Ishtar Alabina
Ishtar (born Esther (Eti) Zach, on 10 November 1967 in Kiryat Atta, Israel… Read Full Bio ↴Ishtar (born Esther (Eti) Zach, on 10 November 1967 in Kiryat Atta, Israel) is an Israeli-born pop singer who performs in Arabic, Hebrew, French, Spanish, and English. She debuted in 1996 and is best known for her work as the front vocalist of the French-based band Alabina, and her solo pop hits such as C'est La Vie, Last Kiss, and Habibi (Sawah).
She speaks and sings in Arabic, Hebrew, French, Spanish, and English; in addition, she says she "half-speaks Moroccan".
Ishtar began performing in clubs at age 14 and continued even while enrolled in the IDF. Though she was born Eti Zach, she chose the name 'Ishtar', a Mesopotamian Goddess, because her grandmother called her Ester, which "with her Egyptian accent it sounded like Ishtar", she said.
It was around this time a friend asked her to join them in France. She soon fell in love with the country and decided to make it her home.
Alabina Years:
Once she moved to France, Ishtar began working as a backup vocalist for several flamenco type acts. It was here she was discovered by Charles Ibgui who, enamored with her voice, introduced her to Los Niños de Sara. She joined the group as a lead vocalist and together they performed under the name Alabina.
Alabina soon became a worldwide success charting in the top 10 and top 40 several times in the US alone.
Alabina had found success mixing Flamenco, Arabic, Pop, and Dance sounds. Los Niños de Sara usually sang in Spanish while Ishtar would sing in Spanish, Arabic, French, Hebrew, or a mix of the languages — several songs were sung in Spanish and Arabic.
Solo Career:
Despite Alabina's success, after two albums Ishtar decided to do a solo project of her own (though still a member of the group); Los Niños de Sara also began to release CDs of their own.
In November, 2000 La Voix d'Alabina (The Voice of Alabina) was released. It stepped up the Oriental pop sound while mixing in some traditional Arabic sounds and dance beats. Nine out of the twelve songs were mainly in French though Arabic, Spanish, English, and Hebrew were mixed in on various songs (for example Last Kiss was in English). Several of the tracks found dance floor success, including Last Kiss.
Ishtar also paid a visit to her fans in Israel, where she hosted a few television shows, singing duos with local stars such as Pavlo Rosenberg, Avihu Medina, and David D'Or.
Ishtar continued to tour the world with Alabina for the next few years as she worked on her second album, Truly Emet, which was released in August, 2003 this time with most of the songs being in Hebrew. However she decided to sing more songs in mixes of Arabic and Hebrew to show that there could be harmony between the two cultures. Truly Emet was again a dance floor success especially the songs C'est La Vie, and again Last Kiss.
A few more performances were done with Alabina, though as of 2005, the group had seemed to disband by no longer actively performing or releasing new music.
Ishtar's third album, Je Sais D'où Je Viens (I know where I come from) was released in November, 2005. This time the music was still Oriental pop, however much less dance. More hip hop-type beats were stirred in with the Arabic music. Most of the songs were sung in Arabic, four were sung in French, and a few in English, while Spanish and Hebrew could be found throughout the album. Again she found dance success with such singles as Habibi (Sawah), which for the first time in her career featured a rapper JMI Sissoko.
Shortly after a greatest hits CD, The Alabina Years, was released, featuring a mix of Ishtar's solo hits, her Alabina hits, and some new English tracks as well.
Ishtar currently lives in France and is working on promoting her album "Best Of".
Discography
** Albums(Only solo CDs are listed)
The Voice of Alabina
Truly Emet
Je Sais d'où Je Viens
The Alabina Years
Best Of Ishtar Alabina
** Singles
Last Kiss
C'est La Vie
Habibi (Sawah)
Yahad
She speaks and sings in Arabic, Hebrew, French, Spanish, and English; in addition, she says she "half-speaks Moroccan".
Ishtar began performing in clubs at age 14 and continued even while enrolled in the IDF. Though she was born Eti Zach, she chose the name 'Ishtar', a Mesopotamian Goddess, because her grandmother called her Ester, which "with her Egyptian accent it sounded like Ishtar", she said.
It was around this time a friend asked her to join them in France. She soon fell in love with the country and decided to make it her home.
Alabina Years:
Once she moved to France, Ishtar began working as a backup vocalist for several flamenco type acts. It was here she was discovered by Charles Ibgui who, enamored with her voice, introduced her to Los Niños de Sara. She joined the group as a lead vocalist and together they performed under the name Alabina.
Alabina soon became a worldwide success charting in the top 10 and top 40 several times in the US alone.
Alabina had found success mixing Flamenco, Arabic, Pop, and Dance sounds. Los Niños de Sara usually sang in Spanish while Ishtar would sing in Spanish, Arabic, French, Hebrew, or a mix of the languages — several songs were sung in Spanish and Arabic.
Solo Career:
Despite Alabina's success, after two albums Ishtar decided to do a solo project of her own (though still a member of the group); Los Niños de Sara also began to release CDs of their own.
In November, 2000 La Voix d'Alabina (The Voice of Alabina) was released. It stepped up the Oriental pop sound while mixing in some traditional Arabic sounds and dance beats. Nine out of the twelve songs were mainly in French though Arabic, Spanish, English, and Hebrew were mixed in on various songs (for example Last Kiss was in English). Several of the tracks found dance floor success, including Last Kiss.
