Biography
Bat-Sheva Ofra Haza (Hebrew: בת-שבע 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 Mizrahi Jewish (Yemenite-Jewish) descent, Haza's music is 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. By the late 1980s, Haza was an internationally successful artist, achieving large success in Europe and the Americas and appearing regularly on MTV. During her singing career, she earned many platinum and gold discs and her music proved highly popular in the club scene. By the 1990s, at the peak of her career, she regularly featured in movie soundtracks, such as that of Dick Tracy (1990) and famously in the Prince of Egypt (1998), and her vocals were popularly sampled in hip hop. Her death in 2000 from an AIDS-related illness shocked the Israeli public and was the subject of much controversy in Israel.
In Israel, Haza was a highly influential cultural figure, referred to as one of the country's biggest cultural icons, who helped to popularize Mizrahi culture.
Filmography
all 13
Movies 8
TV Shows 5
self 4
Voice 1
Ofra (2020)
Singer of the Year: The True Story of Yardena and Ofra (2018)
עפרה חזה - הופעה חיה בפסטיבל הג'אז במונטריי (2007)
The Prince of Egypt (1998)
The Governess (1998)
Primal Justice (1998)
Queen Margot (1994)
Flitterabend (1988)
פרפר נחמד (1982)
Menschen (1982)
The Hit (1979)
West Side Girl (1979)
Eurovision Song Contest (1956)
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Known ForActing
GenderFemale
Birthday1957-11-19
Deathday2000-02-23 (42 years old)
Birth Nameבת שבע חזה
Birth PlaceHatikva Quarter, Israel
ReligionJudaism
CitizenshipsIsrael
AwardsSinger, Female Singer and Band of the Year, Kinor David
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