Chava Alberstein
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| Born | Szczecin, Poland December 8, 1947 |
| Origin |  Kiryat Chaim, Israel |
| Genre(s) | Folk Folk Rock Rock Yiddish |
| Years active | 1964-Present |
| Label(s) | CBS NMC Rounder Records Auvidis EMI Shanachie Media Directs |
| Website | http://aviv2.com/chava/ |
Chava Alberstein (Hebrew: חוה אלברשטיין, born December 8, 1947 in Szczecin, Poland) is an Israeli singer, lyricist, composer, musical arranger, and actress. She is one of the most important Israeli singers, with a career spanning more than 40 years.
Born in Stettin, a German city annexed by Poland in 1945 (now north-eastern Poland), Chava Alberstein came to Israel at age four and grew up in Kiryat Chaim. In 1964, when she was 17, a nightclub appearance in Jaffa led to a CBS recording contract. She was drafted into the Israel Defense Force in 1965 and became one of the many Israeli artists to rise to stardom by entertaining the troops. She has released more than 50 albums. She is one of the more famous Israelis to record in Yiddish as well as Hebrew and Arabic. Alberstein's husband is the filmmaker Nadav Levitan, who wrote all the lyrics on her "End of the Holiday" album. She wrote music for some of Levitan's films. She is one of the recipients of the Kinor David (David's Harp) Prize.
[edit] Discography
- Hine Lanu Nigun ('Here We Have a Tune'-1967)
- Perach haLilach ('Lilac Flower - 1967)
- Tza'atzueiah shel Osnat (Osnat's Toys - 1967)
- Mirdaf ('The Chase' - 1968) gold
- Mot haParpar (Death of the Butterfly - 1968)
- Chava Alberstein beShirei Rachel ('Songs of Rachel' - 1968)
- Margaritkalach ('Daisies' - 1969)
- Mishirei eretz ahavati (songs of my beloved country)
- Chava beTochnit Yachid 1 ('One Woman Show 1' - 1971)
- Chava beTochnit Yachid 2 ('One Woman Show 2' - 1971)
- Isha ba'Avatiach ('A Woman in a Watermelon' - 1971)
- Chava vehaPlatina ('Chava and the Platina Jazz band' - 1972)
- Chava veOded be'Eretz haKsamim ('Magic Land' - 1972)
- Lu Yehi ('Let it be' - 1973)
- K'mo Tzemach bar ('Like a wild flower' - 1975)
- Lehitei haZahav ('Golden hits' - 1975) gold
- Tzolelet Tzabarit ('Sabra Submarine' - 197)
- Elik Belik Bom - (1976)
- Halaila hu shirim ('The Night Is Songs' - 1977)
- Karusella 1 (Carousel 1 - 1977)
- Kkarusella 2 (Carousel 2 - 1977)
- Karusella 3 (Carousel 3 - 1977)
- Shirei Am beYiddish (Yiddish folk songs - 1977)
- Hitbaharut ('Clearing' - 1978)
- Chava vehaGitara ('Chava and the guitar' - 1978)
- Ma Kara ba'Eretz Mi ('What Happened in the Land of Who' - 1979)
- Ani Holechet Elai ('I Go to Me' - 1980)
- Shir beMatana ('A Gift of Songs' - 1980)
- Kolot ('Voices' - 1982)
- Shiru Shir im Chava ('Sing a song with chava' 1982)
- Nemal Bayit ('At Home'-1983) gold
- Avak shel kochavim ('Stardust' - 1984)
- Mehagrim ('Immigrants' 1986)
- Od Shirim beYiddish ('More Songs in Yiddish' -1987)
- HaTzorech baMilah, haTzorech baShtika ('Word And Silence' - 1988)
- Chava Zingt Yiddish ('Chava Sings Yiddish' - 1989)
- London (1989)
- MiShirei Eretz Ahavati ('Songs of my Beloved Country' - 1990)
- Ahava Mealteret ('Improvised Love' - 1991) gold
- HaChita Zomachat Shuv ('The Wheat Grows Again' - 1992)
- The Man I Love - 1992
- Margaritkalach (Daisies' - 1994)
- Derech Achat ('One Way' - 1995)
- London beHofaah ('London - Live' - 1995)
- Yonat ha'Ahava ('The Dove of Love' - 1996)
- Adaber Itcha ('I Will Talk to You' - 1997)
- The Collection (box set) (1998) gold
- Crazy Flower (1998)
- The Well - With The Klezmatics (1998)
- Chava Alberstein - Yiddish Songs (1999)
- Tekhef Ashuv ('Be Right Back' - 1999)
- 'Children's songs' -The Collection (2000)
- Foreign Letters (December 2001)
- The Early Years - The Box Set (2003)
- End of the Holiday (2004)
- Coconut (2005)
- Like a Wild Flower (New Version)
- Lemele (2006)
- The Milky Way - Songs for Children (2007)
- Human Nature (2008)
She has also appeared in a number of multi-artist collections, such as the Yiddish "Songs of The Vilna Ghetto" and "The Hidden Gate - Jewish Music Around the World."
