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Israel In The Eurovision Song Contest 1987
Israel was present at the 1987 Eurovision Song Contest, which was held at the Palais du Centenaire in Brussels, Belgium. Their entry was " Shir Habatlanim", written and composed by Zohar Laskov and performed by actor-comedians Natan Datner and Avi Kushnir, who dubbed themselves the Lazy Bums. The song was selected through Israel's traditional national final, the ''Kdam Eurovision.'' Before Eurovision Kdam Eurovision 1987 The 1987 edition of the ''Kdam Eurovision'' was the largest edition of the contest up to that point. Sixteen songs were in contention to represent Israel in Belgium, and rather than only use the votes of regional jury panels as was standard procedure, five of them were joined by three televoting regions and a vote of the audience watching the show in the auditorium. Said auditorium was the Cinerama in Tel Aviv, which marked the first time that the Israeli selection took place outside of Jerusalem. The final was held on 1 April 1987, with co-hosts Yardena Ar ...
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Natan Datner
Natan is a masculine given name, a surname and the Hebrew origin of the name Nathan which may refer to: Given name: * Natan Hockenstien (Also known as Nator Tots) (born 2008) Poet, Son, Entrepreneur * Natan Bernot (1931-2018), Yugoslav slalom canoeist, 1963 World Championship C-2 silver medalist * Natan Brand (1944–1990), Israeli classical pianist * Natan Carneiro de Lima (born 1990), Brazilian footballer * Natan Eidelman (1930-1989), Soviet Russian author and historian * Natan Gamedze (born 1963), Swazi convert to Judaism, Haredi rabbi and lecturer * Natan Jurkovitz (born 1995), French-Swiss-Israeli basketball player for Hapoel Be'er Sheva of the Israeli Basketball Premier League * Natan Panz (1917–1948), Russian-born Jewish football player from Mandatory Palestine and Irgun member * Natan Peled (1913-1992), Israeli politician * Natan Rakhlin (1906-1979), Soviet orchestra conductor * Natan or Nathan Rapoport (1911-1987), Polish Jewish sculptor and painter * Natán Rivera (b ...
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Eurovision Song Contest 1978
The Eurovision Song Contest 1978 was the 23rd edition of the annual Eurovision Song Contest. It took place in Paris, France, following the country's victory at the with the song " L'Oiseau et l'Enfant" by Marie Myriam. Organised by the European Broadcasting Union (EBU) and host broadcaster Télévision Française 1 (TF1), the contest was held at the Palais des Congrès on 22 April 1978 and was hosted by French television presenters Denise Fabre and Léon Zitrone. This was the first time that more than one presenter had hosted the contest as well as the first to have a male presenter since . In addition to hosting, the two presenters also served as commentators for France. Twenty countries participated, the highest number of competing countries in the history of the competition at the time. and both returned to the contest. Denmark had not participated since , 12 years before. The winner of the contest was with the song "A-Ba-Ni-Bi" by Izhar Cohen & the Alphabeta. Although ...
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Dafna Dekel
Dafna Dekel ( he, דפנה דקל; born 7 May 1966, in Ashdod, Israel) is an Israeli singer, actress and television personality. Biography Dafna Dekel was born in Ashdod, Israel, to a family of Yemenite-Jewish descent. She was discovered while serving in the Nahal entertainment troupe of the Israel Defense Forces in 1985-1986. After her release from the army, Dekel was cast in the Israeli musical ''Salah Shabati'' produced in honor of Israel's 40th anniversary. In 1989, she released her first self-titled album. Although the album had 4 songs written and/or composed by Dekel, her biggest hits were songs written for her by others. In 1989, she sang in the children's holiday show "Festigal" with the song "Mah koreh li?" (What's happening to me?) and performed a Yemenite medley with the Yosefi Sisters and Margalit Tzan'ani. In 1992, Dekel won the "Kdam" (the Israeli pre-selection to the Eurovision Song Contest with "Zeh raq sport" (It's just sports). Dekel represented Israel in S ...
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Israel In The Eurovision Song Contest 1998
Israel participated in the Eurovision Song Contest 1998 with the song "Diva" performed by Dana International. The song was written by Svika Pick and Yoav Ginai. The Israeli entry for the 1998 contest in Birmingham, UK was announced on 23 November 1997, having been selected internally by an expert committee assembled by the country's public broadcasting service IBA. Before Eurovision Internal selection 15 songs were submitted by the public, which were subsequently evaluated by a special committee that selected the Israeli entry for 1998 contest. On 23 November 1997, IBA announced that Dana International was selected as the Israeli representative for the Eurovision Song Contest 1998 with the song "Diva". Among entries considered by the selection committee, "Shir Tikva" performed by Arkadi Duchin and Halimonim was highly considered before Dana International was ultimately selected. At Eurovision Heading into the final of the contest, BBC reported that bookmakers ranked ...
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Dana International
Sharon Cohen ( he, שרון כהן; born 2 February 1969), professionally known as Dana International ( he, דנה אינטרנשיונל), is an Israeli pop singer. She has released eight albums and three additional compilation albums. She was the winner of the Eurovision Song Contest 1998 in Birmingham with the song "Diva". After consolidating her initial commercial success with the albums '' Umpatampa'' (1994) and ''Maganuna'' (1996), she was selected in 1998 to represent Israel in the Eurovision Song Contest with her song "Diva". Placing first at the international competition, she came to public attention throughout Europe. Dana following up this success with the albums '' Free'' (1999), '' Yoter VeYoter'' (2001), '' HaHalom HaEfshari'' (2002) and '' Hakol Ze Letova'' (2007), she represented Israel in Eurovision a second time in 2011, this time with the song "Ding Dong", which failed to make it into the final. The same year, she became a judge on the Israeli television mu ...
