Arik Einstein
Arik Einstein אריק אינשטיין | |
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Arik Einstein, 1979 | |
| Background information | |
| Birth name | Arieh Leib Einstein |
| Born | 3 January 1939 Tel Aviv, Mandatory Palestine |
| Died | 26 November 2013 (aged 74) Tel Aviv, Israel |
| Genres | Israeli rock, Israeli pop, children's music |
| Years active | 1957–2013 |
| Labels | Israphone Helicon Hed Artzi Hagar-Phonokol BNE CBS Phonokol NMC HaTaklit Haifa Media Direct HaTav HaShmini |
| Formerly of | The Nahal Band Batzal Yarok Yarkon Bridge Trio The High Windows |
Arieh Lieb "Arik" Einstein (Hebrew: אָרִיק אַייְנְשְׁטֵייְן [ˈʔaʁik ˈʔajnʃtejn]; (3 January 1939 – 26 November 2013) was an Israeli singer, songwriter, actor, comedian and screenwriter. He was a pioneer of Israeli rock music and was named "the voice of Israel." Through both high public and critical acclaim, Einstein is regarded as one of the greatest, most popular, and most influential Israeli artists of all time.
An illustrious musical career that spanned over 50 years saw Einstein recording over 500 songs and releasing, collaborating, and featuring in 34 albums, far more than any other Israeli musician. Through the years he collaborated with many well-known Israeli singers and songwriters, including Shalom Hanoch Miki Gavrielov, Yoni Rechter, and Shmulik Kraus. Einstein wrote many of his own songs and was a vocalist with The Churchills, Batzal Yarok and The High Windows. Einstein was also part of, and wrote songs for the Hashomer Hatzair youth movement.