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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 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Uzi Hitman
Uzi Hitman ( he, עוזי חיטמן; June 9, 1952 – October 17, 2004) was an Israeli singer-songwriter, composer, musician, actor, director and television personality. Biography Uzi Hitman was born in Giv'at Shmuel and lived all his life in Ramat Gan. His parents, Holocaust survivors, followed a traditionalist Jewish lifestyle; his father served as a cantor. He and his sibling Chaim, who lives in Ra'anana attended secular schools. At home they listened to the Beatles, the Rolling Stones, Enrico Macias and opera along with liturgical and religious songs. When Hitman was 11, his parents gave him his first guitar, which he taught himself to play. When he turned 17, he received a piano from his grandmother. From 1971 to 1973, he served in the Israeli Central Command military entertainment troupe, along with Shem Tov Levy, Shlomo Bar-Aba, Dorit Reuveni and others. Music career His career began in 1976, when he composed a popular melody for Adon Olam. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Eurovision Song Contest 1991
The Eurovision Song Contest 1991 was the 36th edition of the annual Eurovision Song Contest. It took place in Rome, Italy, following the country's victory at the with the song " Insieme: 1992" by Toto Cutugno and was organised by the European Broadcasting Union (EBU) and host broadcaster Radiotelevisione Italiana (RAI). The contest was held at Studio 15 di Cinecittà on 4 May 1991 and was hosted by former Italian winners Gigliola Cinquetti and Toto Cutugno. Twenty-two countries took part in the contest with participating for the first time since , and the deciding not to participate. This contest was also the last time that the Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia participated, the country would soon be split up opening up new countries to participate in the coming years. It was also the first time that was represented in their reunited form since East Germany joined West Germany by the German reunification. The winner this year was with the song "Fångad av en stormvi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rome
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Italy
Italy ( it, Italia ), officially the Italian Republic, ) or the Republic of Italy, is a country in Southern Europe. It is located in the middle of the Mediterranean Sea, and its territory largely coincides with the homonymous geographical region. Italy is also considered part of Western Europe, and shares land borders with France, Switzerland, Austria, Slovenia and the enclaved microstates of Vatican City and San Marino. It has a territorial exclave in Switzerland, Campione. Italy covers an area of , with a population of over 60 million. It is the third-most populous member state of the European Union, the sixth-most populous country in Europe, and the tenth-largest country in the continent by land area. Italy's capital and largest city is Rome. Italy was the native place of many civilizations such as the Italic peoples and the Etruscans, while due to its central geographic location in Southern Europe and the Mediterranean, the country has also historically been home ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Israel Broadcasting Authority
The Israel Broadcasting Authority (IBA; ) was Israel's public broadcaster from 1948 to 2017. History The Israel Broadcasting Authority was an outgrowth of the radio station ''Kol Yisrael'', which made its first broadcast as an independent station on 14 March 1948. The name of the organization operating ''Kol Yisrael'' was changed to ''Israel Broadcasting Service'' in 1951. The law creating the ''Israel Broadcasting Authority'' was passed by the Knesset on 6 June 1965. Television broadcasts commenced on 2 May 1968, with color television following on 23 February 1983, although occasional color transmissions, of such events as the Eurovision Song Contest 1979 and the visit of the Egyptian President Anwar Sadat in 1977, had been made earlier. IBA operated two television channels and eight radio stations. In 1990, the Israeli parliament passed a law that resulted in the creation of the Second Israeli Broadcasting Authority, whose function was to enable and regulate commercial tel ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kdam Eurovision
The Kdam Eurovision (Hebrew: קדם אירוויזיון, transliteration "Kdam-Erovizyon", translation "Pre-Eurovision") in short known as the Kdam (Hebrew: קדם, literal translation, lit. "Pre") was the Israeli national preselection of the Eurovision Song Contest. The competition was first introduced in 1981 and ran until 2014. History of the Israeli song selection 1960s In the 1960s, particularly with the Eurovision Song Contest 1963, 1963 Eurovision Song Contest, Israeli singers were able to represent other European countries rather than their home country, as this was before there were television broadcasts in Israel. That year, Israel was represented by Esther Ofarim for Switzerland (with a song in French), and Carmela Corren for Austria. Regular television broadcasts in Israel began in May 1968. 1970s In 1972, Ilanit and Shlomo Zach argued that the Israel Broadcasting Authority (IBA) was entitled to participate in the Eurovision Song Contest, since it was a member of the E ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ilana Avital
