Sarit Hadad

Sarit Hadad (Hebrew: שרית חדד), born Sara Khudadatov, is an Israeli singer from Hadera, born on September 20, 1978. Since her jump To fame, Sarit has achieved numerous musical successes, being considered the best voice in the Middle East, being known in her country as "the Voice of Israel" and as the "Queen of Israeli music". She has more than 20 albums on the market, being one of the most awarded music artists in her country, and one of the greatest exponents of the culture of Middle East, his music also reaching audiences of Arab origin. In addition to her in Hebrew, the singer has performed songs in numerous languages such as English, Arabic, Greek, French, Georgian or Turkish. She was declared by the Israeli music network, Channel 24, as the best female singer of the first decade of the 21st century, in addition to having been declared the singer of the year in Israel on five occasions. She was in charge of representing her country in the Eurovision Song Contest in 2002 with the song & # 34; Light a Candle & # 34;. Her most famous song is & # 34; שמע ישראל & # 34; ("Hear, Israel"), which expresses a song of pain from the people of Israel towards God. Among her achievements is being the first Israeli singer to perform concerts in an Arab country, in this case Jordan. American singer Madonna revealed that she is a big fan of Sarit Hadad, and that she enjoys listening to her music while dining at a kosher restaurant near her house. Due to her deep religiosity, Hadad does not perform concerts or performances on Friday nights and Saturdays or Shabbat and Jewish holidays. According to a report made in 2008, Sarit Hadad earns around 7.2 million dollars a year from her concerts, sales of her CD, music downloads, among other reasons.

Biography

Sarit Hadad was born in the city of Afula, south of Nazareth, in a traditional home as the youngest of nine children, with four sisters and four brothers. Her birth name was Sara Khudadtov (Hebrew: שרה חודדטוב). Her ancestors were mountain Jews, Jews from the Caucasus (originally from Azerbaijan and Dagestan, and to a lesser extent from Chechnya, Kabardino-Balkaria or Krasnodar Krai). At the age of three, her family moved from Afula to Hadera, in the south of the Haifa District. At the age of eight she began playing piano in clubs. Her parents did not discover this until two years later, something that was hidden from the young woman, whose parents wanted her to dedicate herself to medicine. During that period he also learned to play the organ, the guitar, the accordion and the darbuka (Arabic percussion instrument), among others, self-taught. Combining his recording career, he studied at the Democratic School of Hadera.

At just 18 years old, the artist was orphaned by her father, who died due to a heart attack in 1996. The singer became a mother in the fall of 2017 to a girl, whose father's identity has not been revealed., later in 2020 she became the mother of another girl whose father's identity has not been revealed either.

Musical career

1993-1996: Beginnings of his musical career and first albums

At the age of fifteen he became part of the Hadera youth band, which marked his first step towards a solo career, standing out to the public for his spectacular voice. At the age of 16, during a concert on a beach in Netanya with her band, she was discovered by Avi Gueta, a producer who offered her a recording contract.

At just 17 years old, Sarit recorded his first album, titled ניצוץ החיים (The Brightness of Life), which managed to sell more than 80,000 copies and was the Sarit's rise to fame on the Israeli music scene. This album included 11 songs, mostly Greek and Turkish music and one song in Arabic, as well as a duet with the Druze singer Sharif.

In 1996 he recorded his second album, which was called הופעה חיה בצרפת (Live from France), although it was made in a recording studio in Israel. The album included popular songs from Turkey, Morocco, Georgia, Yemen and France.

1997-2000: Consolidation in the Middle East and Award for singer of the year in 1999

In 1997, their third album was published, הדרך שבחרתי (The Path I Chose). Although it was not a great sales success, this album served to consolidate Sarit's music on the Israeli scene. During this year, Sarit performed a duet with singer Kobi Oz, leader of the group Teapacks, which became a complete success. During October of that year, the singer visited Jordan, where she released an album in Arabic, בערבית (In Arabic), which became a real success in the country and abroad. Arab countries, even though she does not speak that language.

In 1998 their next album, חוק החיים (Law of Life), was released, which included 11 new tracks. Among the songs on this album, "הכל סגור" ("Everything is closed"), song written by Zeev Nehama and music by Tamir Kaliski, "לב זהב" ("Heart of Gold") or "מאמי מאמי" ("Mommy mommy"). The album was written by renowned Israeli composers and singers, and had significant success on national radio. In that year, Sarit participated in the Festival with the song "חברים בכל מיני צבעים" ("Friends of different colors"), coming in second position.

