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We Have 10 Semi-Finalists

61,893 votes from around the world have chosen 10 semifinalists for A Jewish Star singing competition out of 26 auditions. Full Story, Video

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December 10, 2010 8:09 am
avrohom ohayon
June 27, 2010 1:28 pm

has a very good voice

ARGENTINA
February 1, 2010 8:58 am

ESTA RE COPADO VIEJO LAMEJOR FUE LA DE BORUCH SHLOM : NEIROS SHEL SHABOS

WOW
February 1, 2010 8:25 am

GERSHEN NICE SWEET

agree with 251 and 252!
February 1, 2010 6:42 am

And its not even surprising! duh he has the most potential by far!

AGREE 251
February 1, 2010 5:46 am

ME TOO! BS, ur one of those who can make a heck of a concert! And thats what i like…a CRAZY concert!

GO BS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

boruch shalom!!!
February 1, 2010 5:17 am

ok, they r all amazing!!!!!!!!!!
but…boruch shalom is the best!!!
love his style!!!!!

lilish
February 1, 2010 4:39 am

Surely, OHAYON is the best one!!!

You REALLY Missed The POINT!
February 1, 2010 3:47 am

Where is Yisroel Dovid Shmueli, Avremel Blesofsky, Tzvi Russel and Motti Flikshtein?
YOU MISSED THE POINT!

Def. OHAYON
February 1, 2010 12:18 am

forsure the winner of this competition!!

my top 3
January 31, 2010 6:56 pm

stiefel ohayon sadon

I'm rooting for baruch sholom blesofsky and shuky sadon!
January 31, 2010 1:51 pm

Those will definatly go the farthest!

OHAYON OHAYON OHAYON
January 31, 2010 12:19 pm

AND THE WINNER IS OHAYON !!!

Can't wait to see Gershon on stage!
January 31, 2010 12:09 pm

I believe he has amazing potential!

please answer my question
January 31, 2010 11:40 am

My is nissan brenensen on there he has a rlly nice voice but where r his fans?

Anonymous
January 31, 2010 10:51 am

Grunblatt! Yippedadoda!!!! So excited he’s up there!

ohayon
January 31, 2010 10:41 am
GO MOSHE LEHR!!!!
January 31, 2010 10:22 am

SOOO HAPPY HE IS ONE OF THE 10 SEMI- FINALLISTS!!!!!!!!!!!!! HE BETTER GO ON STAGE.

shadchan
January 31, 2010 10:22 am

baruch shalom is 19

wheres russell.
January 31, 2010 10:21 am
Sam Omari is the best!
January 31, 2010 9:51 am

where is he???????????????????

redo it
January 31, 2010 9:44 am

i totally agree with 168 and 223
yermi is very nice and has a great vice
and also moishe savoy has a great voice
they very much deserved to win
they have a very simple video not like all the other people who made this amazing video and all
they were very simple and still have a great voice even without all the sound affects and video affect
thay very much deserve to win

GOOD JOB!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
January 31, 2010 9:38 am

GO CHONI TEITLEBAUM!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!I AM SOOO HAPPY HE WAS ONE OF THE 10 SEMI- FINALLISTS!!!!!!!!!!!!! HE BETTER GO ON STAGE ON MARCH 7TH AT THE SOUL ll SOUL CONCERT!!!!!!

2010 winners!
January 31, 2010 7:31 am

Gershon Shapiro strong nice voice sings the song well.
Shuky Sadon nice pleasant to listen like his voice control when he goes high.
Avraham Ohayon sweet relaxing voice
would like to see those three on stage.

222
January 31, 2010 7:08 am

bsb is 19 years old,

Boruch sholom blesofsky to 222
January 31, 2010 6:19 am

why trying to make a shidduch?

I have an idea
January 31, 2010 5:42 am

maybe the judges should personaly telophone the 3 chosen contestents with the news and record there phone conversations……I would love to here that! they could make this into a cute video anouncing the winners! They could also film there procces of choosing and there comments on the 3 top winners and also put that into the clip… cant wait to find out!

222
January 31, 2010 5:40 am

bsb is 19 years old,

go ohayon
January 31, 2010 5:33 am

y is borouch shlomo in the top 10?!?!?

k… ohayon dhould 4 shoooore win!!!!

🙂

Go shmuli go!
January 31, 2010 4:06 am

amazing, fantastic,
you are the best!
wow!

shmuli
January 31, 2010 4:01 am

u r the winner!
wow!
what a voice,
u have a lot of talents for singing

A League Above
January 31, 2010 4:00 am

ohayon, grunblatt and sadon are not really in any competition with the rest.

ohayoun
January 31, 2010 2:59 am

if you ar looking a star for chazonus then you have a to choos, but the best singer is ohayoun

??HELLO
January 31, 2010 2:45 am

????????????ANSWER MY Q

What happened to..,...............
January 31, 2010 2:43 am

Yermi Udkoff and Moshe Savoy?????????????????????!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!?????????????

who knows???????????
January 31, 2010 2:00 am

how old is b.s blesofsky?????????

Amazing
January 30, 2010 8:37 pm

Ok which ever top 3 u choose just put ohayon n I will b happy

B"hatzlacha!
January 30, 2010 6:28 pm

Hatzlacha Rabba to all of the contestants.

Benny Gammerman
January 30, 2010 6:13 pm

I really wanted to here you on a stage with a nice orchestra….
Keep singing. maybe one day this will happen.

go choni grunblatt!!!
January 30, 2010 5:21 pm

he is the best!

THE WINNERS OF 2010!!!!
January 30, 2010 5:08 pm

sadon
grunblat
binyamin moshe
ARE THE WINNERSS HOORAY FOR THEM!!!!

