Dana International

Dana International (Hebrew: ??? ???????????); (Arabic: ???? ????????????) (real name of Sharon Cohen, born Yaron Cohen in Tel Aviv, Israel on February 2, 1972) is an Israeli transsexual pop singer, who won the 1998 Eurovision Song Contest for her song "Diva". She became famous everywhere, and she was the first Israeli artist to be interviewed on MTV. She underwent sex reassignment surgery in 1992 in London.

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Hebrew - Arabic - Tel Aviv - Israel - February 2 - 1972 - Israeli - Transsexual - 1998 - Eurovision Song Contest - MTV - Sex reassignment surgery - London

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Her entry into the contest caused some uproar in Israel where certain religious politicians called for her to be replaced with a more conservative act. Other religious politicians found her act amusing and typical for the secular Jewish culture of Israel.

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Israel - Conservative - Jewish

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Next to original songs, Dana is known for her cover versions of old hits. She has so far released eight albums, and a further three compilation albums, and has worked closely with other Israeli artists, including DJ Ofer Nissim.

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Compilation album - Israeli - Ofer Nissim

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