The Fire in Your Eyes
Place: 9
(Total Score: 124)
Lyrics:
Nafshi meyachelet litfilat halev hacham\\n\nZe kashe, ze kashe\\nKshega'agu'a mul yareach\\nKan lerega uvoreach\\nAcharav rodef habechi\\n\nZe kashe, ze kashe\\nKshega'agu'a mul yareach\\nKan lerega uvoreach\\nAcharav rodef habechi\\n\nLif'amim mevi haruach reach tov, mukar\\nMelatef, achshav shome'a otcha shar\\n\nLo or kochav\\nAta achshav\\nIti, iti, ke'ilu amiti\\nKmo az mizman\\n\nCome along, come along\\nSee the fire in your eyes\\nAnd you come with me\\nWith me\\n\nLif'amim mevi haruach reach tov, mukar\\nMelatef, achshav shome'a\\n\nLo or kochav\\nAta achshav\\nIti, iti, ke'ilu amiti\\nKmo az mizman\\n\nNafshi meyachalat litfilot halev wacham\\nNafshi meyachalat litfilot halev wacham\\n\nLo or kochav\\nIti, iti, ke'ilu amiti\\nKmo az mizman
Israel participated in the Eurovision Song Contest 2008 with the song "The Fire in Your Eyes" written by Dana International and Shai Kerem. The song was performed by Boaz Ma'uda, who was internally selected by the Israeli broadcaster Israel Broadcasting Authority (IBA) in collaboration with the commercial broadcaster Keshet in November 2007 to compete at the 2008 contest in Belgrade, Serbia, The song Ma'uda would perform at Eurovision was selected through the national final Kdam Eurovision 2008 which took place on 15 March 2010 that featured five songs. "Ke'ilu Kan" emerged as the winning song after achieving the highest score following the combination of votes from two regional juries, two thematical jury groups, a jury panel and a public vote. The song title was later translated from Hebrew to English for the Eurovision Song Contest and was titled "The Fire in Your Eyes". Israel was drawn to compete in the second semi-final of the Eurovision Song Contest which took place on 27 May 2010. Performing during the show in position 3, "The Fire in Your Eyes" was announced among the top 10 entries of the second semi-final and therefore qualified to compete in the final on 29 May. It was later revealed that Israel placed eighth out of the 17 participating countries in the semi-final with 71 points. In the final, Israel performed in position 24 and placed fourteenth out of the 25 participating countries, scoring 71 points.
Overall Final Postion: 9
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