Esther Ofarim

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Esther Ofarim
Zaied, Esther
Esther Ofarim, 1966
Background information
Native name אסתר עופרים
Birth name Esther Ofarim
Born (1941-06-13) June 13, 1941
Safed, Israel
Genres Folk, Pop, Jewish Yemenite
Occupations Singer, Songwriter, Musician
Years active 1959–present
Labels Hed Arzi, Israphon, Philips, EMI
Associated acts Abi Ofarim
Website www.estherofarim.com

Esther Ofarim (Hebrew: אסתר עופרים‎) (born June 13, 1941) is an Israeli singer.

Biography

Esther Zaied was born in Safed to a Syrian Jewish family. In 1959, she met Abi Ofarim, a guitarist and dancer, whom she later married. She began performing as a child, singing Hebrew and international folk songs.

In 1960 Esther landed a small role in the film Exodus. In 1961, she won the Song Festival in Tel Aviv, where she sang "Saëni Imchá Bemachol" (Dance with Me) and "Naamah". Two years later, she won second place in the Eurovision Song Contest 1963 with "T'en vas pas," representing Switzerland.

From then on, her duo with Abi Ofarim took off. In 1966, they had their first hit in Germany with "Noch einen Tanz." Their greatest success in Germany was in 1967 with "Morning of my Life", which was written by the Bee Gees. In 1968 "Cinderella Rockefella" hit the top of the charts in a number of countries including the UK.[1] They played many live concerts in New York and London, and in 1969 they toured around the world.

Esther Ofarim, Hamburg concert, 2001

The couple divorced in Germany in 1970.[2]

Esther started her solo career with several albums and concerts. In 1984, she played in Joshua Sobol's piece "Ghetto", produced by Peter Zadek in Berlin (Germany). There she sang some songs, including "Frühling" and "Unter deinen weissen Sternen". Ofarim's songs were featured in the 2004 Israeli film, Walk on Water.

See also

References

  1. ↑ Roberts, David (2006). British Hit Singles & Albums (19th ed.). London: Guinness World Records Limited. p. 404. ISBN 1-904994-10-5. 
  2. ↑ Esther-ofarim.de

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Awards and achievements
Preceded by
Jean Philippe
with "Le retour"		 Switzerland in the Eurovision Song Contest
1963 		Succeeded by
Anita Traversi
with "I miei pensieri"
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