Marina Maximillian Blumin

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Marina Maximillian Blumin

Background information
Birth name Marina Maximillian Blumin
Born March 12, 1987 (1987-15-12) (age 20)
Flag of the Soviet Union Dnipropetrovsk, Soviet Union
Genre(s) Jazz, Pop, Cabaret
Occupation(s) Singer, Songwriter
Years active 2002 – present
Associated acts Common Band, Avi Elman

Marina Maximillian Blumin (born December 15th, 1987), is an Israeli singer. She was a runner up of the 5th season of Kokhav Nolad (Star is Born).

[edit] Early life

Marina was born in Dnipropetrovsk, Soviet Union (now Ukraine) on December 15th, 1987. At the age of three, she immigrated to Israel with her parents, who settled in the Pardes Katz neigbourhood of Bnei Brak. From a young age, she studied piano with her mother Ella, a classical pianist, and sang in a choir.

Marina graduated from Ironi Alef high school in Tel Aviv. She began performing at jazz clubs at the age of 15. At this time she met Avi Elman, a musician who fell in love with her voice, and later featured her in some of his performances. She was discovered by producer Yehuda Eder at the age of 16.

She sang with the Common Band, an Ethnic-Fusion-Rock-Jazz band in festivals and clubs, and performed a solo, Beit Sefer LeMiskhak ("Acting School") on Ohad Ben Avi's debut album.

[edit] Kokhav Nolad

In 2007, Marina auditioned for the 5th season of Kokhav Nolad and was accepted. During the show, she mostly sang Israeli pop and folk songs, adding her own jazz nuances. She sang "Halomot" ("Dreams") by Ruhama Raz, "Shir ahuvat hasapan" ("Song of the Sailor's Lover") by Rita, "Bluz kna'ani" ("Canaan Blues") by Ehud Banai and "Vidui" ("Confession") by Tzila Dagan (sung by Yehudit Ravitz). In the end, Marina qualified for the final along with Bo'az Ma'uda and Shlomi Bar'el, and came in second, with Nurit Galron's "Nifradnu kakh" ("That's how we finished"). The prize was a contract with Helicon CD Company.

[edit] Kokhav Nolad performances

Week # Song Choice Original Artist Result
Top 20 "Shir ahuvat hasapan" Rita Kleinstein Safe
Top 18 "Halomot" Ruhama Raz Safe
Top 16 "Gitara veKinor" (duet with Adir Ohayon) Arik Einstein & Shalom Hanoch Got a resistance
Top 14 "Yamim shel sheket" (duet with Mika Hari) Lola band Bottom 2 in duets
Top 14 - Rescue solo "Hamimut holefet" Dana Berger Safe
Top 13 "Bluz Kna'ani" Ehud Banai Safe
Top 12 "Shir le'erev hag" (Duet with Hen Aharoni) Miri Aloni Safe
Top 11 "Ktzat meshuga'at" Sarit Haddad Safe
Top 10 "Shvu'a" (duet with Doron Rokakh Rami Kleinstein and Rita Kleinstein Bottom 3 in duets
Top 10 - Rescue solo "Pri ganekh" Zohar Argov Safe
Top 9 "Sus etz" Nurit Galron Safe
Top 8 "HaChayim bevarod" Gidi Gov & Korin Alal Safe
Top 7 "Ma'arava mikan" Matti Kaspi Safe
Top 7 "Bo" Rita Kleinstein Safe
Top 3 (Semi Final 1) "Vidui" and "Brosh" "Vidui" - Yehudit Ravitz; "Brosh" - Ariel Zilber Final qualifier
Finale "Va'atem rokdim" and "Nifradnu kakh" "Va'atem rokdim" - Portrait band; "Nifradnu kakh" - Nurit Galron. Runner-up



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