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{{Short description|Israeli musical artist}}
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{{Infobox musical artist
| name         = David D'Or<br />{{Script/Hebrew|דוד ד'אור}}
| image        = David D'or.jpg
| caption      = David D'Or performing in Istanbul, 2004 at the [[Eurovision Song Contest 2004|Eurovision Song Contest]]
| image_size   = 150
| birth_date   = {{Birth date and age|1965|10|2|mf=y}}
| birth_place  = [[Holon, Israel]]
| birth_name   = David Nehaisi
| origin       =
| instrument   = Vocals
| genre        = [[Classical crossover]], {{nowrap|[[operatic pop]]}}, Pop, rock, dance, [[folk music|folk]], [[klezmer]], classical, opera, [[baroque]] [[aria]]s
| occupation   = singer, composer, songwriter
| years_active = 1985–present
| label        = [[Hed Arzi Music|Hed Arzi]], Aviv, [[SISU Home Entertainment|SISU]], [[Big Beat Records (Atlantic subsidiary)|Big Beat]]/Ada
| website      = [http://www.daviddor.com/ www.daviddor.com]
}}

'''David D'Or''' ({{langx|he|דוד ד'אור}}; born '''David Nehaisi''' on October 2, 1965) is an [[Israelis|Israeli]] singer, composer, and songwriter. A [[countertenor]] with a [[vocal range]] of more than four [[octaves]], he is a three-time winner of the Israeli "Singer of the Year" and "Best Vocal Performer" awards.<ref name=EI>{{cite news|title=Press Release; David D'or Performs in Araneta|publisher=Embassy of Israel—Manila|url=http://manila.mfa.gov.il/mfm/Web/main/document.asp?documentid=158771|access-date=May 26, 2009}}</ref> He was also chosen to represent Israel in the [[Eurovision Song Contest 2004|2004 Eurovision Song Contest]], at which he placed 11th in the semi-final.<ref name=EV>{{cite AV media|title=To Believe – David D'or (Eurovision 2004-Israel)|via=YouTube|date=October 24, 2006|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZhbJ-fOU0M4|access-date=May 5, 2009}}</ref><ref name=Harmony>{{cite news|title=Singing a song of harmony |work=[[Australian Jewish News]] |date=February 27, 2008 |url=http://ajn.com.au/news/news.asp?pgID=5012 |access-date=May 2, 2009 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080920165523/http://www.ajn.com.au//news/news.asp?pgID=5012 |archive-date=September 20, 2008 }}</ref> By February 2008, nine of his albums had gone [[platinum album|platinum]].<ref name=Harmony/><ref name=PS>{{cite news|last=Abunda|first=Boy|title=David D'Or: Truly amazing|newspaper=The Philippine Star|date=June 3, 2009|url=http://www.philstar.com/Article.aspx?articleId=473958&publicationSubCategoryId=70|access-date=June 3, 2009|archive-url=https://archive.today/20130131131857/http://www.philstar.com/Article.aspx?articleId=473958&publicationSubCategoryId=70|archive-date=January 31, 2013|url-status=dead}}</ref>

D'Or performs a wide variety of music, including pop, rock, dance, [[folk music|folk]], [[klezmer]], Yemenite prayers, holy music, ancient [[chant]]s, classical, opera, and [[baroque]] [[aria]]s (in the original Italian).<ref name=EI/><ref name=PS/><ref name=TA>{{cite news |last=McDonald |first=Patrick |title=Womadelaide's wonderful welcome as 2008 line-up announced |work=[[The Advertiser (Adelaide)|The Advertiser]] |date=December 3, 2007 |url=http://www.news.com.au/adelaidenow/story/0,22606,22860762-2682,00.html |access-date=May 2, 2009 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100106224547/http://www.news.com.au/adelaidenow/story/0%2C22606%2C22860762-2682%2C00.html |archive-date=January 6, 2010 }}</ref><ref name=nayes>{{cite web|url=http://www.nayes.co.il/news_info.php?articles_id=258&language=en|title=Singer and songwriter David D'Or Officially Joins the Huge Arti|publisher=Nayes.co.il|date=January 11, 2008|access-date=April 30, 2009}}{{Dead link|date=September 2018 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref><ref name=JC080718>{{cite web|last=Lester|first=Paul|title=David D'Or: Meet Israel's classical hero|work=[[The Jewish Chronicle]]|date=July 18, 2008|url=http://thejc.com/articles/meet-israel%E2%80%99s-classical-hero|archive-url=https://archive.today/20130204123714/http://thejc.com/articles/meet-israel%E2%80%99s-classical-hero|url-status=dead|archive-date=February 4, 2013|access-date=May 2, 2009}}</ref><ref name=AJN071217>{{cite news|last=Levin |first=Darren |title=Acclaimed Israeli performer to tour |work=Australian Jewish News |date=December 17, 2007 |url=http://ajn.com.au/news/news.asp?pgID=4636 |access-date=May 2, 2009 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080829010029/http://www.ajn.com.au//news/news.asp?pgID=4636 |archive-date=August 29, 2008 }}</ref><ref name=JP061015>{{cite news|last=Cashman |first=Greer Fay |title=Celebrity Grapevine |work=[[The Jerusalem Post]] |date=October 15, 2006 |url=http://fr.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?cid=1159193442299&pagename=JPost/JPArticle/ShowFull |access-date=May 2, 2009 }}{{dead link|date=December 2016 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last=Goldenberg|first=Yosef|title=Classical Music and the Hebrew Song Repertoire|publisher=[[Bar-Ilan University]]|url=http://biu.ac.il/hu/mu/min-ad05/en/Goldenberg_En.pdf|access-date=May 2, 2009|archive-date=July 21, 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110721133210/http://biu.ac.il/hu/mu/min-ad05/en/Goldenberg_En.pdf|url-status=dead}}</ref>

==Biography==
[[File:Flickr - Government Press Office (GPO) - SINGER DAVID DEOR AT THE ISRAEL PRIZE CEREMONY.jpg|thumb|David D'or singing at Israel Prize ceremony]]
David D'Or was born in [[Holon, Israel]].<ref name=nayes/> He is a descendant of [[Libyan Jews]], His [[great-grandfather]] was a prominent [[Libyan]] [[rabbi]], and his father brought the family from Libya to Israel.<ref name=JC080718/><ref name=JP061015/> His brother is [[Yaniv d'Or]], who is also a singer.

When he was young, D'Or's parents encouraged him to become a lawyer or a doctor, but he simply loved to sing.<ref name=ESCT040507>{{cite web|last=Roxburgh|first=Gordon|title=Israeli press conference: David D'or believes|publisher=esctoday.com|date=May 7, 2004|url=http://admin.esctoday.com/news/read/2630|access-date=May 2, 2009|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110710201533/http://admin.esctoday.com/news/read/2630|archive-date=July 10, 2011}}</ref> When his voice began to change, he worked to retain his ability to sing notes in a high range.  For a while he was quite shy about singing using his high range, as it was unusual in Israel—which he explains used to be "quite a [[Machismo|macho]]istic country—for someone to sing with such a high voice, and he had no one to imitate as no Israeli men sang in such a high voice, but he says that now it is "part of me."<ref name=ESCT040507/><ref name=Po1>{{cite web|last=Kohn |first=Rachel |title=The Spirit of Things; Singing the Tradition; Interview with David D'Or |work=[[ABC Radio National]] |date=February 24, 2008 |url=http://www20.sbs.com.au/podcasting/index.php?action=feeddetails&feedid=12&catid=8 |access-date=May 27, 2009 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080813004307/http://www20.sbs.com.au/podcasting/index.php?action=feeddetails&feedid=12&catid=8 |archive-date=August 13, 2008 }}</ref> "[I]t was like using [only] part of me", he said. "I could sing low and I could sing high; [I]t's like using only one hand...you have two hands, and you're using only your right hand."<ref name=Po1/>

