HaKokhav HaBa (Hebrew: הַכּוֹכָב הַבָּא; transl. "The Next Star") is an Israeli interactive reality singing competition, created by Keshet Media Group and broadcast on Channel 2 (from 2013 to 2017) and on Channel 12 (since 2017). It is the basis of the Rising Star franchise. The show is a continuation of Kokhav Nolad (Hebrew: כוכב נולד; transl. "A Star Is Born") which featured aspiring singers competing for a winning title. The program's format combines the internet, smartphone and television and is filmed live. Between 2015 and 2020, the show was used to select Israel's representative for the Eurovision Song Contest; it was used again for 2024.[1]
Format
As the season begins, each contestant is asked to perform a well-known song in front of judges. After the song, a vote is taken among judges whether to transfer the applicant to the test stage facing the audience at home. If the judges are not sure about how to vote, the contestant is required to perform another song, and then a decision is made.[citation needed]
Contestants who do move forward must then sing in front of an audience. Viewers then connect with an app at makoTV and decide in real time whether a contestant passes or does not pass.[citation needed]
Judges also influence the test stage - all judges may support the promotion of the contestant and thereby add 8% percent if there are five judges or 10% if there are four. Once the contestant reaches 70% of votes they "pass" and the screen opens and the contestant goes to the next level. 14 singers then move on to a section where the judges and the audience at home vote. At the final stage, four singers are left and one will be elected "The Next Star".[citation needed]
Israel participated in the Eurovision Song Contest 2018 as the Israeli broadcaster Israeli Public Broadcasting Corporation (IPBC/Kan) for the first time collaborated with the commercial broadcaster Keshet and Tedy Productions which organized the reality singing competition HaKokhav HaBa L'Eurovizion ("The Next Star for Eurovision") to select the singer to represent Israel, while the song was chosen by a committee of the Israeli broadcaster. Four contestants reached the final, Chen Aharoni, Jonathan Mergui, Riki Ben Ari and Netta Barzilai. The season was won by Netta Barzilai, the first woman to win the series. As a result, she represented Israel at Eurovision Song Contest 2018. She went on to win the contest in Lisbon with the song "Toy" earning 529 points.
Eden Alene emerged as the winner, however, the Eurovision contest for this year was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic, and Alene was internally re-selected by Kan to compete in the Eurovision Song Contest 2021 instead.
HaKokhav HaBa 8 Finalists (With dates of elimination)
Tamir Grinberg
1 September - Winner
Valerie Hamaty
1 September
Matan Levi
1 September
Shay Hamber
1 September
Anael Moshe
29 August
Sahar Twito
29 August
Dorin Hirvy
26 August
Tamar Azran
26 August
Lia Shaked
24 August
Maayan Bukris
22 August
Adar Kagan
17 August
Mira Semenduev
15 August
Noa Yosefian
10 August
Yotal Guez
10 August
David Meir Ziton
10 August
Orit Shalom
3 August
Ella Lavie
1 August
Ofri Tal
1 August
Niv Shaked
1 August
Naor Ormia
1 August
Matan Agami
26 July
Shalev Edri
24 July
For this season, the show is not used to select the Israeli representative for the Eurovision Song Contest 2022 (The X Factor Israel received this honor instead). Instead, the grand prize for the winner is one million shekels for starting his career, similar to season 1. The cast of hosts and judges remained the same as the previous season, with Ninet Tayeb joining the judges as well.
