Israel in the Eurovision Song Contest 1993 explained

Year:1993
Country:Israel
Preselection:Kdam Eurovision 1993
Preselection Date:1 April 1993
Entrant:Lehakat Shiru
Song:Shiru
Final Result:24th, 4 points
Next:1995

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.[1]

Final – 1 April 1993
DrawArtistSongPointsPlace
1Lehakat Shiru"Shiru"671
2Dorit Reuveni"Bayit biktze hakeshet"366
3Linet"Aniana"710
4Svika Pick"Artik kartiv"347
5Doron Mazar"Re'ach vatzeva"622
6Shimi Tavori"Chai et ma sheyesh"268
7Etti Kari"Yashar letoch enay"229
8Adam"Ad"563
9Effi Ben-Israel and Nathan Nattanzon"Marconi"311
10David D'Or"Parpar"534
11Moshik Dar"Moral"375
12Reuven Lavi"Ha'olam kol kach madlik"112
Detailed Regional Jury Votes
DrawSongJerusalemKarmielOr
Akiva
HaifaNazareth
Illit
Beit
Shemesh
Tel AvivTotal
1"Shiru" 8 12 10 12 6 7 12 67
2"Bayit biktze hakeshet" 3 5 4 6 4 4 10 36
3"Aniana" 1 1 5 7
4"Artik kartiv" 7 3 3 10 7 1 3 34
5"Re'ach vatzeva" 6 8 12 5 12 12 7 62
6"Chai et ma sheyesh" 2 2 7 2 8 3 2 26
7"Yashar letoch enay" 4 6 2 4 2 2 4 22
8"Ad" 10 7 6 7 10 8 8 56
9"Marconi" 1 1 1 3
10"Parpar" 1210 5 8 3 10 5 53
11"Moral" 5 4 8 3 5 6 6 37
12"Ha'olam kol kach madlik" 1 1

Song

Song: "Shiru"
Year:1993
Country:Israel
As:The Shiru Group
With:Varda Zamir
Languages:Hebrew, English
Composer:Shaike Paikov
Lyricist:Yoram Tahar-Lev
Conductor:Amir Frolich
Place:24th
Points:4
Prev:Ze Rak Sport
Prev Link:Ze Rak Sport
Next:Amen
Next Link:Amen (Liora song)
Next Year:1995

"Shiru" (Hebrew: שירו; "Sing") was performed in Hebrew and English by The Shiru Group 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.[2] 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.[3]

Voting

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Israeli National Final 1993.
  2. Web site: Israel: Rachel Haim Passes Away Aged 66 . Sem Anne Van Dijk . Eurovoix . https://web.archive.org/web/20230621062900/https://eurovoix.com/2023/06/20/%F0%9F%87%AE%F0%9F%87%B1-israel-rachel-haim-passes-away-aged-66/ . A notable special touch from the performance was that all members of the band wore a red ribbon on their shirts. This was meant to be a symbol of the war against AIDS. . 21 June 2023 . live.
  3. Web site: Final of Millstreet 1993 . European Broadcasting Union . 17 April 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210417180232/https://eurovision.tv/event/millstreet-1993/final . 17 April 2021 . live.
  4. Web site: Results of the Final of Millstreet 1993 . European Broadcasting Union . 17 April 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210417205052/https://eurovision.tv/event/millstreet-1993/final/results/israel . 17 April 2021 . live.