BINYAMIN MOSHE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
January 30, 2010 4:52 pm

BINYAMIN MOSHE!!!BINYAMIN MOSHE!!!BINYAMIN MOSHE!!!BINYAMIN MOSHE!!!BINYAMIN MOSHE!!!BINYAMIN MOSHE!!!BINYAMIN MOSHE!!!BINYAMIN MOSHE!!!BINYAMIN MOSHE!!!BINYAMIN MOSHE!!!BINYAMIN MOSHE!!!BINYAMIN MOSHE!!!
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idea
January 30, 2010 3:31 pm

maybe they should only allow audio in the contest so there wont be the distraction and shtick and only the sound of the voice can be judged

201 I agree....
January 30, 2010 3:11 pm

Unless it is coming from him, I don’t get it either. I personally feel taht teh top ten are in did the best. I don’t at all agree with the order but it does not matter as teh judges will pick not based on vote. I wish you ten all the best.

so shmuli
January 30, 2010 2:54 pm

Shmuli Shtiefel has some tallent! i hope he wins!

I found this very inspiring:
January 30, 2010 1:44 pm

There is vitality, life force, a quickening That is translated through you into action, And because there is only one of you in all time, This expression is unique. If you block it, It will never exist through any other medium And will be lost. The world will not have it. It is not your business to determine how good it is; Nor how valuable it is; Nor how it compares with other expressions. It is your business to keep it yours, clearly and directly, To keep the channel open. You do not have to believe in yourself or your… Read more »

BENTAMIN MOSHE!
January 30, 2010 1:27 pm

BENTAMIN MOSHE has GOT to win!

Charisma and humor is part of what makes a singer apealing!
January 30, 2010 1:23 pm

It’s what makes people keep there interest in a singer. This competition is to find new stars, the new hit. A hit cant just have a good vioce! He has to be unique in someway, entertaining! That’s how a singer maintains there career! There cant be a singer without a fanbase! I think they are looking for the potential of a long term singer! So you people with a just good vioce, THey are probobly looking for something more. Just think, what do you have to offer that the average person that justs sings well doesnt? (its gotta be unique.)… Read more »

209
January 30, 2010 1:15 pm

I think it should also be based on what song hhe chooses and by the way ithink the people who should win under this catogory should be blesofsky brothers and mendel markel

where are the guys i like?????
January 30, 2010 1:10 pm

why isn’t boruch sholom and avraham ohayon higher???????
they are so good!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Congregation Bnei Nosson
January 30, 2010 12:43 pm

Going purely by voice, Shmuli Steifel has the most vibrant, exciting and resonating voice. Seriously. He sounds like a pro. Not just an average guy singing a song partially on key. I want to show his video to my Baalei Batim, I’m sure they’ll go wild over him, and we’ll bring him down for the Yomim Noraim, or just for an enjoyable concert.

to # 202
January 30, 2010 12:41 pm

your poetry is indeed nice. but, as the saying goes. i told u a million times don’t exaggerate. lol

( i happen to agree about a belsofsky being one of the best but its only a game!!)

Gershon, Ohyon, Grunblat
January 30, 2010 12:37 pm

Any other choices and the judges missed the point……

my top 3
January 30, 2010 12:17 pm

shuky sadon
shuky sadon
and eeeeeeermm shuky sadon!!
i have to say that admittedly i listen to non jewish music just because its easy on the ear but doesnt do anything to me.When i listened to sadon i can honestly say it touched me deeper.Behatzlacha shuky

i know wht i am talking about
January 30, 2010 11:27 am

shmuli steifel is gonno be no.1 he is the besssst singer and has the besssssst voice

go achmedinijad
January 30, 2010 11:24 am

avremel belsofskys presence is missed and absence is felt. the fact that he is not from the top 3 proves that this vote is about as valid as the one that brought achmedinijad in to power.
‘if these are your stars, then they are either burnt out or at least many light years away”

am i missing something?
January 30, 2010 10:57 am

i dont know why everyone is going crazy about bsb

Avraham Ohayon !!!!!
January 30, 2010 8:30 am

I hope he will be chosen by the judges!!!

agree with #193
January 30, 2010 7:24 am

he’s the best!!!

WHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHAT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
January 29, 2010 12:36 pm

wheres yisrael koch anybody listen to his voice

I think its graet!!!
January 29, 2010 12:32 pm

The ten that were picked are the best i think evrybody voted right

yisrael
January 29, 2010 12:25 pm

yisrael koch is the real WINNER obliviosly the voters voted on popularity shame sick disgusting

awesome!!
January 29, 2010 9:56 am

good to see everyone so involved and passionate about something good- some singers are obviously better than others even with in the top 10.

this is the best ilove this
January 29, 2010 9:29 am
OHAYON
January 29, 2010 8:48 am

OHAYON WON 100%!!! HE ROXXX!! SADON, SHAPIRO, AND GRUNBLATT ALSO DO BUT OHAYON ROX!!!

Agree with 179
January 29, 2010 8:45 am

They are the three that can really entertain and they sing pretty well.
But Choni Grunblatt and Avremel Blesofsky have the truly magnificent voices its a shame former didn’t make the top ten but thank g-d the latter is number 1 vote getter.
Those are MY top five, since everyone else is giving their opinion.
Grunblatt
Blasofky Senior
Blesofsky Junior
Sadon
Lehr

Gershon is one of a kind!!!
January 29, 2010 8:39 am

Choni Grunblat, Shuky, and Ohion I like too but Gershon is head and shoulders above them. He sings Anovim better then does Mordechi! That is saying something.
Huge fan! You are the one! Trust me!!!

