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1960 Israel Song Festival
The 1960 Israel Song Festival was the 1st edition of the annual Israel Song Festival. It took place in Tel Aviv and was held at Heichal HaTarbut on 2 May 1960 as part of the 1960 Independence Day celebrations. The show was hosted by Itzhak Shimoni. Nine songs were selected to participate in the competition. Each song was performed twice on the night, once by a male singer and once by female singer, in order to give precedence to the song over the performing artist. The winning song was "Erev Ba" (Evenfall; he, ערב בא), which was written by Oded Avisar and composed by Arie Levanon and was performed by Aliza Kashi and by Shimon Bar. History The idea for the competition came from Kol Yisrael producer Israel Daliyot after seeing people celebrating Domenico Modugno's victory in the 1959 Sanremo Music Festival while on vacation in Rome. Daliyot approached the Israel Broadcasting Service, and with involvement of the Prime Minister's Office, the first festival was held as p ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Itzhak Shimoni
Itzhak ( he, יצחק) is a Hebrew given name and surname, meaning Isaac. Notable people with the name include: Given name * Itzhak Arnon (1909–2005), Israeli agronomist * Itzhak Bars (born 1943), American theoretical physicist at the University of Southern California * Itzhak Ben David (1931–2007), Israeli cyclist * Itzhak Bentov (1923–1979), Czech-born Israeli American scientist, inventor, mystic * Itzhak Brook (born 1941), Adjunct Professor of Pediatrics and Medicine at Georgetown University School of Medicine * Itzhak de Laat (born 1994), Dutch short track speed skater * Itzhak Drucker (born 1947), Israeli football defender * Itzhak Fintzi (born 1933), Bulgarian film and stage actor * Itzhak Gilboa (born 1963), Israeli economist * Itzhak Fisher, vice president at Nielsen Holdings * Itzhak Katzenelson (1886–1944), Jewish teacher, poet and dramatist * Itzhak Levanon (born 1944), Israeli ambassador to Egypt from 2009 to 2011 * Isaac Luria, also known as Itzhak Luria (1534– ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |