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Izhar Cohen - Wikipedia

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Izhar Cohen יזהר כהן

Background information
Born	(1951-03-13) March 13, 1951 (age 73) Tel Aviv, Israel
Genres	pop
Occupation(s)	Singer-songwriter, actor, jewelry artist
Instrument	Vocals
Years active	1970-present

Izhar Cohen (Hebrew: יִזְהָר כֹּהֵן, [jizˈhaʁ ˈkohen]; 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.^[1] 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 – Hamutal Ben-Ze'ev [he]) 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.^[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.

In 2024, Izhar was on Israel's "Dancing with the stars" and was eliminated on June 26th, 2024.^[4]

References

^ Barclay, Simon. Eurovision Song Contest - The Complete & Independent Guide 2010. Simon Barclay. p. 66. ISBN 978-1-4457-8415-1. Retrieved 6 August 2011.
^ "1978 - A-Ba-Ni-Bi means I love you". Eurovision Song Contest. Archived from the original on 2016-04-22. Retrieved 2016-04-10.
^ ".Izhar Cohen | Unofficial Website". www.izhar-cohen.eu.pn. Archived from the original on 2016-04-03. Retrieved 2016-04-10.
^ "יזהר כהן ופולינה צ'יקטונוב הודחו מ"רוקדים עם כוכבים"". mako. 2024-06-26. Retrieved 2024-07-22.

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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 by Ilanit with "Ahava Hi Shir Lishnayim"	Israel in the Eurovision Song Contest (with Alphabeta) 1978	Succeeded by Milk and Honey with "Hallelujah"
Preceded by Ofra Haza with "Khay"	Israel in the Eurovision Song Contest (5th with Ole Ole) 1985	Succeeded by Moti Giladi & Sarai Tzuriel with "Yavo Yom"

Eurovision Song Contest winners

Countries

1950s	Switzerland Netherlands France Netherlands
1960s	France Luxembourg France Denmark Italy Luxembourg Austria United Kingdom Spain France Netherlands Spain United Kingdom
1970s	Ireland Monaco Luxembourg Luxembourg Sweden Netherlands United Kingdom France Israel Israel
1980s	Ireland United Kingdom Germany Luxembourg Sweden Norway Belgium Ireland Switzerland Yugoslavia
1990s	Italy Sweden Ireland Ireland Ireland Norway Ireland United Kingdom Israel Sweden
2000s	Denmark Estonia Latvia Turkey Ukraine Greece Finland Serbia Russia Norway
2010s	Germany Azerbaijan Sweden Denmark Austria Sweden Ukraine Portugal Israel Netherlands
2020s	Italy Ukraine Sweden Switzerland

Performers

1950s	Lys Assia Corry Brokken André Claveau Teddy Scholten
1960s	Jacqueline Boyer Jean-Claude Pascal Isabelle Aubret Grethe and Jørgen Ingmann Gigliola Cinquetti France Gall Udo Jürgens Sandie Shaw Massiel Frida Boccara Lenny Kuhr Lulu Salomé
1970s	Dana Séverine Vicky Leandros Anne-Marie David ABBA Teach-In Brotherhood of Man Marie Myriam Izhar Cohen and the 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 and Charlie McGettigan Secret Garden Eimear Quinn Katrina and the Waves Dana International Charlotte Nilsson
2000s	Olsen Brothers Tanel Padar, Dave Benton and 2XL Marie N Sertab Erener Ruslana Helena Paparizou Lordi Marija Šerifović Dima Bilan Alexander Rybak
2010s	Lena Ell and Nikki Loreen Emmelie de Forest Conchita Wurst Måns Zelmerlöw Jamala Salvador Sobral Netta Duncan Laurence
2020s	Måneskin Kalush Orchestra Loreen Nemo

Songs

1950s	"Refrain" "Net als toen" "Dors, mon amour" "'n Beetje"
1960s	"Tom Pillibi" "Nous les amoureux" "Un premier amour" "Dansevise" "Non ho l'età" "Poupée de cire, poupée de son" "Merci, Chérie" "Puppet on a String" "La, la, la" "Boom Bang-a-Bang" "Un jour, un enfant" "De troubadour" "Vivo cantando"
1970s	"All Kinds of Everything" "Un banc, un arbre, une rue" "Après toi" "Tu te reconnaîtras" "Waterloo" "Ding-a-dong" "Save Your Kisses for Me" "L'Oiseau et l'Enfant" "A-Ba-Ni-Bi" "Hallelujah"
1980s	"What's Another Year" "Making Your Mind Up" "Ein bißchen Frieden" "Si la vie est cadeau" "Diggi-Loo Diggi-Ley" "La det swinge" "J'aime la vie" "Hold Me Now" "Ne partez pas sans moi" "Rock Me"
1990s	"Insieme: 1992" "Fångad av en stormvind" "Why Me?" "In Your Eyes" "Rock 'n' Roll Kids" "Nocturne" "The Voice" "Love Shine a Light" "Diva" "Take Me to Your Heaven"
2000s	"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	"Zitti e buoni" "Stefania" "Tattoo" "The Code"