During his three years of military service, D'Or served as a singer in the Israeli Military Band, and in 1985–86 he was in the [[Israeli Army]] [[Central Command (Israel)|Central Command]] troops entertainment group, and took part in the record ''Be'sha'araikh Yerikho''.<ref name=JC080718/><ref>{{cite web|last=Bingham|first=Walter|title=David D'or interview|publisher=Israel Beat Jewish Music Podcast|date=June 6, 2006|url=http://israelbeat.blogspot.com/2006/06/david-dor-interview.html|access-date=May 2, 2009}}</ref><ref name=SR>{{cite news|title=Eurovision Song Contest 2004 on Star Radio |publisher=Star Radio |url=http://www.star-radio.net/eurovision2004.htm |access-date=May 12, 2009 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090609155208/http://www.star-radio.net/eurovision2004.htm |archive-date=June 9, 2009 }}</ref> Though thankful for the opportunity, and sensitive to Israel's need to have an army to defend itself, D'Or felt that music and the army didn't mesh well together, and viewed his years in the army as a difficult period in terms of his musical development.<ref name=WO>{{cite web|last=Pavey |first=Sasha |title=David D'Or interview; WOMADelaide Festival 2008 |publisher=[[Special Broadcasting Service|SBS]] World View Program |date=June 13, 2008 |url=http://www20.sbs.com.au/podcasting/index.php?action=feeddetails&feedid=12&catid=8 |access-date=May 26, 2009 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080813004307/http://www20.sbs.com.au/podcasting/index.php?action=feeddetails&feedid=12&catid=8 |archive-date=August 13, 2008 }}</ref>

D'Or is married to Pazit, formerly a jewelry designer and now his manager. They met as high school students in [[Bat Yam]].<ref name=Personal>{{cite news|title=Going for Baroque Not!|newspaper=The Jerusalem Post|date=March 25, 1994|url=https://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/jpost/access/99930757.html?dids=99930757:99930757&FMT=ABS&FMTS=ABS:FT&type=current&date=Mar+25%2C+1994&author=Tirzah+Agassi&pub=Jerusalem+Post&edition=&startpage=03&desc=GOING+FOR+BAROQUE+NOT!|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121020131039/http://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/jpost/access/99930757.html?dids=99930757:99930757&FMT=ABS&FMTS=ABS:FT&type=current&date=Mar+25,+1994&author=Tirzah+Agassi&pub=Jerusalem+Post&edition=&startpage=03&desc=GOING+FOR+BAROQUE+NOT!|url-status=dead|archive-date=October 20, 2012|access-date=May 8, 2009 | first=Tirzah | last=Agassi}}</ref> They have two children and reside in the Israeli town of [[Savyon]] near [[Tel Aviv]].<ref name=WO/>

==Music career==
After his army service, D'Or and two army colleagues (Benny Nadler and Rivi Ben-Basht) formed a trio named ''HaShlishiya'' (the "Threesome"), but it disbanded after just one single. A few months later he formed another group, named ''Kav 4'' ("Fourth Chord"), but it disbanded before completing its inaugural album.<ref>[http://mooma.mako.co.il/Biography.asp?ArtistId=1533 David D'Or Biography, ''Mooma''(Hebrew), accessed 7/11/09] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160115103547/http://mooma.mako.co.il/Biography.asp?ArtistId=1533 |date=January 15, 2016 }}</ref> At the same time he was invited by the Israeli National Theater ("[[Habima Theater]]") to be in various performances, among them "Blood Marriage", "[[Cabaret (musical)|Cabaret]]", "[[Cry the Beloved Country]] (music by [[Kurt Weill]])", and "[[Tartuffe]] (music by [[Giya Kancheli]])."<ref name=SR/><ref name=reviews/><ref name=I04>{{cite web|title=Israel in 2004|publisher=esctoday.com|url=http://esctoday.com/annual/2004/page/18|access-date=May 2, 2009|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081208092743/http://www.esctoday.com/annual/2004/page/18|archive-date=December 8, 2008}}</ref> D’Or performed at the [[Habima Theater]] for four years, during which time he received outstanding reviews, such as ''[[Maariv]]'''s review of Cry the Beloved Country:  "D'or's outstanding voice is meant for great parts. His voice and presence embraces the audience, who showed their appreciation by a lengthy standing ovation".<ref name=YA>{{cite web|title=About David D'Or & The Philharmonic |work=[[Yediot Achronot]] |date=April 2003 |url=https://www.eurovision-contest.com/2004/Israel/bio/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110710205036/http://eurovision-contest.com/2004/Israel/bio/ |url-status=dead |archive-date=July 10, 2011 |access-date=May 12, 2009 }}</ref> He was at the same time professionally trained, and tutored by [[Soprano]] Miriam Melzer, from 1987 to 1990 at the [[Jerusalem Academy of Music and Dance]], from which he graduated.<ref name=JC080718/><ref name=AICE08>{{cite news|title=David D'Or: Israeli superstar tours Australia |publisher=Australia Israel Cultural Exchange |year=2008 |url=http://aicec.org/rhapsody/index.php?act=article&iID=2&aID=14 |access-date=May 2, 2009 }}{{dead link|date=December 2016 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref><ref name=JUF>{{cite news|title="Voice of Love" Charity Concert|publisher=Jewish United Fund/Jewish Federation of Metropolitan Chicago|date=August 28, 2008|url=https://www.juf.org/news/arts.aspx?id=35470|access-date=May 11, 2009}}</ref>

In 1991, D'Or was accepted into and enrolled in the classical music department of the [[Jerusalem Conservatory]].<ref name=JC080718/> That year D'Or also began his musical career as a classical [[tenor]]. [[Zubin Mehta]], music director of the [[Israel Philharmonic Orchestra]], heard D'Or sing and invited him to perform as soloist in "[[Carmina Burana (Orff)|Carmina Burana]]" by [[Carl Orff]], performing in a series of concerts all over the country.<ref name=Po1/><ref name=SR/><ref name=I04/> ''[[Yediot Achronot]]'' reviewed his performance, writing: "David D’Or is a contra tenor with tone, colour and exceptional style well beyond other soloists".<ref name=YA/>

===1992–99: Early years===
In 1992, D’Or released his first album entitled ''David D'Or''.<ref name=AICE08/> It included hit song "Yad Anuga", also known as "Yad Agunah" ("Gentle Hand", or "Tender Hand"), which was remixed by Nelson "Paradise" Roman and Bump, produced by Ofer Meiri and [[Yehudit Ravitz]], released as a vinyl [[12-inch single]] by [[Big Beat Records (Atlantic subsidiary)|Big Beat Records]] and [[Magnet Records]], and reached # 3 in the most frequently played charts in Great Britain.<ref name=I04/><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.discogs.com/David-DOr-Yad-Anouga/release/101490 |title=David D'Or – Yad Anouga (Vinyl) at Discogs |publisher=discogs |access-date=September 1, 2013}}</ref>

