Esther Ofarim (em hebraico: אסתר עופרים, nascida Esther Zaied, Safed, Israel 13 de junho de 1941) é uma cantora israelita. Nascida em Zfat, Israel casou-se com Abi Ofarim (guitarrista e dançarino) e mudou-se para Tel Aviv. O casal formou um duo chamado Esther And Ofarim. Esther ganhou o primeiro e segundo prémio do Festival da Canção de Israel em 1961. Em 1962, Esther representou Israel num festival de rádio na Polónia. Divorciaram-se na Alemanha em 1970.
Esther Ofarim (Hebrew: אסתר עופרים, born Esther Zaied, 13 June 1941, Safed) is an Israeli female vocalist.
She met Abi Ofarim, a guitarist and dancer, in 1959 and subsequently married him. With her husband and without him she began to sing Hebrew and international folk songs.
In 1960 Esther got a small role in the film Exodus. In 1961 Esther won the Song Festival in Tel Aviv, where she sang "Saëni Imchá" (Dance with Me) and "Naamah". Two years later, Esther made the second place at the Eurovision Song Contest with "T'en vas pas", representing Switzerland.
From then on, her duo with her then-husband Abi Ofarim took off. In 1966 they had their first hit in Germany with "Noch einen Tanz". Their greatest success in Germany was "Morning of my Life" in 1967, which was written by the Bee 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 and London, and in 1969 they toured around the world.
They divorced in Germany in 1970.
Esther started her solo career with several albums and concerts. In 1984 she played in Joshua Sobol's piece "Ghetto", produced by Peter Zadek in Berlin (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.
Fonte: Wikipedia
Compilação particular cedida por Carlos Santos.
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Alinhamento por Carlos Santos.
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