| Name | : | Esther Zaied |
| Born | : | 13-6-1941 |
| Nationality | : | Israeli |
| National Finals | : | Swiss National Final 1963 |
| ESC Entries | : | T’en va pas (1963) |
| Website | : | http://www.esther-ofarim.de/ |
Biography
Esther Ofarim is an Israeli singer.S he came second in the Eurovision Song Contest 1963 with the song “T’en va pas”, representing Switzerland. After marrying Abi Ofarim, in 1958 and for a full decade in the 1960s, she was half of the singing husband and wife duo, Esther & Abi Ofarim. After the couple divorced, the duo broke up and she undertook a successful solo career, with several albums and concerts. On 25 February 1970, Ofarim co-starred in her own BBC Television ‘Special’ The Young Generation Meet Esther Ofarim broadcast on BBC1. In 1984, she played in Joshua Sobol’s play Ghetto 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.
Entries
| Country | : | Switzerland |
| Year | : | 1963 |
| Language | : | French |
| Artist | : | Esther Ofarim |
| Song | : | T’en va pas |
| Lyrics | : | Emile Gardaz |
| Composer(s) | : | Géo Voumard |
| Conductor | : | Eric Robinson |
| Backings | : | – |
| Results | ||
| Points | : | 40 |
| Position | : | 2 |
| Running order | : | 10 |