In 1999, Sarit released her sixth album called כמו סינדרלה (Cinderella), being the artist's most successful album up to that point.. For this album, the artist incorporated new more pop/rock sounds. Among the songs that stand out from this album are “כמו סינדרלה” (“Cinderella”), "הייתי בגן עדן&# 3. 4; (“I was in paradise”), "לדמעות יש פה" (“There are tears”) and "כשאני איתך אני כמו דג" (“When I am with you I am like a fish”). During this year, when she was only 21 years old, the singer performed a macro-concert at the Palace of Culture in Tel Aviv that was collected on a CD and DVD for later sale. Due to her continued success, Sarit was awarded best singer of the year in Israel.

In 2000, Sarit released a new album titled לעשות מה שבא לי (Doing what I want). The lyrics of his songs were composed by renowned artists such as Ehud Manor, David Sigman, Uzi Hitman, Yossi Gispan, Smadar Shir, Lior Farhi and Kobi Oz. The album included the song "אבא" (& # 34; Dad), in memory of her father who died in 1996, as well as a Hebrew version of the main theme of the Argentine series Muñeca brava, originally sung by Natalia Oreiro.

2001-2002: New sounds, success of אשליות מתוקות (Sweet Illusions) and Eurovision 2002

2001 was accompanied by the appearance of new sounds in the singer's music, moving closer to a Mizrahi pop style. Their new album, אשליות מתוקות (Sweet Illusions), became a real sales success (more than 175,000 copies), being considered one of the best-selling albums of the musical history of the State of Israel. Her first single, & # 34; יאללה לך הביתה מוטי & # 34; ("Come home Moti") became a major hit days after its release, as did the song "כשהלב בוכה" ("When the heart cries"), also known as "שמע ישראל" ("Hey, Israel"). The song, which expresses a song of pain from the people of Israel towards God, was written by Yossi Gispan and has music by Shmuel Elbaz. It quickly became an unofficial anthem of the country against the attacks by the Arab countries around it, being the artist's best-known song, which she performs in each of her concerts alongside an Israeli flag. Other successful singles were the songs "תזהרי ממנו" (& # 34; Be very careful of her & # 34;), which she performed alongside Kobi Oz, or & # 34; & # 34; תשתוק תשתוק & # 3. 4; ("Shut up! Shut up!"). Due to the great success she achieved during that year, the singer was awarded as the best singer in 2001.

At the beginning of 2002, Sarit was chosen by Israeli television to represent the country in the Eurovision Song Contest 2002 in the city of Tallinn, Estonia. The original song, in Hebrew, was written by Yoav Ginai and Tzvika Pik, who had composed the song "Diva" with which Dana International won the Eurovision Song Contest in 1998. Finally, at the festival, the singer presented her song in Hebrew and English, under the title "Light A Candle" ("Light a candle"), with which she achieved twelfth position with 37 points. During the Festival, the singer suffered a boycott by the Swedish presenter, who said "A lot People think that Israel should not appear in the contest because of its treatment of the Palestinians", to which he added at the end of the song, "Let's see how many points this one gets. song of Israel. From me they have 0 points".

After passing through Eurovision, Sarit published a new album, ילדה של אהבה (The Girl of Love), which became a bestseller, selling more than 160,000 copies. The album included the Hebrew version of 'Light a Candle', as well as other hit songs.

2003-2006: Collaborations with Subliminal, Ivri Lider and David D'Or

With the arrival of 2003, Sarit released a new album to the music market. On this occasion her title was רק אהבה תביא אהבה (Only love will bring love). For this album, Sarit had the collaboration of numerous singers and composers, and the singer herself provided music for two of her songs. Her main success was & # 34; קצת משוגעת & # 34; ("Un poco loco"), a song that had been rejected by the Israeli Eurovision Committee in 2002 for being too oriental. During that year, Sarit provided voice for the theme song of the hit Israeli television series אהבה מעבר לפינה (Love Around the Corner).

In 2004, Sarit was named "singer of the year" by the Jewish community of France. In addition, he released a new album, חגיגה (Celebration), which included a duet with rapper Subliminal, called "הסוד" ("The secret"). The song had a great commercial performance on the country's music radio stations, and the album achieved more than 140,000 sales, having a high rating from music critics. The album included a song composed by singer Ivri Lider, titled "בחום של תל אביב" ("In the heat of Tel Aviv"). Additionally, during that year, she collaborated with David D'Or to make the DVD 'Domestic Animals in Consonances'.

