Ofra Haza
Ofra Haza (עפרה חזה) (born as Bat-Sheva Ofrah Hazah in the working class ne… Read Full Bio ↴Ofra Haza (עפרה חזה) (born as Bat-Sheva Ofrah Hazah in the working class neighborhood of Hatikva, Tel Aviv, Israel on 19 November 1957 - died 23 February 2000) was an Israeli singer, songwriter and actress.
Of Mizrahi Jewish (Yemenite-Jewish) descent, Haza's music is known as a mixture of traditional Middle Eastern and commercial singing styles, fusing elements of Eastern and Western instrumentation, orchestration and dance-beat, as well as lyrics from Mizrahi and Jewish folk tales and poetry.
By the late 1980s, Haza was an internationally successful artist, achieving large success in Europe and the Americas and appearing regularly on MTV. During her singing career, she earned many platinum and gold discs and her music proved highly popular in the club scene. By the 1990s, at the peak of her career, she regularly featured in movie soundtracks, such as that of Dick Tracy (1990) and famously in the Prince of Egypt (1998), and her vocals were popularly sampled in hip hop. Her death in 2000 from an AIDS-related illness shocked the Israeli public and was the subject of much controversy in Israel. In Israel, Haza was a highly influential cultural figure, referred to as one of the country's biggest cultural icons, who helped to popularize Mizrahi culture.
Biography
In 1969, at the age of 12, Haza joined a local theater troupe, and manager Bezalel Aloni spotted her singing talent. He staged many of his productions around Haza, and later became her manager and mentor. At the age of 19, she became Israel's first pop star and retrospectively, music journalists described her as "The Madonna of the East".
She came to fame in the late 80s, with her album Shaday and her single Im Nin'Alu which reached #1 on several European charts in 1988 and remained for nine straight weeks in top position on the German charts. Then she impressed the whole world with her album Yemenite Songs, which was later released in the US as Fifty Gates of Wisdom. She added more high-tech elements and worked with producers such as Thomas Dolby and Don Was.
She also lent her vocals to a 1992 re-recording of The Sisters of Mercy's single "Temple of Love," subtitled "Touched by the Hand of Ofra Haza" (a tongue-in-cheek reference to New Order who had a hit with "Touched by the Hand of God").
Her voice has been described as mezzo-soprano, of near-flawless tonal quality, capable of lending itself to a variety of musical styles with apparent ease. Her style, including elements of Hebrew pop, sounds tasty, yet exotic, and the strength of her voice gained her many admirers.
Ofra Haza died at the age of 42 in 2000 – the cause being widely reported as organ failure or pneumonia, reportedly arising from HIV/AIDS complications. Her family declined to confirm or deny these reports however, stating that it was Haza's wish that the matter should remain private. There was considerable media interest into the circumstances of her death. Ofra Haza married Doron Ashkenazi in 1997, who died in 2001 of an overdose of crystallized cocaine. He was suspected of having infected Haza with the HIV virus.
Ofra represented Israel in the Eurovision Song Contest in Germany in 1983 with the song “חי” (Chai (חי), usually pronounced like the English word “hi” or “high,” a word and symbol that means “life”) and finished second with six points disparity. Her greatest hits collections Melody of the Heart Vols 1 and 2 comes in two 3CD boxed set collections.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ofra_Haza
Of Mizrahi Jewish (Yemenite-Jewish) descent, Haza's music is known as a mixture of traditional Middle Eastern and commercial singing styles, fusing elements of Eastern and Western instrumentation, orchestration and dance-beat, as well as lyrics from Mizrahi and Jewish folk tales and poetry.
By the late 1980s, Haza was an internationally successful artist, achieving large success in Europe and the Americas and appearing regularly on MTV. During her singing career, she earned many platinum and gold discs and her music proved highly popular in the club scene. By the 1990s, at the peak of her career, she regularly featured in movie soundtracks, such as that of Dick Tracy (1990) and famously in the Prince of Egypt (1998), and her vocals were popularly sampled in hip hop. Her death in 2000 from an AIDS-related illness shocked the Israeli public and was the subject of much controversy in Israel. In Israel, Haza was a highly influential cultural figure, referred to as one of the country's biggest cultural icons, who helped to popularize Mizrahi culture.
Biography
In 1969, at the age of 12, Haza joined a local theater troupe, and manager Bezalel Aloni spotted her singing talent. He staged many of his productions around Haza, and later became her manager and mentor. At the age of 19, she became Israel's first pop star and retrospectively, music journalists described her as "The Madonna of the East".
She came to fame in the late 80s, with her album Shaday and her single Im Nin'Alu which reached #1 on several European charts in 1988 and remained for nine straight weeks in top position on the German charts. Then she impressed the whole world with her album Yemenite Songs, which was later released in the US as Fifty Gates of Wisdom. She added more high-tech elements and worked with producers such as Thomas Dolby and Don Was.
She also lent her vocals to a 1992 re-recording of The Sisters of Mercy's single "Temple of Love," subtitled "Touched by the Hand of Ofra Haza" (a tongue-in-cheek reference to New Order who had a hit with "Touched by the Hand of God").
Her voice has been described as mezzo-soprano, of near-flawless tonal quality, capable of lending itself to a variety of musical styles with apparent ease. Her style, including elements of Hebrew pop, sounds tasty, yet exotic, and the strength of her voice gained her many admirers.
Ofra Haza died at the age of 42 in 2000 – the cause being widely reported as organ failure or pneumonia, reportedly arising from HIV/AIDS complications. Her family declined to confirm or deny these reports however, stating that it was Haza's wish that the matter should remain private. There was considerable media interest into the circumstances of her death. Ofra Haza married Doron Ashkenazi in 1997, who died in 2001 of an overdose of crystallized cocaine. He was suspected of having infected Haza with the HIV virus.
