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Sarit Hadad
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שרית חדד
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| Birth name | Sarah Hodadetova |
| Born | September 20, 1978 Afula, Israel |
| Origin | Hadera, Israel |
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| Occupation(s) | Singer |
| Years active | 1994–present |
| Labels | Hed Arzi (2009–present) |
Sarit Hadad (born September 20, 1978) is a famous Israeli singer. She was named the "best female singer of the 2000s" by Channel 24 in 2009. Sarit represented Israel at the Eurovision Song Contest 2002 in Tallinn, Estonia. Her song was called "Light a Candle."
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About Sarit Hadad
Sarit Hadad was born Sarah Hudadatov in Afula, Israel. Her family came from Dagestan in 1976. She is the youngest of eight children. Sarit has four brothers and three sisters. In 1980, her family moved to Hadera.
When Sarit was 10 years old, she joined a young talent contest. She played the piano there. She also learned to play the organ, guitar, accordion, and a Middle Eastern drum called the darbuka.
Sarit Hadad has three daughters. Their names are Noya, born in 2017, Shira, born in 2020, and Adele Esther, born in 2022.
Sarit's Music Career
Sarit comes from a musical family. People saw she was a very talented child. She started performing when she was eight years old. She taught herself to play many instruments. These included the organ, guitar, accordion, and darbuka.
At 15, Sarit joined the Hadera Youth Band. When she was 16, Avi Gueta discovered her. He is still her manager today.
Singing Success
Sarit Hadad has had a very successful career as a pop singer. Many of her songs have been number one in Israel. Israeli Television chose her to sing for Israel in the Eurovision Song Contest 2002. Her song, Nadlik Beyakhad Ner (Light A Candle), finished in 12th place.
In 2004, she worked with David D'Or on a DVD called Pets in Tunes.
In December 2006, Sarit went on her "Sing with Sarit" tour. She performed in New York City, Miami, and Los Angeles. In 2007, the famous singer Madonna said she was a fan of Sarit's music.
Sarit sings Mizrahi music. This style often uses Arabic words. She does not perform on Jewish holidays or on the Jewish Sabbath.
She can sing in many languages. These include English, Arabic, Georgian, Turkish, Greek, and Hebrew. She was the first Israeli singer to perform in Jordan.
In 2020, she sang a duet with Neta Barzilai. Neta won the Eurovision Song Contest in 2018.
Sarit was also a judge on the first season of The Voice Israel. This was on Israeli television.
Awards and Recognition
In 2010, Sarit Hadad was named Israel's Singer of the Decade. This award came from Galgalatz and Channel 24.
Sarit Hadad's Albums
Studio Albums
- Spark of life – ניצוץ החיים – 1995
- Live in France – הופעה חיה בצרפת – 1996
- The Road I Chose – הדרך שבחרתי – 1997
- Singing in Arabic – שרה בערבית – 1997
- Law of Life – חוק החיים – 1998
- Like Cinderella – כמו סינדרלה – 1999
- Doing What I Want – לעשות מה שבא לי – 2000
- Sweet Illusions – אשליות מתוקות – 2001
- Girl of Love – ילדה של אהבה – 2002
- Only Love Will Bring Love – רק אהבה תביא אהבה – 2003
- Celebration – חגיגה – 2004
- Miss Music – 2005 – מיס מיוזיק
- Princess of Happiness (for children) – 2006 – נסיכה של שמחה
- The One Who Watches Over Me – 2007 – זה ששומר עליי
- The Race of Life – 2009 – מרוץ החיים
- 20 – 2011
- Days of joy – Part One – 2013 – 'ימים של שמחה – חלק א
- Sarit Hadad – 2015 – שרית חדד
- Sara Sings – 2017 -שרה שרה
Live Albums
- Live at Heichal Hatarbut – ההופעה בהיכל התרבות – 1999
- The Race of Life, Live at Caesarea 2009 – 2010 – שרית חדד בקיסריה, מרוץ החיים 2009
- Once in a Lifetime (in Bloomfield Stadium) 2014 - פעם בחיים הופעה (באצטדיון בלומפילד(
Compilation Albums
- The compilation – 2008 – האוסף
- The Best – 2012 – המיטב
Other Releases
- Mega Mix-Like Cinderella – 1999 – מגה מיקס
DVDs
- DVD – The Show (Like Cinderella)
- DVD – In the Temple (Doing What I Want)
- DVD – In Caesarea (Sweet Illusions)
- DVD – Child of Love (in Caesarea)
- DVD – Only Love Will Bring Love (in Caesarea)
- DVD – Celebration (in Caesarea)
- DVD – All the Happy People (in Caesarea)
- DVD – Princess of Joy (For Kids)
- DVD – The Race of Life, Live at Caesarea 2009 (in Caesarea)
- DVD – Once in a Lifetime (in Bloomfield Stadium)
More About Music
- Mizrahi music
- Music of Israel
