Netta Barzilai facts for kids

Quick facts for kids Netta Barzilai
Barzilai in 2018
Background information
Native name	נטע ברזילי
Also known as	Netta
Born	(1993-01-22) 22 January 1993 (age 32) Hod HaSharon, Israel
Genres	Pop electropop experimental pop folk pop
Occupation(s)	Singer
Instruments	Vocals
Years active	2012–present
Labels	S-Curve Tedy Productions BMG

Netta Barzilai (born January 22, 1993), known simply as Netta, is a singer from Israel. She became famous after winning the fifth season of HaKokhav HaBa, a TV show that chooses Israel's representative for the Eurovision Song Contest. On May 12, 2018, she won the Eurovision contest in Lisbon with her song "Toy". This was Israel's fourth time winning Eurovision.

About Netta

Netta (on the left) with other members of the Israeli Navy Band in 2013

Netta Barzilai was born and grew up in Hod HaSharon, Israel. Her parents were both born in Israel. Her family has roots from different Jewish communities, including those from Morocco, Libya, and Poland. She has two brothers. When she was a child, Netta lived in Nigeria for six years because her father, who is an engineer, was working on a project there.

Netta went to Hadarim High School in Hod HaSharon. Before joining the Israel Defense Forces (IDF), she spent a year volunteering with young people. She completed her required military service in the Israeli Navy Band, where she performed music. After her service, she studied electronic music at the Rimon School of Jazz and Contemporary Music.

Netta's Music Career

Winning Eurovision

In September 2017, Netta tried out for the fifth season of HaKokhav HaBa. This show helps choose who will represent Israel in the Eurovision Song Contest. She sang "Rude Boy" by Rihanna and got a high score, moving her forward in the competition. She later sang "Hey Mama" by David Guetta. She also performed "Wannabe" by the Spice Girls.

For her final performance in the show, Netta sang a mix of "Gangnam Style" by Psy and "Tik Tok" by Kesha. She won first place, which meant she would represent Israel at Eurovision.

On February 25, 2018, it was announced that Netta's Eurovision song would be called "Toy". Most of the song was in English, with a small part in Hebrew. The song was written by Doron Medalie and Stav Beger.

"Toy" was released on March 11, 2018. Its music video quickly became very popular, getting over 20 million views before the Eurovision contest even started. Netta performed her song at a special Eurovision event in Amsterdam and at Israel's 70th Independence Day celebration.

On May 8, 2018, Netta competed in the first semi-final of the Eurovision Song Contest. She won her semi-final, which meant she moved on to the final. In the final on May 12, she won the entire competition! She received the most votes from viewers and was third with the international judges. This was Israel's fourth win at Eurovision.

After winning Eurovision, Netta signed a record deal with S-Curve Records. On February 1, 2019, she released her next song, "Bassa Sababa", along with a music video filmed in Kyiv.

At the Eurovision Song Contest 2019 in Tel Aviv, Netta performed a new version of "Toy" to open the show. During the grand final, she sang her new song, "Nana Banana".

After Eurovision

Netta performing at the final of the Eurovision Song Contest 2023 in Liverpool

Netta started performing all over the world. She appeared at Pride parades in Europe and on TV shows in the United States. In October 2019, she performed at a festival in China for about 500 million TV viewers.

In 2019, Netta also performed in a show called "Pop Up Music 2" with other Israeli singers. They released a song together called "We Got The Power." She also released a duet with Omer Adam called "Beg".

Netta performing at Sofia Pride in 2019

On February 7, 2020, she released a new song, "Ricki Lake". Netta also started a YouTube series called Netta's Office. In these videos, she uses a special device called a looper to remix songs. She also appeared on an Israeli TV show called "We Will Not Stop Singing."

On May 16, 2020, Netta performed a new song, "Cuckoo", during a special Eurovision event. Her first collection of songs, called an EP, titled Goody Bag, was released on June 25, 2020. It included her popular songs "Toy," "Bassa Sababa," "Nana Banana," "Ricki Lake," and "Cuckoo." She also made a small appearance in the Netflix movie Eurovision Song Contest: The Story of Fire Saga. Later that year, she released another EP called The Best of Netta's Office, Vol. 1, which had six of her remixes from her YouTube series. She was also a judge on the fourth season of The X Factor Israel, which chose Israel's singer for the Eurovision Song Contest 2022.

In October 2021, Netta released two new solo songs, "CEO" and "Dum." In 2022, she released "I Love My Nails" and "Playground Politica" with Nigerian singer Mr Eazi.

In 2024, Netta competed in the Israeli version of Dancing with the Stars, called Rokdim Im Kokhavim. She was eliminated in the first round of the live shows.

In May 2024, she performed at a rally in Tel Aviv asking for the release of hostages during the Gaza war hostage crisis.

Netta's Music

Extended Plays (EPs)

Singles

As the main artist

As a featured artist

Other songs that charted

Netta's Film and TV Appearances

See also

In Spanish: Netta Barzilai para niños

• Music of Israel
• List of Jewish musicians