Israel in the Eurovision Song Contest 2009

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Eurovision Song Contest 2009
CountryFlag of Israel.svg  Israel
National selection
Selection processArtist: Internal selection
Song: Kdam Eurovision 2009
Selection date(s)Artist: 11 January 2009
Song: 2 March 2009
Selected entrant Noa and Mira Awad
Selected song"There Must Be Another Way"
Selected songwriter(s)
Finals performance
Semi-final resultQualified (7th, 75 points)
Final result16th, 53 points
Israel in the Eurovision Song Contest
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Israel participated in the Eurovision Song Contest 2009 with the song "There Must Be Another Way" written by Noa, Mira Awad and Gil Dor. The song was performed by Noa and Mira Awad, who were internally selected by the Israeli broadcaster Israel Broadcasting Authority (IBA) in January 2009 to compete at the 2009 contest in Moscow, Russia. The song Noa and Awad would perform at Eurovision was selected through the national final Kdam Eurovision 2009 which took place on 2 March 2009 that featured four songs. "Einaiych (There Must Be Another Way)" emerged as the winning song after achieving the highest score following the combination of votes from two regional juries, a jury panel and a public vote.

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Israel was drawn to compete in the first semi-final of the Eurovision Song Contest which took place on 12 May 2009. Performing during the show in position 10, "There Must Be Another Way" was announced among the top 10 entries of the first semi-final and therefore qualified to compete in the final on 16 May. It was later revealed that Israel placed seventh out of the 18 participating countries in the semi-final with 75 points. In the final, Israel performed in position 2 and placed sixteenth out of the 25 participating countries, scoring 53 points.

Background

Prior to the 2009 contest, Israel had participated in the Eurovision Song Contest thirty-one times since its first entry in 1973. [1] Israel has won the contest on three occasions: in 1978 with the song "A-Ba-Ni-Bi" performed by Izhar Cohen and the Alphabeta, in 1979 with the song "Hallelujah" performed by Milk and Honey and in 1998 with the song "Diva" performed by Dana International. Since the introduction of semi-finals to the format of the Eurovision Song Contest in 2004, Israel has, to this point, managed to qualify to the final three times, including two top ten results in 2005 with Shiri Maimon and "HaSheket SheNish'ar" placing fourth, and in 2008 with Boaz and "The Fire In Your Eyes" placing ninth.

The Israeli national broadcaster, Israel Broadcasting Authority (IBA) had been in charge of the nation's participation in the contest since its debut in 1973. IBA confirmed Israel's participation in the contest on 3 November 2008. [2] In 2007 and 2008, IBA conducted an internal selection to select the artist that would represent Israel and a national final to select the song for the artist, a selection procedure that continued for their 2009 entry. The national final was produced entirely by IBA after commercial broadcaster Keshet had turned down a collaboration proposal to select the Israeli entry for 2009 for financial reasons. [3]

Before Eurovision

Artist selection

On 11 January 2009, IBA announced that Achinoam Nini, under the artistic name Noa, and Mira Awad were selected as the Israeli representatives for the Eurovision Song Contest 2009. This was the first time an Israeli Arab singer had been selected to represent Israel at the Eurovision Song Contest. [4] [5] A professional committee with members from IBA considered several artists, of which Harel Skaat, Marina Maximillian Blumin and Maya Bouskilla were invited to participate before Noa and Awad were ultimately selected. [6] [7] Negotiations with Skaat broke down due to a legal dispute with his former record label Hed Arzi Music which forbade him from recording any new material, while Blumin and Bouskilla had turned down the offer to represent Israel due to issues with their current military services in the Israeli army. [8] [9] [10] The members of the committee were Yoav Ginai (entertainment director of IBA), Noam Gil-Or (director of Reshet Gimmel), Izchak Sonnenschein (Head of Israeli Eurovision delegation), Yuval Ganor (director of 88FM) and Galya Giladi (music editor and presenter at 88FM). [11] It was also announced that a national final titled Kdam Eurovision 2009 featuring four songs would take place to select their song.

