- Esther Ofarim
Esther Ofarim ( _he. אסתר עופרים, born Esther Zaied, 13 June 1941 in
Safed ) is anIsrael i female vocalist.She met
Abi Ofarim , a guitarist and dancer, in1959 and subsequently married him. With her husband and without him she began to singHebrew and internationalfolk song s.In
1960 Esther got a small role in thefilm "Exodus". In 1961 Esther won the Song Festival inTel Aviv , where she sang "Saeni imcha bemachol" and "Neama". Two years later, Esther made the 2nd place at theEurovision Song Contest with "T'en vas pas", representingSwitzerland .From then on, her duo with her then
husband Abi Ofarim began take off. In 1966 they had their first hit inGermany with "Noch einen Tanz". Their greatest success in Germany was "Morning of my Life" in 1967, which was written by theBee Gees . In 1968 the Ofarims had their international breakthrough with "Cinderella Rockefella ", which hit the top of the charts in a number of countries including the UK. They played many live concerts in New York andLondon , and in 1969 they toured around the world.As result of problems in both business, and personal relations, they divorced in 1970 [http://www.esther-ofarim.de/bildzeit1.htm] (in German).
Esther started her solo career with several
album s andconcert s. In 1984 she played inJoshua Sobol 's piece "Ghetto", produced by Peter Zadek inBerlin (Germany). There she sang some songs, including "Frühling" and "Unter deinen weissen Sternen". The play was extremely successful, which was attributed in part to Esther's strong presence.Since 1998, Esther Ofarim has been performing several concerts each year, especially in Israel and Germany. This includes annual concerts in the Hamburger Kammerspiele.
Ofarim's songs were prominently featured in the 2004 Israeli film, "Walk on Water".
External links
* [http://www.estherofarim.com Esther's official website]
* [http://www.esther-ofarim.de Conny's Fansite]
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