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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. In 2023, Rolling Stone ranked Haza at number 186 on its list of the 200 Greatest Singers of All Time. Of Yemenite-Mizrahi descent, Haza performed music 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. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Ofra Haza has received more than 2,316,562 page views. Her biography is available in 49 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 47 in 2019). Ofra Haza is the 150th most popular singer (up from 180th in 2019), the 105th most popular biography from Israel 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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  • 68.23

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  • 49

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  • 8.75

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.14

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among SINGERS

Among singers, Ofra Haza ranks 150 out of 4,381. Before her are Astrud Gilberto, Chris Norman, Esma Redžepova, Roberto Carlos, Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau, and Barbara Strozzi. After her are Shakira, Georges Brassens, Sofia Rotaru, Elisabeth Schwarzkopf, Drake, and İbrahim Tatlıses.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1957, Ofra Haza ranks 23. Before her are Greg Abbott, Frances McDormand, Joaquín "El Chapo" Guzmán, Falco, Steve Buscemi, and Carole Bouquet. After her are Melanie Griffith, Richard E. Grant, Stefan Löfven, Caroline, Princess of Hanover, Dr. Alban, and Paul Kagame. Among people deceased in 2000, Ofra Haza ranks 28. Before her are Pierre Trudeau, Tommaso Buscetta, Carl Barks, Empress Kōjun, Princess María de las Mercedes of Bourbon-Two Sicilies, and Jason Robards. After her are Bettino Craxi, Gino Bartali, Anatoly Sobchak, Steve Reeves, Rudolf Kirchschläger, and John Gielgud.

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In Israel

Among people born in Israel, Ofra Haza ranks 105 out of 466. Before her are Tzipi Livni (1958), Aaron Ciechanover (1947), Uri Geller (1946), Berenice (28), Leila Khaled (1944), and Yigal Allon (1918). After her are Natalie Portman (1981), Itzhak Perlman (1945), Philip the Tetrarch (-4), Ghassan Kanafani (1936), Isabella II of Jerusalem (1212), and Yair Lapid (1963).

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Among SINGERS In Israel

Among singers born in Israel, Ofra Haza ranks 1. After her are Dana International (1969), Achinoam Nini (1969), Esther Ofarim (1941), Naomi Shemer (1930), Arik Einstein (1939), Izhar Cohen (1951), Gali Atari (1953), Ilanit (1947), Rika Zaraï (1938), Carmela Corren (1938), and Yasmin Levy (1975).

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