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Bo'az Ma'uda

Boaz Ma'uda is an Israeli singer who won the fifth season of Kokhav Nolad and represented Israel at the Eurovision Song Contest 2008.

born 1987Winning Kokhav Nolad 2007Israel's Eurovision 2008 entryThe song Ke'ilu Kan

Born: 23 April 1987, Eliakim
Occupation: singer

Bo'az Ma'uda was born in 1987 in Eliakim

Boaz Ma'uda was born on April 23, 1987, and grew up in moshav Elyakim. His family is of Yemenite Jewish descent. He is his mother's youngest son.

While serving in the IDF, and with no stage experience, he auditioned for the fifth season of Kokhav Nolad in 2007. A friend had signed him up. He won the final on August 29, 2007, with about 50% of the votes and received a contract with Hed Artzi.

He was chosen to represent Israel at the Eurovision Song Contest 2008 in Serbia with the song Ke'ilu Kan by Dana International. In the final on May 24, 2008, he received 124 points and finished in 9th place.

His first album, Boaz Ma'uda, came out in July 2009. That year he acted in the series Johnny Hollywood and began a tour of Israel in August.

In March 2013 he spoke in an interview about becoming religiously observant. Since then he has been partly active in music, performing mainly in religious circles and studying Torah.