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Rika Zaraï
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![]() Rika Zaraï in 1963
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Birth name | Rika Gozman |
Born | Jerusalem, Mandatory Palestine |
19 February 1938
Died | 23 December 2020 Paris, France |
(aged 82)
Genres | Middle of the road |
Occupation(s) | Singer, songwriter |
Years active | 1960–2020 |
Labels | Philips Records |
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.
Death
In June 2008, Zaraï suffered from a paralytic stroke. She died on 23 December 2020 in Paris, aged 82.
Songs
- 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)
Images for kids
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Rika Zaraï presented her book to Israeli Prime Minister Shimon Peres in 1986.
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