His second album, ''Be'govah Mishtane'' ("''Changing Altitudes"'', or "''Changing Heights''"), released January 1, 1993,<ref name=Be>{{cite web|title=Be'gova Mishtane|publisher=emusic.com|url=http://www.emusic.com/album/David-De-or-Be-gova-Mishtane-MP3-Download/10900556.html|access-date=May 6, 2009}}</ref> included the song "Ani Af" ("I Fly", or "I am Flying"),<ref name=AA>{{cite web|title=Ani Af-David Deor|via=YouTube|date=November 8, 2008|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kuveymbkXSA |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211222/kuveymbkXSA |archive-date=2021-12-22 |url-status=live|access-date=May 11, 2009}}{{cbignore}}</ref> and what was to become an iconic Israeli song, "Tishmor al HaOlam Yeled" ("Watch Over the World, Child", or "Protect Our World, Child").<ref name=Begovah>{{cite web|title=Begovah Mishtane|publisher=daviddor.com|date=February 2009|url=http://www.daviddor.com/e_disc.htm|access-date=May 7, 2009|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090430143353/http://www.daviddor.com/e_disc.htm|archive-date=April 30, 2009}}</ref><ref name=Pig>{{cite web|last=Fink|first=Laura|title=Israel's Songs of Sorrow: The Music of the Pigua; Radio stations have given national tragedies a soundtrack that Israelis recognize all too well|publisher=Ballad Tree|date=September 23, 2001|url=http://www.balladtree.com/articles/010924a.htm|access-date=May 27, 2009}}</ref><ref name=Dance>{{cite web|title=Tishmor Al Haolam Yeled (Shmor Al Haolam Yeled); Circle Dance|publisher=Israeli Dances|date=April 5, 1997|url=http://israelidances.com/dance_details.asp?DanceID=1849|access-date=May 27, 2009}}</ref> The latter song was subsequently [[Cover version|covered]] by [[Liel Kolet]] and [[Scorpions (band)|Scorpions]]' singer [[Klaus Meine]], as well as by [[Shuly Nathan]].<ref name=radioindigo>{{cite web|url=http://www.radioindigo.fm/08arch_notes.htm |title=Radio Indigo: The colour of music |access-date=June 5, 2006 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080917205927/http://www.radioindigo.fm/08arch_notes.htm |archive-date=September 17, 2008 }}</ref><ref name=Shuly>{{cite web|url=http://cdbaby.com/cd/shuly1|title=Shuly Nathan; Open Roads|access-date=June 13, 2006|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060504122634/http://www.cdbaby.com/cd/shuly1|archive-date=May 4, 2006}}</ref> The CD consisting mostly of songs composed by D'Or was even more successful than its predecessor and went platinum.<ref name=Begovah/><ref name=AICE>{{cite web|title=David D'Or |publisher=Australia Israel Cultural Exchange |url=http://aicec.org/2008/03a/index.php |access-date=May 2, 2009 }}{{dead link|date=December 2016 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref> ''Globus'' reviewed the album and wrote the following: "In an age in which it seems that a good voice is not particularly necessary to be a singer, David D'Or comes along and reminds anyone who had forgotten that not only can things be different, they need to be different. Simply put, D'Or sings beautifully and knows how to choose songs that fit his unique voice...One has to credit him for fulfilling his mission with bravura; his voice on stage sounds as good and convincing as it does in the recording studio. The wide variety of styles that he incorporates in his music, along with his superb vocal ability, allows him to appeal to adults and youths alike."<ref name=YA/> Later in 1993, D'Or participated in the televised competition to represent Israel in the [[Eurovision Song Contest 1993|Eurovision Song Contest]] (''Kdam Erovizion''), with his song "Parpar,"<ref name=Par>{{cite web|title=David D'Or – Parpar|via=YouTube|date=December 15, 2008|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s93dLOvhiac |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211222/s93dLOvhiac |archive-date=2021-12-22 |url-status=live|access-date=May 11, 2009}}{{cbignore}}</ref> and came in fourth place.<ref name=EV93>{{cite web|title=Kdam Erovizion|publisher=[[IMDb]]|date=April 1, 1993|url= https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0392252/|access-date=May 6, 2009}}</ref><ref name=EuV93>{{cite web|title=News |publisher=ESCtoday.com |date=November 13, 2003 |url=http://www.esctoday.com/news/read/1916?print=true |access-date=May 7, 2009 }}{{dead link|date=December 2016 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref>

Side by side with his classical education, D'Or was drawn to [[ethnic music]]. This interest led him in 1995 to record with Moroccan Israeli [[Shlomo Bar]] and the band "Habrera Hativit" ("The Natural Gathering", "Natural Choice", or "Natural Selection"; composed of ethnic musicians) and release a popular new album, ''David & Shlomo'' (also known as ''David and Salomon'').<ref name=Po1/><ref name="discography: David and Shlomo">{{cite web|title=David and Shlomo |publisher=daviddor.com |date=February 2009 |url=http://daviddor.com/e_disc_3.htm |access-date=May 5, 2009 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090101045006/http://daviddor.com/e_disc_3.htm |archive-date=January 1, 2009 }}</ref><ref name=EC/><ref name=DS>{{cite web|title=Shlomo Bar |publisher=shlomobar.com |url=http://www.shlomobar.com/history_in.html |access-date=May 7, 2009 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080705041624/http://www.shlomobar.com/history_in.html |archive-date=July 5, 2008 }}</ref> ''Maariv'' reviewed the album, writing:  "The Duet of David and Shlomo is wonderful and stunning."<ref name=YA/> He also joined [[Dudu Fisher]], [[Meir Banai]], and Eran Zur in the song "Lisa" on the 1994 album "''Radio Blah-Blah''" by the Israeli band "[[The Friends of Natasha]]".<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.discogs.com/Friends-Of-Natasha-Radio-Blah-Blah/release/1415500 |title=Friends Of Natasha, The – Radio Blah-Blah (CD, Album) at Discogs |publisher=discogs |access-date=September 1, 2013}}</ref>

In 1995, as Israel and the [[Holy See]] had just established political relations, D'Or also received an invitation from the [[Holy See|Vatican]] to perform for [[Pope John Paul II]].<ref name=Po1/> His repertoire at this concert, which was broadcast worldwide and received enthusiastic reviews, united original ethnic music with European classics, and included a song D'Or composed specifically for the Pope in both Hebrew and Italian.<ref name=Po1/><ref name=SR/><ref name=WH>{{cite web|title=What's Happening?; David D'Or Israeli Contra Tanor|publisher=[[SBS Radio]]|date=May 2004|url=http://radio.sbs.com.au/language.php?happening=6021&inlang=eng|access-date=May 10, 2009|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080808090042/http://radio.sbs.com.au//language.php?happening=6021&inlang=eng|archive-date=August 8, 2008}}</ref> He was the first Israeli singer to sing in [[Hebrew]] for the Pope.<ref name=Po>{{cite web|last=Cattan|first=Olivia|title="Rencontre avec David d'Or; "Il faut essayer de modifier la vision que les Français ont d'Israël et la musique est un bon moyen de le faire"" Interview with David D'Or |publisher=Communauté On Line|url=http://www.col.fr/article.php3?id_article=586|access-date=May 27, 2009}}</ref> After he performed for the Pope ("He held my hand and gave me his blessing", D'Or said. "I just kept thinking: 'Here I am, little David from Israel, singing in Hebrew...It was a very powerful thing.'"),<ref name=JC080718/> D'Or was invited to perform in Italy, where he appeared on TV shows such as ''[[Maurizio Costanzo]]'' on Channel 1, and ''Paulo Limiti'' on Channel 2.<ref name=SR/><ref name=EC/> The Italian press, such as ''[[Corriere della Sera]]'' and ''[[La Repubblica]]'', gave D'Or positive reviews.<ref name=EC/>

In 1997, D'Or released his fourth album, ''David D’Or & Etti Ankri'',<ref>{{cite web|title=David D'Or & Etti Ankri |publisher=daviddor.com |date=February 2009 |url=http://daviddor.com/e_disc_4.htm |access-date=May 5, 2009 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090101044729/http://daviddor.com/e_disc_4.htm |archive-date=January 1, 2009 }}</ref> with [[Etti Ankri]], which included them singing a duet of Ankri's hit "Lolita".<ref name=Lolita>{{cite web|title=אתי אנקרי ודוד ד'אור – לוליטה – Lolita|via=YouTube|date=September 5, 2007|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BJxjnTM8Wk4|access-date=May 11, 2009}}{{cbignore}}{{Dead Youtube links|date=February 2022}}</ref> That year as well the [[Ra'anana]] Symphony Orchestra commissioned an original work, a small [[cantata]], specially written for D'Or, entitled "The Children of God" ("Yeldai Ha Elohim").<ref name=Po1/> The lyrics consist of sentences that appear in the Jewish, [[Muslim]], and Christian religions, emphasizing the message of "love your neighbor."  The work was composed by [[Georgia (country)|Georgian]]-born Israeli composer Josef Bardanashvilli, subsequently opened in a series of concerts of the orchestra in Israel and throughout the US, and was a great success.<ref name=SR/><ref name=MFA>{{cite web|title=Israel Beyond Politics: May 2004|publisher=[[Israel Ministry of Foreign Affairs]]|date=May 2004|url=http://www.mfa.gov.il/MFA/Israel+beyond+the+conflict/ISRAEL%20BEYOND%20POLITICS%20May%202004|access-date=May 7, 2009}}</ref>

