Liel Kolet

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Liel Kolet (Hebrew: ליאל קולט‎; born 11 July 1989) is an Israeli singer.

Biography

Liel Kolet was born on 11 July 1989 to Jewish Israeli parents in Kibbutz Kinneret and grew up there.

At age 11, Liel won a talent contest in Israel by singing a song originally performed by Israeli singer Ofra Haza called "Leorech Hayam". After winning she was sent to represent Israel in a European contest where she also won and was later discovered by her soon-to-be manager, Irit Ten-Hengel. A year later she recorded her first album, The Daughter of the Kinneret, which has sold over 3,000 copies. It included songs such as "Prayer", "Eyfo Ata Achi" (Where Are You My Brother), a song for families whose sons have been taken in Israel's wars, and "Don't Be a Hero", a duet with Sasi Buganim. A single of her first English song, "Find It in Me", has been added to the album.

When Liel was 14 she performed the song "Imagine" on Shimon Peres' 80th birthday and invited President Bill Clinton to sing along. The clip has been shown on TV shows all over the globe. After this performance, she started to receive invitations to perform from around the world.