Israel in the Eurovision Song Contest 2001

Israel in the Eurovision Song Contest 2001
Eurovision Song Contest 2001
Participating broadcaster	Israel Broadcasting Authority (IBA)
Country	Israel
Selection process	Kdam Eurovision 2001
Selection date	28 December 2000
Competing entry
Song	"Ein Davar"
Artist	Tal Sondak
Songwriters	Yair Klinger Shimrit Orr
Placement
Final result	16th, 25 points
Participation chronology
◄2000 • 2001 • 2002►

Israel was represented at the Eurovision Song Contest 2001 with the song "Ein Davar", composed by Yair Klinger, with lyrics by Shimrit Orr, and performed by Tal Sondak. The Israeli participating broadcaster, the Israel Broadcasting Authority (IBA), selected its entry through Kdam Eurovision 2001.

Before Eurovision

Kdam Eurovision 2001

The Israel Broadcasting Authority (IBA) held the national final 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%). The winner was "En Davar" performed by Tal Sondak, and composed by Yair Klinger, with lyrics by Shimrit Orr.

Final – 28 December 2000

Draw	Artist	Song	Songwriter(s)	Regional Juries	Expert Jury	Public	Total	Place
1	Shimi Ron	"Eretz Me'usheret"	Doron Davidsko, Eli Nissman	16	0	63	79	7
2	Alon Jan	"Dr. D.J."	Baruch Friedland, Yigal Perchuk	6	10	9	25	10
3	Mangana	"Corazón"	Edith Mish	8	20	27	55	9
4	Dafna Armoni and Dror Lukach	"Ad Ktze Ha'olam"	Alon More	10	15	0	25	10
5	Gabi Shushan	"Olam Nifla"	Merav Sarig, Yossi Peretz	12	5	0	17	12
6	Tal Sondak	"En Davar"	Yair Klinger, Shimrit Orr	30	35	108	173	1
7	Hamsa	"Darbuka"	Dror Margalit, Eyal Buchbut, Arlet Tzfadia	11	50	54	115	3
8	Sharon Lavie and Shachar Ankri	"Ze Karov"	Ehud Manor, Boaz Sharabi	11	30	18	58	8
9	Michal Amdursky	"Luna"	Hana Goldberg, Michal Amdursky, Natan Nathanson	16	0	90	106	4
10	Sagiv Cohen	"Umlala La La"	Sagiv Cohen	27	25	36	88	6
11	Tze'ela Achrak	"Yeshua"	Itzik Cohen, Efi Shoshani	14	40	45	99	5
12	Vered Gover	"Bein Hachalomot"	Itzik Yitzken	14	60	72	146	2

Detailed Regional Jury Votes

Song	Haifa	Tel Aviv	Jerusalem	Total
"Eretz Me'usheret"	5	8	3	16
"Dr. D.J."	6			6
"Corazón"	4	4		8
"Ad Ktze Ha'olam"		5	5	10
"Olam Nifla"	2	2	8	12
"En Davar"	10	10	10	30
"Darbuka"	7		4	11
"Ze Karov"	3	6	1	10
"Luna"	8	1	7	16
"Umlala La La"	12	3	12	27
"Yeshua"	1	7	6	14
"Bein Hachalomot"		12	2	14

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. ^[1]

Voting

Points awarded to Israel [2] Score Country 12 points 10 points   France 8 points 7 points   Turkey 6 points   Bosnia and Herzegovina 5 points 4 points 3 points 2 points   Greece 1 point

Points awarded by Israel [2] Score Country 12 points   Spain 10 points   Greece 8 points   Sweden 7 points   Denmark 6 points   Estonia 5 points   Netherlands 4 points   Lithuania 3 points   Russia 2 points   France 1 point   Slovenia

References

1. "Final of Copenhagen 2001". European Broadcasting Union. Archived from the original on 10 April 2021. Retrieved 10 April 2021.
2. "Results of the Final of Copenhagen 2001". European Broadcasting Union. Archived from the original on 10 April 2021. Retrieved 10 April 2021.