Their album מיס מיוזיק (Miss Music) was released in 2005, including hits like "בין כל הבלאגן& #3. 4; ("Between the rush") and "בושם צרפתי" ("French perfume"). The album sold more than 40,000 copies, and is considered platinum.

In 2006, Sarit participated in the recording of a DVD titled לילדים בשם (Princess of Joy), where she became a princess to solve problems between children and men. In December 2006, Hadad dazzled crowds in New York, Miami and Los Angeles with the presentation of her 'Cante con Sarit'.

2007-2011: Success of "זה ששומר עלי" ("It keeps me"), compilation albums and success of "קרוסלה" ("Carousel")

In 2007 a new studio album was published, called זה ששומר עלי (It keeps me) which obtained platinum status for having sold more than 45,000 copies in just a few years. months. The song of him & # 34; זה ששומר עלי & # 34; ("It Keeps Me") was named the song of the year in Israel at the IAM Awards, due to its success. However, the real success came from Offer Nissim, who made a remix version of the song, which was released in Europe, achieving great success throughout the continent. Other hits from said album were "המסיבה" ("The party") and "עליך ועליי" ("You and I").

For the 60th Anniversary of Israel's Independence, Sarit participated in the celebration gala singing the song "שיר הפריחה" ("Flowering Song"), version of the same song by the singer Ofra Haza. During that year, Sarit released two compilation albums of his greatest hits in his years of career, שרית חדד - האוסף הקצבי (Sarit Hadad - rhythmic version) and < i>שרית חדד - האוסף השקט (Sarit Hadad - soft version). The songs אדון עולם ("Adom Olam") stand out from this album, unreleased until now, in addition to the previously mentioned song by the singer Ofra Haza. In 2008, Chinese singer Yumiko Cheng covered the song "בחום של תל אביב" ("In the heat of Tel Aviv) which had been written four years earlier by Ivri Lider. The song was a real hit in China.

The arrival of 2009 meant the change of record company after signing with Hed Artzi. His first album with this record label would be published in April of that year. This work took the name מרוץ החיים (The Race of Life) and contained a total of 14 themes. Among his greatest hits were & # 34; בשבילך & # 34; ("For you") and "החיים שלך נפלאים" (& # 34; His wonderful life & # 34;). Additionally, the album included the song "אהבה בתוכי" ("Love me"), version of a Greek song called "Τρέξε" ("Excuse"). For this work, the singer obtained the platinum record just three days after publishing it. During the year, Sarit, along with other famous Israelis such as Bar Refaeli, participated in a Water Authority campaign against wastewater. During this year, the singer released the song "קרוסלה" ("Carousel") as the main theme of the program HaAh Hagadol, the Israeli version of the program Big Brother, which became a great success. A At the end of the year, Sarit was awarded as the best singer of the year 2009 and of the first decade of the current century. Additionally, she performed a duet with singer Eyal Golan, titled “ רגע גדול ” (“ A great moment ”).

In 2010, Sarit participated again in the Festigal, a musical competition held annually in Israel, in addition to collaborating with the Ministry of Public Security in a campaign to prevent violence between children and adults, where Sarit sang the song “ אל תיגרר” (“Do not be dragged away”).

In March 2011, Sarit released a new album, titled 20. It included twenty songs, including a duet with the Greek singer Nikos Vertis. The album contained numerous hit songs, including “מאחלת לך” (“I'm Wishing You”), “אור כוכב” (“Starlight”), “סוף שבוע בפריז” (“Weekend in Paris ”) or “בנות, בנות” (“Girls, girls”). This album sold more than 40,000 copies, achieving platinum status. Together with the singer Alicia, the queen of Bulgarian pop, Sarit released a duet called “תגלי לי” (“Discover the cake”), along with a video clip made in the Palace of the Tsar of Bulgaria.