What I Want to See
January 29, 2010 8:30 am

I hope the judges choose 3 different styles and genres (ex: traditional chassidic, chazzanus, israeli, rocky, etc) in order to draw out a larger crowd.

dont know ummmmmmmm
January 29, 2010 6:57 am

Someone tell me, does it go from 10 is the best and on? Or the other way around?!?!?……………Bsb i want to see u on stage!

totally won
January 29, 2010 6:46 am

the ohayon guy is def the best..by far!
next goes that israeli with the guitar

to#166
January 29, 2010 6:33 am

get a new job

yermi udkoff?????????????????????
January 29, 2010 6:24 am

he has exceptional voice definaterly top ten finalists
they should redo!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I want to hear
January 29, 2010 6:12 am

Grunblatt in solo
Blesofsky & Sadon in a duet.

Voting!!!
January 29, 2010 6:06 am

They were all really good and enjoyable to listen to;)

TO 173
January 29, 2010 6:02 am

Moshe Lehr is funny AND he seems to have an amazing voice! he doesnt have that backup of soundeffects like everyone else does to hide the imperfections… yet he still sounds incredible!!
my prediction: Lehr, Saadon,Ohayon
BSBs video might be entertaining… but theres no voice to judge upon, and like said already- this is a VOICE competetion not a music video competetion.
They should have a second round of songs like they do on american idol – everyone singing wihtout musical instruments so the judges can really hear the talent.
once again.. GO MOSHE LEHR!!

Chony Grunblatt! you ar the best!
January 29, 2010 5:54 am

the winner of the winners!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

argentina

Top 3
January 29, 2010 5:53 am

I think the real competition now is between Grunblatt, Ohayon and Sadon. I would be surprised if the judges choose others.

TOP 3
January 29, 2010 5:35 am

1. OHAYON
2. SADON
3. SHAPIRO

My Best
January 29, 2010 5:18 am

1) Shuky Sadon
2) Moshe Lehr
3) Boruch Sholom Blesofsky

Go Shmuli!
January 29, 2010 4:56 am

I really like your style!
GOOD GOING!

WOW!!!
January 29, 2010 4:38 am

Brabo joni!!!

from an old roommate
January 29, 2010 4:19 am

Good luck choni, your the best one there.

# 166
January 29, 2010 3:41 am

Whois the very intelligent, the big, the “musicly knowledgable point of view” ???
looool

anyone care what is in your ipod or else!!

The judges will never chose stieffel because he is a chazan and it’s not what the competition call of!!
This is a Jewishstar and not a chazanStar!

Or maybe he’ll be choosen, without any future!!

From another “musicly knowledgable point of view” loool

Who is everyone trying to convince with the comments?
January 29, 2010 3:15 am

Are you trying to convince the judges? I don’t believe they will base their decision on these comments (and if they do then we are in trouble)
Are you trying to convince yourselves? Nu nu 🙂

CHONI AND OHAYON AND SHUKI
January 29, 2010 3:15 am

AVRAHAM FRIED, MENDEL AND MICHAEL IF U DONT CHOOSE THEM U WONT KNOW WHATS MISSING. EVERYONE : MOSHE LEHR IS FUNNY BUT THE POINT OF THIS CONTEST WAS TO VOTE FOR GOOD VOICES NOT FOR FUNNY PPL!

most of them r good choises
January 29, 2010 2:08 am
chony grunblatt
January 29, 2010 1:42 am

just wait till you hear him sing a chasidishe nigun, daven by the omud and watch him on stage……he’s there for every jewish soul to get inspired
which ever way this works out , chony continue giving it to the world! hatzlocho

moise
January 29, 2010 1:36 am

ohayonnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnn

to 160
January 28, 2010 11:23 pm

what is so hard to understand??? The smi finalists were by votes. Tthe finalists by judges. Makes perfect sense. I predict: Lehr, gershon and Grunblat

TOP 3:
January 28, 2010 11:05 pm

MOSHE LEHR, AVRAHAM OHAYIN AND SHUKI SADON!!!!

OHAYON my best!!!
January 28, 2010 10:40 pm

i was sure that he was in the top three!!!
OHAYON OHAYON OHAYON !!!!!

the top three here are the best ones!! nothing to change

from a musicly knowledgable point of view
January 28, 2010 10:09 pm

I listened to quite a nice amount of voices over and over again and I came to the conclusion that 1)Shmuli Stiefel definately has the most real voice! We’re talking about natural sound, power, keys most people can’t hit, keeping a tune in an EXTEREMLY difficult song (kol hakavod in challenging yourself to such a song, you did great), I can also see some good stage skills involved overthere (handmotions, smiling, etc. all very important for a concert), P.S. I am not a tremendous fan of chazzonus,(nor am I related to him) but this guy is something else! 2)Next would… Read more »

the #1
January 28, 2010 9:58 pm

totally Binyamin Moshe!!!!!1

he’s the winner!!

BLESOFSKY BROTHERS
January 28, 2010 8:34 pm

THE BLESOFSKY BROTHERS MUST GET TOGETHER AND MAKE A CD !!!

three best
January 28, 2010 7:47 pm

choni g
markel
bleofsky

shuky
January 28, 2010 7:22 pm

shuky est si doux,naturel et surtout reel ,pas faut ,il ne se force pas comme d autres!bonne chance et atslakha rabba

shuky
January 28, 2010 7:18 pm

go shuky you are the only one

where is the vote tally?
January 28, 2010 6:51 pm

On the Jewish Star website it states as follows: “and the top vote-getters will then be reviewed by the contest judges, who will choose three finalists.”

I understand that to mean; Regardless of what the votes are, the JUDGES will choose a contestant! Basically, there is no connection between who the JUDGES choose and how many votes a contestant got. Case in point, where is the vote tally? Contestants were encouraged to make recordings and video’s but no mention or encouragement to “get votes.’

