Moran Mazor Explained

Moran Mazor
Birth Date:1991 5, df=y
Birth Place:Holon, Israel
Instrument:Vocals
Genre:World, Pop, Mizrahi music
Occupation:Singer-songwriter
Years Active:2011–present

Moran Mazor (Hebrew: מורן מזור; born 17 May 1991) is an Israeli[1] singer. Mazor rose to fame as the winner of the first series of the Israeli reality show "Eyal Golan is Calling You" in 2011.

In 2013, Mazor won the Israeli national selection Kdam Eurovision 2013. She represented her country in the second semi-final of the Eurovision Song Contest 2013 in Malmö, Sweden, with the song "Rak bishvilo" (Only for him).[2] The song failed to qualify for the final, placing 14th in the semi-final and scoring 40 points. In October 2013, the Israel Broadcasting Authority released a documentary about Moran's journey through Eurovision entitled "A Girl with Glasses."[3]

Early life

Moran was born in Holon to a Jewish family of Georgian descent. In an interview, she said her parents migrated to Israel from Georgia in the early 1970s.[4]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Representing Israel is Moran Mazor with Rak Bishvilo. BBC. 17 November 2013.
  2. Web site: Moran Mazor carries Israel's baton to Malmö. Storvik-Green. Simon. 7 March 2013. European Broadcasting Union. 8 March 2013.
  3. Web site: Moran Mazor Eurovision Documentary Requires Tissues. wiwibloggs.com. 17 October 2013. 17 October 2013.
  4. Web site: About Moran Mazor. Eurovision. 17 November 2013. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20131022095141/http://www.eurovision.tv/page/history/year/participant-profile/?song=29513. 22 October 2013.