Shalva Band

The Shalva Band (Hebrew: "להקת שלווה") is a musical band consisting of eight musicians who all live with some degree of disability . The group was formed in 2005 at the Shalva organization, that supports and empowers individuals with disabilities and their families in Israel. The band has performed on several occasions in Israel and around the world, including conferences , cultural events, and in ceremonies at the official residence of the President of Israel . The band has cooperated with leading musicians from Israel, like: Shlomi Shabat , Avraham Fried , Moshe Peretz , Eyal Golan , David Broza , Idan Amedi , Shiri Maimon , Yonatan Razel , Natan Goshen , and others. Internationally famous singers and actors, including Demi Lovato and Jamie Foxx , have praised the band. The band gained popular interest while it competed in Rising Star to the Eurovision 2019 , which is a reality show of the musical genre, that selects the Israeli representative to the Eurovision . The band reached the final stages of qualification and then learned that they would be required to disobey Shabbat observance during rehearsals to the Eurovision 2019 . Ultimately, they decided to respect the religious beliefs of several band members and withdrew their candidacy to represent Israel in the Eurovision Song Contest 2019 . Eventually the band was invited to perform at the Interval act of the 2nd semi-final – without violating the beliefs of any member of the band. The band performed with the song "Million Dreams". Days before performing at the Eurovision, the band has also performed at the Torch-lighting Ceremony that opens the celebrations of Israel's Independence Day . The band has gone on international tours including performances to North and South America and Europe. Their American debut was for the Israeli American Council , where they performed for President Donald Trump and summit attendees. They performed at Eton College's interfaith concert in 2018. Shalva band's first official music video is a mash-up of Matisyahu 's One Day and Frozen 's Let it Go , along with a few other pop songs. It has more than 80,000 views on YouTube. The Times of Israel . "Israel: The Shalva Band withdraws from The Next Star...but they will perform at Semi-Final 2 of Eurovision 2019" . wiwibloggs . 6 February 2019 . "The Shalva Band: Winning Israeli Hearts through Music and Jewish Values" . aishcom .

Boghosian) The Shalva Band ( Hebrew : להקת שלווה ) is an Israeli band consisting of five disabled musicians. The band was established in 2005 by Shai Ben-Shushan as part of his personal rehabilitation journey. In collaboration with the SHALVA organizations music program, which supports and empowers individuals with disabilities and their families in Israel, the band has been a global representative of inclusion and integration of people with disabilities in society. The band gained public interest in 2019 when it competed in HaKokhav HaBa , a music reality show which selects the Israeli representative to the Eurovision Song Contest . The band reached the final stages of qualification, but later learned that they would be required to disobey Shabbat observance during rehearsals for Eurovision. Ultimately, they decided to respect the religious beliefs of several band members and withdrew from HaKokhav HaBa . The band was then invited to perform as the interval act of the second semi-final of the Eurovision Song Contest 2019 – without violating the beliefs of any member of the band – with a cover of " A Million Dreams ". A few days before performing at Eurovision, the band also performed at the torch-lighting ceremony that opens the celebrations of the Israeli Independence Day . The Times of Israel . "Israel: The Shalva Band withdraws from The Next Star...but they will perform at Semi-Final 2 of Eurovision 2019" . wiwibloggs . 6 February 2019 . "The Shalva Band: Winning Israeli Hearts through Music and Jewish Values" . aishcom .