The Finalist have NOTHING to do with the voting they were all picked by the JUDGES!

to 105
January 28, 2010 6:26 pm

its soo a poplarity game people come on they think who looks the cutest and vote or the famile does vote so if u have a lot of family good for u also thesse guys proberly go t yishevas around the world so they now people

smart choice
January 28, 2010 6:21 pm

I’ll be honest, I am not big into this music/singing thing but when I heard him I knew he must be really good because even I appreciated it. objective???? voting for CHONI is the smartest most educated decesion. No surprise he’s number one.

this guy rocks, that guy rocks
January 28, 2010 6:13 pm

omg
omg
omg
omg….
haven’t we all become so intelligent???? 🙂

choni and choni
January 28, 2010 5:58 pm

choni and choni are the bests
the 2 cousins
theiyorshim of R Levin hh
choni Grun and choni T
CHONI AND CHONI Grat duo

Ohayon Rules!
January 28, 2010 5:44 pm

Way to go cousin Avraham Ohayon!

Avremel Blesofky should be there too.

Cds I'm waiting for...(in no particular order:)
January 28, 2010 5:31 pm

YISROEL KOCH original compositions with gentle soul so soothing to listen to . the fact that he has a guitar in his tool box only adds. he’s very musical, but i think he just need to learn how to use his voice correctly, but I do like his voice SHUKY SADON: classic Quality with promise but needs to find out what about his personality is unique that he could contribute to his singing.{He sounds like Avraham fried , which is good, but I’ll bet he could find a way to stand out for something that only he has.}He is musically… Read more »

wheres udkof
January 28, 2010 5:29 pm

we want yirmi

Shmuli Stiefel #1
January 28, 2010 5:25 pm

You Should here him live, he is truly talented. what a voice!
#1 he has the richest voice
#2 it is different than most singers ( most of the other singers sound just like the rest of the singers out there, it is nice to hear a different style)
#3 original song – most of these other contestants would have a very hard time singing it.
plus he is a great performer and can sing many diffrent styles of music – not just chazzonus

a frend
January 28, 2010 5:22 pm

I new always that your the best but wehn you came in1 # place everyone else could also know it

to #145
January 28, 2010 5:07 pm

hey,u know.ur right.i too cant stop listening to this cute guy binyomin moishe!!

To #146
January 28, 2010 5:03 pm

KOL Hakavod!!! BUt Obviously after Moshe Savoy wins should be without a doubt: Chony Grunblatt, Shuki Saadon, Gershon Schapiro.

You are right too lol
January 28, 2010 5:00 pm

Everyone, calm down. It is both: Lots of family and freinds voted for “their” guy and lots of objective people voted objectiveley (although not many of those). The good ones ended up with both and the bad ones only with “their” votes. It is however hard to estimate how much of “their” vote each person got. Which is why it is great that the judges will choose who they believe are the best. I liked most of the ones who were chosen as top ten but I don’t believe in the order. I don’t think Choni Gruntblat is better than… Read more »

Gershon ROCKS!
January 28, 2010 4:49 pm

The judges better put him up on stage. We don’t wnat to let such talent go to waste! Is voice is the strongest, richest, and most beautifull oh yes and soothing like velvet. I am in love….

I also like Sadon and BSB

To #143
January 28, 2010 4:49 pm

You are one hundred percent right…

u bunch of fools
January 28, 2010 4:45 pm

guys,get real! this is about originality,pleasant voice and general appealing! all 10 are really great ,but this little dib,BIYOMIN MOISHE has it all! look at it objectively,and u know i”m right! just can’t stop listening to him!

I think its time for the world of jewish music to invest there time in a solo instrument act
January 28, 2010 4:40 pm

There are so many talented jewish people whove mastered an instrument. Why not give them a chance to shine as well?

Anynomus
January 28, 2010 4:30 pm

How are some of the wrost doing good, The ones on the top should be Moshe Savoy- a Chassidishe Bochur with a hat and jacket, singing a chassidishe niggun, and than Choni Grun, Shuki, Gershon Schapiro, Shmuelli

555
January 28, 2010 4:23 pm

go shmuli! your doing gr8! 🙂

to 138
January 28, 2010 4:21 pm

Dont worry, your ANONYMOUS!!!!!!!!
Good for you! At least your HONEST!

moshe lerh!!
January 28, 2010 4:09 pm

moshe lerk moshe lerh moshe lerh!!!!
u guys got to look at the voice AND personality amd moshe has them alll!!!!hes DEFFINATLY gonna win
GO MOSHE GO!!

Glad Grunblat got the most votes!
January 28, 2010 4:01 pm

HE DESERVED IT! I LOVE HIS VOICE! I also think the other top few deserve to be there. Good luck!!!!

to 133
January 28, 2010 4:00 pm

You’re right and as a matter of fact, one of the contestants is my relative and I didn’t vote for him because I personally don’t think he is one of the better ones. (i hope i don’t get into trouble for this!)

To 102 and 136
January 28, 2010 3:57 pm

How can they change the rules in the middle? I do think A. Blesovky should have been in the top 10, but still…

to 102
January 28, 2010 3:49 pm

Interesting idea, American idol does that – they bring someone back as a “wildcard” shakes things up and adds serious competition.

I agree #127
January 28, 2010 3:48 pm

BSB, u rocks the House! Cant wait to see you on stage (remember me when u become famous!)LOL

OHAYON IS #!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
January 28, 2010 3:39 pm

nothing to do with popularity! I can listen to his one song a whole day!!! He sings waaaaaayyy better then all the contestants and even better than a lot of Jewish singers!!!!