=== 2000s: Singer of the Year and Eurovision===
His fifth album entitled ''Baneshama'' ("''In the Soul"'') was released on March 31, 2001, with 11 of the 12 tracks written by D'Or.<ref name=EC/><ref name="discography: Baneshama (In The Soul)">{{cite web|title=Baneshama (In the Soul) |publisher=daviddor.com |date=February 2009 |url=http://daviddor.com/e_disc_5.htm |access-date=May 5, 2009 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090101044512/http://daviddor.com/e_disc_5.htm |archive-date=January 1, 2009 }}</ref><ref name=soul1>{{cite web|url=https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00005JGAK|title=In the Soul|website=Amazon |access-date=May 5, 2009}}</ref><ref name=SISU>{{cite web |title=Music Catalog; David D'Or |publisher=Sisu Entertainment |date=February 2009 |url=http://sisuent.com/Music_Israeli.pdf |access-date=May 11, 2009 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090509164018/http://sisuent.com/Music_Israeli.pdf |archive-date=May 9, 2009 }}</ref>

In 2001, D'Or was named Israel's ''Singer of the Year'' and ''Best Vocal Performer''.<ref name=MFA/><ref name=EVLIVE>{{cite web|url=http://www.eurovisionlive.com/englisch/archiv/2004/israel.htm|archive-url=https://archive.today/20080705115239/http://www.eurovisionlive.com/englisch/archiv/2004/israel.htm|url-status=dead|archive-date=July 5, 2008|title=Israel; Information about the singer|access-date=May 10, 2009|publisher=Eurovisionlive.com}}</ref>

In 2002, he was again named Israel's ''Singer of the Year'' (receiving the [[Tamuz Prize]]) and ''Best Vocal Performer'', and also received the award for ''Best Song'' for "Kol HaCochavim" at the Israel Music Awards.<ref name=I04/><ref name=AICE/> After [[9/11]] D'Or and [[Etti Ankri]], [[Zehava Ben]], [[Arkadi Duchin|Arkady Duchin]], and other Israeli singers recorded the title song "Yesh Od Tikvah" ("Our Hope Endures"), for which D'Or wrote the music and lyrics, on the CD ''Yesh Od Tikvah/You've Got a Friend''.<ref name=Ba>{{cite web|url=http://www.babaganewz.com/teachers/pdfs/SOH13.pdf |title=Yesh Od Tikvah |publisher=Babaganewz |access-date=May 27, 2009 |url-status=usurped |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110707203340/http://babaganewz.com/teachers/pdfs/SOH13.pdf |archive-date=July 7, 2011 }}</ref><ref name=Al>{{cite web|url=http://www.alibris.co.uk/musicsearch?qwork=400597157&matches=1&artist=Yesh+Od+Tikva&browse=1&mtype=M&cm_sp=works*listing*title|title=Our Hope Endures (2002)|publisher=Alibris|access-date=May 27, 2009}}</ref> The CD released by Hed Arzi in 2002 benefited Israeli terror victims, with all proceeds going to "NATAL": the "Israel [[Trauma center]] for Victims of Terror and War".<ref name=JJo>{{cite web|last=Engelberg|first=Keren|title=Voice Across Israel; Up Front|work=[[The Jewish Journal of Greater Los Angeles|Jewish Journal]]|date=February 20, 2003|url=http://www.jewishjournal.com/up_front/article/voice_across_israel_20030221/|access-date=May 27, 2009|archive-date=October 11, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121011093307/http://www.jewishjournal.com/up_front/article/voice_across_israel_20030221/|url-status=dead}}</ref>

D’Or then released ''David D’Or & the Philharmonic; Live Concert'' on April 1, 2003,<ref name=discography:>{{cite web|title=David D'Or & The Philharmonic |publisher=daviddor.com |date=February 2009 |url=http://daviddor.com/e_disc_6.htm |access-date=May 5, 2009 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090101044517/http://daviddor.com/e_disc_6.htm |archive-date=January 1, 2009 }}</ref><ref name=Philharmonic2>{{cite web|url=http://www.cjfw.ca/music/albums/700265/overview|title=David D'Or – David D'Or and the Philharmonic|publisher=[[AllMusic]]|access-date=May 5, 2009}} {{Dead link|date=October 2010|bot=H3llBot}}</ref> which successfully broke traditional barriers as it combined a [[Medley (music)|medley]] of pop, classical, and opera which he sang, backed by the 120-member Israel Philharmonic Orchestra.<ref name=Phil>{{cite news |title=Israeli music got visual in 2003 |newspaper=The Jerusalem Post |date=January 4, 2004 |url=https://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/jpost/access/521572881.html?dids=521572881:521572881&FMT=ABS&FMTS=ABS:FT&type=current&date=Jan+4%2C+2004&author=VIVA+SARAH+PRESS&pub=Jerusalem+Post&edition=&startpage=20&desc=Israeli+music+got+visual+in+2003 |access-date=May 8, 2009 |first=Viva |last=Sarah |archive-date=October 20, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121020131015/http://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/jpost/access/521572881.html?dids=521572881:521572881&FMT=ABS&FMTS=ABS:FT&type=current&date=Jan+4,+2004&author=VIVA+SARAH+PRESS&pub=Jerusalem+Post&edition=&startpage=20&desc=Israeli+music+got+visual+in+2003 |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref name=HA>{{cite web|title=David Daor|publisher=[[Hed Arzi]]|date=July 27, 2008|url=https://translate.google.com/translate?hl=en&sl=iw&u=http://www.hed-arzi.co.il/&ei=x2EGSrbeIpaMtgeM8-2PBw&sa=X&oi=translate&resnum=1&ct=result&prev=/search%3Fq%3D%2522hed%2Barzi%2522%26hl%3Den%26rls%3Dcom.microsoft:en-us%26num%3D100|access-date=May 10, 2009}}</ref> The album, which included among other pieces "[[Agnus Dei]]", "[[L'Orfeo|Orfeo]]", "[[Let Me Cry]]", and "[[Iron Maiden (album)#Track listing|The Phantom of the Opera]]" reached gold status in just two weeks.<ref name=AMG>{{cite web|last=Jeffries |first=David |title=Biography;David D'Or |publisher=[[AllMusic]] |url=http://www.windowsmedia.com/Mediaguide/Templates/Biography.aspx?p_id=P%20%20%20651564 |access-date=May 11, 2009 }}</ref> The newspaper ''[[Yediot Achronot]]'' reviewed the CD in its opera section and wrote the following: "D’Or excelled...with his fantastic counter tenor voice...in a most exciting performance. All in all, this is a very moving CD."<ref name=YA/> That year D'Or also released the CD "''Shma Israel''", [https://web.archive.org/web/20081205082604/http://www.israel-music.com/david_dor/shma_israel_6680/] and "The Hidden Gate:  Jewish Music from Around the World" was released by [[Rounder Records]] on July 1, featuring what ''[[The Independent]]'' described as "haunting stuff" from David D'Or.<ref>{{cite web|title=Dan Rosenberg – Recordings and publications|work=[[The Independent]]|url=http://danrosenberg.net/recordings_and_publications|access-date=June 19, 2009}}</ref>

