Israel in the Eurovision Song Contest 2001

Eurovision Song Contest 2001
Eurovision Song Contest 2001
Participating broadcaster	Israel Broadcasting Authority (IBA)
Country	Israel
National selection
Selection process	Kdam 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 result	16th, 25 points
Israel in the Eurovision Song Contest

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

Kdam Eurovision 2001

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
Draw	Song	Haifa	Tel Aviv	Jerusalem	Expert Jury	Total
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

^ "ISRAELI NATIONAL FINAL". Archived from the original on 2014-07-09.
^ "Final of Copenhagen 2001". European Broadcasting Union. Archived from the original on 10 April 2021. Retrieved 10 April 2021.
^ ^a ^b "Results of the Final of Copenhagen 2001". European Broadcasting Union. Archived from the original on 10 April 2021. Retrieved 10 April 2021.

[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.

[2001detailed-3] "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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