Background
Esther Zaied was born in Safed to a Syrian Jewish family.
Esther Zaied was born in Safed to a Syrian Jewish family.
She came second in Eurovision Song Contest 1963 with the song "T"en vas pas" representing Switzerland. After divorce and break-up of duo, she continued her solo musical career. She began performing as a child, singing Hebrew and international folk songs.
In 1960, Esther landed a small role in the film Exodus.
Ofarim earned 40 points with her song "T"en vas pas" against 42 points to the eventual winning song "Dansevise". From then on, her duo with Abi Ofarim took official
In 1966, they had their first hit in Germany with "Noch einen Tanz", an English version of which, "One More Dance", was a hit in the United Kingdom two years later, peaking at northern 13. Their greatest success in Germany was in 1967 with "Morning of My Life", which was written by the Bee Gees.
In 1968 "Cinderella Rockefella" hit the top of the charts in a number of countries including the United Kingdom. They played many live concerts in New York City and London, and in 1969 they toured around the world.
The couple divorced in Germany in 1970. Esther started her solo career with several albums and concerts. In 1984, she played in Joshua Sobol"s play Ghetto, produced by Peter Zadek in Berlin.
There she sang songs including "Frühling" and "Unter deinen weissen Sternen".
Ofarim"s songs were featured in the 2004 Israeli film, Walk on Water. 1963: "Melodie einer Nacht"
1963: "Morgen ist alles vorüber"
as Esther and Abraham
1963: "One More Dance" (credited as Esther Ofarimwith Abraham ReichstadtAbraham)
Esther and Abi Ofarim
1964: "Schönes Mädchen"
1965: "Drunten im Tale"
1965: "Bye Biddy - Bye Bye Jack"
1965: "Noch einen Tanz"
1966: "Donna – Donna
1966: "Sing Hallelujah"
1966: "Die Wahrheit (die Fahrt ins Heu)"
1967: "Morning of My Life" (Bee Gees composition for the duo)
1967: "Garden of My Home" (Bee Gees composition for the duo)
1968: "Cinderella Rockefella".