Rising Star (Israeli TV series)

Rising Star
Hebrew	הכוכב הבא
Genre	Reality television
Created by	Asaf Spector Shenkar Yoav Tzafir Avi Nir
Developed by	Screenz Cross Media LTD
Presented by	Assi Azar Esti Ginzburg (season 1) Rotem Sela (season 2–)
Judges	Rita (season 1) Tzvika Hadar (season 1) Rani Rahav (season 1) Eyal Golan (first half season 1) Mooki (second half season 1–3) Asaf Atedgi (season 2–3) Harel Skaat (season 2–6) Static & Ben El Tavori (season 4–8) Keren Peles (season 2–) Assaf Amdursky (season 4–) Shiri Maimon (season 6–) Itay Levy (season 7–) Ninet Tayeb (season 8–9) Ran Danker (season 9–) Eden Hason (season 10–)
Theme music composer	Sylas McGriff
Country of origin	Israel
No. of seasons	10
Production
Running time	90–120 minutes
Production company	Keshet
Original release
Network	Channel 2 (2013–2017) Keshet 12 (2017–)
Release	17 September 2013 (2013-09-17) – present
Related
Kokhav Nolad

HaKokhav HaBa (Hebrew: הַכּוֹכָב הַבָּא; transl. "The Next Star") is an Israeli interactive reality singing competition, created by Keshet Media Group and broadcast on Channel 2 (from 2013 to 2017) and on Channel 12 (since 2017). It is the basis of the Rising Star franchise. The show is a continuation of Kokhav Nolad (Hebrew: כוכב נולד; transl. "A Star Is Born") which featured aspiring singers competing for a winning title. The program's format combines the internet, smartphone and television and is filmed live. Between 2015 and 2020, and again since 2024, the show is used to select Israel's representative for the Eurovision Song Contest.

Format

As the season begins, each contestant is asked to perform a well-known song in front of judges. After the song, a vote is taken among judges whether to transfer the applicant to the test stage facing the audience at home. If the judges are not sure about how to vote, the contestant is required to perform another song, and then a decision is made.

Contestants who do move forward must then sing in front of an audience. Viewers then connect with an app at makoTV and decide in real time whether a contestant passes or does not pass.

Judges also influence the test stage - all judges may support the promotion of the contestant and thereby add 8% percent if there are five judges or 10% if there are four. Once the contestant reaches 70% of votes they "pass" and the screen opens and the contestant goes to the next level. 14 singers then move on to a section where the judges and the audience at home vote. At the final stage, four singers are left and one will be elected "The Next Star".

Host and judges

Key:   Previous   Latest   Replaced

Host	Season 1	Season 2	Season 3	Season 4	Season 5	Season 6	Season 7	Season 8	Season 9	Season 10
Assi Azar
Esti Ginzburg
Rotem Sela
Judges	Season 1	Season 2	Season 3	Season 4	Season 5	Season 6	Season 7	Season 8	Season 9	Season 10
Rita Jahanforuz
Zvika Hadar
Rani Rahav
Eyal Golan
Mooki
Asaf Atedgi
Keren Peles
Harel Skaat
Assaf Amdursky
Static & Ben-El Tavori

