Dana International

Israel's 1998 winner with "Diva", the contest's first transgender winner.

Dana International (Sharon Cohen, born 1969) is an Israeli pop singer. She won the Eurovision Song Contest 1998 in Birmingham with "Diva", becoming the first transgender winner in the contest's history. She had already released the albums Umpatampa (1994) and Maganuna (1996), and she represented Israel a second time in 2011.

Quick Facts

Born

2 February 1969

Birthplace

Tel Aviv, Israel

Also known as

Sharon Cohen

Genre

Dance
pop
world
trance

Occupations

Singer

Years active

1992–present

Label

Hed Arzi

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