page_title: Shefita
section_title: Music career
hierarchical_section_title: Shefita / Music career
caption_attribution_description: English: Shefita performing on Yom Ha'atzmaut (Israel Independence Day), May 8, 2019 עברית: שפיטה בהופעת יום העצמאות, 8 במאי 2019
context_page_description: Rotem Shefy, also known by her stage name Shefita, is an Israeli singer and voice actress. As Shefita, Shefy portrays an Arab diva, who has risen to fame by producing cover versions to famous rock songs like Radiohead's Karma Police and Nirvana's Lithium. Her cover renditions have an Arabic musical influence.
  Shefita was a contestant on Israel's Rising Star television show, in its 6th season, and competed to represent Israel in the 2019 Eurovision Song Contest. She came in at 3rd place in show's season final which aired on February 12, 2019.
context_section_description: Her stage persona, Shefita, incorporates many characteristics of a diva; She wears heavy makeup, wears stylish evening gowns and jewelry and walks with a stylish cane. She was supposedly born in Dubai and claims from time to time that Kurt Cobain was her lover who made her vow to sing a cover version to one of his songs before dying in her arms.
  In April 2013, she released a cover version of Radiohead's Karma Police.
  In July 2015 she released a cover version of Nirvana's Lithium. In August of the same year, she released a cover version of Naomi Shemer's Aleph Bet.
  In November 2016, she was selected by Tel-Aviv municipality to perform the theme song and official video clip to the annual pride events in Tel-Aviv. She would go on to perform a cover of Aerosmith's Pink. That same month, she covered You Oughta Know by Alanis Morissette who responded on her Twitter account saying it was "Beautiful".
  In January 2017, she appeared in an Israeli commercial for Hummus.
  In late 2018, she began her participation on the sixth season of Rising Star and secured her place in the show's final which aired on February 12, 2019. She finished in 3rd place.
  In January 2019, Shefita got an impersonation on the popular Israeli show Eretz Nehederet.
  In February 2019, she took part in production of the debut album He-Storia by Israeli band HaHertzelim.
caption: Shefita during a performance on Yom Ha'atzmaut, May 2019
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