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Israeli Singer Ofra Haza Is the True Star of ‘Prince of Egypt’

JL;DR SUMMARY Ofra Haza, the iconic Israeli singer, played a significant role in "The Prince of Egypt," providing the authentic and emotive voice of Yocheved in the film's opening number, "Deliver Us." A way out west there was a fella, fella I want to tell you about, fella by the name of Jeff Lebowski. At least, that was the handle his lovin' parents gave him, but he never had much use for it himself. This Lebowski, he called himself the Dude. Now, Dude, that's a name no one would self-apply where I come from. But then, there was a lot about the Dude that didn't make a whole lot of sense to me. And a lot about where he lived, likewise. But then again, maybe that's why I found the place s'durned innarestin'.

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Jewish FaithHebrew MusicOfra HazaVal KilmerAidsDreamworksThe Prince Of EgyptYochevedIm Nin'aluYemeni Roots

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Tel Aviv, Tel Aviv District, Israel
"In that interview, she talked about how meaningful it was for her as a girl from the Tikvah neighborhood of Tel Aviv to be amid all these Hollywood stars."
Israel
"But Ofra Haza was a woman of many impressive feats. To many, she is still to this day the most beautiful voice that came out of Israel, maybe one of the most beautiful singing voices of an entire generation, across the world."
Norway
"When Yitzhak Rabin and Yasser Arafat won the Nobel Prize for the Oslo Accords, she sang for them."

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