Rika Zaraï

Israeli singer

Rika Zaraï (Hebrew: ריקה זראי; 19 February 1938 – 23 December 2020) was an Israeli singer-songwriter. She was best known for making classic Israeli songs popular in Europe such as Hava Nagila, Yerushalayim shel zahav and Hallelujah.

Rika Zaraï
Rika Zaraï in 1963
Rika Zaraï in 1963
Background information
Birth nameRika Gozman
Born(1938-02-19)19 February 1938
Jerusalem, Mandatory Palestine
Died23 December 2020(2020-12-23) (aged 82)
Paris, France
GenresMiddle of the road
Occupation(s)Singer, songwriter
Years active1960–2020
LabelsPhilips Records

Death change

In June 2008, Zaraï suffered from a paralytic stroke. She died on 23 December 2020 in Paris, aged 82.[1]

Songs change

  • Chante Israël (1962)
  • Rika Zaraï (1964)
  • Un beau jour je partirai (1967)
  • Alors je chante (1969)
  • Moi le dimanche (1971)
  • Les Dessins animés (1973)
  • Chansons d'Israël (1973)
  • Ma poupée de France (1975)
  • Dad li di (1979)
  • Chante l'ami (1982)
  • L'Espoir (1983)
  • Sans rancune et sans regret (1985)
  • Story (1988)
  • Hava (2000)
  • Quand les hommes (2007)

References change

  1. "La chanteuse israélienne Rika Zaraï est morte à l'âge de 82 ans". Le Monde.fr (in French). 2020-12-23. Retrieved 2020-12-23.

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