Nicol Raidman

{{Short description|Israeli philanthropist}}

{{Infobox musical artist

| name = Nicol Raidman

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| background = solo_singer

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| genre = Pop

| birth_name = Nicol Raidman

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1986|06|11|df=yes}}

| birth_place = Odesa, Ukrainian SSR, USSR

| native_name = ניקול ראידמן

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| instrument = Saxophone

| years_active = 2011–present

| occupation = Singer, Businesswoman, Model

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Nicol Raidman ({{langx|he|ניקול ראידמן}}, {{langx|uk|Ніколь Райдман}}; 11 June 1986)[http://www.mako.co.il/entertainment-celebs/local/Article-d36df12ac223f31006.htm Mako.co.il: עושר אקספרס: ניקול ראידמן חוגגת יום הולדת] {{in lang|he}} 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.[https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/live-feed/israels-real-housewives-throw-shade-562885 Israel's 'Real Housewives' Throw Shade at U.S. Version; Andy Cohen Responds] The Hollywood Reporter. 5 June 2013

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|date=January 2024}}

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.[https://www.atmag.co.il/%D7%9E%D7%94-%D7%A7%D7%A8%D7%94-%D7%9C%D7%97%D7%A0%D7%95%D7%AA-%D7%A9%D7%9C-%D7%A8%D7%90%D7%99%D7%93%D7%9E%D7%9F/ ניקול ראידמן לא תאמין: מה נותר מהחנות המפונפנת שלה? ] atmag | Published 28/09/21

In 2019 she launched her singing career.[https://www.haaretz.com/israel-news/.premium.MAGAZINE-at-this-surreal-event-sara-netanyahu-was-only-the-sidekick-1.7896319 At This Surreal Event, Sara Netanyahu Was Only the Sidekick] Haaretz. 24 September 2019 Aki Avni appears as her love interest in two music videos.[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iQ_PnKXoPu8 ניקול ראידמן - מחפשת את האחד // Nicol Raidman] YouTube. 19 September 2019[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yjuzjfP3pm8&t=11s ניקול ראידמן - צ'או בייבי // Nicol Raidman] YouTube. 19 September 2019

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.

.[https://www.ynet.co.il/economy/article/sy8bseuan ניקול ראידמן תובעת: "נאלצה לשכור דירה חלופית ב-230 אלף שקל לחודש" ] Ynet, 07.079.23