Ofra haza, who at one point was israels top pop recording artist, was born to a poverty stricken family, and, as the youngest of nine, she rose to fame as a singer and actress. Listen to ofra haza soundcloud is an audio platform that lets you listen to what you love and share the sounds you create 59 tracks. Ofra haza music listen free on jango pictures, videos. Shop vinyl and cds and complete your ofra haza collection. Batsheva ofra hazaashkenazi, known professionally as ofra haza was an israeli singer, actress and grammy awardnominee recording artist, commonly known as the israeli madonna, or madonna of the east. After serving her mandatory stint with the israeli army, haza began her solo recording career in earnest, racking up grammys and a secondplace win in the 1983 eurovision contest. Long one of israels most popular singers, ofra haza broke through to international recognition during the mid80s when her traditional music found favor on the u. Haza was born the youngest of nine children in the poor tel aviv neighborhood of hatikvah in 39 boaz street. Shaday, recorded in both tel aviv and england, became hazas international breakthrough album and includes the hebrewenglish language remix singles im ninalu and galbi, as well as shaday and daale daale, also released as remix singles. Recommendations people who bought this item also bought.
Keyboards izhar ashdot lyrics by ofra haza music by izhar ashdot, ofra haza translated by english translation keren barak. Ofra represented israel in the eurovision song contest in germany in 1983 with the song chai alive and finished second with six points disparity. Ofra haza shaday goldenmp3 best place to download music. One of israels most popular and famous daughters, the singer ofra haza made an enormous contribution to israels popular music culture during her short life and her music formed an important bridge beween israeli and arabic music lovers. When someone mentions the name ofra haza people dont say, oh, i know who that is. Ofra haza 19572000 was a famous israeli jewish singer, actress and international recording artist of yemenite origins. Shaday was a 1988 album by ofra haza, released after the international chart success of the single im nin alu english mix. In the lead up to international womens day, we honor and celebrate iconic women who left an indelible mark in the hearts of israelis and the world over. Stream tracks and playlists from ofra haza on your desktop or mobile device. Ofra haza download high quality complete mp3 albums. Guest download free member download premium member download estimated download time.
Songs wie show me oder you haben wirklich hitpotential. He was suspected of having infected haza with the hiv virus. It was released as a fourth single from her 1988 album of the same day. Upload download has been moved to the sssl protocol. Long one of israels most popular singers, ofra haza broke through to international recognition. Letters to ofra, a collection of letters aloni writes to the entertainer, proceeds in a relatively linear fashion. Shaday is an album by israeli singer ofra haza, released in 1988. With long, raven black hair, dark, kohllined eyes and delicate features, hazas exotic beauty is matched by her extraordinary voice. She was one of the most popular and appreciated female singers in israel. Her voice has been described as a tender mezzosoprano. Ofra haza married doron ashkenazi in 1997, who died in 2001 of an overdose of crystallized cocaine. Brought up in the slums of tel aviv she was spotted singing at the age of 12 by local impresario bezalel aloni and began performing in. Ofra haza desert wind is a 1989 album by ofra haza, who was one of the most popular singers in israel at the time.
In 1969, at the age of 12, haza joined a local theater troupe, and manager bezalel aloni spotted her singing talent. Hazas music is known as a mixture of traditional and commercial singing styles, fusing elements of eastern. Like the followup galbi, it was originally included on the 1984 album yemenite songs, which consisted of traditional folk songs with lyrics coming from the poetry of 16th century. The song was written by bezalel aloni and israeli singer ofra haza. The late ofra haza, a luminary of 20th century israeli pop music, got her start as a teenager in the 70s as a member of the acclaimed theater group hatikva. November 19, 1957 february 23, 2000 was an israeli singer, actress and international recording artist. He staged many of his productions around haza, and later became her manager and mentor. Because our mp3s have no drm, you can play it on any device that supports mp3, even on your ipod. By using our website and our services, you agree to our use of cookies as described in our cookie policy. Listen free to ofra haza shaday im ninalu, eshal and more. The prima donna of late20thcentury israeli pop music. Desert wind middle east by ofra haza cd 1989 sire yemenite songs import. Shaday, an album by ofra haza on spotify we and our partners use cookies to personalize your experience, to show you ads based on your interests, and for measurement and analytics purposes. Ofra haza cd shaday israeli madonna galbi im nin alu da ale daale love song.
Haza was unknown in the rest of the world until the previous year when the song im ninalu and the following album shaday were released, bringing her to the attention of europe and the united states. Shaday, recorded in both tel aviv and england, became haza s international breakthrough album and includes the hebrewenglish language remix singles im ninalu and galbi, as well as shaday and daale daale, also released as remix singles. In addition to releasing nearly 30 solo albums, she also. Batsheva ofra hazaashkenazi, known professionally as ofra haza hebrew.