Offer Nissim is an Israeli DJ, remixer, and record producer. He produced the winning entry of the Eurovision Song Contest 1998, "Diva", by Dana International. Besides his work with Dana International, Nissim has often collaborated with Maya Simantov on songs such as "For your Love", "Everybody Needs a Man", "Alone", and "First Time", and has produced official remixes for various artists, including Madonna and Cher.

Biography and career

Offer Nissim was born in Israel, to parents of Iraqi-Jewish descent. He displayed a keen interest in music from a young age. His musical career started in 1979, when he had to stand in for an absent DJ at Tel Aviv's Theater Club. The Theater Club was also the place where, during the following decade, he formed important professional relationships, among them with Dana International. In 1993, Nissim produced Dana International's debut single, "Saida Sultana", and the pair was soon invited to appear with the song on Rivka Michaeli's popular prime time variety show, Siba La’mesiba (“Reason to party”). Following a record deal with IMP, Nissim produced two albums for Dana International: her 1993 debut and Umpatampa (1994). In 1998, Dana International represented Israel at the 43rd Eurovision Song Contest with "Diva", a song written by Svika Pick and produced by Nissim. The song won the contest bringing the country its coveted third victory and Offer Nissim further recognition. However, soon after the victory, Nissim and Dana International went their separate ways as a result of artistic differences. Already an established DJ on the local gay scene, Nissim decided give up producing and become a full time DJ. In the 2000s, Nissim collaborated with Israeli singer Maya Simantov and Grammy-winning Austrian-American DJ Peter Rauhofer. Nissim has produced several official remixes for Madonna, Pet Shop Boys, Christina Aguilera, Cher, Mylène Farmer, Deborah Cox, Dana International, Kristine W and other dance pop acts. Nissim has ranked four times on DJ Magazine's annual list of Top 100 DJs: in 2006 (29th), in 2007 (56th), in 2008 (51st) and in 2009 (43rd).

Discography

Albums

2002 - Excited 2004 - Searching (2 CDs) 2005 - First Time (ft. Maya Simantov) 2005 - OfferNissim 2005 - The Remixes 2006 - Second Time (ft. Maya Simantov) (2 CDs) 2007 - Forever Tel Aviv (2 CDs) 2008 - Happy People (2 CDs) 2009 - Happy People (Winter Edition) 2009 - Remixed (2 CDs) 2010 - Pride All Over 2010 - Over You (ft. Maya Simantov) 2017 - Love (2 CDs) 2020 - SuperNatural 2024 - Offer Nissim (2 CDs)

DJ Sets / Podcasts

2006 - Live @ Roxy (The Main Event) 2009 - We Can! 2012 - MDNA Live Show 2012 - Holidays 2012 2013 - Holidays 2013 2014 - This is Pride 2014 2015 - This is Pride 2015 2016 - This is Pride 2016 2016 - Holidays 2016 2017 - This is Pride 2017 2018 - This Is Pride 2018 2019 - This Is Pride 2019 2021 - This Is Pride 2021 2022 - Offer Nissim - Happy Pink Purim 2022 - Independence Day 2022 - Special Edition For GLZ Radio 2022 - This Is Pride 2022 2023 - This Is Pride 2023

Production credits

Dana International

Original Productions

1995 2001/2 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024

Selected Remixes

1993 2002 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2022 2023 2024