Ilana Avital ( he, אילנה אביטל; born February 18, 1960) is an Israeli singer and actress. She also gained fame internationally, known as Lena and Sandy Miller. Biography Avital was born in Paris, France as Brigitte Abitbol in a family of Tunisian Jewish origin. When she was 11 she immigrated to Israel with her family. At 13, she was signed to a major French record company. In 1977, she took part in the Israel Song Festival with "אותך" (Otcha, meaning You) when she was just 17. In 1978, she came third at the International Song Festival in Chile with the song "לאהוב" (Love). Her debut album ''לאהוב אותך'' was released after the competition. Her next single was "שלום חבר" (Dear Friend) and a same titled album that followed. Avital moved briefly with her husband Shlomo Zach and son to Canada continuing her career. She released an album which was a great success in Canada, particularly with the single "Adios Amigo". Under the name Sandy Miller, she ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shimi Tavori
Shimshon "Shimi" Tavori ( he, שימי תבורי; born February 9, 1953) is an Israeli singer. He performs mostly in Hebrew but also in French. Biography Shimshon Tawili was born in Ness Ziona, Israel, to a Yemenite-Jewish family. He was the youngest of seven children. He met his wife Jennifer Joslyn while performing in New York City in 1982, and married her after a short acquaintance. She then moved to Israel to live with him. They had three sons, Eliran, Ariel, and Daniel. One of his songs, ''Eliran'', is named for his firstborn son. After divorcing Joslyn, Tavori married a 17-year-old Israeli model, Aviva Azulai, with whom he had two children, son Ben El Tavori and daughter Bat-El Tavori. Tavori later divorced Azulai and married Osnat Lorber. They had two children, Orel and Elad, before divorcing.''Kol Ness Ziona'', "From 'Big Brother' to Big Comeback," August 14, 2009, vol. 866 (Hebrew) After their divorce, Tavori married and later divorced Sylvia Ziv, a resident of Los Ang ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kobi Oshrat
Kobi Oshrat ( he, קובי אשרת; born July 15, 1944) is an Israeli composer and conductor. He composed and conducted the winning entry at the 1979 Eurovision Song Contest ''Hallelujah'' sung by the vocal ensemble Milk and Honey. Biography Yaakov (Kobi) Ventura (later Kobi Oshrat) was born in Haifa to parents who had immigrated from Salonika. After an early career on the Israeli stage, in 1969 he began composing and arranging music for radio, TV, film and advertisements. Oshrat achieved international fame when his composition, ''Hallelujah,'' sung by the Israeli group Milk and Honey, won the 1979 Eurovision Song Contest. Oshrat has written more than 1000 songs, but ''Hallelujah'' is his most famous, with 400 cover versions of it around the world. Oshrat also composed and conducted the 1985 and 1992 Israeli entries. He conducted the 1987 and 1991 Israeli entries but did not write the music for them. See also *Music of Israel The music of Israel is a combination of Jewi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shlomi Shabat
Shlomi Shabat ( he, שלומי שבת; born August 30, 1954) is an Israeli vocalist and musician. He is of Turkish Eastern Sephardim, Eastern Sephardic Jewish origin. Early life Shabat was born in Yehud, Israel, to a family of Sephardic Jewish descent who Aliyah, immigrated from Turkish Jews, Turkey. He sings in Hebrew, Turkish language, Turkish, and Spanish language, Spanish. Musical career His CDs include ''Friends'' and ''Live in Caesaria'', in which he sings with other Israeli artists, including his sister Lea Shabat, Shiri Maimon, and Lior Narkis. In 2002, he was nominated for the Tamuz Award of Israel's Best Male Artist, along with David D'Or, Arkadi Duchin, Yuval Gabay, and Yehuda Polikerbut lost out to D'Or. In 2006, Shabat released a CD which contains duets and is named ''Friends 2''. It was his ninth solo album, and was made in the same style as the first ''Friends'' duets album from 2001./ref> Shabat sang a duet with David D'Or on D'Or's CD, ''Kmo HaRuach'' (''"Lik ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Uri Fineman
Uri Fineman ( he, אורי פיינמן, born 1959) is an Israeli singer and composer who has released several album. Biography Fineman was born in 1959 in Tel Aviv, Israel. He won first prize at a major music competition at age 11 singing Nissim Gelding's ''"איני יכול"''. He plays the guitar as well as sings. In addition to music he also practices karate. He joined the Israel Defense Forces in 1977. In 1987, two years after beginning work on his first album, he released the first song "את אינך" to radio where it quickly became a hit. In 1990, he released his second album, ''מלח הארץ'', with Tamir Klisky. In 1990 and 1991, he participated in the Hanukkah contest ''קדם אירוויזיון'', singing the songs "הבה נגילה" and "האור". In 1993, he released his third album, ''אהבה מחודשת'' which went platinum Platinum is a chemical element with the symbol Pt and atomic number 78. It is a dense, malleable, ductile, highly unreact ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
