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Arik Einstein

Wikipedia's first sentence called it “israeli singer-songwriter”. Today it says “israeli singer”. The one-line description Wikipedia serves to search engines and AI systems read “Musical artist Arieh Lieb "”. It now reads “Israeli musical artist Musical artist Arieh Lieb "”.
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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. "Legendary Israeli singer Arik Einstein passes away at age of 74" . 27 November 2013 . Mediterranean Israeli Music and the Politics of the Aesthetic .

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Wikipedia's first sentence called it “israeli singer-songwriter”. Today it says “israeli singer”. The one-line description Wikipedia serves to search engines and AI systems read “Musical artist Arieh Lieb "”. It now reads “Israeli musical artist Musical artist Arieh Lieb "”. Read the current article and compare.
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israeli singer-songwriter

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israeli singer

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