Songwriters

1950s	Géo Voumard / Émile Gardaz Guus Jansen / Willy van Hemert Hubert Giraud / Pierre Delanoë Dick Schallies / Willy van Hemert
1960s	André Popp / Pierre Cour Jacques Datin / Maurice Vidalin Claude-Henri Vic / Roland Valande Otto Francker / Sejr Volmer-Sørensen Nicola Salerno / Mario Panzeri Serge Gainsbourg Udo Jürgens / Udo Jürgens, Thomas Hörbiger Bill Martin, Phil Coulter Manuel de la Calva, Ramón Arcusa David Hartsema / Lenny Kuhr Alan Moorhouse / Peter Warne María José de Cerato / Aniano Alcalde Emil Stern / Eddy Marnay
1970s	Derry Lindsay / Jackie Smith Jean-Pierre Bourtayre / Yves Dessca Mario Panas / Klaus Munro / Yves Dessca Claude Morgan / Vline Buggy Benny Andersson / Björn Ulvaeus / Stig Anderson Dick Bakker / Will Luikinga / Eddy Ouwens Tony Hiller / Lee Sheriden / Martin Lee Jean-Paul Cara / Joe Gracy Nurit Hirsh / Ehud Manor Kobi Oshrat / Shimrit Orr [he]
1980s	Shay Healy Andy Hill / John Danter Ralph Siegel / Bernd Meinunger Jean-Pierre Millers / Alain Garcia Torgny Söderberg / Britt Lindeborg Rolf Løvland Jean Paul Furnémon / Angelo Crisci / Rosario Marino Atria Johnny Logan Nella Martinetti, Atilla Şereftuğ Rajko Dujmić / Stevo Cvikić
1990s	Toto Cutugno Stephan Berg Johnny Logan Jimmy Walsh Brendan Graham Rolf Løvland / Petter Skavland Brendan Graham Kimberley Rew Svika Pick / Yoav Ginai [he] Lars Diedricson / Gert Lengstrand [sv]
2000s	Jørgen Olsen Ivar Must / Maian-Anna Kärmas Marija Naumova / Marats Samauskis Demir Demirkan / Sertab Erener Ruslana Lyzhychko / Oleksandr Ksenofontov Christos Dantis / Natalia Germanou Mr Lordi Vladimir Graić / Saša Milošević Mare Dima Bilan / Jim Beanz Alexander Rybak
2010s	Julie Frost / John Gordon [da] Stefan Örn / Sandra Bjurman / Iain James Farquharson Thomas G:son / Peter Boström Lise Cabble / Julia Fabrin Jakobsen / Thomas Stengaard Charlie Mason / Joey Patulka / Ali Zuckwoski / Julian Maas Anton Hård af Segerstad / Joy Deb / Linnea Deb Jamala Luísa Sobral Doron Medalie / Stav Beger Duncan Laurence / Joel Sjöö / Wouter Hardy / Will Knox
2020s	Damiano David / Ethan Torchio / Thomas Raggi / Victoria De Angelis Ihor Didenchuk / Ivan Klimenko / Oleh Psiuk / Tymofii Muzychuk / Vitalii Duzhyk Jimmy Thörnfeldt / Jimmy Jansson / Loreen / Moa "Cazzi Opeia" Carlebecker / Peter Boström / Thomas G:son Benjamin Alasu / Lasse Midtsian Nymann / Linda Dale / Nemo Mettler

