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| '''Dafna Dekel''' (born on 7 May 1966, in ], ]) is an ]i singer, actress and ] personality. | |||
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==Biography== | ||
| ⚫ | Dafna Dekel was discovered while serving in the Nahal entertainment troupe of the ] in 1985-1986. After her release from the army, Dekel was cast in the Israeli musical ''Salah Shabati'' produced in honor of Israel's 40th anniversary. In 1989 she released her first self-titled album. Although the album had 4 songs written and/or composed by Dekel, her biggest hits were songs written for her by others. In 1989, she sang in the children's holiday show "Festigal" with the song "Ma kore li?" (What's happening to me?) and performed a ] medley with ] and ]. | ||
| In 1992, Dekel won the "Kdam" (the Israeli pre-selection to the ] with "Ze rak sport" (It's just sports). Dekel represented Israel in Sweden, winning 85 points and reaching 6th place. For the next three years, she was a regular on "Pilei Klaim" (Stage Wonders), a popular children's show. She released her second self-titled album in 1994. | |||
| She was discovered while she served in the ] as a singer in the Nachal group through 1985 and 1986. Trying to "sell" her as a sex bomb, right after being signed Dekel's agent sent the somewhat chubby girl to go on a diet and have a plastic surgery to fix her nose. After losing 16 kilos and having her nose fixed, Dekel was marketed as Israel's newest star. At the time of her breakthrough Dafna was considered a Cinderella in the Israeli culture, being a Yemenite girl from the south making it in the army Nachal group and being discovered. | |||
| ⚫ | She took part in the 1995 Festigal, coming in third, and the 1999 Festigal. That year she also hosted the Eurovision Song Contest held in Jerusalem, along with Yigal Ravid and Sigal Shachmon.<ref></ref><ref></ref> She appeared in several children's videos and then hosted "Dafna and Doo-Di-Doo," a television show for children. | ||
| After being released from the army Dekel was cast to the Israeli musical ''Salah Shabati'' which was highly successful and was produced in honor of the 40th birthday of the country. Dekel was cast along with her band mate from the Nachal group, Reuven Lavi. The two were the stars of the Nachal at the time. | |||
| In 2001 Dekel starred in the musical "Shilgiya" (Snow White) and composed the songs. Towards the end of the run, she continued to perform despite the death of her mother. She appeared in "Agadat Deshe" (A Grass Tale), a drama series that ran for two seasons. <ref></ref> | |||
| ⚫ | In 1989 she released her first self-titled album. Although the album had 4 songs written and/or composed by Dekel, her biggest hits were songs written for her by others. |
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| ⚫ | In March 2008 Dafna Dekel released the single "Yoman yakar" (Dear Diary), the first song from her third album "Yoman" (diary). She wrote and composed most of the lyrics in collaboration with her brothers, who are also musicians. | ||
| ==Eurovision Song Contest 1992== | |||
| Dekel turned down her agent's suggestion to participate in the 1992 Israeli "Kdam" (the Israeli pre-selection to the Eurovision song contest), but after being promised that she would not win the competition she agreed to sing "Ze rak sport" (it's just sports). The song, an uptempo samba-style piece, won the Kdam after all and Dafna, in spite her lack of motivation, went on to represent her country in Sweden, gaining 85 points and reaching 6th place. "Ze rak sport" became her biggest hit to date and one of Israel's most successful and memorable pop songs of all time. A few scandals{{Clarify me|date=February 2009}} occurred after the song was picked in the Kdam: the song was 3 minutes and 17 seconds long, 17 seconds too long for the Eurovision 3 minutes rule. Dafna's runner up in the Kdam sued the IBA (Isareli broadcasting authority) for ever entering Dekel's song to the Kdam, trying to get to Sweden anyway. The judge ruled in IBA's favor. Also, the arrangement on stage had Dafna spin with her skirt flying up, revealing her legs. Dafna, who wasn't too keen on showing off her legs all over Europe, had asked her stylists to design special shorts, which she wore to her dressing rehearsal that was shot by dozens of reporters. The PJ's-like shorts caused embarrassment to the Israeli team after her pictures were published all over Europe, and eventually Dafna performed without them. | |||
| ==Since 1992== | |||
| For the next three years Dafna was a regular on "Pilei Klaim" (stage wonders), a well respected and highly popular children show, which later on turned out to be her informal entrance to "the children world". Pilei Klaim became a classic and is still considered one of Dafna's best career moves. | |||
| Dekel released her second self-titled album in 1994 which wasn't as successful as her debut. Two hits from that album were covers, although the album had, again, songs written by Dekel herself. | |||
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| In 2001 Dafna starred in the main role and composed the songs for the critically acclaimed musical "Shilgiya" (snow white). Towards the end of the run Dafna's mother died and bravely enough Dafna went on to finish the run of the musical in spite her personal grief. | |||
| After being in the "children world" for more than a decade Dafna took a "grown up" part in "Agadat Deshe'" (a grass tale), a drama series which got terrible reviews but Dekel had starred in the show's two seasons. | |||
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Dafna Dekel (born on 7 May 1966, in Ashdod, Israel) is an Israeli singer, actress and television personality.
Biography
Dafna Dekel was discovered while serving in the Nahal entertainment troupe of the Israel Defense Forces in 1985-1986. After her release from the army, Dekel was cast in the Israeli musical Salah Shabati produced in honor of Israel's 40th anniversary. In 1989 she released her first self-titled album. Although the album had 4 songs written and/or composed by Dekel, her biggest hits were songs written for her by others. In 1989, she sang in the children's holiday show "Festigal" with the song "Ma kore li?" (What's happening to me?) and performed a Yemenite medley with Ofra Haza and Margalit Tsanani.
In 1992, Dekel won the "Kdam" (the Israeli pre-selection to the Eurovision song contest with "Ze rak sport" (It's just sports). Dekel represented Israel in Sweden, winning 85 points and reaching 6th place. For the next three years, she was a regular on "Pilei Klaim" (Stage Wonders), a popular children's show. She released her second self-titled album in 1994.
She took part in the 1995 Festigal, coming in third, and the 1999 Festigal. That year she also hosted the Eurovision Song Contest held in Jerusalem, along with Yigal Ravid and Sigal Shachmon. She appeared in several children's videos and then hosted "Dafna and Doo-Di-Doo," a television show for children.
In 2001 Dekel starred in the musical "Shilgiya" (Snow White) and composed the songs. Towards the end of the run, she continued to perform despite the death of her mother. She appeared in "Agadat Deshe" (A Grass Tale), a drama series that ran for two seasons.
In March 2008 Dafna Dekel released the single "Yoman yakar" (Dear Diary), the first song from her third album "Yoman" (diary). She wrote and composed most of the lyrics in collaboration with her brothers, who are also musicians.
See also
| Preceded byUlrika Jonsson & Terry Wogan | Eurovision Song Contest presenter (with Yigal Ravid & Sigal Shahamon) 1999 |
Succeeded byKattis Ahlström & Anders Lundin |
| Preceded byDuo Datz with "Kan" |
Israel in the Eurovision Song Contest 1992 |
Succeeded bySarah'le Sharon & The Shiru Group with "Shiru" |