--- title: "4 Ofra Haza Quotes - Famous Singer-songwriter (ʻOfrah Ḥazah)" description: "Ofra Haza was an Israeli singer, songwriter, and actress, commonly known in the Western world as \"the Madonna of the East\", or \"the Israeli Madonna\". He..." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b019/author-ofra-haza-72306.jpg" --- ![Portrait of Ofra Haza](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b019/author-ofra-haza-72306.jpg) # Ofra Haza (1957–2000) Singer-songwriter Israel **4** quotes in **46** categories Rate this collection: ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ No ratings yet Ofra Haza was a singer-songwriter from Israel, best known for *ʻOfrah Ḥazah*. ## Quick Facts About Ofra Haza Born November 19, 1957 Died February 23, 2000 Nationality Israel Profession Singer-songwriter Notable works ʻOfrah Ḥazah Known for Im Nin'alu, Deliver Us ## About Ofra Haza Ofra Haza was an Israeli singer, songwriter, and actress, commonly known in the Western world as "the Madonna of the East", or "the Israeli Madonna". Her voice has been described as a "tender" mezzo-soprano. In 2023, Rolling Stone ranked her at number 186 on its list of the 200 Greatest Singers of All Time. ## Awards & Honors Kinor David Singer, Female Singer and Band of the Year ## Quotes by Ofra Haza > [I understand them. I understand where they came from, what their lifestyle was there. But my parents didn't push us to be…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ofra-haza/i-understand-them-i-understand-where-they-came-from-what-their/) [Ofra Haza](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ofra-haza/) [Came](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/came/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/314/ofra-haza-68129_came_i-understand-them-i-understand-where-the_1127522.jpg) > [I don't know what I would have done without believing in God. His support gives me power and energy to continue to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ofra-haza/i-don-t-know-what-i-would-have-done-without-believing-in-god-his/) [Ofra Haza](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ofra-haza/) [Being optimistic](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/being-optimistic/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/89f/ofra-haza-68129_being-optimistic_i-don-t-know-what-i-would-have-done-with_1646053.jpg) > [Sometimes, if things are not going so well, I don’t cry. I say maybe it’s meant to be.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ofra-haza/sometimes-if-things-are-not-going-so-well-i-don-t-cry-i-say-maybe-it/) [Ofra Haza](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ofra-haza/) [Cry](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/cry/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c88/ofra-haza-68129_cry_sometimes-if-things-are-not-going-so-wel_1922404.jpg) > [My childhood was filled with music and singing and a passion for traditional Yemenite songs, picked up from my mother.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ofra-haza/my-childhood-was-filled-with-music-and-singing-and-a-passion-for/) [Ofra Haza](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ofra-haza/) [Childhood](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/childhood/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/776/ofra-haza-68129_childhood_my-childhood-was-filled-with-music-and-s_1988284.jpg) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ofra-haza/#itemlist", "name": "Ofra Haza Quotes", "numberOfItems": 4, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "I understand them. 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