Dana Berger (; born 2 November 1970) is an Israeli singer-songwriter and occasional actress. She is also a graduate of the

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. Berger came to fame in the 1990s, appearing on the popular TV show ''

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''. After becoming well known, she released a number of albums, among them the widely popular album ''Ad Ha'Katze'' (To the Edge), which was certified platinum and went on to sell over 60,000 copies in Israel.

Biography

Berger was born in the Nave Sha'anan, neighborhood of

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, grew up and was educated in

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, where she was first exposed to music and began her musical studies. At age seven she started playing piano and a few years later also guitar. Berger began writing songs at age 14. During 1987 she joined the band "O Ban", which released two songs: "Plutonium Radioactive" which was written against air pollution and "The Blues", which was written against the Israel Police ("The Blues" was a nickname for policemen, who then wore blue uniforms). In 1989 Berger served in the IDF as part of the

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entertainment troupe, but it quickly disbanded because some of its members were accused of smoking hashish.

musical career

After finishing her military service in 1990, Berger enrolled in the Rimon School of Music and performed in the band "Blagan" alongside Dan Toren, serving as the lead vocalist. Additionally, during this period she contributed vocal parts to Amir Lev's debut album "Want to See You in My Place". "Blagan" disbanded in 1992 before releasing their only album "Urban Paradise" (on vinyl and CD, with an early version of "To Glide" added as a bonus track). This marked a positive turning point in Berger's career, as she began acting that same year in the TV series

. Berger also participated in Hillel Mittelpunkt's rock opera "Samara" and performed the song "And I Didn't Know" (lyrics and composition: Max Gath-Mor, arrangement: Ovad Efrat) in the 1992 Festigal. In October 1994, Berger released her debut album "Dana Berger", on which she wrote and composed much of the material. She collaborated on melodies with Vered Klepter and on production with Johnny Shuali,

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, Oded Pear and Ra'am Mochiach.

Discography

*"Gan Eden Ironi" (with Balagan) – 1992 *"Dana Berger" – 1994 *"Pashoot Lehiot" – 1999 *"Ad Ha'Katze" – 2000 *"Toch Ke'Dei Tenuah" – 2003 *"Yom Yom" – 2006 *"Hinei Ba'ati HaBaita" (with Itay Pearl) – 2010

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