Chen Aharoni

He came into fame after taking part in 2007 in season 5 of Kokhav Nolad (כוכב נולד meaning A Star Is Born) structured on the international Idol series.

After Kokhav Nolad, Chen Aharoni went on to sign a deal with the Israeli record label NMC Music and gaining popularity.

The self-titled debut album Chen Aharoni (חן אהרוני) was released on 23 December 2010 and received critical acclaim.

It was entitled "Holech Le'sham" (הולך לשם meaning: Go there) Chen's second album Nosea Rahok (נוסע רחוק) was released in October 2012 and got positive reviews.

The qualification show started in October 2017 and hosted by Assi Azar and Rotem Sela and a judging panel composed of Asaf Amdursky, Keren Peles, Harel Skaat (2010 Israeli Eurovision entrant) and Static & Ben-El Tavori.

Chen Aharoni auditioned to episode 2 of the show broadcast on 31 October 2017 with an interpretation of the Miley Cyrus song "Wrecking Ball".

Reaching the final alongside three other finalists Jonathan Mergui, Riki Ben Ari and Netta Barzilai on 13 February 2018, he sang his own hit "Neshima" getting approval of all four judges.

During his military service, he served in the Armored Corps as injuries coordinator and instructor at a medical complex in Tel HaShomer.

He also took part in the annual festival of the Friends of the Israel Defense Forces which is held in the Yarkon Park in Tel Aviv.

A highly successful album for the participant in the Israeli reality show Kokhav Nolad, five singles were released from the album concerned, one of them, namely "Neshima" a song with Esti Ginzburg making it to the top of the Israeli Singles Chart and another "Kol ma SheRatziti" making it to #2 in the same charts.

Aharoni performing during Kdam Eurovision 2011