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Ofra Haza

1957 - 2000

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Ofra Haza (Hebrew: עפרה חזה; 19 November 1957 – 23 February 2000) was an Israeli singer, songwriter and actress, commonly known in the Western world as "the Madonna of the East", or "the Israeli Madonna". Her voice has been described as a "tender" mezzo-soprano. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Ofra Haza has received more than 2,000,239 page views. Her biography is available in 47 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 43 in 2019). Ofra Haza is the 180th most popular singer (down from 170th in 2019), the 108th most popular biography from Israel (up from 115th in 2019) and the most popular Israeli Singer.

Ofra Haza was a singer and actress from Israel. She was most famous for her song "Im Nin'alu" which became a hit in the 1980s.

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  • 2.0M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 61.34

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 47

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 8.80

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.90

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Among SINGERS

Among singers, Ofra Haza ranks 180 out of 3,528. Before her are Esma Redžepova, Manu Chao, Sofia Rotaru, Falco, David Coverdale, and Anna German. After her are Bryan Ferry, Neil Diamond, Zarah Leander, Tori Amos, Joan Sutherland, and Anna Netrebko.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1957, Ofra Haza ranks 24. Before her are Melanie Griffith, Aki Kaurismäki, Stefan Löfven, Steve Buscemi, Carole Bouquet, and Falco. After her are Paul Kagame, Richard E. Grant, Dr. Alban, Ai Weiwei, Kelly McGillis, and Rumiko Takahashi. Among people deceased in 2000, Ofra Haza ranks 33. Before her are Sirimavo Bandaranaike, Frederick Herzberg, Arkan, Lila Kedrova, Anatoly Sobchak, and Gino Bartali. After her are John Gielgud, Bettino Craxi, Merton Miller, Princess María de las Mercedes of Bourbon-Two Sicilies, Saburō Sakai, and Leonid Rogozov.

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In Israel

Among people born in Israel, Ofra Haza ranks 108 out of 430. Before her are Canaan (null), Natalie Portman (1981), Philip the Evangelist (100), Gene Simmons (1949), Abu Nidal (1937), and Isaac Herzog (1960). After her are Aaron Ciechanover (1947), George Habash (1926), Nahum (-600), Simeon of Jerusalem (100), Yitzhak Navon (1921), and Shimon bar Yochai (1).

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Among SINGERS In Israel

Among singers born in Israel, Ofra Haza ranks 1. After her are Dana International (1969), Esther Ofarim (1941), Carmela Corren (1938), Achinoam Nini (1969), Naomi Shemer (1930), Arik Einstein (1939), Gali Atari (1953), Izhar Cohen (1951), Yasmin Levy (1975), Rika Zaraï (1938), and Ishtar (1968).

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