Ofra Haza

Quick Facts

Full Name	Ofra Haza
Occupation	Opera Singer
Date Of Birth	Nov 19, 1957(1957-11-19)
Age	67
Date Of Death	2000-02-23
Birthplace	Tel Aviv
Country	Israel
Horoscope	Scorpio

Ofra Haza Biography

Ofra Haza is one of the most popular and richest Opera Singer who was born on November 19, 1957 in Tel Aviv, Israel. Mezzo-soprano Israeli singer who was an international pop star in the opposite side of a divided region.

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Haza completed her Israeli military service in 1979.

Her first album, entitled Al Ahavot Shelanu (“About Our Loves”), was released in 1980 and yielded a string of popular radio hits, including Hageshem (“The Rain”), Shir Ahava La’chayal (“Love Song For The Soldier”), Kmo Tzipor (“Like A Bird”) and what ultimately became her signature song in Israel, Shir Ha’frecha (“The Bimbo Song”). The latter was written for the film Schlager (1979) in which Haza played a leading role. At first, radio stations across the country refused to play the song due to its lyrics, which at the time were unacceptable, but it quickly climbed the charts and reached No. 1, where it stayed for five consecutive weeks. Later in the year, the album attained gold status.

She was born the eldest of nine children in an upper-middle class Yemenite Jewish family.

Ofra Haza Net Worth

Ofra Haza is one of the richest Opera Singer from Israel. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Ofra Haza 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

She was identified via a talent-scout singing in a local theater and was given the opportunity to sing.

After a string that included hugely well-known songs in Israel She released the album Yemenite songs, and it reached platinum-selling status.

Bat-Sheva Ofra Haza-Ashkenazi, known professionally as Ofra Haza (Hebrew: עפרה חזה ‎; 19 November 1957 – 23 February 2000) was an Israeli singer, actress and Grammy Award-nominee recording artist, commonly known in the Western world as “The Israeli Madonna”, or “Madonna of the East”. Her voice has been described as a “tender” mezzo-soprano.

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Who is Ofra Haza Dating?

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The album Adama (“Earth”) followed in 1985 and saw writers in the country contributing to the album such as Sasha Argov, Naomi Shemer, Ya’akov Orland and Ehud Manor, among others. The album produced the singles Adama, Goral Echad (“One Destiny”) and Mishehu Holech Tamid Iti (“Someone Always Walks With Me”), and reached gold status. Later that year, Ofra released “Shirey Moledet B”, a continuation of her renditions of Israeli folk songs. The album went gold.

Facts & Trivia

Ofra Ranked on the list of most popular Opera Singer. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in Israel. Ofra Haza celebrates birthday on November 19 of every year.

Haza also received critical acclaim for the albums Fifty Gates of Wisdom (1988), Desert Wind (1989), Kirya (1992), Ofra Haza (1997) and for her collection of children’s songs, L’Yeladim (1982).

Is Ofra Haza dead?

February 23, 2000

Is Ofra Haza from Yemen?

Ms. Haza was born in the poor Hatikva district of Tel Aviv , one of nine children. Her parents had left Yemen in 1949 to escape religious persecution. She learned old Yemenite songs from her parents, while also soaking up Israeli folk songs, the Beatles and Elvis Presley.

Did Ofra Haza win the Eurovision?

In 1983 she placed second in the Eurovision competition , and her album Shirei Teiman became an international sensation. In 1988 she won the Golden Lion competition in Germany and the International Song Festival in Tokyo, and her album Shaday sold more than a million copies. In her brief career, she recorded 27 albums.

Who won Eurovision for Israel?

In terms of winning songs, Israel is among the most successful countries in Eurovision. Israel has produced four Eurovision winners: Izhar Cohen & the Alphabeta (1978), Gali Atari & Milk and Honey (1979), Dana International (1998) and Netta (2018).

Why Israel is strong?

The country has developed a strong educational infrastructure, and a high- quality incubation system for new cutting edge ideas to create value driven goods and services. These developments have allowed the country to create a high concentration of high-tech companies across the country’s regions.