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| Bar Refaeli |
A popular Jewish Israeli supermodel has been named to host Simon Cowell’s “The X Factor” singing competition in Israel.
The Israeli television channel which runs The X Factor announced today that it hired Bar Refaeli to host the show for the upcoming season. Refaeli will receive one million shekels from the station.
The judges on the singing competition were named as Rami Fortis, Ivri Lider and Moshe Peretz. Moshe Peretz was a judge on the Israeli version of American Idol, last year. Each judge will receive hundreds of thousands of shekels in compensation.
Refaeli is considered the best known Israeli supermodel of all time. She starred on the cover of numerous magazines around the world and made appearances on talk shows like Jay Leno, Ellen DeGeneres, Jimmy Kimmel and David Letterman. She recently participated in a provocative GoDaddy advertisement during the Super Bowl.
“The X Factor Israel, made a good choice by picking Refaeli, as she is the most popular Israeli, and her hosting the show will definitely increase the viewership of the singing competition,” Nachum Gerlitz, 21, of Tel Aviv, Israel told YourJewishNews.com after learning that Refaeli will be hosting The X Factor Israel.
The program "X Factor" was developed in the U.K. by Seiko Corporation, which is owned by Simon Cowell and Sony Music, and is engaged in the search for the next talent in the music world.