Harel Skaat

Quick Facts

Full Name	Harel Skaat
Occupation	World Music Singer
Date Of Birth	Aug 8, 1981(1981-08-08)
Age	43
Birthplace	Kfar Saba
Country	Israel
Birth City	Central District
Horoscope	Leo

Harel Skaat Biography

Harel Skaat is one of the most popular and richest World Music Singer who was born on August 8, 1981 in Kfar Saba, Central District, Israel. Israeli singer who sang “Milim” during the Eurovision Song Contest 2010.

He was a contestant at the Eurovision Song Contest 2010. He competed at the Eurovision Song Contest 2010, where Alexander Rybak performed the song “Fairytale.” performed “Fairytale”

Harel Skaat (Hebrew: הראל סקעת ‎, born 8 August 1981) sometimes known by the mononym Harel is an Israeli singer and songwriter. He represented Israel in the Eurovision Song Contest 2010 with the song “Milim” (“מילים”, “Words”).

In 2004, during his second year of studies at Beit Zvi, Skaat became a contestant on Kokhav Nolad after a friend signed him up without his knowledge. He emerged as the favorite, consistently receiving praise from the show’s judges for his performances, which included his rendition of “Betoch” (“בתוך”, “Inside”) and the Hebrew version of the French song “Je suis malade” known as “Bdidut”, (“בדידות”, “Loneliness”), which he sang in the semi-finals (Ricky Gal, one of the judges on the show, said of the latter performance that it left her “almost speechless”). On his way to the finals, Skaat received the highest votes of each stage he competed, including the semi-final round where he defeated his competitors, including eventual winner, Harel Moyal by a wide margin. The final show generated huge viewer interest in Israel. At the finals, Skaat sang the song “Hinenny Can” (Hebrew: הנני כאן ‎, “Jerusalem, Here I Am”) which was originally performed by Yehoram Gaon in the 1971 movie “Any Yerushalmy” (Hebrew: אני ירושלמי ‎, “I Am a Jerusalemite”). This version of the song went on to top the Israeli Music Channel’s chart for a record- setting 80 days. Moyal’s surprise win “sparked heated debate in the general public in Israel” and spurred accusations of voter manipulation by some of Skaat’s fans. The allegations, which were denied by the producers of the television program, arose in part from perceived problems inherent in the voting system, which allowed for block voting and from online betting taking place before the finals.

He was born in Kfar Saba in Israel to a Yemenite family and an Iraqi Jewish family.

Harel Skaat Net Worth

Harel Skaat is one of the richest World Music Singer from Israel. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Harel Skaat 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

At six years old, he won his first children’s festival singing contest.

In 2012, he released Shuv Meushar, his third studio album.

Harel Skaat was born on 8 August 1981, in Kfar Saba, Israel, to a family of Yemenite-Jewish and Iraqi-Jewish descent. When he was six years old, he won a national children’s festival competition entitled “A Star for the Evening – Singing Big” in his hometown and while still a child he appeared in an episode of a popular Israeli television show called Parpar Nehmad (פרפר נחמד, Nice Butterfly). Throughout his youth, he continued to appear at festivals and television shows, and at the age of 15 he was the lead singer of both the Kfar Saba city band and his high school band. At 18, he sang with the Israel Defense Forces’ Communications Corps. Band, where he met and became friends with singer-songwriter, Dor Daniel. He attended Beit Zvi, a college specializing in the performing arts, where he was awarded two of the university’s most prestigious scholarships for his performances in school- produced musicals, including the outstanding achievement scholarship and the Sano Scholarship. While still in college, Skaat recorded and released a single, “Ein od Si’kui” (“אין עוד סיכוי”, “No More Chance”); around the same time, he competed in a televised talent show called Ha’melech Ha’ba (המלך הבא, The Next King) along with Ninet Tayeb, (who later gained fame by winning the first season of Kokhav Nolad). Rafael Mirila won the competition, while Tayeb finished third and Skaat finished in sixth place.

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Who is Harel Skaat Dating?

According to our records, Harel Skaat married to Idan Roll. As of December 1, 2023, Harel Skaat’s is not dating anyone.

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Skaat released his debut album, Harel Skaat (הראל סקעת), in July 2006. Reviews of the album were mixed. A review in The Jerusalem Post criticized the lack of spontaneity of the album, and the inclusion of dance-tracks which the critic claimed undercut the singer’s talents, but praised Skaat’s soothing vocals and his ability to move listeners. In a review of the album for Ynet, Roman Singer compared Skaat to a cultured rose without the thorns. Another review claimed that Skaat was “trapped” singing “romantic stories”, but praised his warm singing of “Ve’at”, and his singing talents which the writer claimed allows him to “express at higher levels”.

Facts & Trivia

Harel Ranked on the list of most popular World Music Singer. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in Israel. Harel Skaat celebrates birthday on August 8 of every year.

In early 2008, Skaat and Hed Arzi became embroiled in a year-long legal dispute. Shortly after the dispute was resolved, he entered into a new agreement with Aroma Music and Partner Communications and recorded his second album entitled Dmuyot (דמויות, Figures). The album was released in September 2009 and has been certified gold in Israel.