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Place of Birth: Tel Aviv, Israel
Date of Birth: February 2, 1969
Ethnicity: Yemenite Jewish
Dana International, legal name Sharon Cohen, is an Israeli pop singer. In 1998, she won the Eurovision Song Contest in Birmingham with her song “Diva.” She is a transgender woman.
A MyHeritage DNA test taken by Dana International stated that her genetic ancestry is:
*82.7% Yemenite Jewish *5.9% North African *4.3% Italian *4.1% West Asian *2.1% Ashkenazi Jewish *0.9% Nigerian
*82.7% Yemenite Jewish *5.9% North African *4.3% Italian *4.1% West Asian *2.1% Ashkenazi Jewish *0.9% Nigerian
While Dana International is often stated as being of both Romanian Jewish and Yemenite Jewish descent, with one of her grandfathers originating from Transylvania in Romania, her DNA test appears to support only Yemenite Jewish ancestry.