What is Rika Zaraï?
{{Infobox musical artist |name = Rika Zaraï |image =Rika Zaraï (1963).jpg |caption = Rika Zaraï in 1963 |image_size = |background = solo_singer |birth_name = Rika Gozman |alias = | birth_date = {{Birth date|df=yes|1938|02|19}} | birth_place = [[Jerusalem]], [[Mandatory Palestine]] | death_date = {{Death date and age|df=yes|2020|12|23|1938|02|19}} | death_place = [[Paris]], [[France]] | origin = | instrument = | genre = [[Middle of the road (music)|Middle of the road]] | occupation = Singer, songwriter | years_active = 1960–2020 | label = [[Philips Records]] | associated_acts = | website = }} '''Rika Zaraï''' ({{lang-he|ריקה זראי}}; 19 February 1938 – 23 December 2020) was an [[Israel|Israeli]] singer-songwriter. She was best known for making classic Israeli songs popular in [[Europe]] such as ''[[Hava Nagila]]'', ''[[Yerushalayim shel zahav]]'' and ''[[Hallelujah (Milk and Honey song)|Hallelujah]]''. ==Death== In June 2008, Zaraï suffered from a [[paralysis|paralytic]] [[stroke]]. She died on 23 December 2020 in [[Paris]], aged 82.<ref>{{Cite news|date=2020-12-23|title=La chanteuse israélienne Rika Zaraï est morte à l'âge de 82 ans|language=fr|work=Le Monde.fr|url=https://www.lemonde.fr/disparitions/article/2020/12/23/la-chanteuse-israelienne-rika-zarai-est-morte-a-l-age-de-82-ans_6064332_3382.html|access-date=2020-12-23}}</ref> ==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) ==References== {{reflist}} ==Other websites== * {{IMDb name|0953378}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Zarai, Rika}} [[Category:1938 births]] [[Category:2020 deaths]] [[Catego