HaKokhav HaBa is an Israeli interactive reality singing competition, created by Keshet Media Group and broadcast on Channel 2 and on Channel 12. It is the basis of the Rising Star franchise. The show
Title card for the eighth and ninth seasons
Netta Barzilai
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Netta Barzilai, also known mononymously as Netta, is an Israeli singer. After winning the fifth season of HaKokhav HaBa, she went on to represent her country at the Eurovision Song Contest 2018. On 12
Rising Star (Israeli TV series)
…Productions to use HaKokhav HaBa to select the singer to represent Israel, while the song was chosen by a committee appointed by Kan. The season was won by Netta Barzilai, the first woman to win the series. She represented Israel in the Eurovision Song Contest 2018, winning it with the song "Toy". In order…
Barzilai in 2018
Barzilai (on the left) with fellow members of the Israeli Navy Band, 2013
Netta Barzilai, in one of her Eurovision outfits, depicted in Tel Aviv street art
Barzilai performing in the final of the Eurovision Song Contest 2023 in Liverpool as part of an interval act