To 98,102,105,and 107
January 28, 2010 3:36 pm

just contributing my opinion to your conversation. I voted for ALL the contestants,and I’m related to NONE of them.I never even knew any of them EXISTED before this compeition. I’ve judged them INDIVIDUALLY based on what I feel is vocal talent! Iv’e read ALL the comments during my freed up time and I’ve seen people have MANY DIFFERENT OPINIONS and IDEAS of what vocal talent is! so I believe that the top ten REALLY ARE the top ten based on the votes of MANY PEOPLE with VARIOUS OPINIONS! People DO VOTE for people even if they ARE NOT FAMILY! There… Read more »

my prediction
January 28, 2010 3:35 pm

BSB
Grunblatt
Shuki

Listen up y'all!
January 28, 2010 3:34 pm

For all those that are saying this is a popularity contest: Look at the 3 with the most votes. Why would the guys that sing the best also happen to be the most popular? Cmon, you can get your network of ppl to vote for you up until a certain point. After that it’s up to the rest of the people and depends on whether you are good or not. The 3 with the top votes definitely deserve to be there based on pure talent. I guess we will see next week who the 3 are. Until then, good luck… Read more »

I'm an ohayon fan
January 28, 2010 3:33 pm

His voice is as sweet as honey.

I have no idea who he is, but if you are reading this Mr. Ohayon, I am one person who would buy your CD.

That’s not to say the others weren’t as good, but he is definitely top 3 material. I’m rooting for him to win. What a voice! I’d love to hear him sing a Niggun, though.

To 102
January 28, 2010 3:29 pm

GREAT IDEA!! (although my fav’s made it)

ohayon
January 28, 2010 3:29 pm

ohayon should win. he is the only one who’s CD i would buy. isn’t that the idea? to create a jewish music star who would sell lots of records?

blesofsky rocks!! i cant wait for him to wint!
January 28, 2010 3:27 pm

IIIII loveeeeeeeeee blesofosky
im atem shaomorim neiros shel shabbat shels habbat!

MYYYYYY FAVORITES!
January 28, 2010 3:20 pm

i wish there could be five top finalists – these are my favorites – not in order:
Gershon, Moshe, Boruch Sholom, Ohayon, Shuky Sadon!!!

grumblat is got to win
January 28, 2010 2:57 pm

grumblat is the real stuff
why should we go for the same we already have
mizrachi singers etc.?
the guy who sings ani maamin dosn’t even sound beter than yoni shlomo and every budy agrees……
so ppl pick up on the real talent, the naural profecionalisim, the good voice and the hergesh

Mazal tov to the winners of this round!
January 28, 2010 2:54 pm

And as for Those who didnt win dont worry,This may not be the end of the road for you! The point is that this talent show exposed your talent (if you have) to the public. This means that if you managed to get a fan base There are fans out there waiting for your next move!(you can measure that based on the comments posted about you on collive) So mazel tov to you to! (Some advice: Invest in yourself and start a career! eg. get Voice lessons, perfect your Choriagraphy, figure out yourself: what’s a UNIQUE thing about you that… Read more »

where is shmueli
January 28, 2010 2:54 pm

he has a better voice then the others

RECOUNT...
January 28, 2010 2:37 pm

I call for a recount… Kidding the top 3 is very nice and very true… now Ill be at that concert… good luck! how much are tickets???

SMULIE STEIFEL
January 28, 2010 2:35 pm

What a voice.You should be # 1!!!

argentina
January 28, 2010 2:27 pm

vamos joni todavia!!!!!

!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
January 28, 2010 2:20 pm

OHAYON!!!!!!
HE IS PERFECT FOR THE OLDER A YOUNGER GENERATION. his voice is RICH!!!!

the best voice
January 28, 2010 2:07 pm

Avraham Ohayon should be the Winner.

awesome top three
January 28, 2010 2:04 pm

go grunblatt, a fan from argentina! binyamin moshe u also rock! win that competition go on to much greater things!

nmber 2 w/o a doubt!!
January 28, 2010 2:04 pm

he sings the best! you dont have to so musical to hear the vocal quality and that he’s been through some training. i dont know him and still voted for him. some people who made it to the top 10 definitely got some of their votes from ppl they know.!!

# 52
January 28, 2010 1:54 pm

i was writing about lehr…the only one with no sound effects or recording…just pure vocals..imagine him in a recording studio…AND HES A REAL ENTERTAINER NATURALLY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

i thought the other blesofsky would get in for sure!
January 28, 2010 1:51 pm

what happened???????????
He should put out his own cd of chabad niggunim!

Nissen Brenenson rocks!
January 28, 2010 1:47 pm
SHUKY!!!!
January 28, 2010 1:39 pm

SHUKY SHOULD BE IT!!! HE IS IT ACTUALY! HE Has the NUMBER 1 VOICE and sings with his heart and soul. Its not fake like the other ones-he’s realy special and has tremedous NATURAL (not modifies by computers)TALENT!!!!

joniiiiiiiiiiii
January 28, 2010 1:20 pm

joniiii….ojala ganes que sos lo masssss…tenes una vos hermosa que heredaste de tu zeidy !!!!! en nombre de la family lo vas a recordar!!!!!
nej

for real!
January 28, 2010 1:18 pm

Without doubt, Moshe Lehr is the most entertaining, and has a real sweet voice-for all those of you complaining about fancy music videos to hide true voice, Moshe didnt do that! Number 2 Shuky Sadon has the nicest voice!!! And thats it!
BSB has a really really amazing voive! He just doesnt show it here….not sure what he was trying to do in this video!!!! But if you heard his voice outside this competition, it really is one of the nicest voices I’ve heard!!
And those, in my humble opinion, should be the 3 finalists!

where is the top singer?
January 28, 2010 1:13 pm

where is tzvi russel? he was Great!!! i loved his Voice!!