Series overview

Season	Premiere	Finale	Winner	Second place	Third place	Fourth place	Presenter(s)	Judges
One	17 September 2013	25 December 2013	Evyatar Korkus	Arye & Gil Gat	Tina Ibagrimov	Rinat Cohen	Assi Azar Esti Ginzburg	Rita Jahanforuz Zvika Hadar Rani Rahav Eyal Golan (first half) Muki (second half)
Two	9 December 2014	17 February 2015	Nadav Guedj	Iky Levy & The Rasta Hebrew Men	Sari Nachmias	Avia Shoshani	Assi Azar Rotem Sela	Asaf Atedgi Muki Keren Peles Harel Skaat
Three	5 December 2015	3 March 2016	Hovi Star	Nofar Salman	Ella Daniel	Gil Hadash
Four	2 January 2017	13 February 2017	Imri Ziv	Diana Golbi	Julieta	Beatbox Element		Keren Peles Harel Skaat Assaf Amdursky Static & Ben-El Tavori
Five	29 October 2017	23 February 2018	Netta	Mergui	Riki Ben Ari	Chen Aharoni
Six	24 November 2018	12 February 2019	Kobi Marimi	Keteryah	Shefita	Maya Bouskilla		Asaf Amdursky Keren Peles Shiri Maimon Harel Skaat Static & Ben-El Tavori
Seven	20 November 2019	4 February 2020	Eden Alene	Ella Lee	Orr Amrami Brockman	Gaya Shaki		Asaf Amdursky Itay Levy Keren Peles Shiri Maimon Static & Ben-El Tavori
Eight	1 June 2021	1 September 2021	Tamir Grinberg	Valerie Hamaty	Matan Levi	Shay Hamber		Asaf Amdursky Itay Levy Keren Peles Ninet Tayeb Shiri Maimon Static & Ben-El Tavori
Nine	18 July 2022	20 September 2022	Eliav Zohar	Nofia Yedidia	Meitav Sherman	Libi Panker		Asaf Amdursky Itay Levy Keren Peles Ninet Tayeb Shiri Maimon Ran Danker
Ten	20 November 2023	6 February 2024	Eden Golan	Or Cohen	Mika Moshe	Dor Shimon		Asaf Amdursky Itay Levy Keren Peles Shiri Maimon Ran Danker Eden Hason
Eleven	10 November 2024	2025	TBD					Asaf Amdursky Itay Levy Keren Peles Shiri Maimon Ran Danker Eden Hason

Season 1 (2013)

HaKokhav HaBa 1 Finalists (With dates of elimination)
Evyatar Korkus	25 December - Winner
Arye & Gil Gat	25 December
Tina Ibagrimov	25 December
Rinat Cohen	25 December
Omer Datz†	17 December
David Drey	10 December
Elias Melayev	3 December (Quit)
Inbal Bekman	26 November
Hen Levy	26 November
Lior Peretz	19 November
Roni Israeli	17 November
Alon Tube	12 November
Dondit Jon	5 November
George Abu Shkara	3 November

This first season of Rising Star was hosted by Assi Azar with co-host Esti Ginzburg. The judges were Rita, Zvika Hadar, Mooki and Rani Rahav. Eyal Golan judged the program until his suspension on 20 November 2013, when he was replaced by Mooki.

Participants

In order:

• George Abu Shakra – 14th place
• Dondit Jon – 13th place
• Alon Tube – 12th place
• Roni Israeli – 11th place
• Lior Peretz – 10th place
• Hen Levy – 9th place
• Inbal Bekman – 8th place
• Elias Melayev – 7th place (Quit)
• David Drey – 6th place
• Omer Datz† – 5th place

Finalists

• Rinat Cohen – Fourth place
• Tina Ibagrimov – Third place
• Arye & Gil Gat – Second place
• Evyatar Korkus – Winner

Weekly results per contestant

Contestant	Week 1	Week 2	Week 3	Week 4	Week 5	Week 6	Week 7	Week 8	Week 9	Week 10
Evyatar Korkus	Saved	Safe	Safe	Safe	Safe	Safe	Safe	Safe	Saved	Winner (Week 10)
Arye & Gil Gat	Safe	Safe	Safe	Saved	Safe	Safe	Saved	Safe	Safe	Runner-up
Tina Ibagrimov	Safe	Safe	Safe	Saved	Safe	Safe	Safe	Safe	Safe	3rd
Rinat Cohen	Safe	Safe	Saved	Saved	Saved	Safe	Saved	Saved	Saved	4th
Omer Datz	Saved	Saved	Safe	Safe	Safe	Saved	Saved	Saved	Eliminated	Eliminated (week 9)
David Drey	Saved	Safe	Safe	Safe	Saved	Saved	Saved	Eliminated	Eliminated (week 8)
Elias Melayev	Safe	Saved	Safe	Safe	Safe	Saved	Quit (week 6)
Inbal Bekman	Safe	Saved	Safe	Safe	Saved	Eliminated	Eliminated (week 6)
Hen Levy	Saved	Saved	Safe	Safe	Eliminated	Eliminated (week 5)
Lior Peretz	Saved	Safe	Safe	Eliminated	Eliminated (week 4)
Roni Israeli	Safe	Saved	Eliminated	Eliminated (week 3)
Alon Tube	Saved	Eliminated	Eliminated (week 2)
Dondit Jon	Eliminated	Eliminated (week 1)
George Abu Shakra	Eliminated	Eliminated (week 1)

