Israel�s Shiri Maimon became one of the 10 qualifiers to reach the final of the 2005 Eurovision Song Contest on Thursday night with her song Time to say goodbye. Esctoday.com editor Barry Viniker caught up with the Israeli singer and chatted over some rice about the food, the city of Kyiv, the Eurovision Song Contest and her career.

Find out how Shiri got involved with the Eurovision Song Contest, her experiences in IsraeliPop Idol and what she's been doing in Kyiv.

You can click here to read our interview with Shiri Maimon

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You can click here to read our interview with Shiri Maimon