Israel in the Eurovision Song Contest 2001

  • Yair Klinger
  • Shimrit Orr
Finals performanceFinal result16th, 25 pointsIsrael in the Eurovision Song Contest
◄2000 • 2001 • 2002►

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
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
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

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

Points awarded to Israel[3]
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[3]
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. ^ "ISRAELI NATIONAL FINAL". Archived from the original on 2014-07-09.
  2. ^ "Final of Copenhagen 2001". European Broadcasting Union. Archived from the original on 10 April 2021. Retrieved 10 April 2021.
  3. ^ a b "Results of the Final of Copenhagen 2001". European Broadcasting Union. Archived from the original on 10 April 2021. Retrieved 10 April 2021.
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