Sarit Hadad
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| Background information | |
| Native name | שרית חדד |
| Birth name | Sarah Hodadetova |
| Born |
September 20, 1978 Afula, Israel |
| Origin | Hadera, Israel |
| Genres | Mizrahi, Pop, Dance |
| Instruments | Vocals, guitar, drums, keyboards |
| Years active | 1994–present |
| Labels |
Avi Guetta Records/Play Records (1995-2000) Avi Guetta Records (2001-2004) Avi Guetta Records/Miss Music (2005-2008) Hed Arzi (2009-present) |
| Website | Sarit-Hadad.com |
Sarit Hadad (Hebrew: שרית חדד, Hebrew pronunciation: [saˈrit ħaˈdad]) (born on September 20, 1978) is an Israeli singer. In October 2009, the Israeli Music TV Channel (Channel 24) crowned Hadad "best female singer of the 2000s".
Hadad was born as Sarah Hudadatov (Hebrew: שרה חודדטוב) in the town of Afula, Israel in a large traditional Mountain Jewish family that later moved to the city of Hadera. When she was ten years old, she participated in a contest for young talent, where she performed on the piano. She also played the organ, guitar, accordion, and darbuka.
Hadad comes from a musical family and was recognized as a child prodigy. She began performing at the age of eight. Apart from classical piano, she taught herself to play the organ, guitar, accordion, and a Middle Eastern drum known as the darbuka. At the age of 15, she joined the Hadera Youth Band. When she was 16 she was discovered by Avi Gueta, who is still her manager.
Hadad's career as a pop singer has been highly successful, with many of her songs topping the Israeli charts. Israeli Television selected her to represent Israel in the Eurovision Song Contest 2002. The song, Nadlik Beyakhad Ner (Light A Candle) (in Hebrew: נדליק ביחד נר), came in 12th place, although Swedish and Belgian TV commentators both told their local audiences not to vote for Hadad due to her nationality (while Sweden did cast zero votes for Hadad, Belgium ended up giving her two votes anyway).
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