Ofra represented Israel in the Eurovision Song Contest in Germany in 1983 with the song “חי” (Chai (חי), usually pronounced like the English word “hi” or “high,” a word and symbol that means “life”) and finished second with six points disparity. Her greatest hits collections Melody of the Heart Vols 1 and 2 comes in two 3CD boxed set collections.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ofra_Haza
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Ofra Haza Lyrics
A Love Song to a Soldier Put away your tears and your sleepy eyes. Put away your…
Ahava Day after day, night after night Nothing in love is black…
Alive CHAI Shim'u echai, ani od chai Ushtei einai od nisa'ot la'…
ash'alech A'salk ya hori al ganani Lamah lamah 'adabthanay W'ana A'ada…
Ayelet Chen AYELET CHEN BAGALUT TISMAKEN V'BALAYLAH BATECH HEYKOH MALANI…
Barefoot MA LI UMI LI MI SHA, SHA, SHAM AH EA'ALBI YA'ALBI MA LI UMI…
Da' Ale Da' Ale YAH YAH HABIBI WEN ISALAM?! GULI KALAM... DA′ALE DA'ALE, DA′…
Da'ale Da'ale YAH YAH HABIBI WEN ISALAM?! GULI KALAM... DA'ALE DA'ALE, DA'…
Daw Da Hiya Back in ancient time Loving was a crime For a single girl Li…
Deliver Us [Egyptian Guards] Mud...Sand...Water...Straw...Faster! Mud…
Desert Wind Ya Bi Na Ya... Tell me why tell me why ya bi na Tell…
Don't Forsake Me Sar hamamunah, sar hamamunah Ginat agoz gum patah nah Ginat …
Elo Hi Ken, yesh harbei hester panim V'ahavot she'i efshar Kmo she'…
Eshal ESHAL: malach ozer moshiya uomegen malach ozer moshiya u…
Face To Face Only when you travel Very deep inside yourself Can you recog…
Fatamorgana Fire on the sky Colors flying through her mind Desert touch …
Frecha Ein li rosh lemilim arukot veata min mila aruka shekazot c…
Galbi Ahhh Galbi Galbi ya heb il hawa La tin na ou mini Min…
I Want To Fly I want to fly!!!... My eyes are like a little bird's A…
I'm Nin' Alu I'M NIN'ALU DAL THAE NA DI VIM DAL THAE MA ROM LO NIN'ALU J…
In Ta IN TA my mind IN TA my heart IN TA my life YAH…
Innocent Hashamaim ... sadot un'dudei adam lemilchamot ga'agu'im nikr…
Jerusalem of Gold The mountain air is clear as wine And the scent of…
Kaddish For salvation, Kaddish, For redemption, Kaddish, For forgive…
Kashmir Oh let the sun beat down upon my face Stars to…
Kirya KIRYA YAFEFIAH MASOS LE'ARAYICH KIRYA YAFEFIAH MASOS LE'ARAY…
Lady 'AL GAG BEVENEYN YESHAN LEVAD MITGORERET 'AL GAG B'LI M'ALYI…
Le'orech Hayam Elohai elohai eeeeeeeeelohai kol haneshamaaaaa shenatata bi …
lefelach harimon LEFELACH HARIMON ADAMAH RAKTEKH K'GEBAH HAERMON DZHABOHAH KO…
Leorech Hayam Elohai elohai eeeeeeeeelohai kol haneshamaaaaa shenatata bi …
Love Song Put away your tears and your sleepy eyes. Put away your…
Lullaby Hush now my baby Be still and don't cry, sleep like you're…
Middle East In my Promised Land In the Middle East What will we do…
Mm'mma Mm'mmamm'mmamm'mma Mm'mmamm'mmamm'mma Mm'mmamm'mmamm'mma Wac…
My Aching Heart I thought by now I'd forget Give me a sign I wanted…
My Ethiopian Boy KUM VE LECH AL TIV KAE KUM VE LECH AL TIV…
Mystery Fate And Love All my life I'm waiting for you Mystery, fate and love... To…
Ode le'eli Ode le'eli konani tzur pa'ali Hua yishma'ah koli wyapek maml…
One Day One day, you'll be on your own You won't have a…
River Lullaby Hush now my baby Be still and don't cry, sleep like you're…
Shaday SHADAY AMOR NO DA'AY... As I look back on yesteryear A pictu…
Show Me Sitting around the table Learning the lesson of years So far…
Slave Dream WEN EZAMA'AN EL-HAI I want to fly WEN EZAMA'AN…
Take 7/8 HEY HEY HEY HEY HEY HEY IRHAMI DMU'EI HO HO YA YUMA IRHAMI D…
Take Me To Paradise Outlined silhouettes, dancing in the dark Caught inside your…
Taw Shi The desert wind From the East Binding us together Oh...oh...…
Trains Of No Return Yeah, yeah yeah, we need the rain Yeah, yeah yeah, to…
Wish Me Luck Balagan, balagan When I'm losing patience So hard to smile C…
Ya Ba Ye YA BI NA YA!... Tell me why Tell me why You run? My mother's…
Yachilvi Veyachali Yachilwi wya'achali dayman 'ala b'ali Yachilwi wya'achali da…
You Ooh Late in life You came to me And you put a sign On…
You've Got A Friend When you're down and troubled And you need a helping hand An…
געגועים יום יום אני תוהה אם כל שייכותי צומחת ממקומי יום יום אני תוהה…
חי שמעו אחי אני עוד חי ושתי עיני עוד נישאות לאור רבים חוחי אך …