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Israel Bar-Onישראל בר-און
Israel Bar-On
Background information
Born	(1989-01-31) January 31, 1989 (age 35) Beersheba, Israel
Occupation	Singer
Years active	2008–present
Awards	Winner of Kokhav Nolad 6 (2008)

Israel Bar-On (Hebrew: ישראל בר-און; born January 31, 1989) is an Israeli singer. He won Israel's Kokhav Nolad (A Star is Born) song contest in 2008.

Biography

Israel Bar-On was born in Beersheba to a religious family.

In August 2008, he won the final of Kokhav Nolad 6 contest with 56% of the votes. For the show's finale, he performed an autobiographical song about his new life without parents and religion.

On October 16, 2019, it was revealed that he is coping with bipolar disorder.

References

1. Israel for Israel at Eurovision 2009
2. Shechnik, Raz (2008-08-27). "The king of Israel". Ynetnews. Retrieved 2008-12-25.
3. בוקר, רן (2019-10-16). "ישראל בר-און חושף: אני חולה במאניה דיפרסיה". Ynet (in Hebrew). Retrieved 2023-12-06.

• 1989 births
• 21st-century Israeli male singers
• Jewish Israeli musicians
• Musicians from Beersheba
• Kokhav Nolad winners
• Living people