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On 31 March 1979, the Eurovision Song Contest was held at the International Convention Center in Jerusalem hosted by IBA and broadcast live throughout the continent. Milk and Honey performed "Hallelujah" tenth on the night –entering the stage one by one rather than all together–, following West Germany's "Dschinghis Khan" by Dschinghis Khan and preceding France's "Je suis l'enfant soleil ...
Israel was represented at the Eurovision Song Contest 1979 with the song "Hallelujah" (הללויה), composed by Kobi Oshrat, with lyrics by Shimrit Orr , and performed by Milk and Honey (made up of Gali Atari, Shmulik Bilu, Reuven Gvritz, and Yehuda Tamir).
The Eurovision Song Contest 1979 was the 24th edition of the annual Eurovision Song Contest. It took place in Jerusalem , Israel, following the country's victory at the 1978 contest with the song " A-Ba-Ni-Bi " by Izhar Cohen and the Alphabeta .
[2] [3] Milk and Honey eventually won the national selection, and went on to also win the Eurovision Song Contest 1979. [3] "Hallelujah" peaked in the UK Singles Chart at #5 in April 1979. [4] The group had one other international hit, "Goodbye New York". [3]
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April 1979 – The Israeli developed and produced battle tank Merkava was first introduced to the IDF forces. 22 March – The Knesset approves the peace treaty between Israel and Egypt. 26 March – In a ceremony at the White House, President Anwar Sadat of Egypt and Prime Minister Menachem Begin of Israel sign a peace treaty. Egypt thus ...
The album quickly became her most successful album up to that point, selling over 30,000 copies and prompting Atari to go on a successful concert tour as a soloist for the first time in her career. The album's most notable song " Ein Li Eretz Echeret " (I have no other land) became a patriotic anthem and was voted as the country's best song ...
"Hallelujah" (1979) " A-Ba-Ni-Bi " ( Hebrew script : א-ב-ני-בי ; bet -language language game for the word אני aní , meaning "I" in Hebrew) is a song recorded by Israeli group Izhar Cohen and the Alphabeta , with music composed by Nurit Hirsh and Hebrew lyrics written by Ehud Manor .