Laurent Amir Khlifa Khedider Haddad (Hebrew: לורן עמיר
חליפ×" ×—×"×™×"ר ×—×"×"‎, born 20 June 1984 in Paris, France),
better known as Amir Haddad (Hebrew: עמיר ×—×"×"‎), or simply as
Amir, is a French-Israeli singer and songwriter. He took part in 2006
in the 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. He represented France in the Eurovision Song Contest 2016
with the song "J'ai cherché", which finished in 6th place.Haddad was
born in Paris, France to Maghrebi Jewish parents from Tunisia and
Morocco. He grew up in Sarcelles (Val-d'Oise) and immigrated to Israel
in 1992 at the age of 8 as part of Aliyah residing in Herzliya, north
of Tel Aviv district. He sang as a young child in the synagogue and in
various social events.Amir was born with a hearing loss of 50% and
only hears the left side.He came to fame in 2006 with his
participation in the fourth season of the Israeli song competition
Kokhav Nolad (in Hebrew כוכ×' × ×•×œ×" meaning A Star is Born), 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.
חליפ×" ×—×"×™×"ר ×—×"×"‎, born 20 June 1984 in Paris, France),
better known as Amir Haddad (Hebrew: עמיר ×—×"×"‎), or simply as
Amir, is a French-Israeli singer and songwriter. He took part in 2006
in the 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. He represented France in the Eurovision Song Contest 2016
with the song "J'ai cherché", which finished in 6th place.Haddad was
born in Paris, France to Maghrebi Jewish parents from Tunisia and
Morocco. He grew up in Sarcelles (Val-d'Oise) and immigrated to Israel
in 1992 at the age of 8 as part of Aliyah residing in Herzliya, north
of Tel Aviv district. He sang as a young child in the synagogue and in
various social events.Amir was born with a hearing loss of 50% and
only hears the left side.He came to fame in 2006 with his
participation in the fourth season of the Israeli song competition
Kokhav Nolad (in Hebrew כוכ×' × ×•×œ×" meaning A Star is Born), 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.
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