part of final 20 contestants. In Heat 2, broadcast on 7 and 8 January 2018, he sang "Can't Feel My Face" from The Weeknd. He again got approval of all five judges and an approval rating of 80% advancing to Heat 5 broadcast on 22 January 2018 where he was coupled with Jonathan Mergui singing "Locked Out of Heaven" from Bruno Mars again getting approval from all four judges and a 92% score advancing to the quarter finals In the quarter finals on 4 and 7 February, he sang "Rokedet" getting approval of three of the four judges with Assaf Amdursky abstaining. However he got 71% approval advancing to the semi-final where he sang "Bang Bang" from Jessie J, Ariana Grande and Nicki Minaj on 8 and 11 February, with all four judges approving and a public vote of 86%, the second highest rate for the semi-final. Reaching the final alongside three other finalists Jonathan Mergui, Riki Ben Ari and Netta Barzilai on 13 February 2018, he sang his own hit "Neshima" getting approval of all four judges. But his public vote was 72%, the lowest of the finalists plus he got positive endorsement from only one judge (Ben El Tavori) and was eliminated. The final was won by Netta Barzilai, who went on to represent Israel in the 2018 Eurovision Song Contest. In popular culture He was chosen for an anti-drug youth public awareness campaign by . For two seasons, he hosted "Ra'ash" (meaning noise in Hebrew), a TV show on the Israeli music channel Music 24. He also took part in the Israeli version of the reality series Treasure Island (""). Aharoni was picked as one of the Top 100 stars in Israel in the celebrity and lifestyle magazine Top 1 (in Hebrew ראש1). He was also picked in the Top 20 in Israeli daily Yedioth Ahronoth listing. Personal life On 22 June 2011 Chen Aharoni finished his military service in the Israeli Army (IDF) after being drafted in August 2008. During his military service, he served in the Armored Corps as injuries coordinator and instructor at a medical complex in Tel HaShomer. He also took part in the annual festival of the Friends of the Israel Defense Forces which is held in the Yarkon Park in Tel Aviv. He came out as pansexual on the first day of 2019. Discography Albums 2010: Chen Aharoni () Chen Aharoni