~* Israel ישראל *~ on vacation :>

[Amir]

ISRAEL

LAND OF QUEN DANA

Amir’s History היסטוריה של אמיר
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WV46 Reykjavik: Tal - Marcher Au Soleil | SF1: 91 points - place 7 | Final: place 12 (133 points)
WV47 Hennef: Harel Skaat - Achshav | SF2: 65 points - place 9 | Final: place 18 (105 points)
WV48 Valencia: Kathleen Reiter - Tzoeket Lecha | SF1: 58 points - place 12 | Final: place 21st (89 points)
WV49 Sao Paolo: Eliad - Miklat | SF2: 70 points - place 11 | Final: place 17 (106 points)
WV50 Tehran: Chen Aharoni - Crazy | SF2: 94 points - place 4 | Final: place 14 (126 points)
WV51 Nice: Kokoro - Tasmanian Devil | SF2: 65 points - place 10 | Final: place 9 (143 points)
WV52 Leeds: Roby Fayer feat. Tom Gefen - Ready To Fight | SF2: 50 points - place 16 | Final: DNQ
WV56 Düsseldorf: Tal & Irma - Streets Of Philadelphia | SF2: 42 points - place 21 | Final: DNQ
WV57 Rovaniemi: Guy & Yahel - Ratsim Ba'avir | SF1: 70 points - place 12 | Final: place 20 (113 points)
WV58 Newcastle: TripL feat. Meital De Razon - This Whole Damn World | SF2: 27 points - place 19 | Final: DNQ
WV60 Torino: Yuval Dayan - Ad Shetachazor | SF3: 70 points - place 5 | Final: place 4 (183 points)
WV61 Toronto: Amir - Oasis | SF2: 44 points - place 22 | Final: DNQ
WV62 Los Angeles: E-Z - Not Everything Is From Allah | SF3: 68 points - place 6 | Final: place 19 (119 points)
WV63 Zagreb: Mark Eliyahu - Journey | SF2: 70 points - place 5 | Final: place 5 (171 points)
WV64 London: Eviatar Banai - Yeladim | SF2: 101 points - place 1 | Final: place 8 (159 points)
WV65 San Sebastian: Dana Lapidot - Hergelim Raim | SF2: 56 points - place 10 | Final: DNQ
WV66 Dublin: Maya Buskila - Hishtagati | SF2: 70 points - place 7 | Final: place 21 (103 points)
WV67 Edinburgh: The Idan Raichel Project feat. Mira Awad - 'Azzini | SF3: 80 points - place 4 | Final: place 24 (97 points)
WV68 San Francisco: Petite Meller - The Flute | SF3: 60 points - place 8 | Final: place 24 (101 points)
WV69 Cartagena: Eviatar Banai - Ad Machar | SF1: 94 points - place 3 | Final: place 23 (103 points)
WV70 Göteborg: The Young Professionals feat. Anna F. - All Of It But Me | SF2: 68 points - place 7 | Final: place 10 (142 points)
WV71 Paris: Harel Skaat - Hollow | SF1: 72 points - place 9 | Final: DNQ
WV72 Canterbury: Yuval Dayan - Leylotay | SF2: 77 points - place 2 | Final: place 17 (126 points)
WV73 Amsterdam: Amir - On Dirait | SF3: 72 points - place 5 | Final: place 8 (151 points)
WV74 Utrecht: The Idan Raichel Project - Mi’Col Ha’A’havot | SF1: 62 points - place 9 | Final: DNQ
WV75 Dubrovnik: The Ultras feat. The 9th Floor - Tluya Baavir | SF3: 69 points - place 7 | Final: place 28 (67 points)
WV76 Istanbul: Idan Rafael Haviv - Kmo Kol Yom | SF1: 51 points - place 12 | Final: DNQ
WV80 Honolulu: Yuval Dayan - Ima (Mother) | SF2: 89 points - place 4 | Final: place 13 (145 points)
WV81 Brussels: Kayah feat. Idan Raichel - Po Co | SF1: 50 points - place 17 | Final: DNQ
