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Ishtar (born Esther (Eti) Zach, on 10 November 1968) is an Israeli pop sangster who performs in Arabic, Ebreu, Bulgarie, French, Spainyie, an Inglis. She is best kent for her wirk as the lead sangster o the French-based baund Alabina, an her solo pop hits sic as C'est La Vie, Last Kiss, an Habibi (Sawah).

Biografie

Early life

Eti Zach wis born on 10 November 1968 in Kiryat Ata, Haifa an wis raised in Israel. She wis born tae an Egyptian-Jewish mither an a Moroccan-Jewish faither, baith o Sephardic heritage, who haed immigratit tae Israel earlier.

She speaks an sings in Arabic, Ebreu, French, Spainyie, Roushie, an Inglis; in addeetion, she says she "hauf-speaks Moroccan".

Ishtar began performin in clubs at age 14 an continued even while enrolled in the IDF. Tho she wis born Eti Zach, she chose the name 'Ishtar', a MesopotamieGoddess, acause her grandmither cried her Ester, which "wi her Egyptian accent it soondit like Ishtar", she said.

It wis aroond this time a friend asked her tae join her in Fraunce. She suin fell in luve wi the kintra an decidit tae mak it her hame.

Career

Alabina years

Main airticle: Alabina

Ance she muivit tae Fraunce, Ishtar began wirkin as a backup vocalist for several flamenco teep acts. It wis here she wis discovered bi Charles Ibgui who, enamored wi her vyce, introducit her tae Los Niños de Sara. She joined the group as a lead vocalist an thegether thay performit unner the name Alabina.

Alabina suin became a warldwide success chairtin in the tap 10 an tap 40 several times in the US alane.

Alabina haed foond success mixin flamenco, Arabic, pop, an dance soonds. Los Niños de Sara uisually sang in Spainyie while Ishtar wad sing in Spainyie, Arabic, French, Ebreu, or a mix o the leids – several sangs wur sung in Spainyie an Arabic.

Solo career

Biography

There are multiple artists with this name:

1) Ishtar is a pseudonym of Arabic-Israeli pop / worldbeat singer Eti Zach (Hebrew: אישתאר, aka Ishtar Alabina, born 10 Nov 1968, Kiryat Ata, Israel), who sings in Arabic, Hebrew, Spanish, French, Bulgarian and English. She is best known as Alabina's lead vocalist and for solo pop hits, e.g. "C'est la vie", Last Kiss and "Habibi (Sawah)".
Zach began performing in 1982 (at fourteen years old), made her recording début on Alabina's "Alabína" album (Nov 1996, Atoll) and her latest original is the solo album "Je sais d'où je viens" (Oct 2005, Atoll - best known as Ishtar Alabina's "Je sais d'où je viens").
Once she moved to France, Ishtar began working as a back up vocalist for several flamenco type acts. It was here she was discovered by Charles Ibgui who, enamored with her voice, introduced her to Los Niños de Sara. She joined the group as a lead vocalist and together they performed under the name Alabina.
Alabina soon became a world wide success charting in the top 10 and top 40 several times in the US alone.
Alabina had found success mixing Flamenco, Arabic, Pop, and Dance sounds. Los Niños de Sara usually sang in Spanish while Ishtar would sing in Spanish, Arabic, French, Hebrew, or a mix of the languages - several songs were sung in Spanish and Arabic.
Despite Alabina's success after two albums Ishtar decided to do a solo project of her own (though still a member of the group); Los Niños de Sara also began to release CDs of their own.
In November 2000 "La voix d'Alabina" was released. It stepped up the Oriental pop sound while mixing in some traditional Arabic sounds and dance beats. Nine out of the twelve songs were mainly in French though Arabic, Spanish, English, and Hebrew were mixed in on various songs (for example Last Kiss was in English). Several of the tracks found dance floor success, including Last Ki

Ishtar (born Esther (Eti) Zach, on 10 November 1968) is an Israeli-born pop singer who performs in Arabic, Hebrew, French, Spanish, and English. She is best known for her work as the front vocalist of the French-based band Alabina, and her solo pop hits such as C'est La Vie, Last Kiss, and Habibi (Sawah).Contents [hide] 1 Biography 1.1 Early life 2 Career 2.1 Alabina years 2.2 Solo career 3 Discography 3.1 Albums 3.2 Singles 3.3 DVDs 4 See also 5 References 6 External links

Biography Early life

Eti Zach was born on 10 November 1968 in Kiryat Atta, near Haifa and was raised in Israel. She was born to an Egyptian-Jewish mother and a Moroccan-Jewish father, both of Sephardic heritage, who had immigrated to Israel earlier .[1]

She speaks and sings in Arabic, Hebrew, French, Spanish, and English; in addition, she says she "half-speaks Moroccan".

Ishtar began performing in clubs at age 14 and continued even while enrolled in the IDF. Though she was born Eti Zach, she chose the name 'Ishtar', a Mesopotamian Goddess, because her grandmother called her Ester, which "with her Egyptian accent it sounded like Ishtar", she said.[1]

It was around this time a friend asked her to join them in France. She soon fell in love with the country and decided to make it her home.[1] Career Alabina years Main article: Alabina

Once she moved to France, Ishtar began working as a back up vocalist for several flamenco type acts. It was here she was discovered by Charles Ibgui who, enamored with her voice, introduced her to Los Niños de Sara. She joined the group as a lead vocalist and together they performed under the name Alabina.

Alabina soon became a world wide success[2] charting in the top 10 and top 40 several times in the US alone.

Alabina had found success mixing Flamenco, Arabic, Pop, and Dance sounds. Los Niños de Sara usually sang in Spanish while Ishtar would sing in Spanish, Arabic, French, Hebrew, or a mix of the languages