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Israel was represented at the Eurovision Song Contest 1983 with the song "Chai" (חי), composed by Avi Toledano, with lyrics by Ehud Manor, and performed by Ofra Haza.The Israeli participating broadcaster, the Israel Broadcasting Authority (IBA), selected its entry for the contest through Kdam Eurovision 1983.
Although this was Germany's first victory, 1983 was the second time Germany had hosted the contest, having previously done so in 1957. Organised by the European Broadcasting Union (EBU) and host broadcaster Bayerischer Rundfunk (BR) on behalf of the ARD , the contest was held at the Rudi-Sedlmayer-Halle on 23 April 1983 and was hosted by German ...
In April 2018, Dana recorded a new version of the Jewish folk song "Hava Nagila" to promote "Israel Calling", a pre-Eurovision event. 20 years after her win in the 1998 Eurovision Song Contest in Birmingham with her song Diva, Dana released a new version of her hit in June 2018, in association with NYX Hotel and pagfilms.
Israel's Eden Golan has become one of the favourites among bookmakers to win this year's Eurovision Song Contest after she made it through the semi-finals on Thursday despite boos during her ...
In 1990, Rita's "Shara Barkhovot" was not well received, but in 1991, Orna and Moshe Datz finished third, Israel's best result since 1983. Israel also had a 5th-place finish by Eden when it hosted the 1999 contest. Ping-Pong's disco effort in 2000 failed, though the group was noted for their optimistic lyrics and message of reconciliation and ...
Israel has agreed to revise the lyrics of its potential submission to the Eurovision Song Contest after the contest organizers took issue with verses that appeared to reference Hamas' Oct. 7 ...
Israel's entry, "October Rain", is a ballad sung by female soloist Eden Golan. ... Eurovision, which this year will take place on May 7-11 in the Swedish city of Malmo, bills itself as a non ...
22 March – The Israeli Knesset elects Chaim Herzog as President of Israel, by a majority of 61 to 57 against Menachem Elon. 19 April – Moshe Levi is appointed as the 12th Chief of Staff of the Israel Defense Forces. 23 April – Ofra Haza represents Israel at the Eurovision Song Contest with the song “Chai” ("Alive"), achieving second ...