Israel entered the Eurovision Song Contest 1993 with the song "Shiru" by
Lehakat Shiru after they won the Israeli national final,
Kdam Eurovision.
Before Eurovision
Kdam Eurovision 1993
This Israeli broadcaster,
IBA, held a national final to select the Israeli entry for the Eurovision Song Contest 1993, held in
Millstreet, Ireland. The contest was held at the IBA TV Studios in
Jerusalem, hosted by co-Israeli representative Nathan Dattner. 12 songs competed, with the winner being decided through the votes of 7 regional juries.
The winner was
Lehakat Shiru with the song "Shiru", composed by Shaike Paikov and
Yoram Tahar-Lev.
Song
"Shiru" ( he, label=
Hebrew script, שירו; "Sing") was performed in
Hebrew and
English by
The Shiru Group
Lehakat Shiru (Hebrew: להקת שירו, lit. "Shiru Group") was the Israeli band that represented Israel in the Eurovision Song Contest 1993 held in Millstreet, Ireland. They performed the song "Shiru
Israel entered the Eurovision Song Conte ...
on the night of the contest, one of two bilingual songs, along with the Croatian entry.
The song is about the power of song itself. The protagonist recalls how they were "given their songs" by the people they grew up with. They say song is "all we have" and they sing to "break walls" and "open hearts". The bridge of the song is performed in English, marking the second occasion, after its 1992 entry, on which the Israeli contest entry had featured any language apart from Hebrew.
At Eurovision
Lehakat Shiru performed 24th on the night of the final, preceding
Norway. On stage, the members dressed in traditional Israeli dress, wearing
red ribbons in solidarity with people living with
HIV/AIDS. Bracha, Haim, Nadler and Proiter were in the center of the stage, while Sharon was on piano and Zamir was backing singer. At the end of the song, they all joined in a row at the front of the stage.
They received 4 points, placing 24th in a field of 25, Israel's worst ever finish in the grand final, and therefore were relegated from participating in the
Eurovision Song Contest 1994.
Voting
References
External links
Israeli National Final 1993
{{Eurovision Song Contest 1993
1993
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Countries in the Eurovision Song Contest 1993
Eurovision
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