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Choni’s Winning Performance

A Jewish Star 2012: The performance by Choni Goldman, taking a song by Yosef Karduner and making it his own, that won him the acclaimed title. Video

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winner
April 6, 2012 10:49 am

you really deserved it

you are amazing!
April 5, 2012 6:55 pm

we want more !!!!

Choni you rock!!! Super talented
April 5, 2012 2:59 pm

Phenomenal performer, what makes you so amazing apart from the voice and charisma and sense of timing is the creative arrangement of the music!! Keep writing G_dly inspiring music with your super cool edge! We want more on you tube !

AWESOOOME!!!!
April 4, 2012 9:13 pm

i cant get over this! i dont stop watching the vid!

PTA
April 4, 2012 2:53 am

SO TOTALLY AWESOMES, LOVE THE TWIST AT THE END, WELL DONE CHON!!!

choni you are awesome
April 4, 2012 2:13 am

even though i your bro, its still true !

amazing
April 3, 2012 1:49 pm

very nice haw he put three of my best songs together

proud groenkloof residents:
April 3, 2012 11:30 am

hey dude , u rocked , well done.

to 41 and 57
April 2, 2012 12:34 pm

get a life and do something positive with it! if u were a real lubavitcher, u wouldn’t air your judgmental views on public platforms with potential for embarrassing someone. Work on your own character. U never know a persons private journey!

well done
April 2, 2012 9:50 am

is choni married?
in shidduchim?
fill us in!!

We are so proud
April 2, 2012 9:39 am

Well done Choni! we are very proud of you. LS

excellelent
April 1, 2012 9:19 pm

it was so nice you did a great job

Agree with 41
April 1, 2012 9:18 pm

Well said, 41.

wow!
April 1, 2012 7:39 pm

BS”D
I loved it! Great mashup!

go choni
April 1, 2012 6:45 pm

very nice

great performance
April 1, 2012 6:04 pm

nice to hear a medley of songs instead of just one song.
well done, Choni, wish there was more!

amazing
April 1, 2012 5:58 pm

go choni

JR. WINNER
April 1, 2012 4:32 pm

WHAT ABOUT THE JR. WINNERS VIDEO

not a hater
April 1, 2012 3:42 pm

take that matisyahu haters

Join the Fanclub on Facebook!
April 1, 2012 3:01 pm

https://www.facebook.com/pages/Choni-G/111577722283154 don’t forget to click the like button:)

Brilliantly performed!
April 1, 2012 2:21 pm

Choni, you are a Jewish Star! Looks like the judges enjoyed as well as the audience that cheered!
Was very special to watch this!
Thanks to collive for putting it on. please show us the first complete song as well.

would love to see the complete first song also. please post
April 1, 2012 2:19 pm

would also love to see the audience reaction as it was nice to hear them cheer, but we do not see them.

YOU WERE GREAT!!
April 1, 2012 12:29 pm

Choni,
From the moment we saw you in action at rehearsal, we knew you would win everybody over. Your charm, charisma, and talent shined!!
Glad to have met you. The wardrobe worked out perfect 🙂
Family of a fellow contestant

one question..
April 1, 2012 12:24 pm

what was the prize? does he win some kind of contract, or something?

shay gabso article
April 1, 2012 12:14 pm
good voice but..
April 1, 2012 12:05 pm

If you are a lubavitcher where are your tzitzis? It would make you more authentic and real…good luck!

TO NUMBER 34
April 1, 2012 11:34 am

This is Nissen, Choni’s brother and I know for a fact (speaking to him a few days b4 the concert) that he made his own arrangement of these 3 songs. He originally arranged it differently for a concert in South Africa last year where he opened for Shwekey and had to change the whole arrangement for Jewish Star this year in order for it to be under 3 minutes. It’s fair game! All the contestants give their song in and it’s arranged by the music producer of the concert or they can tell him how they want it arranged.

karduner
April 1, 2012 10:54 am

its a karduner song

put up dovids performance!
April 1, 2012 10:31 am
Idea for thought
April 1, 2012 10:20 am

What could be done for the contestants that have talent and would like to do something with it.

