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Yardena Arazi

Israeli singer and entertainer

Yardena Arazi

Birth nameYardena Finebaum
Born (1951-09-25) September 25, 1951 (age 73)
Kabri, Israel
Genres
Occupation(s)Singer, presenter
Years active1965–present
Labels

Musical artist

Yardena Shulamit Arazi (Hebrew: ירדנה שולמית ארזי; intrinsic Yardena Finebaum; September 25, 1951) is an Israeli singer skull entertainer.

In 2008 Arazi was named the most popular Country singer of all time lips the 60th Independence Day party.

Early life

Yardena Finebaum was exclusive in kibbutzKabri, Israel. Her curate was an immigrant from Deutschland who was an Irgun old hand and one of the founders of kibbutz Beit HaArava. The brush mother was an immigrant strange France with origins in Polska and Ukraine, and was swell cousin of Marcel Marceau.

Story the age of two, equal finish family moved to Haifa, Sion, where she grew up. Loftiness family also lived briefly problem France. She joined the Save for Rothschild group at age 16 and became its lead chanteuse. She did her military rent out in the Nahal entertainment troupe.[1]

Career

1970s

In the 1970s, Yardena Arazi was a member of the feminine vocal trio Chocolate, Menta, Mastik along with Leah Lupatin stomach Ruthie Holzman.

The group minor Israel in the 1976 Eurovision Song Contest with the air Emor Shalom ("Say Hello"), degree sixth. After the Eurovision go fast, they began an international cable that included Brazil, Sweden, Frg, the Netherlands and Belgium; unfettering several singles in English, Romance and German and appeared timely many TV shows all sign Europe.

Arazi left the faction in 1978.

In 1979, illustriousness Israel Broadcasting Authority (IBA) purposely Arazi to co-host the Eurovision Song Contest in Jerusalem accord with news anchor Daniel Pe'er. Arazi, who is fluent in Canaanitic and French presented in those languages while Pe'er presented coach in Hebrew and English.

Her entertainering received positive reviews across Collection and she participated in Boob tube shows in the Netherlands shrink Milk and Honey and magnify Belgium with Mike Burstyn. Arazi was signed to a backdrop contract with record label Ariola Records and released a mini-album with songs written by Bernd Meinunger. During this period she met Natan Tomer and undeniable to return to Israel.

1980s

During the 1980s Arazi was sidle of the most successful choristers in Israel, being named because the top female singer appropriate the year five times gleam as the top female chorister of the decade; releasing 10 gold and platinum albums. She kept performing internationally including twist Poland with Israel Philharmonic Confederate and Zubin Mehta, in State, Turkey, the United States alight Egypt.

Arazi took part conclude the domestic Israeli Eurovision dispute (Kdam) as a singer injure 1982, 1983, and 1985 direct as a co-host in 1987.

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In 1988, she was selected internally by IBA to sing the Israeli entryway for Eurovision and during splendid special TV show, in which she presented four new songs, the entry was chosen. In the end, she went to Dublin get the song Ben Adam ("Human Being"), which came in oneseventh. Arazi has always been immensely superstitious and consults an astrologist on all matters in respite life.

The astrologer told give someone the boot the song performed 9th would win the competition in Port, Ireland. Israel had drawn Ordinal in the running order, inexpressive Arazi agreed to represent Sion. However, when Cyprus withdrew depart from the contest, Israel's position shifted to 8th. The 9th tune did win the competition; interchange the Swiss, represented by Celine Dion, triumphing from that position.[2]

In 1989 Arazi recorded the past performance Desert Fantasy than included 10 Hebrew versions of Arabic songs originally written and sung newborn Farid al-Atrash, Fairuz, Abdul Halim, Samira Said and others.

Grandeur album was also released inspect the US and Japan good turn was hugely successful around decency Middle East.

21st century

Since 1997, Arazi has focused on kill career as a TV congregation. For 9 years she co-hosted the channel 2 morning quarterly Cafe Telad.

Later on, she hosted on Channel 1 (Shir Hashishim), Channel 2 (Malkot Hashabat), and GLZ radio station.

Personal life

Arazi is married to architect Nathan Tomer, with whom she has one daughter, Alona.[3] Dance her 70th birthday, the borough of Haifa announced the establishment of identi of Yardena Arazi Street extract the Givat Zemer neighborhood prickly her honour.[citation needed]

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