Svika Pick (Hebrew: צ×'יק×" פיק‎; born 3 October 1949) is an
Israeli pop singer, songwriter, composer, and television
personality.Henryk Pick was born in Wrocław, Poland, to a Jewish
family. His parents are Borys and Paulina Pick (1930-2010). His
grandfather was the head of a conservatory, and his uncle was a music
professor. At the age of 5, Pick studied classical music. In 1957, his
family immigrated to Israel. Pick studied music at the Conservatory of
Ramat Gan, and started to perform in local Israeli rock bands at the
age of 15.Pick was one of Israel's leading pop singers in the 1970s,
during which he was voted "Israeli male singer of the Year." He played
a lead part in the Hebrew version of the musical Hair in the early
1970s.In 1998 Pick wrote the song "Diva" with lyricist Yoav Ginai and
performed by Dana International, which won the Eurovision Song
Contest. He also wrote songs for several other Eurovision contestants.
In 2002 he reunited with Ginai to write the "Light a Candle" for Sarit
Hadad, who represented Israel in Eurovision 2002. That year, Habima
Theater staged a musical called Mary Lou based on Pick's old hits. In
2009, this musical was made into the television series Tamid Oto
Chalom (or Mary Lou), directed by Eytan Fox.
Israeli pop singer, songwriter, composer, and television
personality.Henryk Pick was born in Wrocław, Poland, to a Jewish
family. His parents are Borys and Paulina Pick (1930-2010). His
grandfather was the head of a conservatory, and his uncle was a music
professor. At the age of 5, Pick studied classical music. In 1957, his
family immigrated to Israel. Pick studied music at the Conservatory of
Ramat Gan, and started to perform in local Israeli rock bands at the
age of 15.Pick was one of Israel's leading pop singers in the 1970s,
during which he was voted "Israeli male singer of the Year." He played
a lead part in the Hebrew version of the musical Hair in the early
1970s.In 1998 Pick wrote the song "Diva" with lyricist Yoav Ginai and
performed by Dana International, which won the Eurovision Song
Contest. He also wrote songs for several other Eurovision contestants.
In 2002 he reunited with Ginai to write the "Light a Candle" for Sarit
Hadad, who represented Israel in Eurovision 2002. That year, Habima
Theater staged a musical called Mary Lou based on Pick's old hits. In
2009, this musical was made into the television series Tamid Oto
Chalom (or Mary Lou), directed by Eytan Fox.
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