In November 2003, the [[Israel Broadcasting Authority]] (the "IBA") chose D'Or to represent the country in the [[2004 Eurovision Song Contest]].<ref name=EC/> D'Or represented Israel in the contest in [[Istanbul]], with the song "[[Leha'amin]]" (To Believe),<ref name="Harmony"/> which he co-wrote with [[Ehud Manor]].<ref name=Manor>{{cite web|title=Israeli lyricist Ehud Manor passes away at age 64|publisher=ESCtoday.com|date=April 12, 2005|url=http://admin.esctoday.com/news/read/4210|access-date=May 6, 2009|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110710201547/http://admin.esctoday.com/news/read/4210|archive-date=July 10, 2011}}</ref> The song was chosen on February 5, 2004, in voting during the program "Israel Selects a Song", held during a break in a televised [[Maccabi Tel Aviv B.C.|Maccabi Tel Aviv]] [[Euroleague]] basketball game in Tel Aviv at which videos of four songs sung by D'Or were shown.<ref name=Basketball>{{cite web|title=News|publisher=ESCtoday.com|date=May 5, 2004|url=http://www.esctoday.com/news/read/2176?print=true|access-date=May 7, 2009}}{{dead link|date=September 2017 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref> The vote was by both a special IBA Eurovision Committee (including prior Israeli entrants [[Lior Narkis]] and [[Gali Atari]]), which accounted for 40% of the vote, and a [[televote]] by viewers, who accounted for the remaining 60% of the vote. The basketball game attracted 13.7% of Israeli TV viewers.<ref name=Ratings>{{cite web|title=High rating figuresl Israel: More than 400,000 watched Mauda|publisher=ESCtoday.com|date=February 28, 2008|url=http://www.esctoday.com/news/read/10694|access-date=May 7, 2009|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081106003109/http://www.esctoday.com/news/read/10694|archive-date=November 6, 2008}}</ref> The song won 60% of the jury's vote, and 66% of the viewers' televotes.<ref name=Leha>{{cite web|title=Israeli entry chosen; David D'Or will sing Leha'amin in Istanbul for Israel|publisher=ESCtoday.com|date=February 5, 2005|url=http://www.esctoday.com/news/read/2178|access-date=May 7, 2009|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20050217024449/http://www.esctoday.com/news/read/2178|archive-date=February 17, 2005}}</ref><ref name=V>{{cite web|title=Israel; "Leha'amin" – David D'Or|publisher=Geocities|url=http://www.geocities.com/national_finals_90s_00s/Israel2004.html|access-date=September 26, 2009|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091022034305/http://geocities.com/national_finals_90s_00s/Israel2004.html|archive-date=October 22, 2009}}</ref>

During Eurovision rehearsal week, D'Or left Istanbul to be with his father who was suffering from [[diabetes]] and had been rushed to a hospital where one of his legs had to be amputated.<ref name=Regrets>{{cite web|title=Israel 2004; Israel: David D'Or regrets doing Eurovision|publisher=ESCtoday.com|date=August 3, 2008|url=http://admin.esctoday.com/news/read/12236|access-date=May 6, 2009|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120219171458/http://admin.esctoday.com/news/read/12236|archive-date=February 19, 2012}}</ref> D'Or then returned to Istanbul to perform<ref name=TB>{{cite web|title=To Believe-David D'or (Eurovision 2004-Israel)|via=YouTube|date=October 24, 2006|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZhbJ-fOU0M4|access-date=May 11, 2009}}</ref> on May 12, 2004,<ref name=ESCT040507/> and placed 11th in the semi-final failing to qualify to the final, while 19% of Israeli viewers watched on television.<ref name="Harmony"/><ref name=Viewers>{{cite web|title=D'Or received proposals; Disappointing viewing figuers in Israel|publisher=ESCtoday.com|date=May 17, 2004|url=http://www.esctoday.com/news/read/2788|access-date=May 7, 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20050217025049/http://www.esctoday.com/news/read/2788 |archive-date=February 17, 2005}}</ref> His father has since died.<ref name="Harmony"/><ref name=Regrets/>

On June 1, 2004, he released the CD entitled ''Le Haamin'' ("''To Believe"'').<ref name=tobelieve08>{{cite web|url=https://www.amazon.com/dp/B000N0TNZK|title=To Believe|website=Amazon |access-date=May 5, 2009}}</ref> His performance of the song was also on the official Eurovision compilation CD, ''Eurovision Song Contest: Istanbul 2004'', released that year by CMC Entertainment. [http://www.discogs.com/Various-Eurovision-Song-Contest-Istanbul-2004/release/874143] In 2004, he also collaborated with [[Sarit Hadad]] to record the DVD "''Pets in Tunes''. [http://www.israel-music.com/various/pets_tunes/] His year was capped by his being awarded the titles of Israeli 2004 "Singer of the Year" and "Best Vocal Performer".<ref name=VRMG>{{cite web|title=VRMG to co-sponsor a charity concert devoted to Israel Independence Day |publisher=Visao Risk Management Group |date=July 5, 2007 |url=http://www.vrmg.ru/news/detail.php?id_news=2353 |access-date=May 9, 2009 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111007094517/http://www.vrmg.ru/news/detail.php?id_news=2353 |archive-date=October 7, 2011 }}</ref><ref name=Tzuchi>{{cite web |last=Chwee Lian |first=Lim |title="Voices of Love" Charity Concert; A Musical Fusion of Love and Humanities |publisher=Buddhist [[Tzu Chi Foundation]] (Singapore Branch) |date=August 27, 2007 |url=http://www.tzuchi.org.sg/en/News/2007/20070827a.html |access-date=May 9, 2009 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080303023935/http://www.tzuchi.org.sg/en/News/2007/20070827a.html |archive-date=March 3, 2008 }}</ref><ref name=Halelu2>{{cite web|title='Halelu', a Cantata for Peace Is Recorded in Israel|date=July 25, 2006|url=http://www.peaceembassy.org/writings/HALELU.htm|access-date=May 7, 2009|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091013130925/http://www.peaceembassy.org/writings/HALELU.htm|archive-date=October 13, 2009}}</ref>

In January 2005, he released a clubby, English [[Electronic music|electronic]] [[house music|house]] vinyl 12" single of [[George Michael]]'s "[[Careless Whisper]]" on the 3 Lanka and Hed Arzi labels, produced and mixed by DJ Amiad, with remixes by Future Funk and Michi Lange.[http://www.discogs.com/DJ-Amiad-Careless-Whisper/release/378322]<ref name=CW>{{cite magazine|last=Barrett|first=Christopher|title=Global Pulse: Prolific Coral Goes Budget-price|magazine=Billboard|date=February 14, 2004|url=http://www.allbusiness.com/retail-trade/miscellaneous-retail-retail-stores-not/4656471-1.html|access-date=May 26, 2009}}</ref> The track attracted international interest.<ref name=CW/>

On March 27, 2006, D'Or released ''Kmo HaRuach'' (''"Like the Wind"''), which included [[duet]]s with Israeli singers [[Arkadi Duchin]], [[Arik Einstein]], [[Shlomi Shabat]], and [[Ehud Banai]],<ref name=likethewind08>{{cite web|url=https://www.amazon.com/dp/B000N0TO2C|title=Like the Wind|website=Amazon |access-date=May 5, 2009}}</ref><ref name="discography: Kmo HaRuach">{{cite web|title=Kmo HaRuach |publisher=daviddor.com |date=February 2009 |url=http://www.daviddor.com/e_disc_8.htm |access-date=May 8, 2009 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100117070716/http://daviddor.com/e_disc_8.htm |archive-date=January 17, 2010 }}</ref> and the song "Zman Ahava" ("Time for Love") with [[Ehud Banai]].<ref name=Zman>{{cite web|title=David D'Or – Zman Ahava (Time for Love)|via=YouTube|date=February 1, 2007|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Eip6GtmjnYU|access-date=May 11, 2009}}{{cbignore}}{{Dead Youtube links|date=February 2022}}</ref> D'Or composed all the songs on the album, combining [[world music]] with [[jazz]], [[Music of Thailand|Thai]], and [[Music of India|Indian]] elements.<ref name=Dynamic>{{cite magazine|last=Vichitsorasatra|first=Lisnaree|title=The dynamic David D'Or; Israel's powerhouse countertenor leaves audiences breathless at two Bangkok venues|magazine=The Nation|date=December 28, 2006|url=http://www.nationmultimedia.com/2006/12/18/entertainment/entertainment_30021775.php|access-date=May 11, 2009|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070220035814/http://www.nationmultimedia.com/2006/12/18/entertainment/entertainment_30021775.php|archive-date=February 20, 2007|url-status=dead}}</ref> In 2006, D'Or also collaborated with [[rapper]] [[Subliminal (rapper)|Subliminal]] for the song "Ten Koah" ("Give Me Strength") on Subliminal's [[hip hop]] album, ''Just When You Thought it Was Over''.<ref name=Sub>{{cite magazine|last=Press|first=Viva Sarah|title=Sabra Sounds: Year in Review|magazine=The Nation|date=September 25, 2006|url=http://fr.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?cid=1159125865221&pagename=JPost/JPArticle/ShowFull|access-date=May 11, 2009|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110918031247/http://fr.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?cid=1159125865221&pagename=JPost%2FJPArticle%2FShowFull|archive-date=September 18, 2011}}</ref> He also joined Shlomo Bar in a duet of "Atzlano Kafar Todrah" for the CD ''The Rough Guide to the Music of Israel'' released on February 17, 2006,<ref name=Kl>{{cite web|last=Davidow|first=Ari|title=CD Review: The Rough Guide to the Music of Israel|publisher=Klezmer Shack|date=June 6, 2006|url=http://www.klezmershack.com/bands/misc/rough_israel/|access-date=May 26, 2009}}</ref> and sang the song "Travelling North" or "Heading North" ("Nose'a Tzafonah") on the 2006 CD ''To the North with Love'' ("''Latsafon Be'ahava''"). [http://www.israel-music.com/various/to_north_with_love/]

