Ester Ofarim is an Israeli singer who began her career during the late 1950s. During the following decade she formed a duo with her then-husband Abi Ofarim and they had several hits outside of their homeland before divorcing in 1970.
As a soloist, she represented Switzerland at the Eurovision Song Contest 1963 in London with the song T'en vas pas, which finished as runner-up to Danish duo Grethe and Jørgen Ingmann, losing out by just two points.
Post-Contest she continued to release material as a solo singer and her songs were featured in the 2004 Israeli film "Walk on Water".
| Eurovision Song Contest 1963 | |||
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 Ronnie Carroll •  Annie Palmen •  Heidi Brühl •  Carmela Corren •  Anita Thallug •  Emilio Pericoli •  Laila Halme •  Grethe & Jørgen Ingmann •  Vice Vukov •  Esther Ofarim •  Alain Barrière •  José Guardiola •  Monica Zetterlund •  Jacques Raymond •  Françoise Hardy •  Nana Mouskouri
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| Songs | |||
| Say Wonderful Things • Een speeldoos • Marcel • Vielleicht geschieht ein Wunder • Solherv • Uno per tutte • Muistojeni laulu • Dansevise • Brodovi • T'en vas pas • Elle était si jolie • Algo prodigoso • En gång i Stockholm • Waarom? • L'amour s'en va • À force de prier
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