Harel Skaat was born on August 8, 1981, in Kfar Sava.
In 2004, Skaat entered Kokhav Nolad, a singing competition on Israel television that is comparable to American Idol.
Skaat was chosen to sing the Israeli National Anthem, Hatikvah (The Hope) in a soccer game between Israel and France.
He released his debut album, Harel Skaat (הראל סקעת), in the Summer of 2006. The album produced a string of hits, including Kama Od Efshar, Mashehu Mimeni, Im Hu Y’lech and the romantic ballad, Ve At.
Skaat won numerous awards for his work on the self-titled album. He was named The Man of 2006 in Israeli Music by Keshet and The Male Singer of 2006 in the Hebrew Song Contest. He also won Singer of the Year and Song of the Year for Ve At (written by Israeli singer-songwriter, Keren Peles) in the Music 24 Channel’s Israel Music Awards (AMI). In addition, the Israeli Music Channel named If He Goes (Im Hu Y’lech) as the best music video of the year.
In May 2009, Skaat released the single, Now I Understand.
he album was released on September 1, 2009 and has reached gold status. Among the other songs to have been released as singles from the album include: Come Today, (Hebrew: בואי היום), End, (Hebrew: סוף) and Shine on Me (Od Yair Alay).
