Sarit Hadad

Sarit Hadad (Hebrew: שרית חדד‎, Hebrew pronunciation: [saˈʁit χaˈdad]) (born on September 20, 1978) is an Israeli singer. In October 2009, the Israeli Music TV Channel (Channel 24) crowned Hadad "best female singer of the 2000s".[1] She represented her country at the Eurovision Song Contest 2002, in Tallinn, with the song "Light a Candle".[2]

Sarit Hadad
שרית חדד
Background information
Birth nameSarah Hodadetova
Born (1978-09-20) September 20, 1978
Afula, Israel
OriginHadera, Israel
GenresMizrahi, Pop, Dance
InstrumentsVocals, guitar, drums, keyboards, darbuka
Years active1994–present
LabelsAvi Guetta Records/Play Records (1995–2000)
Avi Guetta Records (2001–2004)
Avi Guetta Records/Miss Music (2005–2008)
Hed Arzi (2009–present)
Associated actsEyal Golan
WebsiteSarit-Hadad.com

Early life

Hadad was born as Sarah Hudadatov (Hebrew: שרה חודדטוב) in the town of Afula, Israel to Mountain Jewish parents who had made aliyah from Dagestan in 1976. Hadad is the youngest of seven children: she has three brothers and three sisters.[3] In 1980, her family moved to Hadera. When she was ten years old, she participated in a contest for young talent, where she performed on the piano. She also played the organ, guitar, accordion, and darbuka.

Musical career

Hadad comes from a musical family and was recognized as a child prodigy. She began performing at the age of eight. Apart from classical piano, she taught herself to play the organ, guitar, accordion, and a Middle Eastern drum known as the darbuka. At the age of 15, she joined the Hadera Youth Band. When she was 16 she was discovered by Avi Gueta, who is still her manager.

Hadad's career as a pop singer has been highly successful, with many of her songs topping the Israeli charts. Israeli Television selected her to represent Israel in the Eurovision Song Contest 2002. The song, Nadlik Beyakhad Ner (Light A Candle) (in Hebrew: נדליק ביחד נר), came in 12th place.[4][5]

In 2004, she collaborated with David D'Or to record the DVD Pets in Tunes.

In December 2006, Hadad drew crowds in New York City, Miami, and Los Angeles with her "Sing with Sarit" tour. In July 2007, Madonna revealed that she is a fan of Hadad, and enjoys listening to her music when dining at a kosher restaurant near her home.[6]

Hadad typically performs Mizrahi music, often employing Arabic lyrics.

Hadad does not generally perform on Jewish holidays or on the Jewish Sabbath ("Shabbat")

Sarit Hadad sings in multiple languages including English, Arabic, Georgian, Turkish, Greek and Hebrew. She was the first Israeli to perform (professionally) in Jordan.[7]

Sarit Hadad in August 2013

Sarit Hadad is a judge in the inaugural season of The Voice Israel on Israeli television.

Personal life

On September 21, 2017, Hadad gave birth to a baby girl named Noya.[8][9]

Discography

Albums
  1. Spark of life – ניצוץ החיים – 1995
  2. Live in France – הופעה חיה בצרפת – 1996
  3. The Road I Chose – הדרך שבחרתי – 1997
  4. Singing in Arabic – שרה בערבית – 1997
  5. Law of Life – חוק החיים – 1998
  6. Like Cinderella – כמו סינדרלה – 1999
  7. Live at Heichal Hatarbut – ההופעה בהיכל התרבות – 1999
  8. Doing What I Want – לעשות מה שבא לי – 2000
  9. Sweet Illusions – אשליות מתוקות – 2001
  10. Girl of Love – ילדה של אהבה – 2002
  11. Only Love Will Bring Love – רק אהבה תביא אהבה – 2003
  12. Celebration – חגיגה – 2004
  13. Miss Music – 2005 – מיס מיוזיק
  14. Princess of Happiness (for children) – 2006 – נסיכה של שמחה
  15. The One Who Watches Over Me – 2007 – זה ששומר עליי
  16. The Beat Collection – 2008 – האוסף הקצבי
  17. The Smooth Collection – 2008 – האוסף השקט
  18. The Race of Life – 2009 – מרוץ החיים
  19. The Race of Life, Live at Caesarea 2009 – 2010 – שרית חדד בקיסריה, מרוץ החיים 2009
  20. 20 – 2011
  21. Days of joy – Part One – 2013 – 'ימים של שמחה – חלק א
  22. Sarit Hadad – 2015 – שרית חדד
  23. Sara Sings – 2017 -שרה שרה

Greatest hits album
  • The compilation – 2008 – האוסף
  • The Best – 2012 – המיטב

Other
  • Mega Mix-Like Cinderella – 1999 – מגה מיקס
  • Light a Candle – 2002 – נדליק ביחד נר
  • Once in a Lifetime (in Bloomfield Stadium) 2014
  • Yerushalayim Ha'akheret" (at the ceremony for the 50th anniversary of the reunification of Jerusalem) 2017

DVDs
  • 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)

Charts

Album

Year Title Chart Position
1998 Law of Life Israeli Albums Top 20 1
1999 Like Cinderella Israeli Albums Top 20 1
Live in the Culture Palace Israeli Albums Top 20 9
2000 To Do What I Want Israeli Albums Top 20 3
2001 Sweet Illusion Israeli Albums Top 20 1
2002 Child of Love Israeli Albums Top 20 1
2003 Only Love Will Bring Love Israeli Albums Top 20 2
2004 Celebration Israeli Albums Top 20 1
MusicaNeto Top 30 1
2005 Miss Music Israeli Albums Top 20 1
MusicaNeto Top 30 4
2007 The One Who Watches Over Me Israeli Albums Top 20 1
MusicaNeto Top 30 1
2009 The Race of Life Israeli Albums Top 20 1
2010 The Race of Life, Live at Caesarea Israeli Albums Top 20 2
2011 20 Israeli Albums Top 20 1
2013 Days of joy – Part One Israeli Albums Top 20 2
2015 Sarit Hadad Israeli Albums Top 20 1
2017 Sara Sings Israeli Albums Top 20 1

See also

References
  1. Mitz'ad He-Asor (Decade Parade), Israeli Channel 24, October 2009.
  2. "Eurovision 2002 Israel: Sarit Hadad – "Light A Candle"". eurovisionworld.com.
  3. http://tribona.co.il/%D7%A9%D7%A8%D7%99%D7%AA-%D7%97%D7%93%D7%93
  4. Bohlman, Philip V. (2004). The music of European nationalism. Santa Barbara, Calif.: ABC-CLIO. p. 2. ISBN 978-1-57607-270-7. Retrieved February 6, 2011.
  5. "Eurovision Song Contest 2002". European Broadcasting Union. Retrieved February 6, 2011.
  6. America goes kosher – Israel Culture, Ynetnews
  7. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7JczEz_5tJ0
  8. Yoni Froim, מזל טוב: שרית חדד אימא, On pplus.ynet.co.il, September 21, 2017
  9. Ifat haleli avraham, נחשף השם ששרית חדד בחרה לבתה הבכורה, On Mako website, September 26, 2017
Awards and achievements
Preceded by
Tal Sondak
with En Davar		 Israel in the Eurovision Song Contest
2002		 Succeeded by
Lior Narkis
with Words for Love
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