Izhar Cohen (Hebrew: ×™×–×"ר ×›×"ן‎; born March 13, 1951) is an
Israeli singer who won the 1978 Eurovision Song Contest.Izhar Cohen
was born in Tel Aviv, Israel, and raised in Giv'atayim, to a family of
singers of Yemenite-Jewish descent â€" Shlomo Cohen (the Great
Soliman), Sarah Cohen, and Hofni, Pini, and Vardina Cohen.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. The title of the song is the Hebrew word "ani"
(first person singular pronoun) expressed in the popular children
language game "Bet language" (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 â€" Kobi
Oshrat, words â€" Hamutal Ben-Ze'ev) where he finished 5th. He
attempted to represent Israel again in 1982 and 1996 but did not win
the national final.
Israeli singer who won the 1978 Eurovision Song Contest.Izhar Cohen
was born in Tel Aviv, Israel, and raised in Giv'atayim, to a family of
singers of Yemenite-Jewish descent â€" Shlomo Cohen (the Great
Soliman), Sarah Cohen, and Hofni, Pini, and Vardina Cohen.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. The title of the song is the Hebrew word "ani"
(first person singular pronoun) expressed in the popular children
language game "Bet language" (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 â€" Kobi
Oshrat, words â€" Hamutal Ben-Ze'ev) where he finished 5th. He
attempted to represent Israel again in 1982 and 1996 but did not win
the national final.
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