Dana International | |
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 Dana International performing at Het Grote Songfestivalfeest, 2019 | |
| Background information | |
| Birth name | Yaron Cohen (ירון כהן) |
| Also known as | Sharon Cohen |
| Born | 2 February 1969 Tel Aviv, Israel |
| Genres | |
| Occupations | Singer |
| Years active | 1992–present |
| Labels | Hed Arzi |
| Website | danainternational |
Sharon Cohen (Hebrew: שרון כהן; born 2 February 1969), professionally known as Dana International (Hebrew: דנה אינטרנשיונל), is an Israeli pop singer. She has released eight albums and three additional compilation albums. She was the winner of the Eurovision Song Contest 1998 in Birmingham with the song "Diva".
After consolidating her initial commercial success with the albums Umpatampa (1994) and Maganuna (1996), she was selected in 1998 to represent Israel in the Eurovision Song Contest with her song "Diva". Placing first at the international competition, she came to public attention throughout Europe.
Dana following up this success with the albums Free (1999), Yoter VeYoter (2001), HaHalom HaEfshari (2002) and Hakol Ze Letova (2007), she represented Israel in Eurovision a second time in 2011, this time with the song "Ding Dong", which failed to make it into the final. The same year, she became a judge on the Israeli television music talent contest Kokhav Nolad.[1]