Education
At age 12, he attended ballet school, and he made his onstage debut in Haifa at 15.
composer dancer musician singer
At age 12, he attended ballet school, and he made his onstage debut in Haifa at 15.
By 17 he was arranging his own choreography, and by 18 had his own dance studio. In 1966 the duo had their first hit in Germany with "Noch einen Tanz". Their greatest success in Germany came the next year with "Morning of my Life", 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 and London, and in 1969 they toured around the world.
The couple divorced in Germany in 1970. Some time after his divorce, Ofarim developed a drug and alcohol addiction.
Nevertheless, he continued performing, releasing a number of albums, and also working as a manager, composer and arranger, through his company PROM. In 1982, Ofarim wrote a book, Der Preis der wilden Jahre (literally: "The Price of the Wild Years"). He remarried twice. Their sons, Gil and Tal Ofarim, are also in show business.