Eurovision 1999
May 1999
April 1999
Fiddler on the yoof
Chava Alberstein has been making music for more than three decades but remains largely unknown outside her home country. Tell her that the only Israeli singer most Britons have heard of is Eurovision winner Dana International (and that largely because she's a transsexual) and she nods agreement. Yet in her 51 years, Alberstein has produced a huge body of work reflecting the currents that have shaped Israel.