Svika Pick, singer, songwriter, composer and television personality, died on August 14, 2022 at the age of 72. The cause of death has not been released, but it is believed to have been caused by age-related illnesses or natural causes. Pick had a stroke in 2018 that affected his speech and mobility. Although his health improved, he no longer performed or wrote as before. While there is currently no information on whether the stroke played a role in his death, his family members have yet to comment.
Yair Lapid, the Prime Minister of Israel, paid tribute to him and noted:
“Svika Pick passed away today, but the songs and melodies he left behind will be heard for many years to come.”
President Isaac Herzog said that Svika has given fresh energy and a dramatic transformation to the Israeli cultural landscape. He said Pick’s song touched everyone’s hearts and became a vital part of people’s lives.
The life and work of Svika Pick
Pick was born into a Jewish family on October 3, 1949. His grandfather was the director of a music school, and his uncle taught music. He started teaching classical music when he was five years old. Pick’s family moved to Israel in 1957, and after studying music at the Ramat Gan Conservatory, he began playing with local rock bands. He was a popular pop singer in Israel during the 1970s and appeared in the Hebrew adaptation of the musical Hair in the same year.
Pick started making music in 1998, and Diva was written in collaboration with writer Yoav Ginai. In 2002, the team reunited and produced the song Light a Candle for Sarit Hadad, Israel’s representative at Eurovision 2002. He also wrote songs for Oleksandr Ponomaryov and Angelica Agurbashin, both Eurovision contestants. In 2003, he wrote Hasta la Vista for Ponomaryov and another song for Agurbash. From 2005 to 2009, Svika Pick was a judge on the singing reality program Kokhav Nolad. In 2005, he starred in Bipo’s docu-reality program HaMaestro. In 2009, the late musician appeared as a guest in an episode of Tamid Oto Chaloma, and his songs were used as the title and soundtrack.
Twitter users are paying tribute to the late artist.
Svike Pack’s work as a singer and composer has made him a popular figure in the entertainment sector. When news of his death spread, Twitter was flooded with tributes:
RIP Sviki Pick, who died barely a year later @BennyBsf he sampled it in one of the best coca rap songs in yearshttps://t.co/U4bV5JhdS5
– Ben Hartman (@Benhartman) August 15, 2022
Svika Pick, a famous Israeli pop singer and composer, died at the age of 72. In 1998, his song Diva by Dana International won the Eurovision Song Contest. His son-in-law is Quentin Tarantino. May his memory be blessed, and his songs eternal pic.twitter.com/UgrtHVo6ZG
— Yonat Friling (Frühling) (@Foxyonat) August 14, 2022
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