Ofra Haza

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 her 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. 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 was 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 Israeli society. Haza was a highly influential cultural figure in Israel, and is considered one of the country's biggest cultural icons, who helped popularize Mizrahi culture.

mizrahi

Kirya - 2005-06-20T00:00:00.000000Z

מנגינת הלב - 2000-01-04T00:00:00.000000Z

Ofra Haza - 1996-12-01T00:00:00.000000Z

כל הנשמה - 1994-05-01T00:00:00.000000Z

Galbi - 1989-07-11T00:00:00.000000Z

ימים נשברים - 1986-09-01T00:00:00.000000Z

אלבום הזהב - 1986-01-01T00:00:00.000000Z

שירי מולדת ב׳ - 1985-09-01T00:00:00.000000Z

אדמה (Remastered) - 1985-04-01T00:00:00.000000Z

Yemenite Songs - 1984-12-01T00:00:00.000000Z

בית חם - 1984-04-01T00:00:00.000000Z

שירי מולדת א׳ - 1983-07-01T00:00:00.000000Z

חי - 1983-03-01T00:00:00.000000Z

עפרה חזה לילדים - 1982-11-01T00:00:00.000000Z

פיתויים - 1982-05-01T00:00:00.000000Z

Bo Nedaber - 1970-01-01T00:00:00.000000Z

Al Ahavot Shelanu - 1970-01-01T00:00:00.000000Z

Im Nin'Alu (The Journey Mix 2025) - 2025-11-30T00:00:00.000000Z

Im Nin'Alu - The Journey Mix 2025 - Im Nin'Alu (The Journey Mix 2025) - Ofra Haza

Temple Of Love - 2023-06-20T00:00:00.000000Z

כאן לעולם - 2023-04-13T00:00:00.000000Z

Latet (T-Puse & Timoti Remix) - 2019-12-20T00:00:00.000000Z

Fetuekow Pres (Fury of the Dead) - 2017-07-21T00:00:00.000000Z

Latet - 1970-01-01T00:00:00.000000Z

Open Your Heart (single) - 2007-04-10T00:00:00.000000Z

Love Song - 2003-11-12T00:00:00.000000Z