Season 2 (2014–15)

See also: Israel in the Eurovision Song Contest 2015 § Before Eurovision

HaKokhav HaBa 2 Finalists (With dates of elimination)
Nadav Guedj	17 February - Winner
Iky Levy & The Rasta Hebrew Men	17 February
Sari Nachmias	17 February
Avia Shoshani	17 February
Orit Biansey	8 February
Sa'ar "Rusty" Davidov	8 February
Nava Tehila Walker	1 February
Yifi and Osher Aricha	27 January
Liroz Balas	25 January
Asif Zilberman	25 January
Eva Al Kanrash	20 January
David Maman	20 January
Random Dogs	20 January
Almog Nasawi	18 January
Zadok Garamech	18 January
Evyatar Adir	18 January

The winner of season two would represent Israel in the Eurovision Song Contest 2015.

Participants

In order:

• Evyatar Adir – 16th place
• Zadok Garamech – 15th place
• Almog Nasawi – 14th place
• Random Dogs – 13th place
• David Maman – 12th place
• Eva Al Kanrash – 11th place
• Asif Zilberman – 10th place
• Liroz Balas – 9th place
• Yifi and Osher Aricha – 8th place
• Nava Tehila Walker – 7th place
• Saar "Rusty" Davidov – 6th place
• Orit Biansey – 5th place

Finalists

• Avia Shoshani – Fourth place
• Sary Nachmias – Third place
• Iky Levy and the Rasta Hebrew Men –Second place
• Nadav Guedj – Winner

Season 3 (2015–16)

See also: Israel in the Eurovision Song Contest 2016 § Before Eurovision

HaKokhav HaBa 3 Finalists (With dates of elimination)
Hovi Star	3 March - Winner
Nofar Salman	3 March
Ella Daniel	3 March
Gil Hadash	3 March
Kiara Duple (Lior Cohen)	27 February
"Velma"	27 February
Oded Sharavi	20 February
Ofir Haim	19 February
Shtar	19 February
Uriel Aharoni	13 February
Neomi Ezran	12 February
Avi Eliot Alush and Sister Shvakya	12 February
Yoni Grayev	12 February
Sharon Fartouk	5 February
Maya Bernadski	5 February
Alma Kalbermann	5 February

This season was named "The Next Star to the Eurovision" The winner of season three would represent Israel in the Eurovision Song Contest 2016.

Participants

In order:

• Alma Kalbermann - 16th place
• Maya Bernadski - 15th place
• Sharon Fartouk - 14th place
• Yoni Grayev - 13th place
• Avi Eliot Alush and Sister Shvakya - 12th place
• Neomi Ezran - 11th place
• Uriel Aharoni - 10th place
• Shtar - 9th place
• Ofir Haim - 8th place
• Oded Sharavi - 7th place
• "Velma" - 6th place
• Kiara Duple (Lior Cohen) - 5th place

Finalists

• Gil Hadash – Fourth place
• Ella Daniel - Third place
• Nofar Salman - Second place
• Hovi Star - Winner

Season 4 (2017)

See also: Israel in the Eurovision Song Contest 2017 § Before Eurovision

HaKokhav HaBa 4 Finalists (With dates of elimination)
Imri	13 February - Winner
Diana Golbi	13 February
Julietta	13 February
Beatbox Element	13 February
Sapir Nahon	6 February
Ta-La-Te	6 February
Halli Lewis	31 January
Yona Shabin	31 January

The winner of season four would represent Israel in the Eurovision Song Contest 2017. The show was hosted by Yael Goldman with Assi Azar and Rotem Sela. The presiding judges were Keren Peles and Harel Skaat, who also judged the previous two seasons, joined by new judges Assaf Amdursky and the duo Static and Ben El Tavori.

