Ninet Tayeb (also known just as Ninet or Nina) (born October 21, 1983, in Kiryat Gat, Israel) is an Israeli pop rock singer who came to fame as the first winner of Kochav Nolad (the Israeli version of Pop Idol). Additionally, Ninet acted for three seasons in the Israeli television drama HaShir Shelanu (Our Song). She is a Sephardi Jew, of Tunisian Jewish descent. From humble beginnings, Ninet has achieved recognition as one of the most popular and famous celebrities and entertainers in Israel. She recently surprised her fans by having her head shaved bald for a TV commercial, earning 1,000,000 New Sheqels.
Ninet was the first winner of the popular Israeli talent contest Kokhav Nolad (American Idon) beating Shiri Maimon into second place. Shai Gabso came third in the final. Her winning performance was an emotional rendition of Zohar Argov's classic Mizrahi song "Yam Shel Dma'ot" (A Sea of Tears). To date she is the only woman to have won the contest, and the contestant with the longest-lasting and largest popularity after the show. She gained popularity on the show as a sweet, young small town girl singing ballads and participated aged 19 whilst doing her compulsory military service (she had her first audition in IDF uniform). In 2003 Ninet was awarded the title of "Most Notable Singer", which was a huge spring board for her carrier. She also appeared again on the fourth series of the show to duet with eventual winner Jacko Eisenberg.
After winning Kochav Nolad, Ninet met, on the set of HaShir Shelanu, Israeli actor and singer Ran Danker. The two dated for almost 3 years, and eventually broke up, leaving hundreds of fans disappointed. After the break up, there were rumours talking about a new man in Ninet's life - Israeli model and actor Yehuda Levi. Ninet and Yehuda hid their relationship for a long time, but eventually came clean about being together. Since then, Ninet and Yehuda are Israel's biggest stars, and they appear in tabloids all of the time. Currently rumors insist that Ninet will get married on November with her boyfriend, Yehuda Levi.
As Ninet became famous, she was nicknamed "Israel's Sweetheart", and was always pictured as a sweet girl. After she had released her album, which includes some dark and sad songs, people said she was too affected by Aviv Geffen, and she had a more rebellious "rock-chick" image.
- Official site (Hebrew)
- Kikar-Israel.com - Bio & discography, latest news
- Ninet Tayeb MySpace
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