Izhar Cohen was born in Tel Aviv, Israel, and raised in Givatayim, to a family of singers of Yemenite-Jewish descent – Shlomo Cohen, Sarah Cohen, and Hofni, Pini, and Vardina Cohen.
Singing and stage careeredit
Cohen started to sing when he was a child and joined his father in his performances. At 18, Cohen joined the IDF's Nachal entertainment troupe. During the 1970s Cohen was one of the most played singers in Israel. Representing Israel, he won the 1978 Eurovision Song Contest with the group Alphabeta performing "A-Ba-Ni-Bi" with music by Nurit Hirsh and words by Ehud Manor.[1] The title of the song is the Hebrew word "ani" (first person singular pronoun) expressed in the popular children's language game "Bet language".
Cohen later represented Israel again (this time with an unnamed group of backing singers) at the 1985 contest performing "Olé, Olé" (music – Kobi Oshrat, words – Hamutal Ben-Ze'ev) where he finished 5th. He attempted to represent Israel again in 1982, 1987 and 1996 but did not win the national final.
Cohen was an actor in the Haifa Theater.[2][3] He owns a jewelry shop on Dizengoff Street in Tel Aviv.
^Barclay, Simon. Eurovision Song Contest - The Complete & Independent Guide 2010. Simon Barclay. p. 66. ISBN978-1-4457-8415-1. Retrieved 6 August 2011.
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izhar, cohen, paralympic, swimmer, yizhar, cohen, swimmer, hebrew, יזהר, כהן, born, march, 1951, israeli, singer, 1978, eurovision, song, contest, background, informationborn, 1951, march, 1951, aviv, israelgenrespopoccupation, singer, songwriter, actor, jewel. For the Paralympic swimmer see Yizhar Cohen swimmer Izhar Cohen Hebrew יזהר כהן born March 13 1951 is an Israeli singer who won the 1978 Eurovision Song Contest Izhar CohenBackground informationBorn 1951 03 13 March 13 1951 age 73 Tel Aviv IsraelGenrespopOccupation s Singer songwriter actor jewelry artistInstrument s VocalsYears active1970 present Izhar Cohen with his sister Vardina during the 1987 Kdam Eurovision Contents 1 Biography 2 Singing and stage career 3 See also 4 References 5 External linksBiography editIzhar Cohen was born in Tel Aviv Israel and raised in Givatayim to a family of singers of Yemenite Jewish descent Shlomo Cohen Sarah Cohen and Hofni Pini and Vardina Cohen Singing and stage career editCohen started to sing when he was a child and joined his father in his performances At 18 Cohen joined the IDF s Nachal entertainment troupe During the 1970s Cohen was one of the most played singers in Israel Representing Israel he won the 1978 Eurovision Song Contest with the group Alphabeta performing A Ba Ni Bi with music by Nurit Hirsh and words by Ehud Manor 1 The title of the song is the Hebrew word ani first person singular pronoun expressed in the popular children s language game Bet language Cohen later represented Israel again this time with an unnamed group of backing singers at the 1985 contest performing Ole Ole music Kobi Oshrat words Hamutal Ben Ze ev where he finished 5th He attempted to represent Israel again in 1982 1987 and 1996 but did not win the national final Cohen was an actor in the Haifa Theater 2 3 He owns a jewelry shop on Dizengoff Street in Tel Aviv Izhar was on The Singer in the Mask as Bull getting 10th overall See also editMusic of IsraelReferences edit Barclay Simon Eurovision Song Contest The Complete amp Independent Guide 2010 Simon Barclay p 66 ISBN 978 1 4457 8415 1 Retrieved 6 August 2011 1978 A Ba Ni Bi means I love you Eurovision Song Contest Archived from the original on 2016 04 22 Retrieved 2016 04 10 Izhar Cohen Unofficial Website www izhar cohen eu pn Archived from the original on 2016 04 03 Retrieved 2016 04 10 External links edithttps web archive org web 20170212014526 http www izhar cohen eu pn A ba ni bi lyric with English translation Ole ole lyric with English translation Izhar Cohen at IMDb VIDEO Eurovision 1978 Israel Izhar Cohen amp Alpha Beta A ba ni bi א ב ני בי Facebook page Awards and achievements Preceded by nbsp Marie Myriamwith L oiseau et l enfant Winner of the Eurovision Song Contest with Alphabeta 1978 Succeeded by nbsp Milk and Honey with Hallelujah Preceded byIlanitwith Ahava Hi Shir Lishnayim Israel in the Eurovision Song Contest with Alphabeta 1978 Succeeded byMilk and Honeywith Hallelujah Preceded byOfra Hazawith Khay Israel in the Eurovision Song Contest 5th with Ole Ole 1985 Succeeded byMoti Giladi amp Sarai Tzurielwith Yavo Yom Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Izhar Cohen amp oldid 1185743613, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
