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Dafna Dekel (Hebrew: דפנה דקל; born 7 May 1966, in Ashdod, Israel) is an Israeli singer, actress and television personality.

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Dafna Dekel
Dekel in 2015
Background information
Born	(1966-05-07) 7 May 1966 (age 56) Ashdod, Israel
Genres	Pop, Rock, Children
Occupation(s)	Actress, Singer
Instruments	Vocals

Biography

Dafna Dekel was born in Ashdod, Israel, to a family of Yemenite-Jewish descent. She 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 "Mah koreh li?" (What's happening to me?) and performed a Yemenite medley with the Yosefi Sisters and Margalit Tzan'ani.

In 1992, Dekel won the "Kdam" (the Israeli pre-selection to the Eurovision Song Contest with "Zeh raq 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. Dekel also hosted the Eurovision Song Contest 1999 held in Jerusalem, along with Yigal Ravid and Sigal Shachmon.[1][2] 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.^{[citation needed]}

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

• List of Eurovision Song Contest presenters

References

External links

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Dafna Dekel.

• Dafna Dekel at IMDb

Awards and achievements
Preceded by Ulrika Jonsson & Terry Wogan	Eurovision Song Contest presenter (with Yigal Ravid & Sigal Shachmon) 1999	Succeeded by Kattis Ahlström & Anders Lundin
Preceded by Duo Datz with Kan	Israel in the Eurovision Song Contest 1992	Succeeded by Sarah'le Sharon & The Shiru Group with Shiru

На других языках

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- [en] Dafna Dekel

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[es] Dafna Dekel

Dafna Dekel (nacida el 7 de mayo de 1966, en Ashdod, Israel) es una cantante israelí. Ella fue descubierta cuando sirvió en el ejército israelí como cantante en el grupo de Nachal a entre de 1985 y 1986. Dafna Representó a Israel en el Festival de la Canción de Eurovisión 1992.[1]

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[ru] Декель, Дафна

Дафна Декель (ивр. ‏דפנה דקל‏‎, род. 7 мая 1966[1], Ашдод, Южный округ) — израильская актриса, певица и телеведущая. Выступала от Израиля на конкурсе песни Евровидение-1992.

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