Pop singer, Eurovision winner

Dana InternationalSongs, albums, age and where shows are announced

Israeli pop singer who won the 1998 Eurovision Song Contest with Diva and was twice named singer of the year on Reshet Gimel's annual chart.

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Dana International broke through with a radio parody in 1992 and won Eurovision six years later

Dana International was born in 1969 in Tel Aviv. She broke through in 1992 with Saida Sultana, a parody of Whitney Houston's My Name Is Not Susan made with producer Ofer Nissim, and her first album, Danna International, came out in April 1993. Umpatampa (1994) went platinum with more than 40,000 copies.

In 1998 she won the Eurovision Song Contest in Birmingham with Diva, by Yoav Ginai and Svika Pick, Israel's first winner since 1979. She was named singer of the year on Reshet Gimel's annual chart in 1995 and again in 1998, and in 2011 she represented Israel at Eurovision a second time, with Ding Dong, a song she wrote and composed herself.

The hits kept coming at home: Love Boy (2007) was played more than 1,400 times in August 2007, a record for Israeli radio, and La Cucaracha (2023) topped the Media Forest chart. She co-wrote and composed Ke'ilu Kan, sung by Boaz Mauda at Eurovision 2008, sang as a guest at Eurovision 2019 in Tel Aviv, and in February 2026 headlined a Purim party at the Berlin club about blank.

Born
2 February 1969, in Tel Aviv Hebrew Wikipedia
Eurovision
Winner, 1998, with Diva Hebrew Wikipedia
Singer of the year
1995 and 1998, Reshet Gimel annual chart Hebrew Wikipedia
Debut album
Danna International (1993) Hebrew Wikipedia
Studio albums
8, the latest HaKol Ze LeTova (2007) Hebrew Wikipedia
Independence Day torch
Chosen as a torch lighter, 2025 Hebrew Wikipedia

Dana International in a silver sequined dress, singing on stage at a Eurovision concert in the Netherlands, 2019 — Photo: Finsent, CC BY-SA 4.0

Dana International in a black sequined jumpsuit, arm raised, on stage at the final of Sweden's Melodifestivalen, 2019 — Photo: Kim Metso, CC BY-SA 4.0

Dana International's career runs from Saida Sultana in 1992 to a stage in Berlin in 2026

1992
Saida Sultana, her parody of Whitney Houston's My Name Is Not Susan with producer Ofer Nissim, became a radio hit. Hebrew Wikipedia
1993
Released her first album, Danna International, with Fata Morgana and Mischak HaDma'ot. Hebrew Wikipedia
1994
Released Umpatampa, with Ani Lo Yechola Bil'adecha and Yeshnan Banot; the album went platinum. Hebrew Wikipedia
1998
Won the Eurovision Song Contest in Birmingham with Diva, by Yoav Ginai and Svika Pick, Israel's first win since 1979. Hebrew Wikipedia
2007
Love Boy, from HaKol Ze LeTova, was played more than 1,400 times in August, a record for Israeli radio. Hebrew Wikipedia
2008
Ke'ilu Kan, which she co-wrote and composed, won Israel's Eurovision selection and was sung in the contest by Boaz Mauda. Hebrew Wikipedia
2011
Won Israel's Eurovision selection with Ding Dong, which she wrote and composed, and represented Israel at the contest in Germany. Hebrew Wikipedia
2019
Sang as a guest at Eurovision 2019 in Tel Aviv, in the first semi-final and in the final. Hebrew Wikipedia
2023
La Cucaracha topped the Media Forest chart. Hebrew Wikipedia
2026
Headlined a Purim party at the Berlin club about blank. Siegessäule, Berlin

These are Dana International's best-known albums and songs

La Cucaracha
Song · 2023 · Hebrew Wikipedia
Ding Dong
Song · 2011 · Hebrew Wikipedia
HaKol Ze LeTova (It's All for the Best)
Album · 2007 · Hebrew Wikipedia
Love Boy
Song · 2007 · Hebrew Wikipedia
Yoter VeYoter (More and More)
Album · 2001 · Hebrew Wikipedia
Free
Album · 1999 · Hebrew Wikipedia
Diva
Song · 1998 · Hebrew Wikipedia
Maganuna
Album · 1996 · Hebrew Wikipedia
Umpatampa
Album · 1994 · Hebrew Wikipedia
Danna International
Album · 1993 · Hebrew Wikipedia

Dana International's clips and performances are on her official YouTube channel

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2024

These are the questions people ask about Dana International

Where does Dana International announce new shows?

New dates are announced first on Dana International's official pages: Instagram, Facebook, and YouTube. Israel.com does not list these shows yet.

What is Dana International's Instagram?

Dana International's official Instagram account is @danainternational. The latest posts from it are on this page.

Where can I listen to Dana International's songs?

Dana International's songs are on Spotify, Apple Music, and YouTube, on the official artist pages linked here.

How old is Dana International?

Dana International was born on 2 February 1969 and is 57 years old.

What song did Dana International win Eurovision with?

Diva, written by Yoav Ginai and composed by Svika Pick. She won the 1998 contest in Birmingham with it, and the song reached number 11 on the UK chart.

How did Dana International get her stage name?

From her second single, Dana International, also known as Shusho Ya Shusho, released in 1992. The song's name stayed with her as her stage name.

How many times has Dana International been at Eurovision?

She won in 1998 with Diva and represented Israel again in 2011 with Ding Dong, which did not reach the final. She also co-wrote Israel's 2008 entry, Ke'ilu Kan, and sang as a guest at the 1999 and 2019 contests, both held in Israel.