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Chen Aharoni (in Hebrew חן אהרוני ) (also transliterated as Hen Aharoni) (born in Holon, Tel Aviv, Israel on 12 April 1990) is an Israeli singer.
He came into fame after taking part in 2007 in season 5 of Kokhav Nolad (in Hebrew כוכב נולד 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.
In 2009, Aharoni also took part in MelodyVision 8 with his single "BaRehov" ("ברחוב").
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 Düsseldorf, Germany with the Irish Celtic-influenced song "Or" (in Hebrew אור meaning Light) written by Sahar Hagai and Nitzan Kaykov finishing fourth with 142 points, with Dana International winning the contest with 270 points with "Ding Dong".
After Kokhav Nolad, Chen Aharoni went on to sign a deal with the Israeli record label NMC Music and gaining popularity.
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