Ninet Tayeb (Hebrew: ???? ?????, also known just as Ninet or Nina ) (born October 21, 1983, in Kiryat Gat, Israel) is an Israeli pop rock singer who came to fame as the first winner of Kochav Nolad (the Israeli version of Pop Idol ). Additionally, Ninet acted for three seasons in the Israeli television drama HaShir Shelanu (Our Song ). She is a Sephardi Jew, of Tunisian Jewish descent. From humble beginnings, Ninet has achieved recognition as one of the most popular and famous celebrities and entertainers in Israel. She recently surprised her fans by having her head shaved bald for a TV commercial, earning 1,000,000 New Sheqels.

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Kokhav Nolad

Ninet was the first winner of the popular Israeli talent contest Kokhav Nolad beating Shiri Maimon into second place. Shai Gabso came third in the final. Her winning performance was an emotional rendition of Zohar Argov's classic Mizrahi song "Yam Shel Dma'ot" (A Sea of Tears). To date she is the only woman to have won the contest, and the contestant with the longest-lasting and largest popularity after the show. She gained popularity on the show as a sweet, young small town girl singing ballads and participated aged 19 whilst doing her compulsory military service (she had her first audition in IDF uniform). In 2003 Ninet was awarded the title of "Most Notable Singer", which was a huge spring board for her carrier. She also appeared again on the fourth series of the show to duet with eventual winner Jacko Eisenberg.

HaShir Shelanu and festivals

In 2004 Ninet started acting the leading role in the daily musical drama (telenovela) HaShir Shelanu . Her character, Ninet Levy, was a young girl from Kiryat Gat who came to Tel Aviv, looking for a job and suddenly being accepted to a musical school. Besides Ninet, Ran Danker, Maya Dagan, and Hana Laslow participated. In 2005, the second season of HaShir Shelanu was filmed and Tayeb won "The actress of the year" award for her role in the series. In 2006 Ninet acted in a guest role in Ha'shir Shelanu , during which she recorded her first album. In 2004 she also participated in the Israeli annual children's Festival known as Festigal. Nowadays, Ninet is acting on the fourth season of HaShir Shelanu , in a leading role as herself.

Barefoot

Three years after winning the Israeli Kokhav Nolad reality show, Ninet finally started to work on her first album, Barefoot (Yechefa , Hebrew: ????). The album was produced by the Israeli rock singer Aviv Geffen; it was mainly composed, written and adapted by him. The album was released on September 7, 2006, and was later certified gold, selling more than 20,000 copies.

Track listing

1. Barefoot
"Yehefa" / ????

2. When You Are Here [Released as first single on July]
"KsheAta Kan" / ????? ???



3. Anything Might Happen ''[Released as second single on August]
"HaKol Yakhol Likrot" / ???? ???? ?????

4. Days of Forgiveness
"Yamim Shel Sliha" / ???? ?? ?????

5. If You Come [Released as fourth single on December]
"Im Tavo" / ?? ????

6. Longing (Are the Children of Loneliness)
"Ga'agu'im (Hem HaYeladim Shel HaBdidut)" / ??????? ?? ?????? ?? ???????

7. Good to Die In the Name of Love
"Tov Lamut BeAd HaAhava" / ??? ???? ??? ?????

8. She Knows [Released as third single on November & first video clip, ^{see this section}]
"Hi Yoda'at" / ??? ?????

9. After All
"Aharei HaKol" / ???? ????

10. How Does It Feel When It's Over
"Eikh Margishim KsheZe Nigmar" / ??? ??????? ???? ????

11. Knew You'd Be Back
"Yadati SheTahzor" / ????? ??????

12. Puppet
"Buba" / ????


Songs 1-4 (including the first two singles) & 6, 10 & 12- were all written, composed and adapted by Aviv. Song 5, the fourth single, was written by Eli Moreno, composed by Ilay Bottner & adapted by Idan Raichel and Gil'ad Shmu'eli. Song 7 was written and composed by Erez Al'Grebli, and adapted by him and Tomer Mazmer. Song 8, the third single (and first video clip) was written by Ninet, composed by her and Ilay Bottner, and adapted by Aviv. Song 9 was written by Barak Pheldman, composed and adapted by Yonni Bloch. Song 11 was written by Ninet and Aviv, composed & adapted by him.

2007

In 2007 Tayeb received the "Best Female Singer" Award at the Israeli Music Awards.

Singles

• When You Are Here:

Ninet's first official single (though it wasn't her first hit) wasn't so different musically from the well-known "Aviv wagner style" (for Israel), & her voice sounded exactly the same- so then what's left is the lyrics. The song is about whenever her boyfriend comes home- her stress disappears & she relaxes. The song is very dark though- she is very dependent on her boyfriend and says: You never tell me where you came from and I don't ask you. She uses the words "throwing up everything I swallowed" as telling him all that she kept inside; that was misunderstood as an encouragement for bulemia, which caused a lot of noise, of course.

• Anything Might Happen:

This is perhaps Ninet's most optimistic song, though it has a hint of sadness in part of it, & that worked well for many listeners that were "with Ninet" in her sad songs & wanted to know new sides of her. The song appears in a commercial for the new Israeli TV series "Grass Tale" (Grass- not as drugs).

• She Knows:

No doubt, Ninet surprised everyone in that song, though from the first song (the main title) & through "When You're Here" & the others, it was supposed to be foreseen by the listeners: this song deals mainly with the media that changed her not only from the outside, but also from the inside. In the chorus she even says, "come, come back to me", in a dialogue with herself. "She Knows" is the first official clip by Ninet; it is also the first time she was widely shown internationally.

• If You'll Come:

The fourth single is the last single so far to come out of the album. It's a sad song that might be about her ex, Ran Danker or about her boyfriend Yehuda Levi: the lyrics can be understood as things she / he said back then, or as things she / he says right now. Anyway, the music (which was adapted by Idan Raichel & Gil'ad Shmu'eli) has the same "recipe" that Idan Raichel used for hits that came from artists that sang for his debut album.

She Knows (Video Clip)

"She Knows" is Ninet's only video it was first shown on the entertainment show "Y at 10", and shortly hit 1st place on the Israel Music channel Top 15 Videos chart. Later on, it also reached the 2nd place on the MTV's World Chart Express. The first Place was Madonna's "Jump". That was Ninet's first appearance on that chart. It was directed by Yariv Bar'El, produced by "Artsa" productions (Hafakot) and edited by Oded Ferber. The amazing special effects are by "Grabity"- Yoram Alt'Man. Ninet is the only person to appear on the video. In the video, Ninet is in a small white room, and slowly paints the walls in Gothic red and black. It was mainly inspired by Jamiroquai's video clip for their song Virtual Insanity .

Personal life

After winning Kochav Nolad , Ninet met, on the set of HaShir Shelanu , Israeli actor and singer Ran Danker. The two dated for almost 3 years, and eventually broke up, leaving hundreds of fans disappointed. After the break up, there were rumours talking about a new man in Ninet's life - Israeli model and actor Yehuda Levi. Ninet and Yehuda hid their relationship for a long time, but eventually came clean about being together. Since then, Ninet and Yehuda are Israel's biggest stars, and they appear in tabloids all of the time. Currently rumors insist that Ninet will get married on November with her boyfriend, Yehuda Levi.

Image

As Ninet became famous, she was nicknamed "Israel's Sweetheart", and was always pictured as a sweet girl. After she had released her album, which includes some dark and sad songs, people said she was too affected by Aviv Geffen, and she had a more rebellious "rock-chick" image.