Amir Haddad

For the German-Spanish flamenco guitarist and multi-instrumentalist, see Amir-John Haddad. For the Israeli tennis player, see Amir Hadad.
Amir Haddad
עמיר חדד
Background information
Birth name Laurent Amir Khlifa Khedider Haddad
Born c. 1984
Sarcelles, France
Origin Israeli-French singer, songwriter
Genres Pop
Years active 2006 – present
Associated acts Patrick Bruel
Website amirhaddadofficial.com

Amir Haddad (in Hebrew עמיר חדד) or just Amir, (born Laurent Amir Khlifa Khedider Haddad in 1984 in 12th arrondissement of Paris and grew up in Sarcelles (Val-d'Oise), France[1]) is an Israeli French singer and songwriter[2] of Tunisian and Moroccan-Spanish Jewish parents.[3] He took part in 2006 in Israeli music competition Kokhav Nolad, released his album Vayehi in 2011 and was a finalist in French competition The Voice: la plus belle voix as part of Team Jenifer finishing third in the competition.

In Kokhav Nolad

Haddad born in France, immigrated to Israel in 1992 at the age of 8 as part of Aliyah and residing in Herzliya, north of Tel Aviv.[3] He sang as a young child in the synagogue and in various social events. He came to fame in 2006 with his participation in the fourth season of the Israeli song competition Kokhav Nolad (in Hebrew כוכב נולד meaning A Star is Born),[4] the Israeli equivalent of the Pop Idol held May to September 2006. He was the first candidate to sing mostly French language songs during the audition. He advanced for 4 stages before being eliminated.[3] The series was won by Jacko Eisenberg.

Career

Not winning in the season, he finished his obligatory military service in the Israeli Defence Forces and continued his studies in dentistry in Hebrew University of Jerusalem in Jerusalem graduating in 2012.

Meanwhile, he pursued his passion in music. At the end of the competition, Haddad was signed to a French label.[3] creating following in France, Switzerland, USA and Brazil in addition to Israel, cooperated with a number of artists, notably Shlomi Shabat, Haim Moshe, Dudu Aharon, Gad Elbaz etc. His song "Kache limtso milim", the Hebrew version of Patrick Bruel's French hit "J'te l'dis quand même", came alongside a music video. Bruel loved his rendition and invited him to sing it with him in a grand event in Raanana Park on 23 May 2008 in front of 8000 spectators.[1] He sang it yet again much later in 2013, during the gala in tribute of Anaelle Ledoroth in Paris on May 27, 2013.

In 2011, he released his debut studio album Vayehi co-written by Haddad and Omri Dagan[2] during the years when Amir was a university student.[5] The album included his already popular version of "Kache limtso milim". He also revived a 1990s hit "Désenchantée" by French artist Mylène Farmer. Haddad's version was produced by the famous Israeli producer Offer Nissim.[5]

In The Voice: la plus belle voix

In 2014, he took part in season 3 of the French television series The Voice: la plus belle voix[4][6] broadcast on TF1 from 11 January 2014 to 10 May 2013. In the blind auditions, Haddad sang "Candle in the Wind" from Elton John with all four coaches, Garou, Mika, Jenifer and Florent Pagny turning their chairs.[7] Haddad chose to be part of Team Jenifer.[8] His performances included:

After The Voice

Amir toured France with other The Voice finalists. He also appeared in compilation album Forever Gentleman 2, in the concert by charity association Leurs voix pour l'espoir in Olympia, Paris, appeared in the #OBJETPUBLIC calendar of the magazine Public and many other appearances. He also released a music video for "Candle in the Wind", a song he had interpreted during the blind auditions in The Voice. He is preparing a first album in French.[9]

In 2015, he released the hit single "Oasis" under the mononym Amir charting in SNEP, the French Singles Chart.

Personal life

On 7 July 2014, Amir married Lital, his longtime companion in Israel.[10]

Discography

Albums

Title and details Notes
''Vayehi''
  • Type: Album in Hebrew
  • Released: 2011

Singles

Year Single Peak positions Album
FR
[11]
2014 "All of Me" 122 Non-album release
2015 "Oasis" 96

Videography

Gallery

See also

References

  1. 1 2 Le Parisien: Amir, le Sarcellois devenu star en Israël
  2. 1 2 Cool Israel: Le franco-israélien Amir Haddad tape dans l’œil de Jenifer
  3. 1 2 3 4 "סבתות מתות עלי" (Hebrew)
  4. 1 2 Tribune Juive: Amir Haddad : chercher sa voix (French)
  5. 1 2 Kol Records: Amir Haddad biography
  6. ↑ Ynet: הישראלי עמיר חדד ב-"The Voice" צרפת (Hebrew)
  7. ↑ PurePeople: The Voice: Amir propulse Candle in the wind, et Louis Delort tente une percée (French)
  8. ↑ Closer Mag: The Voice 3: Amir - "Avec Jenifer on n'a pas forcément les mêmes goûts musicaux" (French)
  9. ↑ Amir ("The Voice 3") prépare son premier album pour 2015 (French)
  10. ↑ Voici: Amir (The Voice 3) a épousé Lital, sa compagne de longue date - Un mariage de rêve (French)
  11. ↑ "Amir discography". lescharts.com. Hung Medien. Retrieved 18 April 2014.

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