Israel in the Eurovision Song Contest 2001

Eurovision Song Contest 2001
Participating broadcasterIsrael Broadcasting Authority (IBA)
Country Israel
National selection
Selection processKdam Eurovision 2001
Selection date(s)28 December 2000
Selected artist(s)Tal Sondak
Selected song"Ein Davar"
Selected songwriter(s)
  • Yair Klinger
  • Shimrit Orr
Finals performance
Final result16th, 25 points
Israel in the Eurovision Song Contest
◄2000 • 2001 • 2002►

Israel was represented at the Eurovision Song Contest 2001 with the song "Ein Davar" (אין דבר), 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

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Kdam Eurovision 2001

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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%).[1]

The winner was "En Davar" performed by Tal Sondak, and composed by Yair Klinger, with lyrics by 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

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"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

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References

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  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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