Izhar Cohen Born (1951-03-13 ) March 13, 1951 (age 70) Tel Aviv , Israel Genres pop Occupation(s) Singer-songwriter, actor, jewelry artist Instruments Vocals Years active 1970-present Associated acts Alphabeta
Musical artist
Izhar Cohen (Hebrew : יזהר כהן ; born March 13, 1951) is an Israeli singer who won the 1978 Eurovision Song Contest .
Biography [ ]
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 career [ ]
Cohen started to sing when he was a child and joined his father in his performances. At 18, Cohen joined the IDF 's "Nachal " singers group. 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 language game "" (equivalent to "Pig Latin ").
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 – ) where he finished 5th. He attempted to represent Israel again in 1982 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.
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Awards and achievements
Preceded by Marie Myriam with "L'oiseau et l'enfant "
Winner of the Eurovision Song Contest (with Alphabeta ) 1978
Succeeded by Milk and Honey with "Hallelujah "
Preceded byIlanit with "Ahava Hi Shir Lishnayim "
Israel in the Eurovision Song Contest (with Alphabeta ) 1978
Succeeded byMilk and Honey with "Hallelujah "
Preceded byOfra Haza with "Khay "
Israel in the Eurovision Song Contest (5th with Ole Ole ) 1985
Succeeded byMoti Giladi & with "Yavo Yom "
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1950s 1960s 1970s
Dana
Séverine
Vicky Leandros
Anne-Marie David
ABBA
Teach-In
Brotherhood of Man
Marie Myriam
Izhar Cohen / Alphabeta
Milk and Honey
1980s
Johnny Logan
Bucks Fizz
Nicole
Corinne Hermès
Herreys
Bobbysocks!
Sandra Kim
Johnny Logan
Celine Dion
Riva
1990s
Toto Cutugno
Carola
Linda Martin
Niamh Kavanagh
Paul Harrington / Charlie McGettigan
Secret Garden
Eimear Quinn
Katrina and the Waves
Dana International
Charlotte Nilsson
2000s
Olsen Brothers
Tanel Padar / Dave Benton / 2XL
Marie N.
Sertab Erener
Ruslana
Helena Paparizou
Lordi
Marija Šerifović
Dima Bilan
Alexander Rybak
2010s 2020s
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"Fly on the Wings of Love "
"Everybody "
"I Wanna "
"Everyway That I Can "
"Wild Dances "
"My Number One "
"Hard Rock Hallelujah "
"Molitva "
"Believe "
"Fairytale "
2010s
"Satellite "
"Running Scared "
"Euphoria "
"Only Teardrops "
"Rise Like a Phoenix "
"Heroes "
"1944 "
"Amar pelos dois "
"Toy "
"Arcade "
2020s
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Benny Andersson , Björn Ulvaeus , Stig Anderson
Dick Bakker / , Eddy Ouwens
Tony Hiller , Lee Sheriden , Martin Lee
Jean-Paul Cara /
Nurit Hirsh / Ehud Manor
Kobi Oshrat / [he ]
1980s 1990s
Toto Cutugno
Stephan Berg
Johnny Logan
Brendan Graham
Rolf Løvland /
Brendan Graham
Kimberley Rew
Svika Pick / [he ]
Lars Diedricson /
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Julie Frost , [da ]
Stefan Örn , , Iain James Farquharson
Thomas G:son , Peter Boström
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Charlie Mason , , ,
Anton Hård af Segerstad , Joy Deb , Linnea Deb
Jamala , Art Antonyan
Luísa Sobral
Doron Medalie , Stav Beger
Duncan de Moor , Joel Sjöö, Wouter Hardy , Will Knox
2020s
Category
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1970s
Ilanit
Kaveret
Shlomo Artzi
Chocolate, Menta, Mastik
Ilanit
Izhar Cohen and Alphabeta
Milk and Honey
1980s
Hakol Over Habibi
Avi Toledano
Ofra Haza
Izhar Cohen
Moti Giladi and
Yardena Arazi
1990s
Rita
Duo Datz
Dafna Dekel
and The Shiru Group
Liora
Dana International
Eden
2000s 2010s
Harel Skaat
Dana International
Izabo
Moran Mazor
Mei Finegold
Nadav Guedj
Hovi Star
Imri Ziv
Netta Barzilai
Kobi Marimi
2020s
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"Feker Libi "
"Set Me Free "
Note: Entries scored out are when Israel did not compete
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Final(by final results)
Bobbysocks!
Wind
Kikki Danielsson
Vikki
Izhar Cohen
Maria Christian
Al Bano & Romina Power
Gary Lux
Sonja Lumme
Roger Bens
Hot Eyes
Mariella Farré &
, Franck Olivier , Diane Solomon , Ireen Sheer , Chris & Malcolm Roberts
Paloma San Basilio
MFÖ
Lia Vissi
Takis Biniaris
Adelaide
Linda Lepomme
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Lys Assia
Jacqueline Boyer
Jean-Claude Pascal
Isabelle Aubret
Grethe and Jørgen Ingmann
Udo Jürgens
Sandie Shaw
Massiel
Lulu
Lenny Kuhr
Frida Boccara
Dana
Séverine
Anne-Marie David
Teach-In
Brotherhood of Man
Marie Myriam
Izhar Cohen and the Alphabeta
Milk and Honey
Johnny Logan
Bucks Fizz
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