Shir aviv esther ofarim biography
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Esther Ofarim court case featured on
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Happy Chanukkah / Chanukkah Sameach! / !חֲנוּכָּה שַׂמֵחַ
(listen to Esther's Chanukka song "Hanerot She'Bachalon" of 1961)
14/03/2020: added new video
07/03/2020: added info on these tv shows: It's Lulu and The Young Generation, 1970
24/02/2020: added article of 1965
and of 1970
22/02/2020: added new video
20/02/2020: added more info for the concert inHolon
15/02/2020: added Spanish tv show
05/02/2020: added video of Scarborough Fair
04/02/2020: added more fotos and article of the press for Dortmund,
lyrics of Scarborough Fair
and further fotos of Hamburg
02/02/2020: added info about Hamburg
31/01/2020: added info about Dortmund
25/01/2020: improved this site
22/01/2020: added article of 1970
14/01/2020: added new concert in Israel
13/01/2020: added improved foto of Sopot, 1962
Esther Ofarim, 1975
12/01/2020: added video of You know who I am
27/11/2019: added video of 1969's live performance of adama adamati
21/11/2019: added video of one more dance
07/11/2019: added
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The most successful Israeli singer in the world will celebrate her 80th birthday with a tour in Israel alongside Yehoram Gaon. In a rare interview, she talks about her sad Covid year and how she longs to see again her only son who lives in the United States.
After six years since her last performance in Israel, Esther Ofarim (80), one of the queens of Hebrew music who has been living in Germany for 60 years, will be taking part in Yehoram Gaon’s "Celebrating with Pride" tour. Both artists will be performing together on three consecutive evenings (August 2-4) at the Tel Aviv Hall of Culture. "It's not yet been decided what songs I will sing in the show, probably 'Hayu Leilot', 'Shir Hanoded' and one more song, and also a duet with Yehoram," she says in a rare interview from her home in Hamburg.
Excited about once more singing in Israel?
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"My answer would be a cliché: I get excited for every show, but as always I am very happy to come to Israel. Before I come to Israel I have whole concerts planned in Germany, where all the burden is on me, so in Israel the shows will be less stressful. This time I will only be a guest of Yehoram Gaon."
Are you friends?
"Not friends in the usual sense, but what does it matter, all of Israel is my friend (laugh