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Eurovision Song Contest 2001 | ||||
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National selection | ||||
Selection process | Kdam Eurovision 2001 | |||
Selection date(s) | 28 December 2000 | |||
Selected entrant | Tal Sondak | |||
Selected song | "En Davar" | |||
Selected songwriter(s) |
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Finals performance | ||||
Final result | 16th, 25 points | |||
Israel in the Eurovision Song Contest | ||||
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Israel participated in the Eurovision Song Contest 2001 in Copenhagen. Tal Sondak represented Israel with the song "En Davar".
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 | |||||||
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Draw | Artist | Song | Composer(s) | Jury | Televote | Total | Place |
1 | Shimi Ron | "Eretz Me'usheret" | Doron Davidsko, Eli Nissman | 16 | 63 | 79 | 7 |
2 | Alon Jan | "Dr. D.J." | Baruch Friedland, Yigal Perchuk | 16 | 9 | 25 | 10 |
3 | Mangana | "Corazón" | Edith Mish | 28 | 27 | 55 | 9 |
4 | Dafna Armoni and Dror Lukach | "Ad Ktze Ha'olam" | Alon More | 25 | 0 | 25 | 10 |
5 | Gabi Shushan | "Olam Nifla" | Merav Sarig, Yossi Peretz | 17 | 0 | 17 | 12 |
6 | Tal Sondak | "En Davar" | Yair Klinger, Shimrit Orr | 65 | 108 | 173 | 1 |
7 | Hamsa | "Darbuka" | Dror Margalit, Eyal Buchbut, Arlet Tzfadia | 61 | 54 | 115 | 3 |
8 | Sharon Lavie and Shachar Ankri | "Ze Karov" | Ehud Manor, Boaz Sharabi | 40 | 18 | 58 | 8 |
9 | Michal Amdursky | "Luna" | Hana Goldberg, Michal Amdursky, Natan Nathanson | 16 | 90 | 106 | 4 |
10 | Sagiv Cohen | "Umlala La La" | Sagiv Cohen | 52 | 36 | 88 | 6 |
11 | Tze'ela Achrak | "Yeshua" | Itzik Cohen, Efi Shoshani | 54 | 45 | 99 | 5 |
12 | Vered Gover | "Bein Hachalomot" | Itzik Yitzken | 74 | 72 | 146 | 2 |
Detailed Jury Votes | ||||||
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Draw | Song | Regional Juries | Expert Jury | Total | ||
Haifa | Tel Aviv | Jerusalem | ||||
1 | "Eretz Me'usheret" | 5 | 8 | 3 | 16 | |
2 | "Dr. D.J." | 6 | 10 | 16 | ||
3 | "Corazón" | 4 | 4 | 20 | 28 | |
4 | "Ad Ktze Ha'olam" | 5 | 5 | 15 | 25 | |
5 | "Olam Nifla" | 2 | 2 | 8 | 5 | 17 |
6 | "En Davar" | 10 | 10 | 10 | 35 | 65 |
7 | "Darbuka" | 7 | 4 | 50 | 61 | |
8 | "Ze Karov" | 3 | 6 | 1 | 30 | 40 |
9 | "Luna" | 8 | 1 | 7 | 16 | |
10 | "Umlala La La" | 12 | 3 | 12 | 25 | 52 |
11 | "Yeshua" | 1 | 7 | 6 | 40 | 54 |
12 | "Bein Hachalomot" | 12 | 2 | 60 | 74 |
"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]
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