Bat-Sheva Ofra Haza was commonly known in the Western world as “The Israeli Madonna“, or “Madonna of the East”. She was born on 19 November 1957 and lived until 23 February 2000.
Popularly known on stage as Ofra Haza, she was an Israeli singer, songwriter, actress, and Grammy Award-nominated recording artist whose voice has been described as a “tender” mezzo-soprano.
At the age of 12, Haza joined a local theater troupe, and manager Bezalel Aloni noticed her singing talent. He spotlighted her in many of his productions and later became her manager and mentor. At 19, she was Israel’s foremost pop star, and news articles have retrospectively described her as “the Madonna of the East”
Did Ofra Haza have children?
Ofra Haza didn’t have any children who were biological, though she was married until her death. Ofra Haza got married on 15 July 1997, to businessman Doron Ashkenazi. But Ashkenazi had an adopted son, Shai, and a biological daughter from his first marriage.
