in Kokhav Nolad 7, Israel's version of Pop Idol, launched her career in 2009. Finegold represented Israel in the Eurovision Song Contest 2014.[1]
Early life
Finegold was born in 1982 in
Kokhav Nolad
Finegold's place in the show was promised since her first audition. The judges were charmed by her and not even a single piece of criticism was given to Finegold.
During the show Finegold kept on the rock line, covering songs mainly from Israel's mid-1980s.[2] She was awarded the performance of the week for five times, two of them in a row. Finegold's performances were as follows:
Performances and results on Kokhav Nolad | |||
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Week | Number | Original Performer | Additional information |
Week 1 (29 June) | "Ale baru'akh" (Leaf in the wind) | Gabi Shushan | Best performance |
Week 2 (5 July) | "Boogy iti halayla" (Boogy with me tonight) | Gary Eckstein | |
Week 3 (12 July) | "Achinoam lo yodaat" (Achinoam doesn't know) | Arik Einstein | Duet with Daniel Tavori. |
Week 3 (12 July) | "Nag'a bashamayim" (Touched the sky) | Mashina | Rescue solo. Safe. |
Week 3 (13 July) | " Emor Shalom " (Say hello)
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Chocolate, Menta, Mastik
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Ehud Manor special. |
Week 4 (19 July) | "Femme fatale" | Velvet Underground )
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Duet with Roni Daloomi. |
Week 4 (20 July) | "Seder yom" (Daily schedule) | Lahaka Retorit | Best performance. |
Week 5 (26 July) | "Red me'al masakh hatelevizia sheli" (Get off my TV screen) | Rami Fortis | Duet with Hovi Sekulets. |
Week 5 (27 July) | "She'eriot shel hakhayim" (Life's leftovers) | The Idan Raichel Project
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Best performance. |
Week 6 (4 August) | "Metukim" (Sweeties) | Shlomi Shabat | |
Week 6 (4 August) | "Tamid Isha" (Always a Woman) | Pnina Rosenblum | |
Week 7 (11 August) | "En Od Yom" (There's No Other Day) | Gidi Gov | Best performance. |
Week 7 (11 August) | "Ella" (Ella/Goddess) | HaYehudim | |
Week 8 (18 August) | "VeDavid Yafe Einaim" (And David has beautiful eyes) | Duet with Roni Daloomi | |
Week 8 (18 August) | "HaLayla Levad" (Tonight Alone) | Duet with Re'em Cohen | |
Week 8 (18 August) | "Hofshia" (Free) | Sarit Hadad | |
Week 8 (19 August) | "Mexico" | Aviv Geffen | |
Week 8 (19 August) | "Sof Haolam" (The End of the World) | Aviv Geffen | Best Performance |
Week 9 – Semi-final (26 August) | "BaGilgul Haze" (In this age) | Shalom Hanoch | |
Week 9 – Semi-final (26 August) | "Hallellujah" | Leonard Cohen | |
Week 10 – Final (30 August) | "Tahzor, Tahzor" (Come Back, Come Back) | Mashina | |
Week 10 – Final (30 August) | "Ta'am Menta" (Menta Taste) | Original composition |
Eurovision Song Contest 2014
In January it was revealed that Finegold had been internally selected by the Israeli broadcaster,
References
- ^ Storvik-Green, Simon (12 January 2014). "Mei Finegold to fly the Israeli flag in Copenhagen". Eurovision.tv. Retrieved 12 January 2014.
- ^ "Born again - Haaretz - Israel News". www.haaretz.com. Archived from the original on 23 August 2009.
- ^ "Israel: Mei To Sing "Same Heart" At Eurovision". Eurovoix. 5 March 2014. Retrieved 5 March 2014.
External links
- Media related to Mei Feingold at Wikimedia Commons