On May 19, 2007, D’Or performed with soprano [[Seiko Lee]] in the world premier performance of the 40-minute ten-[[Movement (music)|movement]] "peace [[cantata]]", "Halelu—Songs of David", in [[Belgrade, Serbia]]. The concert was televised to six other [[Eastern European]] countries. The composition for solo voices, [[choir|chorus]], and orchestra, was a collaborative effort of D’Or and American composer/conductor [[David Eaton (composer)|David Eaton]], music director of the New York City Symphony, who conducted the combined [[Belgrade Philharmonic Orchestra]] and the 120-voice choir of the Academic Cultural Artistic Society. Halelu is sung in English, [[Hebrew]], [[Arabic]], and [[Latin]], with greetings of peace of Judaism, Christianity, and [[Islam]] figuring prominently in the lyrical content of several movements, and with [[Psalm]] 113 (sung in Hebrew by D’Or) as the basis of the 4th movement.<ref name=Halelu>{{cite web|title=Halelu—Songs of David"/Cantata for Peace|date=December 11, 2008|url=http://peacemusiccommunity.ning.com/profiles/blogs/halelusongs-of-davidcantata|access-date=May 7, 2009|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081212193055/http://peacemusiccommunity.ning.com/profiles/blogs/halelusongs-of-davidcantata|archive-date=December 12, 2008}}</ref><ref name=Hal>{{cite web|title=David D'Or-Halelu|via=YouTube|date=January 6, 2008|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_3EuH1Kie_4|access-date=May 11, 2009}}{{cbignore}}{{Dead Youtube links|date=February 2022}}</ref> He then released ''Halelu—Songs of David; Cantata for Peace'' (2007), in which he was accompanied by Lee, the [[Ra'anana]] Symphony Orchestra, and members of the Philharmonia Chorus of Israel.<ref name=Halelu2/>

D'Or sang for [[Martin Luther King III]] at a Middle East Peace Initiative (MEPI) Conference in the summer of 2007 in [[Tel Aviv]]. King was in tears as D'Or finished his rendition of "[[Summertime (George Gershwin song)|Summertime]]", and the crowd was on its feet cheering. King was so moved that he extended an invitation to D'Or to sing at the 2008 "Realize the Dream" celebration honoring King's birthday at the Covenant Avenue [[Baptist Church]] in [[Harlem, New York]] – the last church in New York City that [[Martin Luther King Jr.]], spoke at prior to his [[Assassination of Martin Luther King Jr.|1968 assassination]]. D'Or obliged with a performance of "[[Amazing Grace]]" before a crowd including former President [[Bill Clinton]] and Dr. King who was reduced to tears.<ref name=JC080718/><ref name=Po1/>

He also performed in the 2007 [[WOMAD]] (World of Music, Arts and Dance) festival concert, and in reviewing his performance ''[[BBC Radio]]'' referred to his voice as "sensational".<ref name=WO7>{{cite web|title=WOMAD 2007|work=[[BBC Radio]]|year= 2007|url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio3/worldmusic/womad2007/listenagain.shtml|access-date=May 27, 2009}}</ref> D'Or described an experience that he had singing at the festival as follows:  "I had a concert in the Canary Islands...in the WOMAD Festival in front of something like 20,000 people, and then I saw just in front of me, a group of Palestinian young people with a huge Palestinian flag. And at the beginning I was very tense because I didn't know what their intentions were. I closed my eyes and said 'Look, you speak always about the power of music and how music can get people close to each other', and I was like aiming to their heart, and I'm singing especially for them, and then when I opened my eyes and I saw those people dancing with the Palestinian flag and singing with me together, and it was for me like an amazing sight, because this is something that I don't think ever happened before. I don't know why this world...is choosing...always...war and hate, because things are much easier to solve if you just want to solve them, that's what I feel. And maybe it's naïve, but this is my belief."<ref name=Po1/>

On December 11, 2007, D'Or released ''Live Concert''.<ref name=Live>{{cite web|title=Ofa'a Haia (Live Performance)|publisher=emusic.com|url=http://www.emusic.com/album/David-D-or-Ofa-a-Haia-Live-Performance-MP3-Download/11154862.html|access-date=May 6, 2009}}</ref> D'Or composed most of the songs on the album, which included "Kiss from a Rose" (in English), "Sri Lanka" (instrumental), and an [[Arabic]] song.<ref name=SISU/>

In 2008, D'Or also released ''Shirat Rabim'' (''"Prayers"'', or ''"Songs of the Many"—"A World Prayer; The Jewish Project of David D'Or and Patric Sabag"''), a collection of prayers that he had originally heard from his father, and which he focused on when he started attending synagogue to say [[kaddish]] after his father's death. The album went gold in just three weeks.<ref name=Po1/><ref>{{cite web|title=David D'or Introduction |publisher=daviddor.com |date=February 2009 |url=http://www.daviddor.com/e_intro.htm |access-date=May 10, 2009 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090423112221/http://www.daviddor.com/e_intro.htm |archive-date=April 23, 2009 }}</ref><ref name=WO/><ref name=Prayers>{{cite web|last=Apshtein|first=Yaki|title=David and Shlomo – Chapter 2|publisher=[[YNET]]|date=January 27, 2009|url=http://www.nayes.co.il/news_info.php?articles_id=342|access-date=May 11, 2009|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090131095348/http://www.nayes.co.il/news_info.php?articles_id=342|archive-date=January 31, 2009|url-status=dead}}</ref> He also performed in all the 2008 WOMAD festival concerts, including in London with [[Peter Gabriel]], the founder of the world music festival,<ref name=NJJN>{{cite web|last=Silberman Brauner|first=Lori|title=Musician blurs borders in pursuit of tikun olam; Israeli David D'Or teams with Buddhists for Rahway concert|publisher=New Jersey Jewish News|date=September 4, 2008|url=http://www.njjewishnews.com/njjn.com/090408/cjMusicianBlursBorders.html|access-date=May 9, 2009|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120213102526/http://njjewishnews.com/njjn.com/090408/cjMusicianBlursBorders.html|archive-date=February 13, 2012|url-status=dead}}</ref> and won the WOMAD "Favorite of the Audience" Award,<ref name=SR/>
<ref name=NJJN/> though one reviewer wrote that "his reverb-drenched voice can sound bombastic, even when he is praying for peace. He is more successful when...in dance-pop".<ref name=IND>{{cite news|last=Hasted|first=Nick|title=Womad Festival, Charlton Park, Malmesbury, Wiltshire; Explosive, psychedelic – and out of this world|work=[[The Independent]]|date=July 28, 2008|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/music/reviews/womad-festival-charlton-park-malmesbury-wiltshire-878697.html|access-date=June 19, 2009 | location=London}}</ref> His performance of the song "[[Lecha Dodi|Lecha D'odi]]" is featured on the compilation album ''Womad New Zealand 2008'', which was released on June 2, 2008, by [[Shock Records]].<ref name=El>{{cite web|last=Reid|first=Graham|title=Various: Womad New Zealand 2008 (Shock); Preview track-David D'Or: Lecha D'odi|publisher=Elsewhere|date=February 16, 2008|url=http://www.elsewhere.co.nz/music/1503/various-womad-new-zealand-2008-shock/|access-date=May 27, 2009}}</ref><ref name=Smo>{{cite web|title=Womad New Zealand 2008; Various Artists|publisher=Smoke CDs|date=September 4, 2008|url=http://www.smokecds.com/cd/42982|access-date=May 27, 2009}}</ref> The year was capped when D'Or became an [[Israel Cultural Excellence Foundation]] ("IcExcellence") chosen artist in 2008, receiving one of Israel's highest recognitions for excellence in the arts.<ref name=IcExcellence>{{cite web|title=David D'Or|publisher=[[Israel Cultural Excellence Foundation]]|url=http://icexcellence.bleknet.com/prodtxt.asp?id=39|access-date=May 2, 2009}}{{dead link|date=September 2017 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref>

