Orfeh
Sign in to saveOrfeh (born March 28, 1971 as Orfeh Or) is an American singer, songwriter and actress. She performed at the Lincoln Center's American Songbook Series in 2016, and in the Broadway musicals Saturday Night Fever, Legally Blonde, Pretty Woman, and Chicago. She made her West End debut in Burlesque the Musical at London's Savoy Theatre in July 2025, originating the role of Tess.
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First things first: the name. Yes, it’s real. And it came from Orfeu Negro, the 1959 film shot by French director Marcel Camus in Brazil (better known by its American name: Black Orpheus). Resetting the Greek myth of Orpheus and Eurydice in modern-day Rio de Janeiro during the Carnival celebration, the bossa nova-flavored movie was an international sensation, winning the Palme d’Or at the Cannes Film Festival as well as the Oscar and a Golden Globe for Best Foreign Film. And it gave one-of-a-kin
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Orfeh (born March 28, 1971 as Orfeh Or) is an American singer, songwriter and actress. She performed at the Lincoln Center's American Songbook Series in 2016, and in the Broadway musicals Saturday Night Fever, Legally Blonde, Pretty Woman, and Chicago. She made her West End debut in Burlesque the Musical at London's Savoy Theatre in July 2025, originating the role of Tess.
== Early life and career == Orfeh was born and raised in New York City. She attended the LaGuardia High School for the Performing Arts and received a record deal shortly after graduation. Her first release was Life in the Movies, which she released as a part of the group Genevha with her musical partner Mike More in 1987. After the release, the duo formed the group Or-N-More and signed with EMI Records.