Esther Ofarim

Esther Zaied better known by her married name Esther Ofarim is an Israeli international singer. She came second in the Eurovision Song Contest 1963 with the song Ten vas pas, representing Switzerland. After marrying Abi Ofarim and for a full decade in the 1960s, she was half of the singing husband and wife duo, Esther amp Abi Ofarim. After they divorced, the duo broke up and she undertook a successful solo career.

Esther Zaied was born in Safed to a Syrian Jewish family. She began performing as a child, singing Hebrew and international folk songs. In 1959, she met Abi Ofarim, a guitarist and dancer, whom she later married.

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