Ofra Haza

Ofra Haza

Singer · 1957–2000

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Born in Tel Aviv to Yemenite Jewish parents, she placed second at Eurovision in 1983 and carried the songs of Yemenite Jewry to the world: Im Nin'alu topped European charts in 1988, and her album Kirya was nominated for a Grammy. She died in 2000 at forty-two.

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