David D'Or

David D'Or (b. 1965) is an Israeli singer, composer, and songwriter. A countertenor with a vocal range of more than four octaves, he is a three-time winner of the Israeli "Singer of the Year" and "Best Vocal Performer" awards. He was also chosen to represent Israel in the 2004 Eurovision Song Contest, at which he placed 11th in the semi-final. By February 2008, nine of his albums had gone platinum. D'Or performs a wide variety of music, including pop, rock, dance, folk, klezmer, Yemenite prayers, holy music, ancient chants, classical, opera, and baroque arias (in the original Italian). David D'Or was born in Holon, Israel. During his three years of military service, D'Or served as a singer in the Israeli Military Band. After that, D'Or started to sing pop music. At the same time, he was invited by the Israeli National Theater (Habima Theater), where he performed for four years. D'or was professionally trained, and tutored by Soprano Miriam Melzer, from 1987 to 1990 at the Jerusalem Academy of Music and Dance, from which he graduated. In 1991, D'Or was accepted into and enrolled in the classical music department of the Jerusalem Conservatory. That year D'Or also began his musical career as a classical tenor. Zubin Mehta, music director of the Israel Philharmonic Orchestra, invited him to perform as soloist in Carmina Burana by Carl Orff, performing in a series of concerts all over the country.