Ishtar also paid a visit to her fans in Israel, where she hosted a few television shows, singing duos with local stars such as Pavlo Rosenberg, Avihu Medina, and David D'Or.
Ishtar continued to tour the world with Alabina for the next few years as she worked on her second album, Truly Emet, which was released in August, 2003 this time with most of the songs being in Hebrew. However she decided to sing more songs in mixes of Arabic and Hebrew to show that there could be harmony between the two cultures. Truly Emet was again a dance floor success especially the songs C'est La Vie, and again Last Kiss.
A few more performances were done with Alabina, though as of 2005, the group had seemed to disband by no longer actively performing or releasing new music.
Ishtar's third album, Je Sais D'où Je Viens (I know where I come from) was released in November, 2005. This time the music was still Oriental pop, however much less dance. More hip hop-type beats were stirred in with the Arabic music. Most of the songs were sung in Arabic, four were sung in French, and a few in English, while Spanish and Hebrew could be found throughout the album. Again she found dance success with such singles as Habibi (Sawah), which for the first time in her career featured a rapper JMI Sissoko.
Shortly after a greatest hits CD, The Alabina Years, was released, featuring a mix of Ishtar's solo hits, her Alabina hits, and some new English tracks as well.
Ishtar currently lives in France and is working on promoting her album "Best Of".
Discography
** Albums(Only solo CDs are listed)
The Voice of Alabina
Truly Emet
Je Sais d'où Je Viens
The Alabina Years
Best Of Ishtar Alabina
** Singles
Last Kiss
C'est La Vie
Habibi (Sawah)
Yahad
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Ishtar Alabina Lyrics
Adios Barcelona I saw you there, I felt your stare I wanted you…
Alabina De granada a Casablanca Enterré mi fantasía Una guitarra, y …
Alabina (Original Version) De granada a Casablanca Una guitarra, y una gitana canta Can…
Allahalek Ya Sidi الله عليك يا سيدي قلبك داب في ايدي الله عليك يا سيدي قلبك…
Apprivoise-moi Petit prince d'aujourd'hui Au cœur de mille nuits Toi qui …
Bethibini كانت لحظة بين الصحراء لما تلاقوا عينينا نظرة واحدة ولدت قصة…
C'est La Vie C'est la vie elllbi C'est la vie elllbi C'est la…
Comme Toi L'amour n'est pas c'que tu penses Juste un aller sans retou…
Corps étranger Je veux me plonger dans ton Corps étranger Traverser la plag…
Diki Diki Diki diki Diki diki anta sadiki Anta anisou'lbayti rafiki S…
Dis le moi ألــف ليلــــة وليلـــة ... قصـــة كل ليلــة أحكـي يـــا شه…
Emet Player: Nirraz Od yom maftzia lo ze boker shel tikva Ve kere…
Et qu'un ange passe Tu voudrais lui dire Que c'est vers lui Que vont les soupirs…
Fi Hawak Kaçsanda günvegün bana Yakınlaştın adım adım Aslında günvegü…
Fi Hawaka علمنى هواك اى معنى الحيرة علمنى اشتاق علمنى الغيرة علمنى هوا…
Forever When the night is over I'm gonna run to you You make…
Habibi Sawah, wana mashee layalee ///Vagabond, I'm walking all nigh…
Habibi Sawah Sawah, wana mashee layalee ///Vagabond, I′m walking all nigh…
Helwa Ya Baladi Kelma helwa u kelmeten Helwa ya baladi Ghenwa helwa ou ghe…
Horchat Hai Caliptus Kshe Ima Bah Ahena Yafa Utzeira Mos Az Aha Al…
Je N'Oublie Rein Regarder plus haut Bien plus haut que moi Et pouvoir te dire…
Lamouni Lamouni li rarou mini Alou li wash aajhbak fiha Lamouni li…
Last Kiss Desert has call out my name I should go out there…
Lo Däi Baahava מי אמר ש... שאהבה היא לעולם ומי אמר ש... היא באה…
Loin de ce monde fou Je partirais d'ici loin Tu me verra plus Tu viendras me voir…
Lolaï Lolai, lailolai, lolai Yala, yala, yala, yala Lolai, lailo…
Lolole Lolole lolole lolole lolole Habibi fi ayam fi dunya Ayam…
Mille et une nuits Mille Et Une Nuits Si tu me voyais comme une ombre…
Ragga boom ألــف ليلــــة وليلـــة ... قصـــة كل ليلــة أحكـي يـــا شه…
Salam la Paz al Final Soy un hombre mas bien norma Donde manda el carazon Por qu…
Salma ya salama Ole y ola, ole y ola, ole y ola ya…
Salma ya salama (Olé y Ola) Fidounial h'bira We'l blet al k'bire Lafet, Lafet, Lafet. We…
Vida Mia Vida mia, estoy sin ti No me dejes asi Vida mia, estoy…
Yahad Rak ratsiti shetidi She'at kol ha'olam ani She'asafti belibi…
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Yalla Yalla (feat. Ilan Babylon) De Granada a Casablanca Enterre mi fantacia Una guitarra y u…