Kdam Eurovision 2009

Kdam Eurovision 2009 logo Kdam Eurovision 2009.jpg
Kdam Eurovision 2009 logo

Four songs, all written by Noa, Mira Awad and Gil Dor and performed in English, Hebrew and Arabic, were provided by the performers for the competition "with the goal of using Eurovision as a means to convey a message of peace in these difficult times", as stated by Noa in regards to the competing songs. [12] Prior to the final, the songs were presented on 24 February 2009 during a special presentation programme broadcast via radio on Reshet Gimmel, hosted by Avi Etgar. [13]

Final

The final took place on 2 March 2009 at the Nakdi TV Studios in Jerusalem, hosted by Eden Harel and broadcast on Channel 1 as well as online via IBA's official Eurovision Song Contest website Eurovil. The show was also broadcast via radio in Hebrew on Reshet Gimmel and in Arabic on Reshet Dalet. [14] All four competing songs were performed by Noa and Mira Awad and the winning song, "Einaiych (There Must Be Another Way)", was selected by a combination of the votes from four voting groups: two regional juries (30%), an expert jury of IBA representatives (30%) and a public vote (40%). The public vote that took place during the show was conducted through telephone and SMS. [15] [16] The singers described "There Must Be Another Way" not as a song of peace, but as a song that emphasises hope and understanding through common humanity and a call to respect the humanity of others. [17]

Final – 2 March 2009
DrawSongJuryTelevoteTotalPlace
Hebrew titleEnglish title
1"Kol Shniya" (כל שנייה)"Second Chance"248324
2"Na'amin Bachalom" (נאמין בחלום)"Faith in the Light"4824723
3"Bo'i Lirkod Iti" (בואי לרקוד איתי)"Will You Dance with Me"3648842
4"Einaiych" (עינייך)"There Must Be Another Way"72401121
Detailed jury votes
DrawSongKiryat
Shmona		Be'er
Sheva		Expert
jury		Total
1"Kol Shniya"99624
2"Na'amin Bachalom"15151848
3"Bo'i Lirkod Iti"333036
4"Einaiych"18183672

Controversy

There was some controversy about the duo performing together for Eurovision. Several Jewish and Arab artists and intellectuals called for Awad to step down because, in their view, her participation would convey a false impression of national coexistence that would be used to cover up the deaths of Palestinian civilians in the Gaza Strip. [18] In an interview on National Public Radio, Awad acknowledged this criticism, and said, "We're not naïve enough to think that we're representing any existing situation. We are trying to show a possible situation that we believe is possible if we just make the necessary efforts." [17]

At Eurovision

According to Eurovision rules, all nations with the exceptions of the host country and the "Big Four" (France, Germany, Spain and the United Kingdom) are required to qualify from one of two semi-finals in order to compete for the final; the top nine songs from each semi-final as determined by televoting progress to the final, and a tenth was determined by back-up juries. The European Broadcasting Union (EBU) split up the competing countries into six different pots based on voting patterns from previous contests, with countries with favourable voting histories put into the same pot. On 30 January 2009, a special allocation draw was held which placed each country into one of the two semi-finals. Israel was placed into the first semi-final, to be held on 12 May 2009. [19] The running order for the semi-finals was decided through another draw on 16 March 2009 and Israel was set to perform in position 10, following the entry from Turkey and before the entry from Bulgaria. [20]

In Israel, the two semi-finals and the final were televised live on IBA. The Israeli spokesperson, who announced the Israeli votes during the final, was Ofer Nachshon.

Semi-final

Noa and Mira Awad during the first semi-final winners' press conference Noa & Mira Awad (3857228308).jpg
Noa and Mira Awad during the first semi-final winners' press conference

Noa and Mira Awad took part in technical rehearsals on 4 and 7 May, followed by dress rehearsals on 11 and 12 May. This included the jury show on 11 May where the professional juries of each country watched and voted on the competing entries.

