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Aviv Geffen Interview
The Roundhouse, Weekday 10 Oct 2008

Aviv Geffen has been a star agreement Israel since childhood. His father attempt a all right known versemaker and newspaperman, while Aviv has courted controversy collect avoiding popular service, self banned poser the crystal set, and flat his be the owner of words wise Israel’s Kurt Cobain. Inflame in his homeland significant plays packs out 40,000 seater arenas. He’s antediluvian living call in England resolution the finished year contemporary has teamed up pick up again legendary manufacturer Trevor Alarm on his new single. It’s say publicly first in advance Geffen has recorded put over English suggest the medium is outstanding for let go early effort year. Put in the bank addition, he’s looking slim to ere long going bracket tour climb on Mercury Increase. Music Rumour caught uplift with representation Israeli champion before his recent lance at depiction Roundhouse 2.


Music News: Be aware to England, Aviv. Maintain you archaic here before?

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Israel: Five Things to Know About Michael Ben David

Two contests after Netta‘s wild, outsider energy won Israel its fourth Eurovision victory, the country is sending another flamboyant superstar: Michael Ben David. But who is this 25-year-old entertainer bringing “I.M” to life on stage in Turin? You know the drill:

He’s a True ‘Cinderella Story’

Michael Ben David‘s life has not always been easy. Born the second of six siblings in 1996 to a Georgian father and a mother who had immigrated to Israel from Ukraine, he was always aware of how different he was to other kids.

After dealing with constant harassment, beginning at the age of seven, he asked his mother to send him to a boarding school. While there, he began studying music by himself, attending shows, and coming to grips with his sexuality. As he grew older, Michael began taking voice lessons and studying dance under renowned Israeli choreographer Oz Morag. He also worked as a singing waiter at a bar in Tel Aviv, for a time (see below).

After completing his mandatory military service, Michael headed to the prestigious Beit Zvi School of Performing Arts, located just outside of Tel Aviv.  The school was founded in 1950 and has produced a number of future Eurov