What happened to Svika Pick Tributes pour in as Israeli legend and Quentin Tarantino s father-in law dies aged 72 × Follow Us Create Notifications New User posted their first comment this is comment text Link Approve Reject & ban Delete Log in Manage your profile Editing Story Queue Video Queue Editing Stats Writer Home SEO Redirection Admin Gaming Wiki Edits Taxonomy Home Edit Site Menu Mapping Dashboard Tag Pages Community Social Feed Queue Feed Center Notification Center Affiliate Home Manage Pages Bottom Tagline Dash Timeless Stories Logout SK POP News What happened to Svika Pick Tributes pour in as Israeli legend and Quentin Tarantino s father-in law dies aged 72 By Anupal Sraban Neog Modified 15 Aug 2022 Follow Us Comment Share Svika Pick recently died at the age of 72 (Image via Arnon Hubara/Facebook) Singer, songwriter, composer, and television personality Svika Pick passed away on August 14, 2022, at the age of 72. The cause of death has not yet been revealed, and it is speculated to be due to age-related issues or natural causes. Pick suffered a stroke in 2018 which affected his speech and movement. Although his condition improved after that, he discontinued performing or writing like he had previously. While there is currently no information on whether the stroke had anything to do with his death, his family members are yet to comment on the same. The Prime Minister of Israel, Yair Lapid, paid tribute to him and stated, “Svika Pick died today, but the songs and melodies he left behind will continue to be played for many years to come.” President Isaac Herzog mentioned that Svika brought a new life and revolutionary change to the cultural landscape of Israel. He added that Pick’s music touched everyone’s hearts and became an important part of the soundtrack of people’s lives. Svika Pick s life and career explored Pick was born on October 3, 1949, to Jewish parents. His grandfather was the head of a music school and his uncle was a music professor. He started his training in classical music when he was five years old. His family shifted to Israel in 1957, and after studying music at the Conservatory of Ramat Gan, Pick started performing with local rock bands. He was one of the leading pop singers in Israel during 1970s and played the lead role in the Hebrew adaptation of the musical Hair the same year. Svika Pick wrote songs for several artists (Image via Naveed Anjum/Getty Images) Pick started writing songs in 1998, and wrote Diva in collaboration with lyricist Yoav Ginai. The duo reunited in 2002 and wrote the song Light a Candle for Sarit Hadad, who represented Israel at Eurovision 2002. He also composed songs for Eurovision contestants Oleksandr Ponomaryov and Angelica Agurbashin. He wrote Hasta la Vista for Ponomaryov in 2003 and also wrote another song for Agurbash. Svika Pick was a judge on the singing reality show Kokhav Nolad from 2005 to 2009. He then appeared on the Bip docu-reality show HaMaestro in 2005. The late artist also made a guest appearance in an episode of Tamid Oto Chalom in 2009, and his songs were used for its title and soundtrack. Netizens pay tribute to the late artist on Twitter Svika Pack had become a familiar name in the entertainment industry for his work as a singer and songwriter. Twitter was flooded with tributes when people heard about his death: Ben Hartman@BenhartmanRIP to Svika Pick, who died barely a year after @BennyBsf sampled him in one of the best coke rap songs in yearsyoutu.be/AlwOQDOM9Rk1RIP to Svika Pick, who died barely a year after @BennyBsf sampled him in one of the best coke rap songs in yearsyoutu.be/AlwOQDOM9Rk Norman Goldner@nlygoRIP Zvika PikHe wrote Diva for @Dana_Inter youtube.com/watch?v=B8ZFgy…RIP Zvika PikHe wrote Diva for @Dana_Inter youtube.com/watch?v=B8ZFgy… Yonat Friling (Frühling)@FoxyonatSvika Pick, a renowned Israeli pop singer, and composer died at the age of 72. In 1998 his song Diva by Dana International won the Eurovision contest. His son-in-law is Quentin Tarantino. May his memory be a blessing, and may his songs will last forever3314Svika Pick, a renowned Israeli pop singer, and composer died at the age of 72. In 1998 his song Diva by Dana International won the Eurovision contest. His son-in-law is Quentin Tarantino. May his memory be a blessing, and may his songs will last forever https://t.co/UgrtHVo6ZG JACK LAWSON ?@jackhlawsonSvika Pick, Israel’s most prolific singer-songwriter, died today. Known as “The Maestro”, he was the mastermind behind several Eurovision entries including Israel’s winning 1998 entry, “Diva”. He was currently in talks to write Israel’s Eurovision 2023 entry for Noa Kirel.102Svika Pick, Israel’s most prolific singer-songwriter, died today. Known as “The Maestro”, he was the mastermind behind several Eurovision entries including Israel’s winning 1998 entry, “Diva”. He was currently in talks to write Israel’s Eurovision 2023 entry for Noa Kirel. https://t.co/9s7FhLLWs8 Joe@looney_joeRIP Svika Pick. A brilliant musician and the composer behind a groundbreaking Eurovision winner, youtu.be/h5W3ko1ft2M21RIP Svika Pick. A brilliant musician and the composer behind a groundbreaking Eurovision winner, youtu.be/h5W3ko1ft2M Pick is survived by his wife Shira Manor, his five children, and grandchildren. Poll : 0 votes Quick Links More from Sportskeeda Edited by Susrita Das × Feedback Thank You! Be the first one to comment Follow Us Share Show More Comments GIF Comment in moderation 0 0 Reply x Edit Delete Delete the comment? No thanks Delete GIF Cancel Update GIF Cancel Reply ❮ ❯ GIF Comment in moderation 0 0 Reply x Edit Delete Delete the comment? 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