A Jewish Star singing talent competition is well underway after a record number of contestants from around the world auditioned for Season Two.
144 auditions who fit the strict criteria were accepted to join the music contest – 77 in A Jewish Star and 67 for A Jewish Star Junior – the new division for boys ages 8 to 14.
“Without a doubt this is the most ambitious grassroots project in the Jewish music industry,” said Mica Soffer, Executive Producer of the competition.
Aderet and others in the music industry are keeping close tabs as voting has officially opened December 30 2010. Rating contestants from 1 to 5 stars, the public will be choosing 10 finalists and 3 junior finalists that will continue on to perform in the season finale – A Jewish Star Live Show on February 20, 2011.
At the show in the Brooklyn School of Music, judges Avraham Fried, Eli Gerstner and Mendy Pellin will be choosing 3 runner ups, and from them the next Jewish Star and the next Junior Jewish Star.
“The idea of this contest, that anyone can just display their talents to such a huge audience and be discovered in minutes instead of the years it would have taken in years past really appealed to us,” said Mendy Werdyger, CEO of Aderet/Mostly Music, the largest distributor and promoter of Jewish music and one of the sponsors of the contest.
Werdyger, who distributes Mordechai Ben David, Yaakov Shwekey, Lipa Schmeltzer, Miami Boys Choir and many of today’s new artists, said “the competition will bring an entire new dynamic and level to the world of Jewish Music. We can definitely expect a surge of new and fresh talent.”
The winner will be receiving a 2 year car lease of a 2011 Honda Accord from Leasing Direct, $1000 cash from Tribul credit-card processing services, recording a song at Ruli Ezrachi studio in Brooklyn with coaching time by Avraham Fried and career promotion by Aderet / MostlyMusic.com.
The winner of A Jewish Star Junior will be joining the Yeshiva Boys Choir (YBC), and will be receiving 2 flight tickets to Israel with hotel accommodations covered by VIP Israel, $1,000 from Tribul credit-card processing services and career promotion by Aderet / MostlyMusic.com.
VOTING PROCESS
As predicted, many of the auditions were sent in days and even hours before the deadline on midnight of Tuesday, December 28, 2010.
“Some auditions were filmed in New York despite this week’s massive snow blizzard that pummeled the city and nearby regions,” said Yehuda Ceitlin, Creative Director of A Jewish Star.
“Besides for the numbers of contestants (and the many we needed to turn down), what is interesting about this season is the variety of songs,” Ceitlin noted. “There are impressive voices singing the expected classics – ‘Piha Pascha’, ‘Anovim’, One Day’ and ‘Vezakeini.’ But then we have a number of good songs composed by the contestants themselves.”
21,515 votes were already counted within the first few hours of the online voting. To keep voting the most accurate and secure possible, a registration process is required.
Here are a few quick steps:
1. On www.AJewishStar.com, click REGISTER (on the top bar under the categories) or click here.
2. Chose a username and a valid email address and click “register.”
3. Check your email inbox for an email from [email protected]
4. Copy the temporary code you were given and paste it in AJewishStar.com with your username.
5. Congratulations, you are now logged in. We recommend you change the password to one you will remember.
6. You may vote once per contestant, rating them from 1 – 5, with 5 giving the contestant the highest score.
amazzzzzzzzzzzzing go and vote for him
i think either zalman attal or aaron holder
zalman attal he has 5 stars
http://www.ajewishstar.com
http://www.ajewishstar.com2010/12/shmuel-brafman
i love him
Ari Raskin wins the cutest video!
vote 4 shmuli brafman he has an amazing voice
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I went on ajewishstar.com
I’ve listened to all the contestants but personally I think that zalman attal has the best voice among all of them
hes voice is one of a kind !http://www.ajewishstar.com/2010/12/shmuel-morgenstern/#comments
Everytime I go into ajewishstar.com it brings up microsoft can anyone help?
vote for mendy boyarsky he is by far the best off the rest
Eliyahu Tzvi is unbelieveable! The kid sings with heart and soul
the kid is by the best ever and this is raw recording and no voice training.
evryone did great i think!
i hope that whoever deserve to win, win!
it just comes to show what special talents people have!
may you all be able to push this talents d and do great things with it!
What a cutie, and what a voice!
I listen to everyone but personally I think that Zalman Attal is the best of all.
http://www.ajewishstar.com/2010/12/zalman-attal/
from the juniors -yisroel amar is the best n then brafman
from adults only like yoel goldstien
yoel goldstien is great..
but why MUST Gershon Shapiro win?
Yes he has a great voice but there are quite a few other great voices too….. why do so many people here say he MUST win?? Something I dont know?
How about, it would be so nice to see him win?
http://www.ajewishstar.com/2010/12/zalman-levy/
Go Moshe.
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Out of the adults contestants, the people to vote for who are extemely talented and composed their own songs, 1) Menachem weinstein and R’ Shmuel Menkes. – maybe also Shevach Tamir.
And Junior Contestants, to vote for is 1) Menachem Feldman 2) Yisroel Amar.
These are the people worth listening to. Hope this helps.
go for ari raskin
the best singer just take one min. and vote
thank you……
http://www.ajewishstar.com/2010/12/ari-raskin/
I don’t know him, he was never my counselor, my brother, or my cousin….he’s just a very talented individual who deserves your 5 star vote!!!
