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Yafa Yarkoni is a renowned Israeli singer who has been performing for over 70 years. She is best known for her renditions of traditional Israeli folk songs, as well as her interpretations of popular international songs. Yarkoni was born in Giv'at Rambam, British Mandate for Palestine, on December 24, 1925. Yarkoni began her singing career in the 1940s, performing in various clubs and cabarets in Tel Aviv. She quickly gained popularity and became a household name in Israel. In the 1950s, she began to perform internationally, appearing in concerts in Europe, the United States, and South America. Yarkoni has released numerous albums throughout her career, including her debut album, Yafa Yarkoni Sings Israeli Folk Songs, in 1954. She has also released several live albums, including Live in Concert (1962) and Live in Concert in the USA (1966). Yarkoni has received numerous awards and honors throughout her career, including the Israel Prize in Music in 1998. She was also inducted into the Israel Music Hall of Fame in 2004. As of 2021, Yafa Yarkoni's net worth is estimated to be roughly $1 million.

Popular As Yafa Abramov
Occupation Singer
Age 87 years old
Zodiac Sign Capricorn
Born 24 December, 1925
Birthday 24 December
Birthplace Giv'at Rambam, British Mandate for Palestine
Date of death (2012-01-01)
Died Place Reut Medical Center, Tel Aviv, Israel
Nationality Israel

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2012

On 1 January 2012, Yarkoni died at Reut Medical Center in Tel Aviv, a week after her 86th birthday. She is buried in the Kiryat Shaul cemetery in Tel Aviv, beside her husband.

2000

In 2000, Yarkoni was diagnosed with Alzheimer's disease. According to her daughter, Haaretz journalist Orit Shochat, her condition worsened in 2007. That year she appeared for the last time on a television show produced in her honor by the Israel Broadcasting Authority.

1998

In 1998, Yarkoni was awarded the Israel Prize, for Hebrew song.

1948

Yarkoni married Shaike Yarkoni in 1948. They had three daughters.

In 1948, during Israel's 1948 Arab-Israeli War, Yarkoni joined an IDF song troupe affiliated with the Givati Brigade. Bab el-Wad, a song she performed at the time, became a classic, sung every year on Israel's Memorial Day. After the war, she performed songs for a program on the Kol Yisrael radio station.

Among her most well-known songs are "Don't Say Goodbye, Say I Will See You," about a soldier parting from his girlfriend before battle, and "Road to Jerusalem," about soldiers transporting food to Jerusalem when the city was under siege in 1948.

1944

In the 1940s, her mother ran a café in Givat Rambam, where Yafa performed with her sister Tikva and her brother Binyamin. On 21 September 1944, she married Joseph Gustin, who fought in World War II with the Jewish Brigade and was killed in battle in Italy in 1945.

1925

Yafa Yarkoni (Hebrew: יפה ירקוני, also Yaffa Yarqoni, 24 December 1925 – 1 January 2012) was an Israeli singer, winner of the Israel Prize in 1998 for Hebrew song. She was dubbed Israel's "songstress of the wars" due to her frequent performances for Israel Defense Forces soldiers, especially in wartime. She was from a Mountain Jewish family.