ArtistInfo

Tzruya Lahav

*1951
Composer of Rock
A.k.a. Tzruya Lahav (Hebrew: צרויה להב)

Tzruya "Suki" Lahav (born 16 July 1951, Kibbutz Ayelet HaShahar) is an Israeli composer, songwriter, poet, novelist and screenwriter. Earlier in her career she was also an actress, singer and violinist. She is best known internationally as the violinist for Bruce Springsteen & The E-Street Band from 1973 until 1975. According to a 2013 Springsteen biography by Clinton Heylin, she was the woman Bruce Springsteen wrote about in the song "She's The One". She mainly used her childhood nickname Suki during her American career. Beginning in 1971 Lahav lived in the U.S. with her husband at the time, Louis Lahav. Their daughter Tal was killed in an auto accident in 1975 and they decided to return to Israel, where Lahav found success. Lahav wrote the lyrics for "Shara Barkhovot" ("Singing in the Streets"), Israel's entry for the 1990 Eurovision Song Contest, performed by Rita. She has written Hebrew lyrics for Γλυκερία, Gidi Gov, Rami Kleinstein, Yehudit Ravitz, Miri Mesika, Yehudit Tamir and Riki Gal. Lahav is also on the faculty of the Rimon School of Music.

Genres

• Rock
• Blues
• Pop

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