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Ofra Haza
Hebrew: 'ofrah hazah
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Music examples
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Chai (1983)
Im Nin' Alu (Original version, 1984)
Im Nin' Alu (Remix version, 1988)
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Notable studio albums
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| Al Ahavot Shelanu |
1980 |
| Chai |
1983 |
| Yemenite Songs |
1984 |
| Shaday |
1988 |
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(1957-2000) Israeli, Jewish singer and actress.
Central to her music was her family's origins in Yemen, from where she used the musical heritage to launch a career that would become international. Her career heigh was in 1988, with the remixed traditional tune Im Nin' Alu.
Ofra Haza cooperated with a number of important international musicians, like Iggy Pop and Paula Abdul.
She was married to Doron Ashkenazi and had no children.
Biography
1957: Born in Hatikvah, a poor suburb of Tel Aviv.
1980: Releases her first album, Al Ahavot Shelanu.
1983: Participates in the Eurovision Song Contest, coming in second with the song Chai. The song and its album would become a great success.
1988: With the remixed version of the Yemenite Im Nin' Alu, Ofra Haza has her international breakthrough. The song was no. 1 in West-Germany for 9 weeks.
2000: Dies of complications from AIDS.
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