2012-2014: Coach of The Voice ישראל

Sarit Hadad was chosen by the Reshet network to be a coach for the Israeli version of the program The Voice, along with Aviv Geffen, Shlomi Shabat and Rami Kleinstein. The singer was the winning jury due to the triumph of Kathleen Reiter, a Jewish woman of Canadian origin, a member of her team. At that time, Sarit released the single "פה יפה" ("Very good"), written by Moore Shlomovitz and Dikla. Months later, a new single was released on radio and digital platforms, in this case, "הוא לא ידע את שמה" (& # 34; He did not know her name & # 34;). In addition, the singer published a song called "תפילה בדרך" ("Path of Prayer"), which had been written by former Israeli president Shimon Peres.

During 2012, Sarit published the song "לינדה" (Linda), a Mizrahi-style song with a great influence of Arabic music, which includes a fragment in the Arabic language. Sarit again participated as a coach in the second edition of The Voice Israel program. At the end of 2012, Sarit released the single "אבי שבשמיים" ("My Father), a prayer dedicated to God that would be included in his next album called ימים של שמחה חלק א (Days to Joy-Part I), which was published in the month of June 2013, becoming one of the singer's biggest hits to date, including a total of 17 songs. During this year, Sarit Hadad was chosen as "Singer of the Year" on Channel 24, radio stations and the 'Mako' website.

At the beginning of 2014, Sarit Hadad sang the song "שנינו מאותו הכפר" during the funeral of the historic Israeli politician Ariel Sharon. ("We are both from the same town"). As a coach of the third edition of the musical program The Voice Israel, Sarit won the contest thanks to the victory of the young Elkana Marziano. During this year, Ella Sarit collaborated in a series of shows with the Mizrahi singer Eyal Golan, where the Greek singer Nikos Vertis also participated. The show was called פעם בחיים (Once in a lifetime), in reference to the event in which Eyal Golan and Sarit, the two most important voices in the country, sang on the same stage for the first time.[1] On the occasion of the show, a macro-concert was held at Bloomfield Stadium, before thousands of people.

2015-2016: Album שרית חדד (Sarit Hadad) and collaboration with Arisa

At the beginning of 2015, Sarit Hadad released a new album bearing his own name, Sarit Hadad. The album, considered by many to be the best of her entire recording career, mixed different styles, although the oriental style predominated, mixed with Mizrahi music and the pop genre. The album went platinum after reaching 30,000 copies sold. From the album, Sarit published the song "חיכיתי לו" ("I waited for it"), in a video clip inspired by the 70s and with the collaboration of the Israeli comedian Ilan Peled, who plays several characters in it.

In summer, the artist collaborated with Arisa to promote the song "קרקס" ("Circo"), the most important gay parties of the summer in Tel Aviv, in addition to being named as the official song of the Gay Pride Parade in Israel, assuming this the artist's first collaboration with the LGBT movement. The song was composed by Doron Medalie, author of other famous songs such as "Golden Boy" by Nadav Guedj or "Ti Koitas" by Eleni Foureira.

During 2015, the singer was a jury for the Masterclass youth musical competition, where boys and girls from all over the country competed for the best voice award. In this contest the singer coincided with Keren Peles, Roni Dalumi and Yehoram Gaon. Sarid was again named 'Singer of the Year' in 2015, and she won an award for being the most played singer on Israeli radio stations. During the 2015 MTV Israel, the singer performed the song "Love U Till I Die" alongside DJ Offer Nissim, and collected the award for "Video of the Year" for the theme of her & # 34; חיכיתי לו & # 34;.

At the beginning of 2016, Sarit released a new song called "חוזרת בתשובה" ("Rerepentida") and later the single "איך זה את" ("How is it?") with the singer Shalom Hanoch. In summer, Sarit Hadad was in charge of providing voice to the soundtrack of the film Yismach Chatani, directed by Emil Ben Simon and starring Israeli actor Aviv Alush.

2016-2017: Album שׂרה שׁרה (Sara sings) and new sounds

On September 20, 2016, Sarit surprised with the release of the song "למה לי" ("Por qué yo?"), a very different song from what he had previously published, with a very current and danceable sound, which received numerous reviews, both positive and negative, but claiming that this It was not Sarit Hadad's style. Even so, the song became a big hit in Israel, garnering more than 9 million views on YouTube. The single would be the first single from her next album, in which we could see a renewed Sarit Hadad. At the end of 2016, Sarit released a new single called "בלי שביקשתי" (& # 34; Without asking me & # 34;), a song completely removed from the previous one, where you could see Sarit with her guitar, being a pop ballad.

