Nadav Guedj

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Nadav Guedj
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Guedj in 2015
Background information
Born (1998-11-02) 2 November 1998 (age 25)
Paris, France
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).[1] Guedj was born in Paris.[2]

Musical career

2015–16: Eurovision Song Contest & Debut album

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.[3] In the second round of the contest proper, he performed "Halo" by Beyoncé.[4] Nadav then advanced to the semi-finals of the contest along with six other contestants where he performed "Mirrors" by Justin Timberlake.[5] 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.[6] Nadav then won HaKokhav HaBa with his performance of Beyoncé's Halo on 17 February 2015, making him Israel's entrant to the Eurovision Song Contest 2015.[7] On 26 February 2015, it was announced that he would be singing Golden Boy at the Eurovision.[8] On 12 March 2015, Golden Boy was released and is Israel's first entry to the contest that's entirely sung in English.[9][10] On May 21, 2015 Guedj performed in the Eurovision song contest's second Semi-final in Vienna and he has successfully made Israel reach the final for the first time in five years. At the Final on May 23, He finished 9th overall with 97 points. The postcards – short video clips introducing the participants – of this year's contest witness the slogan "Building Bridges". Each of the clips start with every contestant receiving an invitation to Austria in their home country. The story continues with the contestants making their way to one of Austria's nine states where they have an individual task to fulfill.[11] Nadav Guedj's postcard was filmed on location in Tel Aviv and the renowned skiing resort Lech am Arlberg in Vorarlberg, where Guedj is seen spray painting a gondola lift with the Austrian cartoon artist and musician Bernd Püribauer.[12][13][14] After the contest, Guedj's Music video for his Coca-Cola-endorsed Song "Summer Together", Again written by Medalie, for the "Coca Cola Summer Love" events in Israel, has been released on 8 August. On 19 August 2015 he released the single "Good Vibes", he wrote the song with Ruby Feier.[15] On 1 December 2015 he released the single "Jump".[16] On 2 March 2016 he released the single "Make You Mine".[17] On 15 May 2016 he released the single "Hold the City".[18] He released his debut self-studio album on 25 May 2016.[19]

Artistry

Musical influences

Nadav frequently listens to music of the RnB, pop, soul & hip hop genres and cites Pharrell Williams, Usher, Beyoncé , Chris Brown, Maroon 5, Snoop Dogg, Stevie Wonder, Michael Jackson, Justin Timberlake, Timbaland and others as his favorite artists. He is hailed in his home country as the "Israeli Justin Timberlake" because of the similarity of his musical style, but he describes himself as "simple and regular Nadav".[20]

Discography

Albums

Title Details Notes
Nadav Guedj[21]
  • Released: 25 May 2016
  • Label: Unicell
  • Format: Digital download

Singles

Year Title Peak chart positions Album
ISR
Airplay
[22]		 AUT
[23]		 BEL
(FL)
[24]		 FRA
[25]		 GER
[26]		 SWE
[27]		 SWI
[28]		 UK
[29]
2015 "Golden Boy" 1 14 36 178 45 54 54 169 Nadav Guedj
"Good Vibes" 1 — — — — — — —
"Jump" 3 — — — — — — —
2016 "Make You Mine" — — — — — — — —
"Hold The City" — — — — — — — —
"—" denotes release that did not chart or was not released.

References

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  15. ↑ Good Vibes - Single by Nadav Guedj on iTunes
  16. ↑ Jump - Single by Nadav Guedj on iTunes
  17. ↑ Make You Mine - Single by Nadav Guedj on iTunes
  18. ↑ Hold the City - Single by Nadav Guedj on iTunes
  19. ↑ Nadav Guedj by Nadav Guedj on iTunes
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  21. ↑ Nadav Guedj by Nadav Guedj on iTunes
  22. ↑ Peak positions for singles on the Israeli Airplay chart:
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  29. ↑ Peak positions in the United Kingdom:
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External links

  • Nadav Guedj on FacebookLua error in Module:WikidataCheck at line 28: attempt to index field 'wikibase' (a nil value).
  • Nadav Guedj on TwitterLua error in Module:WikidataCheck at line 28: attempt to index field 'wikibase' (a nil value).
Awards and achievements
Preceded by HaKokhav HaBa winner
2015		 Succeeded by
Hovi Star
Preceded by Israel in the Eurovision Song Contest
2015
 Succeeded by
Hovi Star
with "Made of Stars"


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