Participants

In order:

• Yona Shabin - 8th place
• Hally Lewis - 7th place
• Ta-La-Te - 6th place
• Sapir Nahon - 5th place

Finalists

• Beatbox Element - Fourth place
• Julieta - Third place
• Diana Golbi - Second place
• Imri - Winner

Season 5 (2017–18)

See also: Israel in the Eurovision Song Contest 2018 § Before Eurovision

HaKokhav HaBa 5 Finalists (With dates of elimination)
Netta	13 February - Winner
Mergui	13 February
Riki Ben Ari	13 February
Chen Aharoni	13 February
Eden Meiri	11 February
Howie Danao	11 February
Ravit Batashvili	7 February
Adava Omer	7 February
José Steinberg	29 January
Shay & Gilad	22 January
Sarit Hativa	21 January
Rinat Bar	14 January (Quit)
Gal Yaakobi	8 January
Jaki Gaforov	8 January
Shir Gadasi	7 January
The Choice	7 January
Shir Baruch	7 January
Ofir Harush	4 January
Tal Mizrahi	4 January
Axum	4 January

Israel participated in the Eurovision Song Contest 2018 as the Israeli broadcaster Israeli Public Broadcasting Corporation (IPBC/Kan) for the first time collaborated with the commercial broadcaster Keshet and Tedy Productions which organized the reality singing competition HaKokhav HaBa L'Eurovizion ("The Next Star for Eurovision") to select the singer to represent Israel, while the song was chosen by a committee of the Israeli broadcaster. Four contestants reached the final, Chen Aharoni, Jonathan Mergui, Riki Ben Ari and Netta Barzilai. The season was won by Netta Barzilai, the first woman to win the series. As a result, she represented Israel at Eurovision Song Contest 2018. She went on to win the contest in Lisbon with the song "Toy" earning 529 points.

Participants

In order:

• Axum - 20th place
• Tal Mizrahi - 19th place
• Ofir Harush - 18th place
• Shir Baruch - 17th place
• The Choice - 16th place
• Shir Gadasi - 15th place
• Jaki Gaforov - 14th place
• Gal Yaakobi - 13th place
• Rinat Bar (Quit) - 12th place
• Sarit Hativa - 11th place
• Shay & Gilad - 10th place
• José Steinberg - 9th place
• Adava Omer - 8th place
• Ravit Batashvili - 7th place
• Howie Danao - 6th place
• Eden Meiri - 5th place

Finalists

• Chen Aharoni – Fourth place
• Riki Ben Ari - Third place
• Mergui - Second place
• Netta - Winner

Season 6 (2018–19)

See also: Israel in the Eurovision Song Contest 2019 § Before Eurovision

HaKokhav HaBa 6 Finalists (With dates of elimination)
Kobi Marimi	28 January (Rejoined on 7 February), 12 February - Winner
Ketreyah	12 February
Shefita	12 February
Maya Bouskilla	12 February
Avraham de Carvalho	9 February
Daniel Barzilai	9 February
Shalva Band	5 February (Quit)
Ofri Calfon	3 February
Tai†	2 February
Danielle Mazuz	26 January
Osher Biton	21 January
Klara Sabag	19 January
Naor Cohen	15 January
Nave Madmon	15 January
Nitay Twito	15 January
Liat Eliyahu	14 January
Naama Gali Cohen	14 January
Lior Chen	13 January
Shachaf	13 January
Wanna Wanna	13 January

Kobi Marimi won the show with 383 points, beating runner-up Keteryah and third-placer Shefita. Kobi represented Israel at the Eurovision Song Contest 2019, held in Tel Aviv, with the song "Home".

