Israel's broadcaster IBA launched today its official Eurovision website, dedicated to the 50th Eurovision Song Contest and the Kdam-Eurovision contest, due to be held in early March.
This is the first time that the IBA is launching such a website, and an elaborate one it is: It contains information about the upcoming Kdam-Eurovision contest: stage design, biographies of the 14 entrants, Israel's history in the Eurovision Song Contest, as well as history of the European contest itself. The site also includes a forum, a trivia game, and an online shop where visitors can purchase Eurovision and Kdam-Eurovision related items.The site is presented only in Hebrew.
In the leading up to tomorrow's Kdam-Eurovision's draw, IBA's site now reveals the titles of 13 of the 14 songs in the contest and their lyrics:
1.Yossi Azulai-Don't worry baby– To be sung in English and Hebrew.
2.Tzvika Pick- Or hayare'ach (Moon light)- English and Hebrew.
3.Momy Levy- Yesh li et halayla (I have the night)- Hebrew.
4.Mira Anuar-Awad- Zman (Time)- Hebrew, English and Arabic.
5.Rinat Bar- Kmo chalom (Like a dream)- English and Hebrew.
6.The Alayev Family- Esperansa– Hebrew
7.The Pick Sisters- Hello, Hello– Hebrew and English.
8.Rinat Gabay- Yerushalaim shel ahava (Jerusalem of love)- Hebrew and English.
9.Zehava Ben- Shalom ve'ahava (Peace and love)- Hebrew and English.
10.Merav Siman-Tov- Hamon– (A lot)- Hebrew.
11.Group Gaya- Ode-la-ya– (I will thank the lord)- Hebrew and English.
12.Shiri Maymon- Hasheket Shenish'ar (The silence thats left)- Hebrew.
13.Michal Amdurskey- Achshav ze amiti (Now its real)- Hebrew and English
14.Samir Shukri and Efrat Cohen- song to be announced.
This year will be the first time when two songs will be sung by Arabic performers: Samir Shukri (joined with Efrat Cohen) and Mira Anuar-Awad.
Moran Atias and Didi Harrari, the duo which will host the Kdam-Eurovision in Jerusalem on March 2nd will also be drawing the lots tomorrow morning in a special event in Tel Aviv. The 14 songs will be broadcast as from Tuesday on IBA's Reshet Gimmel radio station.