Please
April 1, 2012 9:51 am

Could you post Shimi Marcovich first song we would love to see it again.and see a comparison with the winning song
Thank you

pinchy
April 1, 2012 9:43 am

you are the best song i like your

A truth opinion
April 1, 2012 9:40 am

I hope you will post a comment with another opinion.
We think that Choni was great, but he had people make his song, plus it’s not right that the band leader prepared the music for him.
I think you need to set the rules, and for sure the winner shouldn’t prepare a song with the band of Yochi Briskman

chaim Yisroel
April 1, 2012 9:24 am

anyone know where i can find the original song from Chaim Yisroel?

incredible performance!
April 1, 2012 9:18 am

full of confidence, i would love to hear Choni sing the entire song of Arim Roshi

WELL DONE
April 1, 2012 9:09 am

Well done Choni G….Awesome performance! Please post daage minayin

shai gabso is frum!!!
April 1, 2012 8:42 am

He totally rocked it. Can’t wait to hear a disc from him
. To numbered 11 again gabso is frum.

shai gabso is frum!!!
April 1, 2012 8:40 am
beautiful !!!
April 1, 2012 8:21 am

amazing, great job !

Lets Also Hear: Moshe Biton & The Mexican Guy !!!!!
April 1, 2012 7:49 am

Why can’t you show all 3 Final Contestants, so that us poor viewers, who don’t live close to Brooklyn, can also enjoy it, & give our opinions.
Just showing 1 guy is not fair.
Also:
We are dying to see who Choni’s competition was.

WOW! AMAZIN!!
April 1, 2012 7:38 am

BUT CAN U PLEASE POST UP THE OTHER PERFORMANCES OF THE OTHER JEWISH STARS??!!
THEY WERE GREAT TOO!

amazing
April 1, 2012 5:58 am

ur absolutely amazing. u deserved it#1

Choni G
April 1, 2012 4:55 am

Well done Choni – a true Star – !!!!

Beautiful!
April 1, 2012 3:57 am

Brings tears to my eyes! Please post Daage Minayin!!!!!!!!!!!!

A South African
April 1, 2012 3:15 am

Go Choni!!!!!
We are all so proud of you!!!!! :):):)

Beautiful!
April 1, 2012 3:14 am

Beautiful!

Choni G
April 1, 2012 2:52 am

Choni you are the Jewish star!!!!!!!!!! Love the way the judges faces look. Love your song. See u next week in jhb,
Love musya deren your niece

Go choni
April 1, 2012 2:43 am

Fab choni s. Love chans,

lekker!
April 1, 2012 1:44 am

Choni, you made us S. Africans proud!

please post da'aga minayin
April 1, 2012 12:30 am

We want to see that too plz!

awesome!!!
April 1, 2012 12:19 am

i love choni goldman!!!!! HUGE fan!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! especially love how he put 3 songs together into 3 minutes :):):):) i am listening to in NONSTOP!!!!!!!!

Was there
April 1, 2012 12:01 am

Choni was fantastic

Correction
March 31, 2012 11:04 pm

There’s 3 parts to the song. 1st is arim roshi from shay gabso (to number 11 who wears a yarmulka and composed a jewish song) the 2nd is shir lamalot by yosef karduner, the 3rd jerusalem by matisyahu and ending off with shir lama’alot. In modern terms it’s called a mashup or a medley. And yes, he rocked it.

Wow!
March 31, 2012 11:03 pm

Want to see the first song he did too!

Beautiful! but where is daagah minayin???
March 31, 2012 10:46 pm

could you please post that up as well? Thanx!

Nice.
March 31, 2012 10:10 pm

Nice job!!! The song is Arim Roshi from Shay Gibso – not a religious singer. I guess In this contest it doesn’t have to be religious Jewih music as long as the composer is a Jew. This opened it up to many American secular musicians who are Jewish.

R
March 31, 2012 10:10 pm

really amazing performance
great job

wow
March 31, 2012 9:51 pm

what a jewish star!!!!

awsome
March 31, 2012 9:37 pm

wow ur great

wowww!!!!
March 31, 2012 9:25 pm

you are the best!!!!

CHONI
March 31, 2012 9:21 pm

YOURE A ROCKSTAR

amazing!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
March 31, 2012 9:17 pm

Go choni goldman you were the best from the whole jeiwish star!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Nice
March 31, 2012 9:02 pm

Awsome twist!!

awsome\
March 31, 2012 9:01 pm

he is amazing

Me toooooooo
March 31, 2012 8:50 pm

It is so wasome go me and I am learning how to lane with this guy that is so cute OMG its like amazing as my mooooooommy says aaaaaall the time like realy I mean like he is so coooooooooooooooooooooo
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awesome
March 31, 2012 8:38 pm

love this song!

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