Participants

In order:

• Wanna Wanna - 20th place
• Shachaf - 19th place
• Lior Chen - 18th place
• Naama Gali Cohen - 17th place
• Liat Eliyahu - 16th place
• Nitay Twito - 15th place
• Nave Madmon - 14th place
• Naor Cohen - 13th place
• Klara Sabag - 12th place
• Osher Biton - 11th place
• Danielle Mazuz - 10th place
• Tai† - 9th place
• Ofri Calfon - 8th place
• Daniel Barzilai - 7th place
• Avraham de Carvalho - 6th place

Finalists

• Shalva Band – Fifth place (Quit)
• Maya Bouskilla – Fourth place
• Shefita - Third place
• Ketreyah - Second place
• Kobi Marimi - Winner

Season 7 (2019–20)

See also: Israel in the Eurovision Song Contest 2020 § Before Eurovision

HaKokhav HaBa 7 Finalists (With dates of elimination)
Eden Alene	4 February - Winner
Ella Lee	4 February
Orr Amrami Brockman	4 February
Gaya Shaki	4 February
Raviv Kaner	2 February
Moran Aharoni	2 February
Lali Kolishkin	1 February
Ohad Shragai	1 February
Loai Ali	30 January
Eden Zohar Sivan	27 January
Dorel Saadon	25 January
Omer Eliyahu	20 January
Avihu Pinhasov Rhythm Club	18 January
Nicki Goldstein	13 January
Linoy Akala and Gil Shapira	11 January
HaTavlinim	11 January
Oneg Israel	9 January
Dana Lapidot	5 January
Nathan Katorza	4 January
Or Eddie	4 January

Eden Alene emerged as the winner, however, the Eurovision contest for this year was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic, and Alene was internally re-selected by Kan to compete in the Eurovision Song Contest 2021 instead.

Participants

In order:

• Or Eddie - 20th place
• Nathan Katorza - 19th place
• Dana Lapidot - 18th place
• Oneg Israel - 17th place
• HaTavlinim - 16th place
• Linoy Akala and Gil Shapira - 15th place
• Nicki Goldstein - 14th place
• Avihu Pinhasov Rhythm Club - 13th place
• Omer Eliyahu - 12th place
• Dorel Saadon - 11th place
• Eden Zohar Sivan - 10th place
• Loai Ali - 9th place
• Ohad Shragai - 8th place
• Lali Kolishkin - 7th place
• Moran Aharoni - 6th place
• Raviv Kaner - 5th place

Finalists

• Gaya Shaki - Fourth place
• Orr Amrami Brockman - Third place
• Ella Lee - Second place
• Eden Alene - Winner

Season 8 (2021)

HaKokhav HaBa 8 Finalists (With dates of elimination)
Tamir Grinberg	1 September - Winner
Valerie Hamaty	1 September
Matan Levi	1 September
Shay Hamber	1 September
Anael Moshe	29 August
Sahar Twito	29 August
Dorin Hirvy	26 August
Tamar Azran	26 August
Lia Shaked	24 August
Maayan Bukris	22 August
Adar Kagan	17 August
Mira Semenduev	15 August
Noa Yosefian	10 August
Yotal Guez	10 August
David Meir Ziton	10 August
Orit Shalom	3 August
Ella Lavie	1 August
Ofri Tal	1 August
Niv Shaked	1 August
Naor Ormia	1 August
Matan Agami	26 July
Shalev Edri	24 July

For this season, the show is not used to select the Israeli representative for the Eurovision Song Contest 2022 (The X Factor Israel received this honor instead). Instead, the grand prize for the winner is one million shekels for starting his career, similar to season 1. The cast of hosts and judges remained the same as the previous season, with Ninet Tayeb joining the judges as well.

