Ella-Lee Lahav

Ella-Lee Lahav (Hebrew: אלה־לי להב‎, born 2 June 2003), mononymously known as Ella-Lee, is an Israeli singer and runner up of the seventh season of HaKokhav HaBa singing competition.[1] In June 2020, on her 17th birthday, she release her debut single "Zot Ani", the single was ranking high on the Apple UK playlist and topped the Media Forest airplay chart.[2][3] The song drew controversy online due its similarities to Mamamoo's song "Hip".[4][5]

Ella-Lee Lahav
Birth nameElla Lahav
Also known asElla-Lee
Born (2003-06-02) 2 June 2003
Shoham, Israel
Genres
Occupation(s)Singer
Instruments
  • Vocals
Years active2019–present
Labels
  • Tedy Productions

Early life

Lahav was born and raised in Shoham.[6] Towards an appearance in television singing competition she changed her name from Ella Lahav to Ella-Lee Lahav, adding Lee to her name, after consultation with a numerologist.[7]

Career

2019–2020: HaKokhav HaBa

In 2019, she auditioned for the seventh season of the Israeli singing competition The Next Star to the Eurovision (or HaKokhav HaBa), Israel's national selection for the Eurovision Song Contest, with "You Don't Own Me" by Saygrace.[6] After receiving 96% of the votes, she advanced to the second stage of the competition in which she sang "Into You" by Ariana Grande.[8] In January 2020, she performed "Hey Mama" by David Guetta and won a duel with Nicki Goldstein.[9] After that, she performed a duet with Orr Amrami Brockman to "Señorita" by Shawn Mendes and Camila Cabello and got many praises from the judges and audience.[10] In semi-final she performed "Only Girl (In the World)" and "Royals".[11]

The last song Lahav performed in the competition was "Roar" by Katy Perry. After receiving 182 points from the judges and audience, Lahav won the second place, losing to Eden Alene.[12]

2020–present: Debut single and other projects

On March 2020, she appeared with fellow runner up of HaKokhav HaBa Orr Amrami Brockman in an advertising to Israeli telecommunications company Bezeq, along with the presenter of the company commercials, Israeli singer Gidi Gov.[13] In April she performed with Amrami Brockman in Israel Independence national ceremony, held in Mount Herzl.[14]

On 2 June 2020, her 17th birthday, she released her debut single "Zot Ani", produced by Johnny Goldstein.[2] The song was the first Israeli K-pop song on the Israeli mainstream, and drew controversy online due to its similarities to Mamamoo's song "Hip".[4][5] Just days after its release, the single became hit by reaching the top of Media Forest's airplay chart[2][15] and ranking high on the Apple Music UK playlist Glitch.[3][16]

Discography

Singles
Title Year Peak chart positions Album
ISR
[15]
"Zot Ani" 2020 1 TBA

References
  1. "In first, Ethiopian Israeli singer to represent Israel in Eurovision". Haaretz. 5 February 2020.
  2. Steinberg, Jessica (18 June 2020). "'Zot Ani,' K-pop-style single in Hebrew, becomes global hit". The Times of Israel.
  3. "HaKokhav HaBa runner-up Ella Lee unveils debut single "Zot Ani"". ESCXTRA.com. 9 June 2020.
  4. Johnny. "Did this song plagiarise Mamamoo's "Hip"?". YouTube. Retrieved 25 June 2020.
  5. Jai. Life. "Did She Copy "Hip" by Mamamoo?". YouTube. Retrieved 25 June 2020.
  6. "Israel: Next Star for Eurovision 2020 kicks off with Orr Amrami-Brockman and Ella-Lee Lahav slaying scoreboard". wiwibloggs. 21 November 2019.
  7. Eran Swissa (6 February 2020). "Exclusive: Ella-Lee - 'I Don't Want to Win'". Israel Hayom (in Hebrew).
  8. "Israel: Next Star for Eurovision 2020 kicks off with Orr Amrami-Brockman and Ella-Lee Lahav slaying scoreboard". wiwibloggs. 2019-11-21. Retrieved 2020-06-26.
  9. "Israel: Next Star for Eurovision - Top 20 (Part One)". wiwibloggs. 2020-01-05. Retrieved 2020-06-26.
  10. "Israel's Next Star for Eurovision 2020: Episodes 23 & 24". wiwibloggs. 15 January 2020.
  11. "The Next Star For Eurovision 2020: The Four Finalists". wiwibloggs. 2 February 2020.
  12. "Eden Alene will represent Israel at Eurovision 2020". wiwibloggs. 4 February 2020.
  13. "Ella-Lee Lahav and Orr Amrami Brockman are inseparable". Maariv (in Hebrew). 13 March 2020.
  14. "Ella-Lee and Orr Amrami will sing together at the Torch-lighting Ceremony". Mako (in Hebrew). 13 February 2020.
  15. "Media Forest". mediaforest.biz. Archived from the original on 26 June 2020. Retrieved 19 May 2019.
  16. "Glitch playlist". Apple Music. Archived from the original on 25 June 2020. Retrieved 26 June 2020.

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