1. Svika Pick, was an Israeli pop singer, songwriter, composer, and television personality.
18 Facts About Svika Pick
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Svika Pick later gained recognition after co-writing "Diva", which won the 1998 Eurovision Song Contest for Israel.
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Svika Pick was described by peers and critics as the Israeli King of Pop, and the Maestro.
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Svika Pick's grandfather was the head of a music school, and his uncle was a music professor.
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Svika Pick studied music at the Conservatory of Ramat Gan, and started to perform in local Israeli rock bands at the age of 15.
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Svika Pick married Israeli songwriter Mirit Shem-Or, with whom he has a son, and two daughters; Sharona and Daniella, who have performed together as the Svika Pick Sisters.
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Shem-Or wrote the lyrics for many of Svika Pick's hits, including "Mary Lou", which was about her.
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Svika Pick was in a relationship with Israeli fashion designer Shira Manor, with whom he had two sons, Tim and Neal.
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In 2018, EL AL flight from London to Tel Aviv was diverted to Vienna after Svika Pick suffered a stroke.
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Svika Pick later stated that he had to go extensive rehabilitation afterwards, including relearning Hebrew and his ability to walk.
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Svika Pick was one of Israel's leading pop singers in the 1970s, and was named "Israeli male singer of the year" by Kol Israel every year from 1977 to 1980.
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Svika Pick played a lead part in the Hebrew version of the musical Hair in the early 1970s.
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In 1998 Svika Pick wrote the song "Diva" with lyricist Yoav Ginai and performed by Dana International, which won the Eurovision Song Contest.
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Svika Pick wrote a song for the Belarusian contestant of Eurovision 2005, Angelica Agurbash, but she later decided on a different one, acknowledging Pick for his effort.
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Svika Pick competed seven times in the Israeli preselection for the Eurovision Song Contest.
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From 2005 to 2009, Svika Pick was one of the judges for the singing reality show Kokhav Nolad that aired on Channel 2.
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In 2005, Svika Pick starred in the docu-reality series HaMaestro that aired on Bip and followed the daily lives of him and his family.
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Svika Pick's songs were used for its title and soundtrack, and he guest starred in one of the episodes.