Nicol Raidman
Nicol Raidman | |
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| Birth name | Nicol Raidman |
| Born | 11 June 1986 Odesa, Ukrainian SSR, USSR |
| Genres | Pop |
| Occupation(s) | Singer, Businesswoman, Model |
| Instrument | Saxophone |
| Years active | 2011–present |
Nicol Raidman (Hebrew: ניקול ראידמן, Ukrainian: Ніколь Райдман; 11 June 1986)[1] is a USSR-born Israeli figure, businesswoman and philanthropist's wife. She participated in two seasons of the Israeli reality show Me'usharot, Israel's answer to The Real Housewives franchise.[2]
Born in Odesa, Ukrainian SSR, USSR, Raidman is an only child. Her father is a businessman, and her mother is a musician who ran the Conservatory in Ukraine and the "Tower of Light (theatre)", a Yiddish musical theater in Odesa. Nicol herself learned to play the saxophone in her youth.
In 1996, ten-year-old Raidman and her family emigrated to Israel. She worked as a salesperson in a toy shop. At the end of high school, she enrolled in communications and international relations at the Open University while working as a makeup artist and a production assistant.[citation needed]
In 2011 she opened a luxury clothing store, "Madame de Pompadour", in Tel Aviv. In April 2013, she launched a perfume bearing the name of the store and sold exclusively duty-free.In 2018, the store was closed.[3]
In 2019 she launched her singing career.[4] Aki Avni appears as her love interest in two music videos.[5][6]
In September 2013, she filed a lawsuit against the "Clean Core Technologies" company that carried out fire damage repair work at her home in Herzliya. The lawsuit was for NIS 3.6 million. .[7]
Personal life
[edit]Raidman was married to the entrepreneur, Michael Cherney.[4] They have two children together, Michelle and Richard. They parted in mid 2019.[citation needed]
She is close friends with Sara Netanyahu, wife of Israeli politician, Benjamin Netanyahu.[4]
Philanthropy
[edit]In 2014, during Operation Protective Edge, she donated NIS 300,000 to immediately buy protective vests for combat Israeli soldiers,[8] and another NIS 200,000 to buy food and clothing for soldiers.[9]
References
[edit]- ^ Mako.co.il: עושר אקספרס: ניקול ראידמן חוגגת יום הולדת (in Hebrew)
- ^ Israel's 'Real Housewives' Throw Shade at U.S. Version; Andy Cohen Responds The Hollywood Reporter. 5 June 2013
- ^ ניקול ראידמן לא תאמין: מה נותר מהחנות המפונפנת שלה? atmag | Published 28/09/21
- ^ a b c At This Surreal Event, Sara Netanyahu Was Only the Sidekick Haaretz. 24 September 2019
- ^ ניקול ראידמן - מחפשת את האחד // Nicol Raidman YouTube. 19 September 2019
- ^ ניקול ראידמן - צ'או בייבי // Nicol Raidman YouTube. 19 September 2019
- ^ ניקול ראידמן תובעת: "נאלצה לשכור דירה חלופית ב-230 אלף שקל לחודש" Ynet, 07.079.23
- ^ How did Nicole Raedman contribute to the safety of the combat soldiers in Gaza? mako | Published 28/07/14
- ^ Nicole Raedman: "Two hundred thousand shekels on groceries for soldiers Ynet, 22.07.14
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