1. Netta Barzilai, known mononymously as Netta, is an Israeli singer.
20 Facts About Netta Barzilai
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Netta Barzilai attended Hadarim High School in Hod HaSharon and was a youth leader in the Israeli HaNoar HaOved VeHaLomed youth movement.
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Netta Barzilai completed her mandatory military service in the Israeli Navy Band.
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In September 2017, Netta Barzilai auditioned for season five of HaKokhav HaBa, Israel's national selection for the Eurovision Song Contest, with "Rude Boy" by Rihanna.
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The last song Netta Barzilai performed in the competition was a mashup of "Gangnam Style" by Psy and "Tik Tok" by Kesha.
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On 25 February 2018, it was reported that the song that Netta Barzilai would perform at the contest would be called "Toy" and that it would be performed in English, apart from a phrase in Hebrew.
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On 14 April 2018, Netta Barzilai performed her song at Eurovision in Concert in Amsterdam, the largest Eurovision promotional event.
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On 8 May 2018, Netta Barzilai participated in the first semi-final of the Eurovision Song Contest, winning the semi-final with 283 points and qualifying for the final on 12 May In the final, she placed first with televoters and third with international juries, amassing 529 points in total and winning the competition, marking Israel's fourth Eurovision win.
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Shortly after winning Eurovision, Netta Barzilai signed a worldwide record deal with New York-based label S-Curve Records.
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On 1 February 2019, Netta Barzilai released her follow-up single "Bassa Sababa", alongside a music video filmed in Kyiv with Eddie Kabtner.
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At the Eurovision Song Contest 2019 held in Tel Aviv, Netta Barzilai opened the first semi-final with a new version of her winning song "Toy".
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Netta Barzilai began appearing worldwide between Pride parades across Europe and TV programs in the United States.
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At Hanukkah 2019, Netta Barzilai began performing in the show "Pop Up Music 2" alongside Omer Adam, Keren Peles, Moshe Peretz and more.
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Netta Barzilai later released a duet with Adam, titled "Beg".
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Netta Barzilai competed in the first episode alongside Keren Peles and Moshe Peretz and won the episode.
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Netta Barzilai later made a cameo in the Netflix film Eurovision Song Contest: The Story of Fire Saga.
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Netta Barzilai served as a judge on the fourth season of The X Factor Israel, which determined the Israeli representative for the Eurovision Song Contest 2022.
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On 13 October 2021, Netta Barzilai released "CEO" and "Dum", her first new solo music in over a year.
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In 2024, Netta Barzilai competed in the 10th season of Israel's Rokdim Im Kokhavim.
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Netta Barzilai was eliminated 12th in the first round of the live show stage.