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Diva (Dana International Song)
"Diva" ( he, דיווה) is the winning song of the Eurovision Song Contest 1998, performed in Hebrew by Israeli singer Dana International representing . The music was composed by Svika Pick, with lyrics written by Yoav Ginai. The song was produced by Offer Nissim with music arrangements by Alon Levin and included on her fifth album, '' Free'' (1999). It was Israel's third winning song in the Eurovision Song Contest, following the consecutive victories of and . Dana International's win is considered one of the most groundbreaking moments in Eurovision history. Eurovision selection and victory The song became the last entry entirely in a language other than English to win the contest until 2007. As the song did not have any live orchestral accompaniment, the interval act was the last time live music from an orchestra was used in the contest, as the 1999 contest lacked the necessary budget and was held in a venue not large enough to hold one. The selection of Dana International ...
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Svika Pick
Svika Pick (, 3 October 1949 – 14 August 2022), born Henryk Pick, was an Israeli pop singer, songwriter, composer, and television personality. Pick first gained traction on a national level after playing a lead part in an Israeli version of the musical ''Hair'', later pursuing a prolific songwriting and singing career. He later gained notoriety after co-writing "Diva", which won the 1998 Eurovision Song Contest for Israel. Pick was described by peers and critics as the Israeli King of Pop, and the Maestro. Biography Henryk (Zvi) Pick was born in Wrocław, Poland, to Jewish parents, Paulina (1930–2010) and Borys Pick. His grandfather was the head of a music school, and his uncle was a music professor. At the age of five, Pick studied classical music. In 1957, his family immigrated to Israel. Pick studied music at the Conservatory of Ramat Gan, and started to perform in local Israeli rock bands at the age of 15. Pick married Israeli songwriter Mirit Shem-Or, with whom he h ...
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Kan (song)
Israel was present at the Eurovision Song Contest 1991, held in Rome, Italy. The Israeli broadcaster IBA continued to use a national final, Kdam Eurovision to select their entry. Before Eurovision Kdam Eurovision 1991 The final was held of 27 March 1991, and was hosted by Danny Roup and Shira Gera. 12 songs competed in the final held of 27 March 1991, where 7 regional juries chose the winner. There was an orchestra however, it was still performed in playback. After the 12 songs were performed, Daniel Pe'er hosted an awarding show of all Israeli Shows. Voting was done after the awarding. The winner was Duo Datz with the song "Kan". At Eurovision Duo Datz performed 15th on the night of the contest, following Norway and preceding Finland. At the close of the voting it had received 139 points, placing 3rd in a field of 22. Voting References {{Eurovision Song Contest 1991 1991 Countries in the Eurovision Song Contest 1991 Eurovision The Eurovision Song Con ...
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Rome
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Israel In The Eurovision Song Contest 1991
Israel was present at the Eurovision Song Contest 1991, held in Rome, Italy. The Israeli broadcaster IBA continued to use a national final, Kdam Eurovision to select their entry. Before Eurovision Kdam Eurovision 1991 The final was held of 27 March 1991, and was hosted by Danny Roup and Shira Gera. 12 songs competed in the final held of 27 March 1991, where 7 regional juries chose the winner. There was an orchestra however, it was still performed in playback. After the 12 songs were performed, Daniel Pe'er hosted an awarding show of all Israeli Shows. Voting was done after the awarding. The winner was Duo Datz with the song "Kan". At Eurovision Duo Datz performed 15th on the night of the contest, following Norway and preceding Finland. At the close of the voting it had received 139 points, placing 3rd in a field of 22. Voting References {{Eurovision Song Contest 1991 1991 Countries in the Eurovision Song Contest 1991 Eurovision The Eurovision Song Con ...
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Duo Datz
Duo Datz (Hebrew: אורנה ומשה דץ, ''Orna U-Moshe Datz''; commonly referred in Hebrew as דץ ודצה ''Datz Ve-Datza'') is the common English name for the duo made up of Orna and Moshe Datz. The popular artists are best known in Europe for performing for Israel at the 1991 Eurovision Song Contest. Their song '' Kan'' (Hebrew for ''Here''; The English version of the song is called: ''Come Along'') came third with 139 points, behind Sweden and France, who both scored 146 points. They had previously entered in the Kdam KDAM (94.3 FM) is a hot adult contemporary radio station serving Yankton, South Dakota, Yankton and Vermillion, South Dakota area that is city of license, licensed to Hartington, Nebraska. KDAM is owned and operated by Riverfront Broadcasting LL ... contest in 1987 with ''Kupidon'' (''Cupid''), coming fourth with 63 points. In Israel they are known for the middle of the road type of music and their series of children's DVDs. On 22 December 2006 the ...
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Orna Datz
Orna Datz ( he, אורנה דץ; born Orna Cohen born 10 May 1964) is an Israeli singer, actress and television presenter. Biography Orna Cohen was born in Holon, Israel. At age 17, she was elected "Miss Holon". In 1987 she married the singer Moshe Datz and they became known as the Duo Datz. In 2001 she began to host the fashion tv series ''Makeover'' (מהפך and in 2006 she began hosting the Israeli version of '' The Swan (TV series), The Swan''. In 2005 and 2006 she presented the Miss Israel Miss Israel ( he, מַלְכַּת הַיֹּפִי, , ) is a national beauty pageant in Israel. The pageant was founded in 1950, where the winners were sent to Miss Universe. The pageant was also existing to send delegates to Miss World, Miss I ... Beauty pagean 20th-century Israeli women singers Eurovision Song Contest entrants for Israel Eurovision Song Contest entrants of 1991 Israeli television presenters Israeli beauty pageant winners Beauty pageant hosts 196 ...
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