Participants

In order:

• Shalev Edri - 22nd place
• Matan Agami - 21st place
• Naor Ormia - 20th place
• Niv Shaked - 19th place
• Ofri Tal - 18th place
• Ella Lavie - 17th place
• Orit Shalom - 16th place
• David Meir Ziton - 15th place
• Yotal Guez - 14th place
• Noa Yosefian - 13th place
• Mira Semenduev - 12th place
• Adar Kagan - 11th place
• Maayan Bukris - 10th place
• Lia Shaked - 9th place
• Tamar Azran - 8th place
• Dorin Hirvy - 7th place
• Sahar Twito - 6th place
• Anael Moshe - 5th place

Finalists

• Shay Hamber - Fourth place
• Matan Levi - Third place
• Valerie Hamaty - Second place
• Tamir Grinberg - Winner

Weekly results per contestant

Contestant	Week 1	Week 2	Week 3	Week 4	Week 5	Week 6	Week 7
Tamir Grinberg	Safe	Safe	Safe	Saved	Safe	Safe	Winner (Week 7)
Valerie Hamaty	Safe	Safe	Safe	Saved	Safe	Safe	Runner-up
Matan Levi	Safe	Saved	Safe	Safe	Safe	Safe	3rd
Shay Hamber	Saved	Safe	Safe	Safe	Safe	Safe	4th
Anael Moshe	Safe	Saved	Safe	Safe	Safe	Eliminated	Eliminated (week 6)
Sahar Twito	Safe	Saved	Safe	Safe	Safe	Eliminated	Eliminated (week 6)
Dorin Hirvi	Safe	Saved	Saved	Safe	Safe	Eliminated	Eliminated (week 6)
Tamar Azran	Safe	Saved	Saved	Safe	Safe	Eliminated	Eliminated (week 6)
Lia Shaked	Saved	Safe	Safe	Safe	Eliminated	Eliminated (week 5)
Maayan Bukris	Safe	Safe	Safe	Safe	Eliminated	Eliminated (week 5)
Adar Kagan	Safe	Safe	Safe	Eliminated	Eliminated (week 4)
Mira Semenduev	Saved	Safe	Safe	Eliminated	Eliminated (week 4)
Noa Yosefian	Safe	Safe	Eliminated	Eliminated (week 3)
Yotal Guez	Safe	Saved	Eliminated	Eliminated (week 3)
David Meir Ziton	Saved	Saved	Eliminated	Eliminated (week 3)
Orit Shalom	Saved	Eliminated	Eliminated (week 2)
Ella Lavie	Eliminated	Eliminated (week 1)
Ofri Tal	Eliminated	Eliminated (week 1)
Niv Shaked	Eliminated	Eliminated (week 1)
Naor Ormia	Eliminated	Eliminated (week 1)
Matan Agami	Eliminated	Eliminated (week 1)
Shalev Edri	Eliminated	Eliminated (week 1)

Season 9 (2022)

HaKokhav HaBa 9 Finalists (With dates of elimination)
Eliav Zohar	20 September - Winner
Nofia Yedidia	20 September
Meitav Sherman	20 September
Libi Panker	20 September
Yanai Ben Hamo	18 September
Niv Demirel	18 September
Yahalom David	13 September
Karmi Glasner	13 September
Omer Yefet	12 September
Yam Gronich	10 September
Zohar Yaacobi	7 September
Talia Sol Azarzar	6 September
Kfir Tsafrir	5 September
Shalom Sabag	4 September
Nevo Alon	1 September
Michael Levi	1 September
Shiri Oren	30 August
Eilon Shaltiel	30 August

On February 17, 2022, Static & Ben El Tavori retired from the show and Ran Danker replaced them. Season 9 began on July 18, 2022.

