April 6, 2011, 11:03am
Transsexual Israeli Pop Star Agrees To Interview on Qatari Radio
By Nathan Burstein
http://blogs.forward.com/the-shmooze/136779/ (http://blogs.forward.com/the-shmooze/136779/)
Qataris aren't known to be huge fans of Israelis, transsexuals or Israeli transsexuals, but that hasn't stopped a Qatari radio station from reaching out to Dana International, the gender-bending Israeli pop star who will represent her homeland next month at the Eurovision Song Contest.
The 39-year-old singer, born Yaron Cohen, has agreed to be interviewed by QBS, a Doha-based radio station. The conversation will be recorded during Eurovision rehearsals in Dusseldorf, Germany, the site of this year's competition.