Esther Ofarim

Esther Ofarim

출생 : 1941-06-13, Safed, Israel

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Esther Zaied, better known by her married name Esther Ofarim (Hebrew: אסתר עופרים; born June 13, 1941), is an Israeli singer. She came second in the 1963 Eurovision Song Contest with the song "T'en va pas", representing Switzerland. After marrying Abi Ofarim in 1958, she was half of the husband-and-wife folk duo Esther & Abi Ofarim in the 1960s. After the couple divorced, 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 1958, Esther met Abi Ofarim, a guitarist and dancer, who she later married. She was a student in his dance studio in Haifa. Esther served four months in the Israeli Army before she was discharged owing to her marriage to Abi. American director Otto Preminger cast Esther for a small role in the film Exodus (1960). In 1960, Esther landed the role of Katzia in the play The Legend of Three and Four at the Habima Theatre. In 1961, she won first at Israel's first pop song festival in Tel Aviv, where she sang "Saëni Imchá Bemachol" (Take Me with You When You Dance) and "Naamah", written by Pnina and Tsvi Avni, accompanied by Kol Yisrael orchestra under Gary Bertini. In 1962, Esther released her self-titled debut solo album and was invited to join Frank Sinatra in his performances in Israel. Kol Yisrael radio then sent her to the Sopot International Song Festival in Poland. She came in second place for singing "Stav", written by Moshe Wilensky and Shimshon Halfi. Esther and Abi settled in Geneva, Switzerland, where she took part in the 1963 Eurovision Song Contest representing Switzerland with the song "T'en va pas". In a very close and controversial competition with the Danish duo Grethe and Jørgen Ingmann, her song placed second. Initially it appeared Switzerland had won the contest with 42 points to Denmark's 40, but after an apparent change to the Norwegian scores, Ofarim ended up with 40 points, as opposed to 42 points for "Dansevise", a reversal of the initial result. "T'en va pas" was released as single on Philips Records in 1963, reaching No. 39 in Germany. In 1963, Esther had a starring role in the German film Es war mir ein Vergnügen. In 1963 and 1964, Esther and Abi had success on the charts in Europe. In the fall of 1964, Esther embarked on a tour of the United States with the Smothers Brothers. Speaking about a performance at Oregon State University in Corvallis, Oregon. Jim Albright, campus correspondent, stated: Everyone expected the Smother Brothers to be great, but Ester [sic] turned out to be fabulous...people were amazed with her singing and her looks." By 1965, Esther was well known throughout Europe. She headlined in the major concert halls and theaters. She starred in German films and had her own television specials on BBC and Eurovision. ... Source: Article "Esther Ofarim" from Wikipedia in english, licensed under CC-BY-SA 3.0.

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Esther Ofarim

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Leonard Cohen: Bird on a Wire
Self
"Bird on a Wire" follows Leonard Cohen on his 1972 European tour.
Es war mir ein Vergnügen
Nicole
영광의 탈출
Mrs. Hirschberg
1947년. 제2차 대전 종전 후의 혼란이 온 세계를 흔들고 그런 사이에 억압받던 민족들이 오랜 질곡을 벗어나 새로운 나라를 세우기 시작하였다. 이 무렵 조국없는 민족이라 손가락질 받으며 박해를 받던 유태인에게도 그들의 오랜 꿈을 실현시킬 수 있는 기회가 오게 되었다. 그러나 이스라엘 건국을 정면에서 반대하는 아랍 여러 나라의 동향에 신경을 쓰는 영국은 키프러스 섬에 수용소를 설치하고 팔레스타인을 향해 몰려드는 유태인의 발을 일단 이곳에 묶어 놓는다. 어느날 키프러스 섬에 알리라는 한 사나이가 어둠을 타고 상륙해 유태인 수용소에 잠입한다. 그는 전 영국군 장교로 유태인 지하조직의 간부이다. 알리는 영국군 유태인 이동증명서를 위조하고 여객선 '엑소더스호'를 항구에 대기시킨 다음 백주에 당당히 2800여명의 동포를 탈출시키기 위해 이 배에 승선케 한다. 뒤늦게 이 사실을 안 영국군은 황급히 엑소더스호에 정선 명령을 내리고 그러자 액소더스의 모든 유태인들은 알리의 지도아래 전원 단식 투쟁을 한다. 이러기를 100시간, 마침내 영국군은 들끊는 세계 여론에 무릎을 꿇고 정선 명령을 취소한다. 전 유태인의 희망과 꿈을 싣고 조상의 땅 팔레스타인을 향해 힘차게 출발하는 '액소더스 호' 그리고...