In 2008 and 2009, D'Or performed in a series of "Voice of Love" [[charity concert]]s for the [[Tzu Chi Foundation]] in the United States (New York, San Francisco, San Jose, Pasadena, Los Angeles, Chicago, Dallas, New Jersey, and Washington, D.C.) and Asia (the Philippines and Taiwan), and recorded a CD and DVD by the same name, donating all of the profits to charity.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.us.tzuchi.org/usa/home.nsf/Type1/k12021 |title=Press Release: ??Voice of Love?? Charity Concert ?V Featuring Two Singers and Humanitarians, David d'Or and John Yin |website=www.us.tzuchi.org |access-date=13 January 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110725233056/http://www.us.tzuchi.org/usa/home.nsf/Type1/k12021 |archive-date=25 July 2011 |url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.us.tzuchi.org/usa/home.nsf/photoNewsList/F491685D007E3F168825748E006618BE |title=Photo News: David d'Or - Voice of Love Concert |website=www.us.tzuchi.org |access-date=13 January 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110725233121/http://www.us.tzuchi.org/usa/home.nsf/photoNewsList/F491685D007E3F168825748E006618BE |archive-date=25 July 2011 |url-status=dead}}</ref> The CD has since gone platinum.{{Citation needed|date=June 2009}}  The foundation works to improve social and community services, medical care, education, and [[humanism]] in Taiwan and around the world. By helping others, D’Or said, the foundation, while [[Buddhist]] and not Jewish, is involved in the spirit of the Jewish concept of ''[[tikun olam]]'', or "repairing the world". "We believe that all humanity is connected in a way", said D'Or.<ref>{{cite news|last=Silberman Brauner |first=Lori |title=Musician blurs borders in pursuit of tikun olam; Israeli David D'Or teams with Buddhists for Rahway concert |publisher=The New Jersey Jewish News |date=September 4, 2008 |url=http://www.thejewishweek.com/viewArticle/c36_a15586/News/New_York.html |access-date=June 13, 2009 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090501134015/http://www.thejewishweek.com/viewArticle/c36_a15586/News/New_York.html |archive-date=May 1, 2009 }}</ref>

D'Or sang a medley including "Amazing Grace" and a rendition of the traditional Hebrew melody "''[[Avinu Malkeinu]]''" at New York's [[Apollo Theater]] in Harlem on April 28, 2009, with three New York [[gospel choir]]s.<ref>{{cite web|title=The State of Israel Invites You to a Night of Harmony at the Apollo|publisher=Consulate General of Israel in New York|url=http://israelfm.org/images/stories/events/apollo-big.jpg|format=JPEG|access-date=May 2, 2009}} {{Dead link|date=October 2010|bot=H3llBot}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last=Udasin |first=Sharon |title=Black And White, Blue And White |work=[[The Jewish Week]] |date=April 4, 2009 |url=http://www.thejewishweek.com/viewArticle/c36_a15586/News/New_York.html |access-date=May 2, 2009 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090501134015/http://www.thejewishweek.com/viewArticle/c36_a15586/News/New_York.html |archive-date=May 1, 2009 }}</ref>

In May 2009 D'Or sang, along with [[Dudu Fisher]] and the "Arab-Jewish Girl's Choir", for [[Pope Benedict XVI]] in [[Jerusalem]] at the home of [[Israeli President]] [[Shimon Peres]] as the Pope visited Israel.<ref>{{cite news|last=Cashman|first=Greer Fay|title=Grapevine: The eyes have it|newspaper=The Jerusalem Post|date=May 12, 2009|url=http://fr.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?cid=1242029511750&pagename=JPost%2FJPArticle%2FPrinter|access-date=May 14, 2009|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130624084725/http://fr.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?cid=1242029511750&pagename=JPost%2FJPArticle%2FPrinter|archive-date=June 24, 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=David D'Or and Dudu Fisher Sing for the Pope|publisher=Consulate General of Israel in New York|year=2009|url=http://www.israelfm.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=165&Itemid=146|access-date=May 14, 2009|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100622005506/http://www.israelfm.org/index.php?option=com_content|archive-date=June 22, 2010}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Choir sings for Pope at Peres Home|publisher=[[Jewish Life Television]]|url=http://www.jewishlifetv.com/video.php?user=JLTV&video_id=120
|access-date=May 27, 2009}}</ref>

==Vocal style==
D'Or's voice has a range (or "[[Pythagorean interval|diapason]]") of more than four octaves.<ref name=reviews>{{cite web|title=David D'or Reviews|publisher=daviddor.com|date=February 2009|url=http://daviddor.com/e_reviews.htm|access-date=May 2, 2009|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090430143324/http://www.daviddor.com/e_reviews.htm|archive-date=April 30, 2009}}</ref><ref name=EC>{{cite press release|title=David D'Or|url=http://eurovision-contest.com/2004/Israel/bio/|publisher=Eurovision Song Contest|access-date=May 2, 2009|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110710205036/http://eurovision-contest.com/2004/Israel/bio/|archive-date=July 10, 2011|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref name=PC>{{cite web|title=Gilles Choukroun David D'Or Evora|url=http://www.podcastdirectory.com/podshows/2567971|publisher=[[SBS Radio]]|date=March 1, 2008|access-date=June 19, 2009|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120217132903/http://www.podcastdirectory.com/podshows/2567971|archive-date=February 17, 2012|url-status=dead}}</ref> His vocal range in [[head voice]] is from G3 in [[scientific pitch notation]], up to a well-defined G5 (as heard in one of the final notes in the "[[Iron Maiden (album)#Track listing|Phantom of the Opera]]" track in his album ''David D'Or and the Philharmonic''), thus making him a "[[mezzo-soprano]]" type of [[countertenor]].<ref name=fm>{{cite web|title=דוד ד'אור; David D'Or|publisher=last.fm|url=http://www.last.fm/music/%D7%93%D7%95%D7%93+%D7%93'%D7%90%D7%95%D7%A8|access-date=June 19, 2009}}</ref>

