1. Arik Lavie was an Israeli pop-rock-folk singer and actor.
13 Facts About Arik Lavie
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Arik Lavie's father was a medical student from Riga who left him and his mother before he was born.
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Arik Lavie's mother married a man named Frank Inselsbacher of the French Foreign Legion and he gave him his surname.
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Arik Lavie's career began in 1945 in the Palmach military band.
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Arik Lavie acted in the Cameri Theater and sang together with "The Three Strings", which specialized in shepherds' songs.
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Arik Lavie was occasionally seen on primetime Israeli television in the days it had only one channel.
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Arik Lavie had a very rich voice that allowed his band members to play simple musical roles and spend very little time on rehearsals.
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Arik Lavie renewed old Hebrew songs, including songs of the Palmach, in his album "The Moon and Sixpence".
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Arik Lavie appeared many times before soldiers during the wars of Israel.
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Arik Lavie participated in theater productions along with his wife, actress Shoshik Shani, and both played in movies.
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Arik Lavie is considered one of the finest performers in Hebrew.
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Arik Lavie died in Petah Tikva on 29 June 2004 from a severe heart disease at the age of 77.
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Arik Lavie survived by his wife Shoshik, and two daughters.