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Harel Skaat ((ヘブライ語:הראל סקעת), born 8 August 1981) is an Israeli singer and songwriter.〔Harel Skaat's name is pronounced "har-EL skaat" (the last name rhymes with Scott)--to hear how the singer pronounces his name, listen to the beginning of the following interview:〕 He represented Israel in the Eurovision Song Contest 2010 with the song "Milim" ("מילים", "Words").〔When known, transliterated Hebrew titles of Israeli artistic works are used throughout the article, and after each title's first appearance, the title in both Hebrew and English are included in parenthesis.〕 Skaat has been singing and performing in public since he was a child. At the age of six, he won a children's song festival competition. While still in elementary school he appeared on national television and as a teenager, he was the lead singer for both his city's and high school's bands. During his mandatory duty with the Israeli Defense Forces, he sang in the Communication Corps Band. Skaat's professional breakthrough came when he was a contestant on the second season of ''Kochav Nolad'' ("כוכב נולד", "A Star is Born"), a reality competition television show similar in format to ''American Idol'', and finished in second place. After the show ended, he signed a recording contract with Hed Arzi, one of the largest music companies in Israel. His debut album, the self-titled ''Harel Skaat'', was released in July 2006. It produced five hit singles, including the romantic ballad, "Ve'at" ("ואת", "And You"), which was the number one song of the year on both of the major Israeli year-end Hebrew song charts. The album has been certified platinum in Israel. He followed up the album with a concert tour, which surpassed 200 concert shows, a milestone in Israeli music. 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. Generally classified in the media as a pop singer, Skaat has been influenced by a wide variety of music, and his albums have featured an eclectic mix of songs, from rock to romantic ballads. His singing and performing talents have been widely praised by critics and Israeli music industry professionals, but his albums have received only mixed reviews. All of the songs on his official albums and EP have been sung in Hebrew, but Skaat has occasionally sung in English and in French in live concerts; he is currently working on a new album, which will be recorded in English. In December 2009, the Israel Broadcasting Authority selected Skaat internally to be Israel’s representative for the Eurovision Song Contest 2010. The contest was held in Oslo, Norway, in late May 2010 and Israel placed 14th out of 39 entries. ==Early life== Harel Skaat was born on 8 August 1981, in Kfar Saba, Israel, to a family of Yemenite and Iraqi Jewish origins. 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. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Harel Skaat」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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