Hovi Star
| Hovi Star | |
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Star in 2016
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| Background information | |
| Born |
19 November 1986 Haifa, Israel |
| Origin | Israel |
| Genres | Pop |
| Occupation(s) | Singer, Songwriter, Composer, Voice Actor, Host |
| Instruments | Vocals |
| Years active | 2006-present |
| Website | hovistar |
Hovi Star (Hebrew: חובי סטאר) is the stage name of Hovav Sekulets (Hebrew: חובב סקולץ; born in Haifa, Israel on 19 November 1986), an Israeli singer who represented Israel in the Eurovision Song Contest 2016 with the song "Made of Stars".
Sekulets was born in Haifa. At 6, he started in music career by attending auditions for children in Israel. During his obligatory military service, star was a member of the IDF Band for three years.
In 2009, he took part in season 7 of Kokhav Nolad, the Israeli version of Idol competition broadcast from May to August 2009 as Hovi Star, and finished seventh overall. In the same year Star also took part in the "Children's Song Festival" in Israel with his self-composed song "Little boy, big boy".
The following year he was invited back to Kokhav Nolad to present 'Star Live' - a behind the scenes show about the series for online platform MAKO, and also appeared as an expert guest on 'Ha Boker Shel Keshet' to comment on the participants.
During this time he continued his music career with various releases such as "Playing dangerous" and "Boyfriend" before deciding to take a break from music for a year outside of Israel. On return to his homeland, Hovi released "W.S.I.L." and began touring with music groups and solo acts all over the world for the next three years, performing in many countries worldwide. As a songwriter, Star has composed for other Israeli singers such as Liel Kolet ("Red Lines"), Or Bar ("Sorry", "Glass Doll", "One Hug Too Many"), Megior Biton ("Girls' Night") and Barak Tamam ("Live").
He has also been a voice actor in a number of Hebrew dubbed versions of film releases, including: Lego, Inside Out, Lucky Duck, Frozen Fever, My First Dragon 2, Paddington Bear, Maya the Bee, Batman, Sabrina the Teenage Witch, The Nut Job, Geronimo Stilton, CJ The DJ, among others.
In 2015, he took part in HaKokhav HaBa La'Eirovizion, the selection process for choosing the Israeli representative to Eurovision Song Contest winning the show's title. He represented Israel in the Eurovision Song Contest 2016 in Stockholm with the song "Made of Stars."
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