Ofra Haza (19 November 1957 – 23 February 2000) was an Israeli singer, actress, and international recording artist.
Her music, inspired by her love of her Yemenite Jewish culture, fused folk, dance, and pop elements. Combined with her being able to switch between traditional and more commercial styles, she became an instant local, then national success story. Later, she found international success in Europe and the United States.
On 15 July 1997 Haza married businessman Doron Ashkenazi. They had no children together. Ashkenazi died on Saturday, 7 April 2001, of a suspected drug overdose, leaving behind a daughter from his previous marriage, and a 14-year-old adopted son Shai Ashkenazi.
Ofra Haza died on 23 February 2000 at 42, the cause being widely reported as organ failure or pneumonia.
Ofra Haza died on 23 February 2000, at the age of 42, of AIDS. While the fact that she was HIV-positive is now generally known, the decision by the Israeli newspaper Haaretz to report it shortly after her death was controversial in Israel.
She is buried in Yarkon Cemetery, Tel Aviv, Israel.
Is Ofra Haza Arabic?
Bat-Sheva Ofra Haza was born in Tel Aviv, Israel, to Mizrahi Jewish parents from Yemen who immigrated to Israel. She was the youngest of nine children (six sisters and two brothers) to Yefet and Shoshana Haza.
Source: Ghanafuo.com
