pop singer
Beautiful Israeli-born singer of platinum-selling group Alabina. Worked as an airplane mechanic in the IDF.
Twin Brother of the Evan and Jaron band. Orthodox Jews who widely tour.
pop singer (half Jewish)
Quite talented singer who emerged as a child prodigy in the 1960s. Unfortunately, she looked like Barbra Streisand and suffered from the comparison. She has recently made a comeback and appears on the club circuit with Regis Philbin.
Sixties singer with the huge hit "Its My Party (and I will cry if I want to)". Often sung by parents when they receive the bill for a bar mitzvah.
Singer, daughter of Judy Garland and Sid Luft. Half-sister of Liza Minnelli.Sid Luft was Jewish. Judy Garland was Not Jewish and Liza Minnelli (father, Vincente Minnelli, Director) is Not Jewish.
Half of the popular two piano duo of "Ferrante and Teicher". Best known for their easy listening hits--they have sold millions and are still touring. Their "prepared piano piece" albums in the 50s are quite different--they were a precusor to electronic sound and very surprising.
Brother of Hal. Wrote " I Dont Care If The Sun Dont Shine " for Dean Martin, which became one of Elvis Presleys earliest records.
Pop Singer who was biggest in the 1970s.
Born Asa Yoelson. Star of the first notable talking picture, "The Jazz Singer" (1927). Not that nice a guy, but a great performer.
Singer, novelty song writer and humorist big in the sixties with records such as "Hello Madda, Hello Fadda".
British pop singer noted for her lovely voice. Known as "The Girl with a Laugh in her Voice", she hit the tops of the British charts many times in the 50s. Hits included "Bell Bottom Blues" and "I Never Tangoed with an Eskimo". She was a friend of the Beatles, and her big band version of "Eight Days A Week" is a classic. She died in 1966, age 34.
singer/songwriter
Streisand is a Jewish American singer, actress, film producer and director. She has won two Academy Awards, eight Grammy Awards, four Emmy Awards, a Special Tony Award, an American Film Institute award, a Peabody Award, and is one of the few entertainers who have won an Oscar, Emmy, Grammy, and Tony Award.
Clark, born Samuel Goldberg, was a fast rising popular singer when he was killed in an air crash, age 37, in 1949. He was a star on radios "Your Hit Parade" and his voice was used in a number of movie musicals. He was favorably compared to such singers as Perry Como and Bing Crosby.
Also known as Sharon Cohen. Won the 1998 Eurovision song contest. Israeli. For American Jewhoo visitors, the Eurovision song contest is a big, big thing in Europe and the Middle East.
(1896-1964). Very popular vaudeville, film, and early television singer and comedian. Born Issur Iskowitch.
Singer (Lady of Spain, Oh my Papa) . Father of Carrie and Joely Fisher. Eddie had a talent for marrying beautiful non-Jewish women (Elizabeth Taylor, who converted; Debbie Reynolds, and Connie Stevens). But his drug habit ruled his life for the better part of the last forty years.
Well-known harpist with the NBC orchestra during the golden age of Hollywood. Also played for many studio television shows--such as Dinah Shore.