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The Guardian - AU
The Guardian - AU
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Sian Cain

Svika Pick, Israel’s ‘king of pop’, dies aged 72

Svika Pick and Israeli singer Dana International celebrate winning the 1998 Eurovision song contest
Svika Pick and Israeli singer Dana International celebrate winning the 1998 Eurovision song contest. Pick has died aged 72. Photograph: Dylan Martinez/Reuters

Svika Pick, a prolific songwriter and musician who was known as Israel’s “king of pop” and by the moniker the Maestro, has died at the age of 72.

He died on Sunday in his home. The cause of death is yet to be announced.

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