Chen Aharoni (; also known as Chen and also transliterated as Hen Aharoni; born in Holon, Israel on 12 April 1990) is an Israeli singer-songwriter, musician and television presenter Career Kokhav Nolad (2007) He came into fame after taking part in 2007 in season 5 of Kokhav Nolad ( meaning A Star Is Born) structured on the international Idol series. He was eliminated after a showdown with Shlomi Bar'el before the finals. Aharoni finished 4th overall, with Bar'el ending up third. The 2007 title was won by Bo'az Ma'uda with Marina Maximilian Blumin as runner-up. Solo career After Kokhav Nolad, Chen Aharoni went on to sign a deal with the Israeli record label NMC Music and gaining popularity. While Chen made musical performances throughout Israel, he started hosting TV show called "Ra'ash" (meaning noise in Hebrew) on the Israeli music channel Music 24 for 2 seasons. In August 2008 he was drafted into the Israeli army (IDF). In 2009, he started to release singles from his forthcoming debut album. The self-titled debut album Chen Aharoni (חן אהרוני) was released on 23 December 2010 and received critical acclaim. Yedioth Ahronoth in its Entertainment Plus special supplement published on the occasion of the Hebrew New Year picked the album as one of the Top 10 best albums of the year 2010–2011 alongside names like Dudu Tasa, Berry Sakharof and Noam Rotem. He has had many successful hits including No.1 on the Israeli singles chart with "Neshima" () a duet with Israeli singer Esti Ginzburg. He reached No. 2 with his co-authored song "Kol ma SheRatziti" () and scored a second No. 1 hit in his career with "Mami" (), from the Israeli rock opera Mami. On 26 June 2011, Chen's first single from his upcoming album was released. It was entitled "Holech Le'sham" ( meaning: Go there) Chen's second album Nosea Rahok () was released in October 2012 and got positive reviews. Three songs from this record have topped the 10 Israeli music charts. On 17 October 2012, Chen opened his official "Nosea Rachok Tour" that will tour all around Israel. Kdam Eurovision (2011) On 8 March 2011, Chen Aharoni took part in the Kdam Eurovision selection contest finals for the Israeli entry to the Eurovision Song Contest 2011 in Düsseldorf, Germany with the song "Or" ( meaning Light) written by Sahar Hagai and Nitzan Kaykov finishing fourth with 142 points, with