vote
January 28, 2010 1:10 pm

yudkov was amazing he should have bbeen picked

To 102 and 105
January 28, 2010 12:43 pm

The contest was set up with rules. They did not say top 10 per say but they did say that the judges will chose from the top vote getters. Just because someone lives far away does not mean that they don’t have anetwork through family or face book freinds (not only people from Crown Heights vote). It could be that alot of teh good ones got extra votes besides family etc. I disagree the the top ten are in correct order based on votes. As you will se who the judges will pick and it will be clear whom they… Read more »

to 102
January 28, 2010 12:35 pm

You’re totaly right

see for yourself
January 28, 2010 12:25 pm

the top three are argentinian french etc. so think for a second why would it be a popularity game? who knows them?.
now watch their videos and think……
arent they realy the best out of the rest?
so i belive the votes are true, and the one with most votes should be the winner!
one more thing..
the all 10 top situation is not in the rules…

GO BS!
January 28, 2010 12:19 pm

WOW! BARUSHC SHALOM YOU SEE YOU ARE GR8!!!!!

bro moshe in holland
January 28, 2010 12:14 pm

hey shmuli (stiefel),
making your biggest bro proud!
Keep it up!

to 98
January 28, 2010 12:07 pm

you are right, it is a numbers game. Thsoe who have a huge network of friiends family etc got the highest votes. note the 2 cousins up there. but the question is, there are people up there who voally are not on the same league as some that did not make it to the top 10. those people, even thought they are more talented, got left behind. so what kind of a contest is this? i think to be fair to all the contestants, the judges should review EVERY contestant, and then post comments. plus they should make 2 more… Read more »

this is________
January 28, 2010 12:06 pm

think it should have been sadon #1 people this is really not a singing contest its a poularity one

ohayon the winner!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
January 28, 2010 11:57 am

the only one i gave a 5

i love the video it is so good i love short and sweet and lovely!!!
January 28, 2010 11:51 am
Everyone should come down ITS ALL A NUMBERS GAME
January 28, 2010 11:51 am

This top ten is based on VOTES ONLY not on any professional opinion from any one. Whoever campaigned and worked hard on getting the vote made it. the next stage has NOTHING TO DO WITH VOTE but everything to do with professional opinion. So the number of cousins, uncles, and freinds WILL NOT MATTER for the next stage. In my humble opinion it will be: Ohayon, Gruntblat, and of course Gershon (not necessarily in that order). On stage they will be judged based on their live performance which will bring this to a whole new level. since we have not… Read more »

GREAT JOB!!!
January 28, 2010 11:50 am

I like 9 songs.They are really good and professional!!
LEIBEL.

Mushka
January 28, 2010 11:44 am

Is there a way somehow to get some of these songs off to an ipod? I particularly like the song “Romemu Hashem” but wonder if the singer would allow it to be copied.

Gershon will win for sure!!!
January 28, 2010 11:43 am

You have to be blind not to see that.

to#58
January 28, 2010 11:34 am

u rote 1 name twice 7# and 9#

winner
January 28, 2010 11:26 am

OHAYON OHAYON OHAYON => my TOP 3

SHUKY, YOU'RE AMAZING!!!!
January 28, 2010 11:21 am
Go Moshe Lehr!
January 28, 2010 11:15 am

moshe lehr all the way!! he by far has the most potential – i would love to hear him in a studio too- just like all the other guys!

concert
January 28, 2010 10:55 am

How can I get tickets to the concert? and who else is performing at the concert?

Gershon!
January 28, 2010 10:48 am

Hope the judges see with true professional eyes.
Gershon=Winner

Great choices!
January 28, 2010 10:40 am

They’re all really good!
Good luck to Binyomin Moshe I hope you win!!!!

Since the judges will decide
January 28, 2010 10:38 am

They will not choose by popularity but by professional opinion. in which case it will most likely be

1)Gershon
2)Sadon
3)Ohyon

go!!!!!
January 28, 2010 10:36 am

Go binyomin moshe so happy you made it!

lher #1
January 28, 2010 10:35 am

why doesnt anyone like lher, i thought he was great!

3 !!!!!!!!!
January 28, 2010 10:24 am

YALA ! SHUKY EST LE WINNER!!!!
GO !GO! ALER !ALER! SHUKY SADOON !
song is stuck in my head since i listen to it .
its really beautifull.the voice …

love all
January 28, 2010 10:05 am

very good choices

jewish idol anyone?
January 28, 2010 9:51 am

ladies ladies, lets not get cattyy here…

no do
January 28, 2010 9:46 am

no do choni grunblatt won, the others weren’t a competition for him aside for yevanim, but he deedn’t make it

go choni
January 28, 2010 9:46 am

mazle tov on the top 10 and ur recently getting married

to 75 and 71 yechiel baum
January 28, 2010 9:46 am

if you love him, why didn’t you think he’d make it?
to yechiel – I’m getting very scared……

to 73
January 28, 2010 9:44 am

you are right- if only it was decided by talent.
not popularity
you can be popular, but if you can’t sing what is the point?

to #67
January 28, 2010 9:43 am

this is the first time i heard “weird” about BSB. I guess all voters have an opinion…. You’re entitled! Good Luck y’all!

i'm 52
January 28, 2010 9:42 am

of course I am talking about Rimler.
Who else?

wowow
January 28, 2010 9:35 am

moshe lehr?!!!!!!!!!!!!! did not think he would make it. love him!!!

