Nadav Guedj | |
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Guedj in 2015
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Background information | |
Born |
Paris, France |
2 November 1998
Origin | Netanya, Israel |
Genres | Pop, R&B |
Occupation(s) | Singer |
Instruments | Vocals |
Years active | 2015-present |
Nadav Guedj (Hebrew: נדב גדג'; born 2 November 1998) is a French-Israeli singer who represented Israel in the Eurovision Song Contest 2015. He is the winner of season two of HaKokhav HaBa (Israel's Rising Star). Guedj was born in Paris.
Guedj lives in Tel-Aviv, Israel. In 2016, he enlisted in the Israeli Army.
Nadav entered the second season HaKokhav HaBa, the Israeli national selections for Eurovision Song Contest 2015 where he became one of the sixteen finalists. He is the youngest participant of the contest's second season, just turning sixteen when turned up for the first audition day. He sang "Russian Roulette" by Rihanna for his first audition and Stevie Wonder's "Lately" for the second audition. In the second round of the contest proper, he performed "Halo" by Beyoncé. Nadav then advanced to the semi-finals of the contest along with six other contestants where he performed "Mirrors" by Justin Timberlake. He then reached the finals of the contest with four other contestants after performing "Locked Out of Heaven" by Bruno Mars in a duets battle against fellow contestant Orit Biansay. Nadav then won HaKokhav HaBa with his performance of Beyoncé's "Halo" on 17 February 2015.