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The singers were Reuven Erez, Lisa Gold-Rubin, Nehama Shutan, Esther Tzuberi, and Itzhak Okev. The winning song was ''[[A-Ba-Ni-Bi]]''. Israel received five consecutive maximum 12 points during the voting, a Eurovision Song Contest record.<ref>[http://www.eurovision.tv/page/news?id=28723 33 years ago today - Izhar Cohen & Alphabeta seal Israel's maiden win]</ref> The total score for the song was 157 points.<ref>[http://cphpost.dk/news/eurovisions-top-ten-worst-scandals.5285.html Eurovision's top ten worst scandals]</ref> |
The singers were Reuven Erez, Lisa Gold-Rubin, Nehama Shutan, Esther Tzuberi, and Itzhak Okev. The winning song was ''[[A-Ba-Ni-Bi]]''. Israel received five consecutive maximum 12 points during the voting, a Eurovision Song Contest record.<ref>[http://www.eurovision.tv/page/news?id=28723 33 years ago today - Izhar Cohen & Alphabeta seal Israel's maiden win]</ref> The total score for the song was 157 points.<ref>[http://cphpost.dk/news/eurovisions-top-ten-worst-scandals.5285.html Eurovision's top ten worst scandals]</ref> |
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When it became clear that Israel was going to win the contest, Jordan stopped its live broadcast on the pretext of technical difficulties. The viewing public was shown a picture of daffodils.<ref>[http://cphpost.dk/news/eurovisions-top-ten-worst-scandals.5285.html Eurovision's top ten worst scandals]</ref> A day later Jordan presented the song from Belgium, which came in second, as the winning song.<ref>[http://www.eurovision.tv/page/news?id=28723 33 years ago today - Izhar Cohen & Alphabeta seal Israel's maiden win]</ref> This victory entitled Israel to host the contest in [[Jerusalem]] in 1979.<ref>[http://www.eurovisionista.com/reviews/forty-years-of-israel-at-eurovision.asp Forty years of Israel at Eurovision]</ref> |
When it became clear that Israel was going to win the contest, Jordan stopped its live broadcast on the pretext of technical difficulties. The viewing public was shown a picture of daffodils.<ref>[http://cphpost.dk/news/eurovisions-top-ten-worst-scandals.5285.html Eurovision's top ten worst scandals]</ref> A day later Jordan presented the song from Belgium, which came in second, as the winning song.<ref>[http://www.eurovision.tv/page/news?id=28723 33 years ago today - Izhar Cohen & Alphabeta seal Israel's maiden win]</ref> This victory entitled Israel to host the contest in [[Jerusalem]] in 1979.<ref>[http://www.eurovisionista.com/reviews/forty-years-of-israel-at-eurovision.asp Forty years of Israel at Eurovision]{{dead link|date=January 2018 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref> |
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The head of the Israeli delegation, [[Rivka Michaeli]], said that Cohen's song was sent to the contest because the other entries in the Israeli national competition were so bad. Nevertheless, Izhar Cohen was said to be confident that he would win.<ref>[http://www.eurovisionista.com/reviews/forty-years-of-israel-at-eurovision.asp Forty years of Israel at Eurovision]</ref> |
The head of the Israeli delegation, [[Rivka Michaeli]], said that Cohen's song was sent to the contest because the other entries in the Israeli national competition were so bad. Nevertheless, Izhar Cohen was said to be confident that he would win.<ref>[http://www.eurovisionista.com/reviews/forty-years-of-israel-at-eurovision.asp Forty years of Israel at Eurovision]{{dead link|date=January 2018 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref> |
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==See also== |
==See also== |
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Revision as of 07:51, 6 January 2018
Alphabeta were a group of Israeli singers who won the Eurovision Song Contest in 1978 with Izhar Cohen.
The singers were Reuven Erez, Lisa Gold-Rubin, Nehama Shutan, Esther Tzuberi, and Itzhak Okev. The winning song was A-Ba-Ni-Bi. Israel received five consecutive maximum 12 points during the voting, a Eurovision Song Contest record.[1] The total score for the song was 157 points.[2]
When it became clear that Israel was going to win the contest, Jordan stopped its live broadcast on the pretext of technical difficulties. The viewing public was shown a picture of daffodils.[3] A day later Jordan presented the song from Belgium, which came in second, as the winning song.[4] This victory entitled Israel to host the contest in Jerusalem in 1979.[5]
The head of the Israeli delegation, Rivka Michaeli, said that Cohen's song was sent to the contest because the other entries in the Israeli national competition were so bad. Nevertheless, Izhar Cohen was said to be confident that he would win.[6]
See also
References
- ^ 33 years ago today - Izhar Cohen & Alphabeta seal Israel's maiden win
- ^ Eurovision's top ten worst scandals
- ^ Eurovision's top ten worst scandals
- ^ 33 years ago today - Izhar Cohen & Alphabeta seal Israel's maiden win
- ^ Forty years of Israel at Eurovision[permanent dead link]
- ^ Forty years of Israel at Eurovision[permanent dead link]