Participants
In order:
Shalev Edri - 22nd Place
Matan Agami - 21st Place
Naor Ormia - 20th Place
Niv Shaked - 19th Place
Ofri Tal - 18th Place
Ella Lavie - 17th Place
Orit Shalom - 16th Place
David Meir Ziton - 15th Place
Yotal Guez - 14th Place
Noa Yosefian - 13th Place
Mira Semenduev - 12th Place
Adar Kagan - 11th Place
Maayan Bukris - 10th Place
Lia Shaked - 9th Place
Tamar Azran - 8th Place
Dorin Hirvy - 7th Place
Sahar Twito - 6th Place
Anael Moshe - 5th Place
Finalists
Shay Hamber - Fourth place
Matan Levi - Third place
Valerie Hamaty - Second place
Tamir Grinberg - Winner
Weekly results per contestant
Contestant
Week 1
Week 2
Week 3
Week 4
Week 5
Week 6
Week 7
Tamir Grinberg
Safe
Safe
Safe
Saved
Safe
Safe
Winner (Week 7)
Valerie Hamaty
Safe
Safe
Safe
Saved
Safe
Safe
Runner-up
Matan Levi
Safe
Saved
Safe
Safe
Safe
Safe
3rd
Shay Hamber
Saved
Safe
Safe
Safe
Safe
Safe
4th
Anael Moshe
Safe
Saved
Safe
Safe
Safe
Eliminated
Eliminated (week 6)
Sahar Twito
Safe
Saved
Safe
Safe
Safe
Eliminated
Eliminated (week 6)
Dorin Hirvi
Safe
Saved
Saved
Safe
Safe
Eliminated
Eliminated (week 6)
Tamar Azran
Safe
Saved
Saved
Safe
Safe
Eliminated
Eliminated (week 6)
Lia Shaked
Saved
Safe
Safe
Safe
Eliminated
Eliminated (week 5)
Maayan Bukris
Safe
Safe
Safe
Safe
Eliminated
Eliminated (week 5)
Adar Kagan
Safe
Safe
Safe
Eliminated
Eliminated (week 4)
Mira Semenduev
Saved
Safe
Safe
Eliminated
Eliminated (week 4)
Noa Yosefian
Safe
Safe
Eliminated
Eliminated (week 3)
Yotal Guez
Safe
Saved
Eliminated
Eliminated (week 3)
David Meir Ziton
Saved
Saved
Eliminated
Eliminated (week 3)
Orit Shalom
Saved
Eliminated
Eliminated (week 2)
Ella Lavie
Eliminated
Eliminated (week 1)
Ofri Tal
Eliminated
Eliminated (week 1)
Niv Shaked
Eliminated
Eliminated (week 1)
Naor Ormia
Eliminated
Eliminated (week 1)
Matan Agami
Eliminated
Eliminated (week 1)
Shalev Edri
Eliminated
Eliminated (week 1)
Season 9 (2022)
HaKokhav HaBa 9 Finalists (With dates of elimination)
Eliav Zohar
20 September - Winner
Nofia Yedidia
20 September
Meitav Sherman
20 September
Libi Panker
20 September
Yanai Ben Hamo
18 September
Niv Demirel
18 September
Yahalom David
13 September
Karmi Glasner
13 September
Omer Yefet
12 September
Yam Gronich
10 September
Zohar Yaacobi
7 September
Talia Sol Azarzar
6 September
Kfir Tsafrir
5 September
Shalom Sabag
4 September
Nevo Alon
1 September
Michael Levi
1 September
Shiri Oren
30 August
Eilon Shaltiel
30 August
In February 17, 2022, Static & Ben El Tavori retired from the show and Ran Danker replaced them. Season 9 began on July 18, 2022.
After the success of the Israeli series in 2013, many television stations throughout the world bought the rights and started broadcasting similar series.
The American television network ABC began airing its first series of Rising Star in June 2014 from Los Angeles.[3] The US edition was also carried in Canada, with advertising simultaneous substitution and voting access on CTV.[4] The show was canceled after its full 10-episode season due to low ratings in its target demographic, and extremely low ratings on the German and French versions.
Another major broadcaster RTL Television launched a German language version in Germany. But following reported poor ratings on its early shows, it announced it was bringing Rising Star Germany scheduled final forward airing an extended one-day finale between 20.15 and 00.00 to decide the winning performer, rather than completing the full 10-episode scheduled season originally planned.[5]
The UK ITV channel bought the rights, but canceled its scheduled launch[6] citing lower-than-expected viewership in similar launches in the United States and Germany. Canale 5 also bought the rights to an Italian version of the show, which was also canceled during development for unexplained reasons.
French television M6, with its first season, launched in September 2014 keeping the title Rising Star. The French version had a shortened season due to low ratings. The Italian television Canale 5 launched its version as Rising Star.
Other broadcasters that adapted the series include Argentine Telefe as Elegidos (La música en tus manos), Brazilian Rede Globo as SuperStar, Chinese CCTV-3, Greek ANT1 , Hungarian TV2 as Rising Star, Indonesian RCTI as Rising Star Indonesia (later, MNCTV as sister channel of RCTI make dangdut version of this show entitled Rising Star Indonesia Dangdut), Portuguese Televisão Independente (TVI) as Rising Star: A próxima estrela, Russia-1 as Артист (Artist), and Turkish TV8 as Yükselen Yıldız. The Russian version of the show had a shortened season due to low ratings on the French and German versions, while the Portuguese and Brazilian versions became quickly popular, but neither lasted more than three seasons; the Brazilian version ended in 2016 after three seasons due to declining viewership. The Indonesian version is the longest-running version of the show outside of Israel.