Israel in the Eurovision Song Contest 1993

"Shiru"
<img alt="Israel" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d4/Flag_of_Israel.svg/21px-Flag_of_Israel.svg.png" decoding="async" width="21" height="15" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="1100" data-file-height="800"> "Shiru"
Eurovision Song Contest 1993 entry
Country	Israel
Artist(s)	Sarah'le Sharon; Benny Nadler; Guy Bracha; Julia Proiter; Rachel Haim;
As	The Shiru Group
With	Varda Zamir
Languages	Hebrew, English
Composer(s)	Shaike Paikov
Lyricist(s)	Yoram Tahar-Lev
Conductor	Amir Frolich
Finals performance
Final result	24th
Final points	4
Entry chronology
	◄ "Ze Rak Sport" (1992)
	"Amen" (1995) ►

Eurovision Song Contest 1993
Eurovision Song Contest 1993
Participating broadcaster	Israel Broadcasting Authority (IBA)
Country	Israel
National selection
Selection process	Kdam Eurovision 1993
Selection date(s)	1 April 1993
Selected artist(s)	Lehakat Shiru
Selected song	"Shiru"
Selected songwriter(s)	Shaike Paikov; Yoram Taharlev;
Finals performance
Final result	24th, 4 points
Israel in the Eurovision Song Contest

Israel was represented at the Eurovision Song Contest 1993 with the song "Shiru" (שירו), composed by Shaike Paikov, with lyrics by Yoram Taharlev, and performed by Lehakat Shiru. The Israeli participating broadcaster, the Israel Broadcasting Authority (IBA), selected its entry for the contest through Kdam Eurovision 1993.

Before Eurovision

Kdam Eurovision 1993

This Israeli broadcaster, the Israel Broadcasting Authority (IBA), held a national final to select its entry for the Eurovision Song Contest 1993. IBA held the national final at its television studios in Jerusalem, hosted by 1987 co-Israeli representative Nathan Dattner. 12 songs competed, with the winner being decided through the votes of 7 regional juries.

The winner was Lehakat Shiru with the song "Shiru", composed by Shaike Paikov and Yoram Tahar-Lev.^[1]

Final – 1 April 1993
Draw	Artist	Song	Points	Place
1	Lehakat Shiru	"Shiru"	67	1
2	Dorit Reuveni	"Bayit biktze hakeshet"	36	6
3	Linet	"Aniana"	7	10
4	Svika Pick	"Artik kartiv"	34	7
5	Doron Mazar	"Re'ach vatzeva"	62	2
6	Shimi Tavori	"Chai et ma sheyesh"	26	8
7	Etti Kari	"Yashar letoch enay"	22	9
8	Adam	"Ad"	56	3
9	Effi Ben-Israel and Nathan Nattanzon	"Marconi"	3	11
10	David D'Or	"Parpar"	53	4
11	Moshik Dar	"Moral"	37	5
12	Reuven Lavi	"Ha'olam kol kach madlik"	1	12

Detailed Regional Jury Votes
Draw	Song	Jerusalem	Karmiel	Or Akiva	Haifa	Nazareth Illit	Beit Shemesh	Tel Aviv	Total
1	"Shiru"	8	12	10	12	6	7	12	67
2	"Bayit biktze hakeshet"	3	5	4	6	4	4	10	36
3	"Aniana"			1	1		5		7
4	"Artik kartiv"	7	3	3	10	7	1	3	34
5	"Re'ach vatzeva"	6	8	12	5	12	12	7	62
6	"Chai et ma sheyesh"	2	2	7	2	8	3	2	26
7	"Yashar letoch enay"	4	6	2	4	2	2	4	22
8	"Ad"	10	7	6	7	10	8	8	56
9	"Marconi"	1	1			1			3
10	"Parpar"	12	10	5	8	3	10	5	53
11	"Moral"	5	4	8	3	5	6	6	37
12	"Ha'olam kol kach madlik"							1	1

Song

"Shiru" (Hebrew: שירו; "Sing") was performed in Hebrew and English by The Shiru Group on the night of the contest, one of two bilingual songs, along with the Croatian entry.

The song is about the power of song itself. The protagonist recalls how they were "given their songs" by the people they grew up with. They say song is "all we have" and they sing to "break walls" and "open hearts". The bridge of the song is performed in English, marking the second occasion, after its 1992 entry, on which the Israeli contest entry had featured any language apart from Hebrew.

At Eurovision

Lehakat Shiru performed 24th on the night of the final, preceding Norway. On stage, the members dressed in traditional Israeli dress, wearing red ribbons in solidarity with people living with HIV/AIDS.^[2] Bracha, Haim, Nadler and Proiter were in the center of the stage, while Sharon was on piano and Zamir was backing singer. At the end of the song, they all joined in a row at the front of the stage.

They received 4 points, placing 24th in a field of 25, Israel's worst ever finish in the grand final, and therefore were relegated from participating in the Eurovision Song Contest 1994.^[3]

Voting

Points awarded to Israel^[4]
Score	Country
12 points
10 points
8 points
7 points
6 points
5 points
4 points
3 points	Portugal
2 points
1 point	France

Points awarded by Israel^[4]
Score	Country
12 points	United Kingdom
10 points	Sweden
8 points	France
7 points	Greece
6 points	Croatia
5 points	Ireland
4 points	Switzerland
3 points	Malta
2 points	Iceland
1 point	Spain

References

^ "Israeli National Final 1993".
^ Sem Anne Van Dijk. "Israel: Rachel Haim Passes Away Aged 66". Eurovoix. Archived from the original on 21 June 2023. A notable special touch from the performance was that all members of the band wore a red ribbon on their shirts. This was meant to be a symbol of the war against AIDS.
^ "Final of Millstreet 1993". European Broadcasting Union. Archived from the original on 17 April 2021. Retrieved 17 April 2021.
^ ^a ^b "Results of the Final of Millstreet 1993". European Broadcasting Union. Archived from the original on 17 April 2021. Retrieved 17 April 2021.

External links

[1] "Israeli National Final 1993".

[2] Sem Anne Van Dijk. "Israel: Rachel Haim Passes Away Aged 66". Eurovoix. Archived from the original on 21 June 2023. A notable special touch from the performance was that all members of the band wore a red ribbon on their shirts. This was meant to be a symbol of the war against AIDS.

[3] "Final of Millstreet 1993". European Broadcasting Union. Archived from the original on 17 April 2021. Retrieved 17 April 2021.

[1993detailed-4] "Results of the Final of Millstreet 1993". European Broadcasting Union. Archived from the original on 17 April 2021. Retrieved 17 April 2021.

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