Category

v t e Israel in the Eurovision Song Contest
National selections: HaKokhav HaBa Israel Song Festival (former) Kdam Eurovision (former) The X Factor Israel (former)
Participation	1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1981 1982 1983 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1995 ~~1996~~ 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 ~~2020~~ 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025
Artists	Eden Alene Alphabeta Yardena Arazi Shlomo Artzi Mira Awad ~~Galit Bell~~ Michael Ben David Boaz Eddie Butler Chocolate, Menta, Mastik Izhar Cohen Dafna Dana International Datner Duo Datz David D'Or Eden Mei Finegold Moti Giladi Gili and Galit Eden Golan Nadav Guedj Habibi Sarit Hadad Ofra Haza Ilanit Imri Izabo Noa Kirel Kushnir Shiri Maimon Kobi Marimi Moran Mazor Milk and Honey Lior Narkis Liora Netta Noa PingPong Poogy Yuval Raphael Rita Lehakat Shiru Harel Skaat Tal Sondak Hovi Star Teapacks Avi Toledano Sarai Tzuriel
Songs	"A-Ba-Ni-Bi" "Ahava Hi Shir Lishnayim" "Amen" "At Va'Ani" "Ben Adam" "Derekh Hamelekh" "Ding Dong" "Diva" "Ein Davar" "Emor Shalom" "Ey Sham" ~~"Feker Libi"~~ "The Fire in Your Eyes" "Golden Boy" "Halayla" "Hallelujah" "Happy Birthday" "Hasheket Shenish'ar" "Hi" "Home" "Hora" "Hurricane" "I Feel Alive" "I.M" "Kan" "Leha'amin" "Light a Candle" "Made of Stars" "Milim" "Natati La Khayay" "Olé, Olé" "Push the Button" "Rak Bishvilo" "Same Heart" "Sameach" "Set Me Free" ~~"Shalom Olam"~~ "Shara Barkhovot" "Shir Habatlanim" "Shiru" "There Must Be Another Way" "Time" "Together We Are One" "Toy" "Unicorn" "Words for Love" "Yavo Yom" "Ze Rak Sport"
Note: Entries scored out signify where Israel did not compete. Italics indicate an entry in a future contest.

v t e Eurovision Song Contest 1978
Countries	Austria Belgium Denmark Finland France Germany Greece Ireland Israel Italy Luxembourg Monaco Netherlands Norway Portugal Spain Sweden Switzerland Turkey United Kingdom
Artists	Baccara Caline and Olivier Toussaint Co-Co Izhar Cohen and the Alphabeta Gemini Harmony Mabel Nilüfer and Nazar Joël Prévost Ricchi e Poveri Ireen Sheer Seija Simola Björn Skifs Springtime Jahn Teigen Tania Tsanaklidou Jean Vallée José Vélez Carole Vinci Colm C. T. Wilkinson
Songs	"A-Ba-Ni-Bi" "L'Amour ça fait chanter la vie" "Anna rakkaudelle tilaisuus" "The Bad Old Days" "Bailemos un vals" "Boom Boom" "Born to Sing" "Charlie Chaplin" "Dai li dou" "Det blir alltid värre framåt natten" "Feuer" "Il y aura toujours des violons" "Les Jardins de Monaco" "Mil etter mil" "Mrs. Caroline Robinson" "Parlez-vous français ?" "Questo amore" "Sevince" "'t Is OK" "Vivre"

v t e Eurovision Song Contest 1985
Countries	Austria Belgium Cyprus Denmark Finland France Germany Greece Ireland Israel Italy Luxembourg Norway Portugal Spain Sweden Switzerland Turkey United Kingdom
Artists	Adelaide Al Bano and Romina Power Roger Bens Takis Biniaris Bobbysocks Maria Christian Izhar Cohen Kikki Danielsson Mariella Farré and Pino Gasparini Hot Eyes Linda Lepomme Sonja Lumme Gary Lux Margo, Franck Olivier, Diane Solomon, Ireen Sheer, Malcolm Roberts and Chris Roberts MFÖ Paloma San Basilio Vikki Lia Vissi Wind
Songs	"Bra vibrationer" "Children, Kinder, Enfants" "Didai didai dai" "Eläköön elämä" "Femme dans ses rêves aussi" "La fiesta terminó" "Für alle" "Kinder dieser Welt" "La det swinge" "Laat me nu gaan" "Love Is..." "Magic Oh Magic" "Miazoume" "Olé, Olé" "Penso em ti, eu sei" "Piano, piano" "Sku' du spørg' fra no'en?" "To katalava arga" "Wait Until the Weekend Comes"

Participants in Eurovision's Songs of Europe

Songs

Performers

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International	ISNI VIAF WorldCat
National	Germany France BnF data Israel
Artists	MusicBrainz

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Singing and stage career

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