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Arik Einstein

1939 - 2013

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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. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Arik Einstein is the 889th most popular singer (down from 718th in 2019), the 227th most popular biography from Israel (down from 219th in 2019) and the 7th most popular Israeli Singer.

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Among SINGERS

Among singers, Arik Einstein ranks 889 out of 4,381. Before him are Sandro de América, Sissel Kyrkjebø, Belinda Carlisle, Katja Ebstein, Philip Bailey, and Patsy Cline. After him are Antonietta Stella, Kim Larsen, Maria Jeritza, Grace Bumbry, Birdman, and Guy Béart.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1939, Arik Einstein ranks 272. Before him are Edwin Frederick O'Brien, Fahrudin Jusufi, Paul Gleason, Panajot Pano, Bill Mulliken, and Ekaterina Maximova. After him are Stephen Cook, Brigitte Fontaine, Chögyam Trungpa, Giorgio Ferrini, Dariush Mehrjui, and János Göröcs. Among people deceased in 2013, Arik Einstein ranks 213. Before him are Kevin Ayers, Jeff Hanneman, Olga Gyarmati, Tommy Morrison, Gerda Lerner, and Miguel Poblet. After him are Hans Hass, Wadih El Safi, Franca Rame, Nílton de Sordi, Jonathan Winters, and Ray Dolby.

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In Israel

Among people born in Israel, Arik Einstein ranks 227 out of 466. Before him are Mordechai Gur (1930), Itamar Ben-Gvir (1976), Moshe Safdie (1938), Tom Segev (1945), Dan Shomron (1937), and Reuven Shiloah (1909). After him are Ruth Arnon (1933), Etgar Keret (1967), Hiam Abbass (1960), Nehemiah Persoff (1919), Judea Pearl (1936), and Salma Khadra Jayyusi (1926).

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Among SINGERS In Israel

Among singers born in Israel, Arik Einstein ranks 7. Before him are Ofra Haza (1957), Dana International (1969), Esther Ofarim (1941), Gali Atari (1953), Izhar Cohen (1951), and Naomi Shemer (1930). After him are Achinoam Nini (1969), Carmela Corren (1938), Yasmin Levy (1975), Ilanit (1947), Rika Zaraï (1938), and Yardena Arazi (1951).

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