May Feingold ( Hebrew מיי פיינגולד ), real name Meital Slonimsky ( Hebrew מיטל סלונימסקי ); genus. December 16, 1982 , Rishon Lezion , Israel ) - Israeli singer who represented Israel at the Eurovision Song Contest 2014 , with the song “ Same Heart ”. [1] [2] [3] [4]
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| Birth name | Meital Slonimsky |
| Date of Birth | December 16, 1982 (36 years old) |
| Place of Birth | Rishon Lezion , Israel |
| A country |  Israel |
| Professions | singer |
| Years of activity | 2009 - present vr. |
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| Genres | soft rock , pop , rock music , alternative |
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Career
Her musical career began at school concerts, after which she began to take vocal lessons, mainly of classical opera. From his youth, Feingold has been involved in many shows, including performances in nightclubs and bars. After that, Feingold becomes the lead singer of the band "Disiac". This team performed at the Arad Festival in 2009 and participated in the creation of Hebrew Labor, a special album with cover versions of old Israeli hits.
The fame came to the singer in 2009, when she took third place in the 7th issue of the TV show "Kohav Nolad" (the Israeli version of the "Star Factory"). As part of the project, she mainly performed in rock style. A week after the show, May released her first single, “Lishbor Regel.” The debut album of the singer "Soda Pop" appeared on sale July 23, 2010.
In 2013, at the national selection for Eurovision, May was selected for the Eurovision 2014 by the selection committee, which considered sixteen candidates, of which Maya Buskila and Ella Doron were highly considered, before May was ultimately selected.
In the final of the selection “Kdam 2014”, the song “Same heart” (from the same heart), written in English and Hebrew (words and music by Rami Talmid), won.
May performed in the first half of the second semi-final, at number 2. The performer did not qualify for the final, took 14th place, receiving 19 points.