Participants

In order:

• Eilon Shaltiel - 18th place
• Shiri Oren - 17th place
• Nevo Alon - 15th/16th place
• Michael Levi - 15th/16th place
• Shalom Sabag - 14th place
• Kfir Tsafrir - 13th place
• Talia Sol Azarzar - 12th place
• Zohar Yaacobi - 11th place
• Yam Gronich - 10th place
• Omer Yefet - 9th place
• Karmi Glasner - 8th place
• Yahalom David - 7th place
• Niv Demirel - 6th place
• Yanai Ben Hamo - 5th place

Finalists

• Libi Panker - Fourth place
• Meitav Sherman - Third place
• Nofia Yedidia - Second place
• Eliav Zohar - Winner

Weekly results per contestant

Contestant	Week 1	Week 2	Week 3	Week 4	Week 5	Week 6	Week 7
Eliav Zohar	Saved	Safe	Safe	Safe	Safe	Safe	Winner (Week 7)
Nofia Yedidia	Saved	Safe	Safe	Safe	Safe	Safe	Runner-up
Meitav Sherman	Saved	Saved	Safe	Safe	Safe	Safe	3rd
Libi Panker	Safe	Saved	Safe	Safe	Safe	Safe	4th
Yanai Ben Hamo	Safe	Safe	Safe	Safe	Safe	Eliminated	Eliminated (week 6)
Niv Demirel	Safe	Safe	Safe	Saved	Safe	Eliminated	Eliminated (week 6)
Yahalom David	Saved	Saved	Safe	Safe	Safe	Eliminated	Eliminated (week 6)
Karmi Glasner	Safe	Safe	Safe	Safe	Safe	Eliminated	Eliminated (week 6)
Omer Yefet	Saved	Safe	Safe	Saved	Eliminated	Eliminated (week 5)
Yam Gronich	Safe	Saved	Safe	Safe	Eliminated	Eliminated (week 5)
Zohar Yaacobi	Safe	Safe	Safe	Eliminated	Eliminated (week 4)
Talia Sol Azarzar	Safe	Safe	Safe	Eliminated	Eliminated (week 4)
Kfir Tsafrir	Safe	Saved	Eliminated	Eliminated (week 3)
Shalom Sabag	Saved	Saved	Eliminated	Eliminated (week 3)
Nevo Alon	Saved	Eliminated	Eliminated (week 2)
Michael Levi	Safe	Eliminated	Eliminated (week 2)
Shiri Oren	Eliminated	Eliminated (week 1)
Eilon Shaltiel	Eliminated	Eliminated (week 1)

Season 10 (2023–24)

See also: Israel in the Eurovision Song Contest 2024 § Before Eurovision

HaKokhav HaBa 10 Finalists (With dates of elimination)
Eden Golan	6 February - Winner
Or Cohen	6 February
Mika Moshe	6 February
Dor Shimon	6 February
Shai Tamino	1 February
Lian Biran	28 January
Arik Sinai	25 January
Orel Ravid	22 January
Jonathan Bitton	21 January
Moria Angel	17 January
Ido Bartal	14 January
Mika Kertis	10 January
Yehuda Saado	7 January
Gal Kafri	3 January

The tenth season featured a scaled-down format due to the Israel–Hamas war, which began before production on the show started. The winner was Eden Golan, who represented Israel in the Eurovision Song Contest 2024.

Participants

• Gal Kafri - 14th place
• Yehuda Saado - 13th place
• Mika Kertis - 12th place
• Ido Bartal - 11th place
• Moria Angel - 10th place
• Jonathan Bitton - 9th place
• Orel Ravid - 8th place
• Arik Sinai - 7th place
• Lian Biran - 6th place
• Shai Tamino - 5th place

Finalists

• Dor Shimon - 4th place
• Mika Moshe - 3rd place
• Or Cohen - 2nd place
• Eden Golan - Winner

Season 11 (2024–25)

See also: Israel in the Eurovision Song Contest 2025 § Before Eurovision

HaKokhav HaBa 11 Finalists (With dates of elimination)
Alma Maimon de Razon
Amit Sade
Aviad Klein
Daniel Wais
Dolev Mendelbaum
Ido Malka
Ilay Avidani
Itay Paz
Natalie Zafar
Nati Livian
Red Band & Moran Aharoni
Udi Schneider
Valerie Hamaty
Yuval Gold
Yuval Raphael
Kler	26 December
Perfylove Mongoza	26 December
Ori Saban	21 December
Shira Knopp	17 December
Hamsa	15 December
Renana Boaziza	14 December

This season was announced by the IPBC to be the second season since season 7 featuring the Eurovision and the second one to be shortened up to a reduced format due to the 2023 Israel-Hamas war that was still ongoing during productions.