Shmuli Stiefel
January 28, 2010 9:34 am

You’ll be #1! Way to go!

to 65
January 28, 2010 9:32 am

I agree. People are missing that this was determined by popular vote. No bearing necessarily on who is better than who. Whether or not you agree with how Jewish Star chose to determine the top 10, they were very clear that it would be based ONLY on votes for the top 10. So who you think is best – or even who the JUDGES think is best, is irrelevent because they are going purely by numbers here, which is exactly what they said they would do for this stage from the start.

real Gezzeh
January 28, 2010 9:28 am

I’m so disappointed! I know who’s the best, but the judges are never gonna choose him, cause he’ll perform better and wow the crowd much more than Avraham fried… and his name is… that’s right SHMULIE STIEEEL…

Yechiel Baum
January 28, 2010 9:24 am

If Gershon Shapiro Doesn’t win I’m not going to the concert and I’m never reading COLLIVE.COM again!

to 59
January 28, 2010 9:24 am

oh.. how could I have left out Yisroel Koch…a Professional singer!

#58 pay close attention
January 28, 2010 9:23 am

You put Shmueli in twice! Good thing you’re not a judge.

you need to be able to sing
January 28, 2010 9:22 am

not just make nice videos.

ohayon deserves it. he really has it all. rimler should have been there too- great powerful hartzig voice. yukdoff has the pure voice.
can we pick top 10 again?

#22 to 62 and 64
January 28, 2010 9:21 am

true, i forgot that they were being voted- but even so, as good as most of the other singers were, people usually go for the “out there” one- which was HIS the rest were good, im not bashing them, but usually the weirder ones get the most attention. good luck to them all!

to 59
January 28, 2010 9:19 am

few examples who are more vocally trained but left out…Russel ,Rimler, Shmueli, Omari,Markel
few examples who are not trained but made it are…Sadon,Teitelbaum,lehr

To 55 and 57
January 28, 2010 9:17 am

I agree with you. In my opinion avremel blesofsky is 2nd after grunblatt but this goes by votes, apparently he didn’t get them. To 57 there is no organized “they” it’s just random voters.

also to #22
January 28, 2010 9:12 am

“they” did not put him there because of anything – “they” merely counted the votes and informed us of the results.

#2
January 28, 2010 9:08 am

hope you win
good luck

to 22
January 28, 2010 9:02 am

so what’s wrong with picking someone cuz of creativity? An excellent singer (Av Fried, MBD or whomever you like) always tries puts tons of effort into creating a creative album. Not sure what your point is – please explain

theres only one #1...in my mind anyway
January 28, 2010 9:02 am

shuky shuky shuky!!!!

go choni grunblatt
January 28, 2010 8:55 am

good stuff

to 44, 52 and 54
January 28, 2010 8:55 am

to-44, nu az lomir heren who is your top 3 besed on your experience as a vocal trainer?
To 52 – great opinion, but who exactly are you talking about?
to 54 – while this contest is great promotion and a good step, I think it’ll take much more than winning this contest to win a record deal. I’m guessing producers aren’t waiting breathlessly to throw 100G on the table based solely on someone winning this contest.

This is what I thought it would be.
January 28, 2010 8:49 am

1) Avremel Blesofsky
2) Choni Grunblatt
3) Avraham Ohayon
4) Boruch Sholom Blesofsky
5) Shuki Sadon
6) Choni Teitelbaum
7) Yisroel Dovid Shmueli
8) Shmuli Stiefe
9) Yisroel Dovid Shmueli
10) Nissen Brenenson

avremel blesofsky
January 28, 2010 8:47 am

he for sure should have been top 10. the only thing im thinking is that they didn’t want 2 brothers to be in top 10????? He’s so much better than the others chosen!!!!!!!!!

to bsb,
January 28, 2010 8:44 am

u gonna win boy, u can entertain pple and thats what a concert is all about!…….Dont u think!?!?!
A BIG FAN

Whaaaaaat?
January 28, 2010 8:36 am

How on earth is Avremel Blesofsky not on this list?
He has THE best voice, never mind the top 10!

When can we vote again?
January 28, 2010 8:30 am

How does 10/24 make sense? That’s not top ten, that’s just top half, or anyone above average. The top five in this list is a much better representation of who is outstanding.

Singers 3 & 2 were spectacular. I hope Avraham Ohayon wins and gets a record deal.

agree with #18
January 28, 2010 8:27 am

A fan of avremel and his brother

open your eyes
January 28, 2010 8:23 am

ppl should realize that he is the only one with no fancy sound effects and no fancy footwork, what he did took guts, he is an amazing entertaining person. i know for a fact that he didnt even ask people to vote for him and he did this merely for entertainment. truth be told, he is funny and a comedian with tremendous personality, who will not just be another singer…..

win
January 28, 2010 8:23 am

may the best person win!!!

Avraham Ohayon
January 28, 2010 8:22 am

Ohanyon has potential be the next jewish music super-star (like Schweckey). The others sing well, but he has star factor and something that sets him apart. I hope he wins.

go shmuli stiefel
January 28, 2010 8:10 am

now u gotta go to top 3, then final winner!

ani maamin
January 28, 2010 8:09 am

i hope shuky sadon win!!!!!!!!!!!
hes the best of the best!!

Berel Faitel's
January 28, 2010 8:09 am

I can just picture Berel Faitel’s (Levin) kvelling up in heaven with 2 ainliklach in the top 10!

Brother in Slovakia
January 28, 2010 8:07 am

Very well done Shmulie, really great work

next year
January 28, 2010 8:06 am

Hopefully next year the contestants will ALL sing without music and NO voting till ALL contestants have been previewed! That way it will be a fair competition like American Idol!

expert
January 28, 2010 8:02 am

As an expert on vocal training I can tell you some who made it in top 10 don’t sing vocally correct, while some who didn’t I can hear had professional voice training.

Boruch Sholom B
January 28, 2010 8:01 am

Boruch Sholom Blesofsky should be part of the 3 finalists- for personality, voice, character and the ability to entertain.