Zalman Attal is the best of all…
STOP lying to yourself !
HE SI SOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO TALENTEF DONT WASTE YOUR VOTE ON ANY ONE ELSE
Levi Sasonkin all the way!!! 5 stars
Farewell to menachem straiten from Sydney australia who will be going to
Melbourne for y.g. And return b4 peach ( my birthday)
omg i like the way u think!!!!!! i was thinking the same ppl lol
is the besttt!!
You will smile you will dance, you will be inspired and you won’t forget
http://www.ajewishstar.com/2010/12/shlomo-menkes/
http://www.ajewishstar.com/?s=dovid+menkes
motti krasnjanski is awesome!
He should have been in the top three last year and hope to G-d that he wins this year.
http://www.ajewishstar.com/2010/12/gershon-shapiro-2/
DUH! moishe borenstein is awesome!!! he seriously deserves to win!! the best by far!!
SHMULY BRAFMAN:) PLZ
Just voted 5 stars for Zvi Russel’s video… Love the catchy tune!!! (Eli Gerstner’s definitely going to love this one:)
It’s original…mainstream and very upbeat…soon to be heard at a simcha near you!!….Zvi Russell has composed a hit single cant wait to hear more from him…
SHMULLY BRAFMAN!!!!! IS AMAZING HE HAS A STAGE PRESENCE AND THE BEST VOICE I EVER HEARD GO TO A JEWISHSTAR.COM FOR YOURSELF ULL SEE HES AMAZINGGGGGGGG
The song Ein Aroch lecho sung and composed by Zvi Russell is brilliant its upbeat energetic…i can see A.F singing it and…YBC its that vesatile…so vote for Zvi….*****
vote for mendy smoller
http://WWW.AJEWISHSTAR.COM/2010/12/ELIYAHU-TZVI
AND ANOTHER VIDEO ON YOU TUBE
ELI SINGS 4
vote for shmulyu he is the best http://www.ajewishstar.com/2010/12/shmuel-brafman/
Menachem Weinstein is amazing!
shmuly brafman. seriously talented voice
you will buy his music:
http://www.ajewishstar.com/2010/12/aron-benhamou/
he the bast and so cute
The best junior contenstant by far!
How you find a way of connecting this with the snow!
How hard can it be to record a video & post it online in the comfort of my home during a blizzard?
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The greatest song ever!
http://www.ajewishstar.com/2010/12/zvi-russell/
MENDYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYY KATANNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNN
http://www.ajewishstar.com/2010/12/mendy-schlanger/
Click here for the next Jewish Music Writer/Composer!
http://www.ajewishstar.com/2010/12/zvi-russell/
vote mendy jacobson
to many people to choose from. Its hard to listen to them all.
if you dont think that MENACHEM WEINSTEIN doesnt deserve a 5 star vote then you DONT know what true talent is!!!!! vote menachemmmmmmmmm!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
has a unique song performed beautifully with confidence. His eidelkeit is apparent right through. He has our vote for sure!
hahahahahaha i was thinking the exact same thing!!
vote 4 Eli Weiss he is da best
HE IS AMAZING< VOTE FOR HIM
Vote for Levi sasonkin !!! He is amazing
If anyone knows real talent , this is it ! A lot of kids have really nice voices , very steady.. like Amar and others etc. but look at Goldins voice it has Quality Which a lot of singers don’t have , with stage presence!
Vote for ezzy!!!
our whole family is only talking about this
thanks to everyone who is involved in organizing this
vote for “goldin” and “Levi parnis”!!!!!!!
http://www.ajewishstar.com/2010/12/mordechai-hershkowitz/
Almost forgot – Shmuly Brafman!
So much talent there, but these are some of my favorites:
Mendy Piamenta, Shlomo Menkes, Moishe Wilschanski, Menachem Weinstein, Aaron Holder, Zalman Attal, Pinchus Stroh and Ezzy Duchman
Juniors: Yisroel Amar, Sruli Milstein, Dovber Cohen, Mendel Berghoff
The list goes on and on!!
Good luck to all the contestants!!
Dovber Cohen!!!
http://www.ajewishstar.com/2010/12/dovber-cohen/
shmuly brafman has to win!!!!
As a music maivin I see great talent in Levi Mangel and Sefi kalmanson. They both have great voices in different ways.Each one gets to your heart in a different way. I just voted for them !!!Hope you will too.
#1
They are the best! Gershon A jewish Star!
Sruly Milstein A jewish star!
Why only 3 junior contestants? We’d like to see more!!!
vote for mendel pink!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
no question, vote for shmuly brafman!!!
Eli Weiss, The kid sang at Simchas Beis In Ch, such a stage presence…
http://www.ajewishstar.com/?s=ari+raskin
check this out and tell me this is not talent!
was he really your counselor?!
You have my vote!
He has to win this year! Please vote for him!
vote for goldin everyone! http://www.ajewishstar.com/2010/12/avraham-zusha-goldin/
hes really good!
Check Shaul Rimler – this kid has a spectacular voice, real talent.
http://www.ajewishstar.com/2010/12/aron-benhamou/
vote for goldin
goldin rocks the house woo
i will vote for yechiel zirkind
Their Amazingggg!
Mendel is the best Jr contestant and the most aidel deserving boy to win!!!
Does anyone know when the voting will end?
VOTE FOR SHMULY BRONCHTAIN- he deserves it!!!