2017 began with the publication of the song "היית איתה" ("You were with her"), produced by Jordi, one of the most important producers in the country, famous for producing the songs of the duo Static & Ben El Tavori. The song stood out for being very different from what the singer usually does, wrapped in a pop style with Mizrahi touches, managing to position herself at No. 1 in the song ranking in Israel for three consecutive weeks, making Sarit the only Israeli singer in bring 10 songs to the top of the ranking Just one month after its publication, Sarit released another new song, following the current image that the artist wanted to achieve with her publications. The song was titled "לא תודה" ("No, thank you"), a very current song with a futuristic video clip, where Sarit herself is characterized as several characters at the same time.

At the same time as this last song, Sarit published her new album in March 2017 called שׂרה שׁרה (Sara sings), with a total of 20 songs. The new work was certified as a gold record for the sale of 15,000 copies and after three weeks on the market it was certified with a double album for having sold 60,000 copies, being the artist's best-selling album in the last decade. With the album on the market, Sarit continued publishing video clips of the songs, such as those of " שׂרה שׁרה" (Sara sings), which gave its name to the album, or those of " היי אחותי" ("Hello, sister") or "וואי וואי" ("Wai wai").

In the summer of 2017, Sarit Hadad sang in New York at the UN headquarters to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the reunification of the city of Jerusalem.

On September 11, 2017, Sarit Hadad was named "Singer of the Year" In Israel. In October she published the song & # 34; חלק ממני & # 34; ("Part of me"), a beautiful ballad dedicated to her daughter, due to her recent motherhood. At the end of 2017, Sarit was considered the third artist of the year in Israel in number of plays on the radio, behind Eyal Golan and Moshe Peretz. On December 30, Sarit performed the song "סימן שאנחנו מגזימים" ("A sign that we exaggerate"), in a musical program, where Israeli artists perform in front of children.

2018-Present: Sarit "The Show"

Since the end of 2017, Sarit published on his YouTube account a promotion for a new show that he would perform in 2018, called Sarit "The Show". On January 21, 2018, Sarit released a new track called "אמן" ("Amen"), a song composed by Doron Medalie, who has collaborated with her previously.

Discography

• 2017 - كה ה Sara sings
• 2015 - أعربي ه ה
• 2013 - станин сти сти сти сть сти ри сти сти сти сти сть сти сти сть стани стани сти сти сть сти сти сти сти сти сти сти сти сти сть сти сти сти сти сти сти сти сти сти сти сти сти сти сти сти сти сти сти сти си сти сти сти сти сти сти сти сти сти сти сти сти
• 2011 - 20
• 2009 - أعربية معربية ("The Race of Life")
• 2008 - מווויווווווווווווווווווווווווווווווווווווווה
• 2008 - מווווווורווה (The Soft Collection)
• 2007 - -ה σההה הה ה ה (“He who protects me”)
• 2005 - מה הה (Miss music)
• 2004 - ▼ phrase phrase manifestation ("Celebration")
• 2003 - מה ה ה ה אה (Only Love Will Bring Love)
• מה הה – 2002 ("La Niña del Amor")
• מוווווווווה – 2001 ("Dulces Ilusions")
• ה ה ה ה ה א ה – ה ("Doing What I Want")
• ה ה ה ה ה ה ה ה אווווה – 1999 ("En Vivo desde הה Heycal Hatarbut)
• מווה – 1999 ("Cenicienta")
• מוה ה ה – 1998 ("Ly de Vida")
• in the world – 1997 ("In Arabic")
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• מהה אה אוווה – 1996 ("En Vivo desde Francia)
• מווווה - 1995 (The spark of life)

Greatest hits album

• The compilation - 2008 - הה
• The Best - 2012 - מה

Others

• Mega Mix-Like Cinderella – 1999 – ה מה
• Light a Candle - 2002 - أعربية Русский
• Eleven in a Lifetime (in Bloomfield Stadium) 2014

DVD

• DVD - The Show (Like Cinderella)
• DVD - In the Temple (Doing What I Want)
• DVD - In Caesarea (Sweet Illusions)
• DVD - Child of Love (in Caesarea)
• DVD - Only Love Will Bring Love (in Caesarea)
• DVD - Celebration (in Caesarea)
• DVD - All the Happy People (in Caesarea)
• DVD – Princess of Joy (For Kids)
• DVD – The Race of Life, Live at Caesarea 2009 (in Caesarea)
• DVD - Once in a Lifetime (in Bloomfield Stadium)