Shmuly Rimler
January 28, 2010 7:57 am

Shmuly Rimler is a great Chazzan more than he is a stage performer.

strictly popularity and video production
January 28, 2010 7:55 am

whoever did not make it, don’t worry, it doesn’t reflect on your voice or talent, it only reflects on popularity. This is strictly a popularity competition.

AI Fan
January 28, 2010 7:53 am

The big billy goat isn’t in the top ten but I see the younger billy goat made it for some reason 🙂

avremel blesofsky
January 28, 2010 7:51 am

best voice aside from grunblatt. if he is not voted back in, this contest is a sham and i will distance myself from it.

i love the video
January 28, 2010 7:50 am

its very good

mendel
January 28, 2010 7:47 am

where is tzvy russel

GRREEEAAAATTTT OHAYON THE 2ND !!!!
January 28, 2010 7:47 am

i want to see him on stage !!!
go ahead !!

wow
January 28, 2010 7:46 am

they’re all great!! Can’t wait to see who wins!

the best stuff
January 28, 2010 7:45 am

i loooove blesofsky!!!!!! so glad hes part of the top 10!!!!

Ohayon the winner !!!!!
January 28, 2010 7:44 am
to #20
January 28, 2010 7:43 am

i agree with you. rimler , based on his voice only should have made it. others who did make it, should not have based on voice alone.

maybe the makers of this contest see that this was not an even playing field, and will change the rules for next year.

jewishstar
January 28, 2010 7:35 am

shuky you are the winner ,go!!!!!

Love the top Three
January 28, 2010 7:30 am

so how does it work from hereon. Please explain.
and who is this third judge?
when do you let us know who are the final three?
when do you start selling tickets for the show.

I still know what i'm talking about.....
January 28, 2010 7:20 am

ShMuLy STEIFEL
!!!!!
WOW, top 10, but really even better!!!
soon top 3
AND FINALLY THE ULTIMATE WINNER FOR AN ON STAGE PERFORMANCE FOR THE PLEASURE OF ALL CONCERT GO-ERS.

To #7
January 28, 2010 7:19 am

The top ten were not decided by any one person or group – they were selected by over 60k votes! Perhaps your candidate should have spent more on “getting out the vote”…

who
January 28, 2010 7:17 am

how does it work who had the most votes number 10 or number 1?

great competition!
January 28, 2010 7:05 am

I really like teitelbaum’s voice. very pleasant to listen to.

great competition!
January 28, 2010 7:05 am
Well done
January 28, 2010 7:04 am

Nissan Brenenson has a real sweet voice, who would have thunk it?
BSB would have had my vote if he would have kept it normal!

not realy guys i think you misst the piont
January 28, 2010 7:04 am

stop giveing all your biased opinons the israely guy is the best.your not ment to vote for who you know or to who your related to your ment to vote for the best

lol
January 28, 2010 6:59 am

hahaha they probably only put blesofsky in the top 10 b/c his was the most creative.
go figure

This happening made my day! Thanks!
January 28, 2010 6:55 am

They were (are) all great! The winner is going to be the best of the best.

to # 12
January 28, 2010 6:54 am

I liked Shmuly Rimler too but maybe the reason he and some others did not make it is because they didn’t get the word out to people to vote – remember, it’s a purely numbers game at this stage. Also maybe because they didn’t use everything at their disposal in their favor. The public does not always recognize the difference between a well produced voice and a naturally rich one. American idol, you will note, has the competitors competing on even ground at all times, like on the opening round none of them are allowed music or effects of any… Read more »

Gershon, Sadon, and Ohayon my top 3!
January 28, 2010 6:51 am
You missed the point!
January 28, 2010 6:49 am

WHERE IS AVREMEL BLESOFSKY???

a true entertainer
January 28, 2010 6:43 am

MOSHE LEHR has the voice factor, stage presence and 199999 times likability factor!!!!! do u wanna go to more boring concerts? no? so then moshe should win!!!!! HE CAN ENTERTAIN!!!! and thats what counts!

Fan of Shmuli
January 28, 2010 6:37 am

CONGRATS!!!

wow
January 28, 2010 6:36 am

ohayon you are the best!!!!!!!!!

All 10 are excelent!
January 28, 2010 6:34 am

I hope Gershon wins!

WINNER!!!
January 28, 2010 6:26 am

OHAYON!!!

Ummmmm
January 28, 2010 6:23 am

Where’s Shmuly Rimler??????????????????????????????????????????
?????????????

My Favorites!
January 28, 2010 6:23 am

Gershon Shapiro & Shuky Sadon!! Still rooting for you!!

youtube
January 28, 2010 6:18 am

Can you post all your videos using YouTube ?
Like this if your on a mobile phone you can watch it thanks.

#1 fan
January 28, 2010 6:18 am

is it bsb? it better it be!

great!
January 28, 2010 6:12 am

great! love the choices, but where’s yudkoff, rimler, and flikshtein? otherwise loved it! great top 5!

where is yermie udkoff???
January 28, 2010 6:10 am

these are all wonderful choices but in my professional opinion you made a huge mistake by not including yermie udkoff. he rocks and he is the winner.

Winner
January 28, 2010 6:09 am

Go choni!

Bs,
January 28, 2010 6:09 am

Be ready to be the next pop star……U da best

a fan….

Ummmmmmmmm......
January 28, 2010 5:59 am

I dont get it, Those are the ten that the 3 will be picked from…Does it go from one is the best until ten?

go shuki
January 28, 2010 5:59 am

you are the best

Go Shmuli!
January 28, 2010 5:57 am

You’re gonna make it!

oooohhhhhhh
January 28, 2010 5:43 am

i like it!!!!!!!!!!!
they all are deff part of top 10!!
got grunblatT!!!
this is getting really fun1!!

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