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Chava Alberstein

1946 - Today

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Chava Alberstein (Hebrew: חוה אלברשטיין [ˈχava ˈʔalbeʁʃtejn], born 8 December 1946 in Poland) is an Israeli musician, lyricist, composer, and musical arranger. She moved to Israel in 1950 and started her music career in 1964. Alberstein has released over sixty albums in Hebrew, English, and Yiddish. She is known for her liberal activism and advocacy for human rights and Arab-Israeli unity, which has sometimes stirred controversy, such as the ban of her song "Had Gadya" by Israel State Radio in 1989. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in 22 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 21 in 2024). Chava Alberstein is the 1,123rd most popular singer (down from 965th in 2024), the 883rd most popular biography from Poland (down from 814th in 2019) and the 10th most popular Polish Singer.

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Among SINGERS

Among singers, Chava Alberstein ranks 1,123 out of 4,381. Before her are Nadia Ali, Yasmin Levy, Randy Meisner, Sabahudin Kurt, Zaz, and Eva Nansen. After her are Pete Ham, Abbey Lincoln, Nikolai Slichenko, Natacha Atlas, Larin Paraske, and Nek.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1946, Chava Alberstein ranks 435. Before her are K. C. Nicolaou, Mogens Lykketoft, Zsuzsa Koncz, Robert Urich, Robin Cook, and Randy Meisner. After her are Luis Puenzo, Noddy Holder, Toshio Furukawa, Ron Silver, Edoardo Bennato, and Martin Barre.

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In Poland

Among people born in Poland, Chava Alberstein ranks 883 out of 1,694. Before her are Wilhelm Hasse (1894), Jan Klemens Branicki (1689), Princess Louise of Brandenburg-Schwedt (1750), Jan A. P. Kaczmarek (1953), Hans Baluschek (1870), and Marlene Schmidt (1937). After her are Joanna Pacuła (1957), Walter Bathe (1892), Kazimierz Sosnkowski (1885), Józef Chełmoński (1849), Teresa Ciepły (1937), and Israel Gutman (1923).

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Among SINGERS In Poland

Among singers born in Poland, Chava Alberstein ranks 10. Before her are Maryla Rodowicz (1945), Miliza Korjus (1905), Basia (1954), Katja Ebstein (1945), Jan Kiepura (1902), and Anna Maria Jopek (1970). After her are Anna Jantar (1950), Urszula Dudziak (1943), Jean de Reszke (1850), Olga Jackowska (1951), Edyta Górniak (1972), and Piotr Beczała (1966).

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