D'Or's voice is unusually versatile and flexible,<ref name=JP061015/><ref name=EC/> and notable for its unique tone and color,<ref>{{cite news|title=From the Listener Archive|url=http://www.listener.co.nz/issue/3577/tvradio/12345/music_teachers_secret_lives.html
|work=[[New Zealand Listener]]|access-date=May 5, 2009}}</ref> and for having a very recognizable sound. His voice is characterized by powerful fullness and richness, making it seem as though it is 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 (countertenor)|David Daniels]], given that D'Or has a unique, male-sounding [[timbre]]. When he sings in modern fashion, he employs his [[chest voice|speaking—or chest—voice]], instead of his singing, [[alto]] voice.<ref name=Harmony/><ref name=fm/> D'Or has been compared to Italian [[tenor]] [[Andrea Bocelli]] ( but with a Middle Eastern flavor),<ref>{{cite web|last=Klein|first=Amy|title=דוד ד'אורJerusalem|work=[[The Jewish Journal of Greater Los Angeles|Jewish Journal]]|date=February 5, 2004|url=http://www.jewishjournal.com/arts/article/jerusalem_for_a_song_20040206/|access-date=June 19, 2009|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160115103547/http://www.jewishjournal.com/arts/article/jerusalem_for_a_song_20040206/|archive-date=January 15, 2016|url-status=dead}}</ref> and his voice has been described as having the smoothness of [[Jack Johnson (musician)|Jack Johnson]] overlaid with the falsetto style of [[Jeff Buckley]].<ref name=NZ>{{cite web|last=Brookman |first=Tom |title=Womad Tarnaki 2008 |publisher=Soulshine |date=June 15, 2008 |url=http://www.soulshine.com.au/_article/2008/15/06/322-womad-taranaki-2008-new-plymouth-nz.html |access-date=June 19, 2009 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081012110022/http://www.soulshine.com.au/_article/2008/15/06/322-womad-taranaki-2008-new-plymouth-nz.html |archive-date=October 12, 2008 }}</ref>

==Performances==
In addition to singing for two Popes, D'Or has also sung for Israeli President [[Shimon Peres]], Italian President [[Giorgio Napolitano]], King [[Bhumibol Adulyadej]] of Thailand, the King and Queen of Sweden at the Swedish Royal Palace in [[Stockholm]], [[Nelson Mandela]], [[Tony Blair]], and [[Bill Clinton]].<ref name=JC080718/><ref name=AJN071217/><ref name=JP061015/><ref name=AICE08/>

D’Or has performed with the [[Israel Philharmonic Orchestra]], the [[Jerusalem]] Symphony Orchestra, the Rome Philharmonic, the [[London Symphony Orchestra|London Symphony]],<ref name=I04/> the [[Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra]], the [[Budapest]] Philharmonic, the [[China Philharmonic Orchestra]], the [[Singapore Symphony Orchestra]], the [[Belgrade Philharmonic Orchestra]],<ref name=reviews/> the [[New York Symphony Orchestra]], the [[Las Vegas Philharmonic Orchestra]], and the [[Baltimore Symphony Orchestra]].<ref name=AICE08/><ref name=AICE/>

D'Or has performed across the world, including in the United States, England, the [[Canary Islands]], Sweden, Germany, Poland, Austria, Hungary, [[Serbia]], Italy, [[Turkey]], India, [[Thailand]], Australia, China, [[Taiwan]], Singapore, the [[Philippines]], [[Morocco]], and Israel. He sang before audiences of 55,000 people in [[Trafalgar Square]] in London, and 40,000 in Paris.<ref name=SR/><ref name=AICE08/><ref>{{cite web|title=PM Olmert visits China|publisher=Israel-China Voice of Friendship|date=March–April 2007|url=http://www.jewsofchina.org/JewsOfChina08/SendFile.asp?DBID=1&LNGID=1&GID=589|format=ZIP|access-date=April 30, 2009|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160115103547/http://www.jewsofchina.org/JewsOfChina08/SendFile.asp?DBID=1&LNGID=1&GID=589|archive-date=January 15, 2016}}</ref><ref name=Temple>{{cite web|title=The Great David D'Or|publisher=TheTempleofUniversality.org|date=August 2007|url=http://www.thetempleofuniversality.org/NL-AUGUST-2007.pdf|access-date=May 10, 2009|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081122083143/http://www.thetempleofuniversality.org/NL-AUGUST-2007.pdf|archive-date=November 22, 2008}}</ref>

==Pseudonym meaning==
D'Or means "golden" or "of gold" in French, and in Francophone countries he is referred to as "golden David" or "David of gold".{{Citation needed|date=February 2010}}

==Discography==

===Albums===
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="width:100%; margin:auto;"
|- style="background:#efefef;"
! Year !! Title !! (English) !! [[International Federation of the Phonographic Industry|IFPI]] Israel Certification !! Label
|-
|1992||''David D'Or''|| ''"David D'Or"'' || style="text-align:center;"|Platinum<ref name=EC/>||[[Hed Arzi]] 
|-
| 1993 || ''Begovah Mishtaneh'' ||''"Changing Altitudes"'', or <br /> ''"Changing Heights"''  || style="text-align:center;"|Double Platinum{{Citation needed|date=June 2009}}||Hed Arzi
|-
| 1995 || ''David & Shlomo''|| ''"David and Salomon"'' || style="text-align:center;"|Platinum<ref name=EC/> ||Hed Arzi 
|-
| 1997 || ''David D’Or & Etti Ankri''|| ''"David D’Or & Etti Ankri"'' || style="text-align:center;"|Double Platinum{{Citation needed|date=June 2009}} ||Hed Arzi
|-
| 2001 || ''Baneshama'' || ''"In the Soul"'' || style="text-align:center;"|Platinum<ref name=EC/> || [[SISU Home Entertainment|SISU]]
|-
| 2003|| ''David D’Or VehaPhilharmonic'' || ''"David D’eor & the Philharmonic;<br /> Live Concert"''|| style="text-align:center;"|Platinum {{Citation needed|date=May 2009}}|| Aviv
|-
| 2004 || ''Le Haamin'' || ''"To Believe"'' || style="text-align:center;"|Platinum {{Citation needed|date=May 2009}} ||SISU
|-
| 2006 ||  ''Kmo HaRuach'' || ''"Like the Wind"'' || style="text-align:center;"|Gold{{Citation needed|date=May 2009}} ||SISU
|-
| 2007 || ''Ofa'a Haia'' || ''"Live Concert"'' || style="text-align:center;"|Platinum {{Citation needed|date=May 2009}} || Hed Arzi 
|-
| 2007 || ''Halelu—Shirim Shel David;<br /> Cantata LeShalom'' || ''"Halelu—Songs of David;<br /> Cantata for Peace"'' || style="text-align:center;"| — ||Hed Arzi
|-
| 2008 || ''Shirat Rabim'' || ''"Prayers"'', or<br /> ''"Songs of the Many—A World Prayer"'' || style="text-align:center;"| Gold<ref name=SR/> ||Hed Arzi
|-
| 2008 ||  ''聽見愛的聲音''  || ''"Voice of Love"'' || style="text-align:center;"| Platinum{{Citation needed|date=June 2009}} || Da Jung Jang
|}

==See also==
*[[Music of Israel]]

==References==
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==External links==
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* [http://www.daviddor.com/ David D'Or's official site]
* http://mooma.mako.co.il/Biography.asp?ArtistId=1533 {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160115103547/http://mooma.mako.co.il/Biography.asp?ArtistId=1533 |date=January 15, 2016 }}
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20080507033804/http://www.eonline.co.il/facts.asp?id=1862 David D'Or bio at E! Online {{in lang|he}}]
*{{AllMusic|class=artist|id=p651564|label=David D'Or}}
* [http://www.col.fr/article.php3?id_article=586 Cattan, Olivia, "Rencontre avec David d’Or; «Il faut essayer de modifier la vision que les Français ont d’Israël et la musique est un bon moyen de le faire»" Interview with David D'Or, ''Communauté On Line'' {{in lang|fr}}]
* [http://israelbeat.blogspot.com/2006/06/david-dor-interview.html Bingham, Walter, "David D'Or interview," Israel Beat Jewish Music Podcast – 6/6/06]
* [http://www.abc.net.au/rn/spiritofthings/stories/2008/2166422.htm Kohn, Rachel, "The Spirit of Things:  Singing the Tradition"], David D'Or interview, [[ABC Radio National]] – 2/24/08
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20080813004307/http://www20.sbs.com.au/podcasting/index.php?action=feeddetails&feedid=12&catid=8 Pavey, Sasha, "David D'Or interview; WOMADelaide Festival 2008"], [[Special Broadcasting Service|SBS]] World View Program – 6/13/08

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