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Amir

Amir Haddad, known as Amir, is a French-Israeli singer-songwriter who represented France in the Eurovision Song Contest 2016.

born 1984Eurovision 2016 for FranceThe song "J'ai cherché"Third place on The Voice France

Born: 20 June 1984, Paris
Occupation: singer-songwriter, recording artist, singer, composer

Amir was born in 1984 in Paris

Amir was born on 20 June 1984 in Paris to a Jewish family with roots in Tunisia and Morocco. In 1992 his family moved to Israel and settled in Herzliya. As a child he sang in synagogues and at social events.

He served in the Intelligence Corps of the IDF. He then studied dentistry at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem and graduated in 2012.

In 2006 he took part in the fourth season of Kokhav Nolad. In 2008 Patrick Bruel invited him to sing a Hebrew version of one of his songs with him in Ra'anana. In 2011 he released his first album, Vayehi.

In 2014 he finished third on the French show The Voice. In 2016 he represented France at Eurovision with "J'ai cherché", which finished sixth with 257 points. His album Au cœur de moi came out that year and was certified double platinum in France.

He released the album Addictions in 2017 and C Amir in 2024. In 2024 he began filming a French version of Beauty and the Baker. He married Lital in 2014, and they have 3 sons.