The Onelli live show puts three female vocalists at the center of a full production. Around them are a DJ, 2 to 6 dancers, sound, lighting, five stage effects and a crew shooting photos and video. The team behind it has run events for about 20 years. In that time, it has organized more than 1,000 weddings, parties and other events across Israel.
Who is Onelli?
Onelli is three female singers performing live, plus the people who make everything around them work. The trio sings covers and its own songs, switching between Hebrew, Russian and English in whatever mix suits your guests. Around the voices we build the rest of the evening. The DJ fills the breaks, the dancers join the big numbers, and the effects land where we planned them.
What did 20 years and 1,000 events teach us?
Mostly that things go wrong between suppliers. The band finishes and the DJ isn’t ready. Nobody told the effects operator that the first dance moved up by ten minutes. The dancers bring their own track, and it doesn’t match the band’s tempo.
Each supplier did their job, and the evening still stumbled. So we put it all into one show, and that became the Onelli live show. The singers and dancers rehearse the same numbers, and the DJ knows the program. The effects follow a cue list we write with you.
With the dancers moving to the song the trio is singing, the stage looks like a concert. You get one contact and one booking instead of five phone numbers. See what the full show includes.
What’s different about our music?
Part of it is our own. The team writes the music and films the clips itself, which gives us something a cover band can’t bring. Our two original songs, “Alila” and “Kablan Nadlan,” are part of our live program, and you can watch their official videos.
How does the Onelli live show work at your event?
By the time we arrive, the evening is already planned. Before the event, we agree on the songs and languages, the number of dancers and the effects your venue allows. Then we pin down the big moments: the entrance, the first dance, the toasts, the finale.
On the day of the event, we come early to set up and test everything, so the doors open on a finished stage. Plans still change at the last minute. Speeches run long and brides run late, and after more than 1,000 events, that doesn’t throw us.
We also ask about the people in the room. Who should be first on the dance floor? Which uncle will want the microphone? Which song will make your mother cry, and should it come before the speeches or after?
During the evening, you shouldn’t have to manage anything. The trio performs in live blocks, the DJ keeps the floor going between them, and the cues run from the plan. You get to be a guest at your own party, and when it’s over, the photos and the video of the evening are yours.
Who do we perform for?
We perform at weddings, bar and bat mitzvahs, company parties, birthdays and holiday parties anywhere in Israel. Israeli audiences are often mixed: Russian-speaking parents, Hebrew-speaking friends, English-speaking guests from abroad. That’s why the trio works in three languages.
For expats planning a wedding here, or an international company with visitors from abroad, English can lead the evening. Israeli songs mixed in give the guests a taste of a local party. See how we plan a wedding for guests from abroad, or check where in Israel we perform.
We’re also looking for female singers and dancers to join the Onelli live show. If that’s you, see careers at Onelli.