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Izhar Cohen

Israeli musical artist

Summary

Israeli musical artist

Field	Value
background	solo_singer
native_name	יזהר כהן
native_name_lang	he
image	Dan Hadani collection (990040381640205171).jpg
birth_date
birth_place	Tel Aviv, Israel
genre	Pop
occupation
instrument	Vocals
associated_acts	Alphabeta
years_active	1970–present

Izhar Cohen with his sister Vardina, during the 1987 Kdam Eurovision — Izhar Cohen with his sister Vardina, during the 1987 [[Kdam Eurovision

Izhar Cohen (, ; 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 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. 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 – ) 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 Theatre. He owns a jewelry shop on Dizengoff Street in Tel Aviv.

Izhar was on The Singer in the Mask as "Bull", getting 10th overall.

In 2024, Izhar was on Israel's "Dancing with the stars" and was eliminated on June 26, 2024.

References

Barclay, Simon. "Eurovision Song Contest - The Complete & Independent Guide 2010". Simon Barclay.
"1978 - A-Ba-Ni-Bi means I love you".
".Izhar Cohen {{!}} Unofficial Website.".
(2024-06-26). "יזהר כהן ופולינה צ'יקטונוב הודחו מ"רוקדים עם כוכבים"".

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