Sarit Hadad

Sarit Hadad
שרית חדד
Hadad in 2022
Background information
Born
Sarah Hudadatov

(1978-09-20) 20 September 1978 (age 48)
Afula, Israel
OriginHadera, Israel
Genres
OccupationSinger
Years active1994–present
LabelHed Arzi (2009–present)

Sarit Hadad (Hebrew: שרית חדד, [saˈʁit χaˈdad]; born Sarah Hudadatov, 20 September 1978) is an Israeli singer. She is one of the most popular ethnic singers in Israel, and named as the "best female singer of the 2000s decade" by the Israeli channel 24 in October 2009. She also represented Israel in Eurovision 2002 with the song "Light a Candle".

Biography

Hadad was born in Afula, Israel, to a family of Mountain Jews. Her parents had made aliyah from Dagestan in 1976. She is the youngest of eight children: she has four brothers and three sisters. In 1980, her family moved to Hadera. When she was 10 years old, she participated in a contest for young talent, where she performed on the piano. She also played the organ, guitar, accordion, and darbuka.

In September 2021, she came out of the closet and revealed her partner Tamar Yahalomi, releasing the song "Ahava Kmo Shelanu" ("A Love Like Ours").

On 21 September 2017, Hadad gave birth to a baby girl named Noya. In May 2020 Sarit and Tamar had a second daughter together, Shira and in November 2022 they had a third girl, Adele Esther. They separated in June 2025.

Career

Hadad comes from a musical family and was recognized as a child prodigy.[citation needed] She began performing at the age of eight. Apart from classical piano, she taught herself to play the organ, guitar, accordion, and a Middle Eastern drum known as the darbuka. At the age of 15, she joined the Hadera Youth Band. When she was 16 she was discovered by Avi Gueta, who is still her manager.[citation needed]

Hadad's career as a pop singer has been successful, with many of her songs topping the Israeli charts.[citation needed] Israeli Television selected her to represent Israel in the Eurovision Song Contest 2002. The song, Nadlik Beyakhad Ner (Light A Candle) (in Hebrew: נדליק ביחד נר), came in 12th place.

In 2004, she collaborated with David D'Or to record the DVD Pets in Tunes.

In December 2006, Hadad drew crowds in New York City, Miami, and Los Angeles with her "Sing with Sarit" tour. In July 2007, Madonna revealed that she is a fan of Hadad, and enjoys listening to her music when dining at a kosher restaurant near her home.

Hadad performs Mizrahi music, while sometimes employing Arabic lyrics. She does not perform on Jewish holidays or on the Jewish Sabbath.

She has performed songs Hebrew, Arabic, English, Russian, Greek, Turkish and Bulgarian. She was the first Israeli to perform (professionally) in Jordan.

In 2020 she did a duet with Neta Barzilai, winner of the 2018 Eurovision Song Contest.

Hadad was a judge in the inaugural season of The Voice Israel on Israeli television.

Awards and recognition

In 2010, Hadad was named Israel's Singer of the Decade by Galgalatz and Channel 24.

Discography

Albums

  1. Spark of Life – ניצוץ החיים – 1995
  2. Live in France – הופעה חיה בצרפת – 1996
  3. The Road I Chose – הדרך שבחרתי – 1997
  4. Singing in Arabic – שרה בערבית – 1997
  5. Law of Life – חוק החיים – 1998
  6. Like Cinderella – כמו סינדרלה – 1999
  7. Live at Heichal Hatarbut – ההופעה בהיכל התרבות – 1999
  8. Doing What I Want – לעשות מה שבא לי – 2000
  9. Sweet Illusions – אשליות מתוקות – 2001
  10. Girl of Love – ילדה של אהבה – 2002
  11. Only Love Will Bring Love – רק אהבה תביא אהבה – 2003
  12. Celebration – חגיגה – 2004
  13. Miss Music – 2005 – מיס מיוזיק
  14. Princess of Happiness (for children) – 2006 – נסיכה של שמחה
  15. The One Who Watches Over Me – 2007 – זה ששומר עליי
  16. The Beat Collection – 2008 – האוסף הקצבי
  17. The Smooth Collection – 2008 – האוסף השקט
  18. The Race of Life – 2009 – מרוץ החיים
  19. The Race of Life, Live at Caesarea 2009 – 2010 – שרית חדד בקיסריה, מרוץ החיים 2009
  20. 20 – 2011
  21. Days of joy – Part One – 2013 – 'ימים של שמחה – חלק א
  22. Sarit Hadad – 2015 – שרית חדד
  23. Sara Sings – 2017 -שרה שרה
  24. 24 — 2022
  25. 8 — 2024
  26. Imperiyot Shel Shka'rim — 2025 — אימפריות של שקרים