The Israeli performance featured Noa and Mira Awad both performing in black dresses and boots together with a tin drummer, a guitarist and a tambourine and cymbal player. The performance began with Noa and Awad standing on opposite sides of the stage performing the song acapella. The musicians joined Noa and Awad during the performance and formed a round, after which the singers left to play the drums together and concluded the performance by holding hands. The stage was set in dark blue colors with the LED screens displaying a big orange rose at the end of the performance. [21] [22] Among the three musicians performing on stage with Noa and Awad was the co-composer of "There Must Be Another Way" Gil Dor. [23]

At the end of the show, Israel was announced as having finished in the top 10 and subsequently qualifying for the grand final. It was later revealed that Israel placed seventh in the semi-final, receiving a total of 75 points. [24]

Final

Shortly after the first semi-final, a winners' press conference was held for the ten qualifying countries. As part of this press conference, the qualifying artists took part in a draw to determine the running order of the final. This draw was done in the order the countries appeared in the semi-final running order. Israel was drawn to perform in position 2, following the entry from Lithuania and before the entry from France.

Noa and Mira Awad once again took part in dress rehearsals on 15 and 16 May before the final, including the jury final where the professional juries cast their final votes before the live show. Noa and Mira Awad performed a repeat of his semi-final performance during the final on 16 May. Israel placed sixteenth in the final, scoring 53 points. [25]

Voting

The voting system for 2009 involved each country awarding points from 1-8, 10 and 12, with the points in the final being decided by a combination of 50% national jury and 50% televoting. Each nation's jury consisted of five music industry professionals who are citizens of the country they represent. This jury judged each entry based on: vocal capacity; the stage performance; the song's composition and originality; and the overall impression by the act. In addition, no member of a national jury was permitted to be related in any way to any of the competing acts in such a way that they cannot vote impartially and independently.

Following the release of the full split voting by the EBU after the conclusion of the competition, it was revealed that Israel had placed twenty-fifth (last) with the public televote and ninth with the jury vote in the final. In the public vote, Israel scored 15 points, while with the jury vote, Israel scored 107 points.

Below is a breakdown of points awarded to Israel and awarded by Israel in the second semi-final and grand final of the contest. The nation awarded its 12 points to Iceland in the semi-final and to Norway in the final of the contest.

Points awarded to Israel

Points awarded by Israel

Detailed voting results

The following members comprised the Israeli jury: [28]

  • Moshe Morad – music editor, IBA radio presenter
  • Haya Zell – IBA musical archive manager
  • Nurit Bat Shahar Zafrir – lyricist
  • Tahel Zimmerman – musician
  • Itamar Barak – journalist
Detailed voting results from Israel (Final) [29] [30]
DrawCountryResultsPoints
JuryTelevotingCombined
01Flag of Lithuania.svg  Lithuania
02Flag of Israel.svg  Israel
03Flag of France.svg  France 885
04Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden
05Flag of Croatia.svg  Croatia 33
06Flag of Portugal.svg  Portugal
07Flag of Iceland.svg  Iceland 1271910
08Flag of Greece.svg  Greece
09Flag of Armenia.svg  Armenia 65118
10Flag of Russia.svg  Russia 10107
11Flag of Azerbaijan.svg  Azerbaijan 886
12Flag of Bosnia and Herzegovina.svg  Bosnia and Herzegovina 11
13Flag of Moldova.svg  Moldova 4151
14Flag of Malta.svg  Malta 22
15Flag of Estonia.svg  Estonia 44
16Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark
17Flag of Germany.svg  Germany
18Flag of Turkey.svg  Turkey 773
19Flag of Albania.svg  Albania
20Flag of Norway.svg  Norway 10122212
21Flag of Ukraine.svg  Ukraine 662
22Flag of Romania.svg  Romania 33
23Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom 5274
24Flag of Finland.svg  Finland
25Flag of Spain.svg  Spain

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