1. Yardena Shulamit Arazi is an Israeli singer and entertainer.
16 Facts About Yardena Arazi
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In 2008 Arazi was named the most popular Israeli singer of all time at the 60th Independence Day celebration.
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Yardena Arazi's father was an immigrant from Germany who was an Irgun veteran and one of the founders of kibbutz Beit HaArava.
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Yardena Arazi's mother was an immigrant from France with origins in Poland and Ukraine, and was a cousin of Marcel Marceau.
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Yardena Arazi joined the Beit Rothschild group at age 16 and became its lead vocalist.
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Yardena Arazi did her military service in the Nahal entertainment troupe.
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Yardena Arazi, who is fluent in Hebrew and French presented in those languages while Pe'er presented in Hebrew and English.
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Yardena Arazi's hosting received positive reviews across Europe and she participated in TV shows in the Netherlands with Milk and Honey and in Belgium with Mike Burstyn.
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Yardena Arazi was signed to a recording contract with record label Ariola Records and released a mini-album with songs written by Bernd Meinunger.
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Yardena Arazi kept performing internationally including in Poland with Israel Philharmonic Orchestra and Zubin Mehta, in Australia, Turkey, the United States and Egypt.
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Yardena Arazi took part at the domestic Israeli Eurovision competition as a singer in 1982,1983, and 1985 and as a co-host in 1987.
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Yardena Arazi has always been highly superstitious and consults an astrologer on all matters in her life.
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Israel had drawn 9th in the running order, so Yardena Arazi agreed to represent Israel.
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In 1989 Yardena Arazi recorded the album Desert Fantasy than included 10 Hebrew versions of Arabic songs originally written and sung by Farid al-Atrash, Fairuz, Abdul Halim, Samira Said and others.
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Since 1997, Yardena Arazi has focused on her career as a TV host.
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Yardena Arazi is married to engineer Nathan Tomer, with whom she has one daughter, Alona.