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David D'Or (Hebrew: דוד ד'אור b. 1966 in Holon, Israel) as David Nehaisi, is an Israeli countertenor. He performs both classical and modern repertoire, often composing pieces for his own performance (in either classical or modern fashion, the latter employing his speaking -- or chest -- voice, instead of his singing, alto voice). [[1]]

D'Or is notable for his unique tone and color, and having a very recognizable sound. His voice is characterized by fullness and richness, making it seem as though it was his natural singing voice, created without use of the falsetto technique. However, despite its richness his voice cannot be compared to the color of a contralto, unlike singers such as David Daniels, given that D'Or has a unique, male-sounding voice. His vocal range in the falsetto is from G3 up to a well-defined G5 (as heard in one of the final notes in the "Phantom of the Opera" track in his album "David D'Or and the Philharmonic"), thus making him a "mezzo-soprano" type of Countertenor (which normally possess rich voices).

D'Or sings arias on music, composed by Bach, Britten, Handel, Mozart, Monteverdi, Schubert, and Vivaldi. D’Or has performed with the Israel Philarmonic, the Jerusalem Symphonic Orchestra, the Baltimore Symphonic Orchestra, the Rome Philarmonic, and the Budapest Philarmonic.

In 1985 he was in the Israeli Army Central Command troops entertainment group, and took part in the record "Be'sha'araikh yerikho." After completing his army service, he was invited by the Israeli National Theater (“Habima Theater”) to be in various performances, among them “Blood Marriage,” “Cabaret,” and “Tartiff."

In 1991 D'Or enrolled in the Jerusalem Conservatory. He began his musical career as a classical tenor. Zubin Mehta, director of the Israel Philharmonic Orchestra, invited D’Or to perform as soloist in “Carmina Burana.”

In 1992 D’Or released his first album: "David D'Or.” D’Or worked with Habima Theater for 4 years. In 1995 he released a new album -- “David & Shlomo”.

That year he also received an invitation from the Vatican to perform for the Pope. His repertoire at this concert united original ethnic music with European classics. He was subsequently invited to act in Italy, where he took part in several teleshows on the First Italian TV Channel and 2nd Italian TV Channel. D'Or has performed in the USA, Italy, Israel, Germany, Turkey, and Sweden.

In 1997 D'Or and Etti Ankri released his third and perhaps most popular album -- “David D’Or & Etti Ankri.” In 1999 he released “Begovah Mishtan”.

In 2001 D’Or was named Israel's “Singer of the Year.” Also he has been named “Best Vocal Performer.” Of his five albums, four have become platinum, and one gold. His fifth album was “Baneshama,” released in 2001. Besides these albums, D’Or has released another two albums --“David D’Or & The Philharmonic” and “Raanana Symphonette Orchestra.”.

D'Or represented Israel in the 2004 Eurovision Song Contest in Istanbul with the song "Le'ha'amin" ("To Believe").

• David D'Or's official site