Orna Datz

Orna Datz was born in 1964 in Holon

Orna Datz was born Orna Cohen in Holon, the eldest child of Uri and Frida Cohen. Her father was of Yemenite origin and her mother of Egyptian origin. At 17 she was elected Miss Holon.

She joined the IDF in 1982 and served in the IDF choir and in the Field Forces Command troupe.

In 1987 she married singer Moshe Datz, and the two performed as the duo Datz. They won the 1991 Israeli Eurovision selection and placed third at Eurovision in Rome with the song Kan. The duo released about 10 albums and a children's series called Tif VeTaf.

From 2001 she hosted the makeover show Mahapach on Channel 2, and from 2006 she hosted HaMar'a on Channel 10. She also presented the Miss Israel pageant. In 2008 she released her solo album Shir Eres Pnimi.

She later appeared on Dancing with the Stars in 2012 and co-hosted the 2013 Israeli Eurovision selection. From 2018 she co-hosted Mekablot Shabbat on Reshet 13.