Greatest Hits album

  • The Collection – 2008 – האוסף
  • The Best – 2012 – המיטב

Other

  • Mega Mix-Like Cinderella – 1999 – מגה מיקס
  • Once in a Lifetime (in Bloomfield Stadium) 2014 - פעם בחיים הופעה (באצטדיון בלומפילד(

DVDs

  • DVD – The Show (Like Cinderella)
  • DVD – In the Temple (Doing What I Want)
  • DVD – In Caesarea (Sweet Illusions)
  • DVD – Child of Love (in Caesarea)
  • DVD – Only Love Will Bring Love (in Caesarea)
  • DVD – Celebration (in Caesarea)
  • DVD – All the Happy People (in Caesarea)
  • DVD – Princess of Joy (For Kids)
  • DVD – The Race of Life, Live at Caesarea 2009 (in Caesarea)
  • DVD – Once in a Lifetime (in Bloomfield Stadium)

Charts

Album

Year Title Chart Position
1998 Law of Life Israeli Albums Top 20 1
1999 Like Cinderella Israeli Albums Top 20 1
Live in the Culture Palace Israeli Albums Top 20 9
2000 To Do What I Want Israeli Albums Top 20 3
2001 Sweet Illusion Israeli Albums Top 20 1
2002 Child of Love Israeli Albums Top 20 1
2003 Only Love Will Bring Love Israeli Albums Top 20 2
2004 Celebration Israeli Albums Top 20 1
MusicaNeto Top 30 1
2005 Miss Music Israeli Albums Top 20 1
MusicaNeto Top 30 4
2007 The One Who Watches Over Me Israeli Albums Top 20 1
MusicaNeto Top 30 1
2009 The Race of Life Israeli Albums Top 20 1
2010 The Race of Life, Live at Caesarea Israeli Albums Top 20 2
2011 20 Israeli Albums Top 20 1
2013 Days of joy – Part One Israeli Albums Top 20 2
2015 Sarit Hadad Israeli Albums Top 20 1
2017 Sara Sings Israeli Albums Top 20 1

See also

Notes

  1. ↑ Avi Guetta Records/Play Records (1995–2000)
    Avi Guetta Records (2001–2004)
    Avi Guetta Records/Miss Music (2005–2008)

References

  1. ↑ Mitz'ad He-Asor (Decade Parade), Israeli Channel 24, October 2009.
  2. ↑ "Eurovision 2002 Israel: Sarit Hadad – "Light A Candle"". eurovisionworld.com.
  3. ↑ Pine, Dan (16 January 2009). "Top of the pop: Israeli music sensation Sarit Hadad". J. The Jewish News of Northern California. Retrieved 7 November 2024.
  4. ↑ "בטריבונה- הבית של המוזיקה המזרחית". Tribona.co.il. 30 December 2016. Retrieved 22 December 2022.
  5. ↑ "I have not been touched by years like you were touched by me": Sarit Hadad comes out of the closet and reveals her partner. "לא נגעו בי שנים כמו שבי נגעת": שרית חדד יוצאת מהארון וחושפת את בת זוגה
  6. ↑ Yoni Froim, מזל טוב: שרית חדד אימא, On pplus.ynet.co.il, 21 September 2017
  7. ↑ Ifat haleli avraham, נחשף השם ששרית חדד בחרה לבתה הבכורה, On Mako website, 26 September 2017
  8. ↑ "ארבע שנים אחרי שחשפו את הזוגיות: שרית חדד ותמר יהלומי נפרדו", Walla, 19 June 2025
  9. ↑ "שרית חדד ובת זוגה נפרדו אחרי 5 שנים ושלוש בנות", ICE, 19 June 2025
  10. ↑ "זה נגמר: שרית חדד ותמר יהלומי נפרדו", Mako, 19 June 2025
  11. ↑ Bohlman, Philip V. (2004). The music of European nationalism. Santa Barbara, Calif.: ABC-CLIO. p. 2. ISBN 978-1-57607-270-7. Retrieved 6 February 2011.
  12. ↑ "Eurovision Song Contest 2002". European Broadcasting Union. Retrieved 6 February 2011.
  13. ↑ America goes kosher – Israel Culture, Ynetnews
  14. ↑ YouTube, a Google company. YouTube. Archived from the original on 6 May 2016. Retrieved 28 November 2016.