The winner of season 11 will represent Israel in the Eurovision Song Contest 2025.

Participants

• Renana Boaziza - 21st place
• Hamsa - 20th place
• Shira Knopp - 19th place
• Ori Saban - 18th place
• Perfylove Mongoza - 17th place
• Kler - 16th place
• Alma Maimon de Razon
• Amit Sade
• Aviad Klein
• Daniel Wais
• Dolev Mendelbaum
• Ido Malka
• Ilay Avidani
• Itay Paz
• Natalie Zafar
• Nati Livian
• Red Band & Moran Aharoni
• Udi Schneidewr
• Valerie Hamaty
• Yuval Gold
• Yuval Raphael

Eurovision Song Contest results

Season	Year	Song	Artist	Final	Points	Semi	Points
2	2015	"Golden Boy"	Nadav Guedj	9	97	3	151
3	2016	"Made of Stars"	Hovi Star	14	135	7	147
4	2017	"I Feel Alive"	Imri	23	39	3	207
5	2018	"Toy"	Netta	1	529	1	283
6	2019	"Home"	Kobi Marimi	23	35	Host country
7	2020	"Feker Libi" (ፍቅር ልቤ)	Eden Alene	Contest cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic
10	2024	"Hurricane"	Eden Golan	5	375	1	194
11	2025	TBD

International versions

Main article: Rising Star (franchise)

After the success of the Israeli series in 2013, many television stations throughout the world bought the rights and started broadcasting similar series.

The American television network ABC began airing its first series of Rising Star in June 2014 from Los Angeles. The US edition was also carried in Canada, with advertising simultaneous substitution and voting access on CTV. The show was canceled after its full 10-episode season due to low ratings in its target demographic, and extremely low ratings on the German and French versions.

Another major broadcaster RTL Television launched a German language version in Germany. But following reported poor ratings on its early shows, it announced it was bringing Rising Star Germany scheduled final forward airing an extended one-day finale between 20.15 and 00.00 to decide the winning performer, rather than completing the full 10-episode scheduled season originally planned.

The UK ITV channel bought the rights, but canceled its scheduled launch citing lower-than-expected viewership in similar launches in the United States and Germany. Canale 5 also bought the rights to an Italian version of the show, which was also canceled during development for unexplained reasons.

French television M6, with its first season, launched in September 2014 keeping the title Rising Star. The French version had a shortened season due to low ratings. The Italian television Canale 5 launched its version as Rising Star.

Other broadcasters that adapted the series include Argentine Telefe as Elegidos (La música en tus manos), Brazilian Rede Globo as SuperStar, Chinese CCTV-3, Greek ANT1, Hungarian TV2 as Rising Star, Indonesian RCTI as Rising Star Indonesia (later, MNCTV as sister channel of RCTI make dangdut version of this show entitled Rising Star Indonesia Dangdut), Portuguese Televisão Independente (TVI) as Rising Star: A próxima estrela, Russia-1 as Артист (Artist), and Turkish TV8 as Yükselen Yıldız. The Russian version of the show had a shortened season due to low ratings on the French and German versions, while the Portuguese and Brazilian versions became quickly popular, but neither lasted more than three seasons; the Brazilian version ended in 2016 after three seasons due to declining viewership. The Indonesian version is the longest-running version of the show outside of Israel.

See also

• Kokhav Nolad

External links

• Official website (in Hebrew)