Netta Barzilai

Netta Barzilai is the kind of artist I find genuinely inspiring. Winning HaKokhav HaBa and then taking the 2018 Eurovision crown for Israel with Toy, she refused to shrink herself to fit anyone's mold, and that defiance became her superpower. What impresses me most is the originality of her sound, building loops live and stacking her own voice into something nobody else could replicate. In an industry that rewards conformity, she planted her own flag and made the world look. I respect performers who turn self-acceptance into spectacle, and Netta does it with infectious joy.

Name (English)

Netta Barzilai

Name (Japanese)

ネタ・バルジライ

Reading

ねた・ばるじらい

Born

January 22, 1993 (age 33)

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Aquarius / Rooster

Origin

Hod HaSharon, Israel

Occupation

singer / songwriter / recording artist

Awards & achievements

• 2018 First prize of the Eurovision Song Contest
• 2018 ACUM Awards

• Official sitehttps://www.nettamusic.com/
• Instagramhttps://www.instagram.com/nettabarzi/
• Xhttps://x.com/nettabarzi
• Wikipedia (English)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Netta%20Barzilai
• Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%83%8D%E3%83%83%E3%82%BF%E3%83%BB%E3%83%90%E3%83%AB%E3%82%B8%E3%83%A9%E3%82%A4
• Wikidatahttps://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q48654131

Tags

• singer
• songwriter
• recording artist

Last updated

2026-06-21

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