Israel in the Eurovision Song Contest 2001 explained

Year:2001
Country:Israel
Preselection:Kdam Eurovision 2001
Preselection Date:28 December 2000
Song:En Davar
Final Result:16th, 25 points

Israel participated in the Eurovision Song Contest 2001 in Copenhagen. Tal Sondak represented Israel with the song "En Davar".

Before Eurovision

Kdam Eurovision 2001

The final took place on 28 December 2000 at the Neve Ilan TV Studios in Jerusalem, hosted by Duo Datz and broadcast on Channel 1. Twelve entries competed and the winner was selected by a combination of the votes from five voting groups: three regional juries jury groups (18%), an expert jury of IBA representatives (29%) and votes from the public (53%).[1]

The winner was "En Davar" performed by Tal Sondak, and written by Yair Klinger and Shimrit Orr. The song is a ballad, and the song's title means "Never Mind" with lyrics aimed to the singer's lover, telling her that whatever is troubling her should not be dwelled upon, rather she should let the words of his song wash away her troubles.

Final – 28 December 2000
DrawArtistSongComposer(s)JuryTelevoteTotalPlace
1Shimi Ron"Eretz Me'usheret"Doron Davidsko, Eli Nissman1663797
2Alon Jan"Dr. D.J."Baruch Friedland, Yigal Perchuk1692510
3Mangana"Corazón"Edith Mish2827559
4Dafna Armoni and Dror Lukach"Ad Ktze Ha'olam"Alon More2502510
5Gabi Shushan"Olam Nifla"Merav Sarig, Yossi Peretz1701712
6Tal Sondak"En Davar"Yair Klinger, Shimrit Orr651081731
7Hamsa"Darbuka"Dror Margalit, Eyal Buchbut, Arlet Tzfadia61541153
8Sharon Lavie and Shachar Ankri"Ze Karov"Ehud Manor, Boaz Sharabi4018588
9Michal Amdursky"Luna"Hana Goldberg, Michal Amdursky, Natan Nathanson16901064
10Sagiv Cohen"Umlala La La"Sagiv Cohen5236886
11Tze'ela Achrak"Yeshua"Itzik Cohen, Efi Shoshani5445995
12Vered Gover"Bein Hachalomot"Itzik Yitzken74721462
Detailed Jury Votes
DrawSongRegional JuriesExpert
Jury
Total
HaifaTel AvivJerusalem
1"Eretz Me'usheret"58316
2"Dr. D.J."61016
3"Corazón"442028
4"Ad Ktze Ha'olam"551525
5"Olam Nifla"228517
6"En Davar"1010103565
7"Darbuka"745061
8"Ze Karov"3613040
9"Luna"81716
10"Umlala La La"123122552
11"Yeshua"1764054
12"Bein Hachalomot"1226074

At Eurovision

"En Davar" was performed fifth on the night, following Norway and preceding Russia. At the close of voting, it had received 25 points, placing 16th in a field of 23.[2]

Voting

Notes and References

  1. Web site: ISRAELI NATIONAL FINAL. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20140709111207/http://natfinals.50webs.com/90s_00s/Israel2001.html. 2014-07-09.
  2. Web site: Final of Copenhagen 2001 . European Broadcasting Union . 10 April 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210410142841/https://eurovision.tv/event/copenhagen-2001/final . 10 April 2021 . live.
  3. Web site: Results of the Final of Copenhagen 2001 . European Broadcasting Union . 10 April 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210410075452/https://eurovision.tv/event/copenhagen-2001/final/results/israel . 10 April 2021 . live.