Esther Zaied was born in Safed to a Syrian Jewish family. In 1959, she met Abi Ofarim, a guitarist and dancer, whom she later married. She began performing as a child, singing Hebrew and international folk songs.In 1960 Esther landed a small role in the film Exodus. In 1961, she won the Song Festival in Tel Aviv, where she sang \"Saëni Imchá Bemachol\" (Take Me with You When You Dance) and \"Naamah\". Two years later, she won second place in the Eurovision Song Contest 1963 with \"T'en vas pas,\" representing Switzerland.
From then on, her duo with Abi Ofarim took off. In 1966, they had their first hit in Germany with \"Noch einen Tanz.\" Their greatest success in Germany was in 1967 with \"Morning of my Life\", which was written by the Bee Gees. In 1968 \"Cinderella Rockefella\" hit the top of the charts in a number of countries including the UK.[They played many live concerts in New York and London, and in 1969 they toured around the world. The couple divorced in Germany in 1970.From their 1967 album
''Cinderella Rockefella'' comes this fantastic song that is the
Engish version of their song ''Rakefet''.