WV82 New York: Lola Marsh - Wishing Girl | SF3: 81 points - place 6 | Final: place 7 (156 points)
WV83 Stockholm: Marina Maximilian - Hurricane | SF1: 95 points - place 2 | Final: place 13 (128 points)
WV84 Chicago: Shiri Maimon - Avir | SF2: 59 points - place 12 | Final: DNQ
WV85 Cardiff: Sagi Abitbul - Mariko | SF1: 78 points - place 5 | Final: place 11 (144 points)
WV86 Minsk: Amir - Higher | SF1: 90 points - place 2 | Final: place 21 (101 points)
WV87 Melbourne: Nathan Goshen - Thinking About It (Let It Go) (KVR Remix) | SF2: 59 points - place 18 | Final: place 27 (61 points)
WV88 Gold Coast: The Idan Raichel Project - She'eriot Shel Ha'chaim | SF1: 54 points - place 16 | Final: DNQ
WV89 Turkey: Yuval Dayan - Tishal Et Hamaim | SF1: 50 points - place 20 | Final: DNQ
WV99 London: Madsonik feat. Lola Marsh - Drift And Fall Again | SF2: 51 points - place 15 | Final: DNQ
WV100 Phoenix: Dana International - Love Boy | SF2: 53 points - place 18 | Final: DNQ
WV101 Las Vegas: Totemo - Origami | SF2: 50 points - place 18 | Final: DNQ
WV102 Snoqualmie: Yasmin Levy - Una Noche Más | SF2: 78 points - place 7 | Final: place 19 (94 points)
WV103 Ilkley: Marina Maximilian - Glow Now | SF2: 52 points - place 14 | Final: DNQ
WV104 Philadelphia: Narkis - Sadot | SF1: 58 points - place 13 | Final: place 14 (103 points)
WV105 Paris: Netta - Bassa Sababa | SF2: 97 points - place 1 | Final: place 7 (130 points)
WV106 Sanremo: Daniel Donskoy - Cry By The River | SF2: 61 points - place 10 | Final: place 11 (98 points)
WV107 Umeå: Karolina - Shadow Of The Palm Tree | SF1: 84 points - place 5 | Final: place 7 (122 points)
WV108 Slab City: Sagi Abitbul & Guy Haliva - Stanga | SF1: 92 points - place 3 | Final: place 2 (146 points)
WV109 Tel Aviv: Dana International - Loca | SF: pre-qualified | Final: place 14 (105 points)
WV110 Nice: Amir - Les Rues De Ma Peine | SF2: 76 points - place 9 | Final: place 16 (93 points)
WV111 London: Botzer - Er Lelo Yareach | SF1: 48 points - place 18 | Final: DNQ
WV113 Antwerp: Shalva Band - HaDelet Tihiyeh P’tucha | SF1: 49 points - place 12 | Final: place 24 (54 points)
WV114 Pembroke: Miri Mesika - Lesham | SF2: 49 points - place 14 | Final: DNQ
WV115 Oberhausen: Benjamin's Brother - Not Easy | SF2: 53 points - place 15 | Final: DNQ
WV116 Öregrund: Noa Kirel - Drum | SF1: 68 points - place 10 | Final: place 21 (82 points)
WV117 Rovaniemi: Itzhak Perlman & Yo-Yo Ma - The Chairman's Waltz | SF1: 63 points - place 11 | Final: place 19 (94 points)
WV118 Beverly Hills: Dudu Aharon - Katzefet Im Tut | SF1: 77 points - place 4 | Final: place 17 (84 points)
WV119 Westminster: Amir Fryszer Guttman - Margish | SF2: 42 points - place 16 | Final: DNQ
WV120 Siljan: Light in Babylon - Canım Benim | SF2: 74 points - place 8 | Final: place 13 (102 points)
WV121 Yerevan: Dotan - Numb | SF1: 95 points - place 3 | Final: WINNER (158 points)
WV122 Eilat: Dana International - Cinque Milla | SF: pre-qualified | Final: place 25 (59 points)
WV123 Bergamo: Stephane Legar - Comme Ci Comme ça | SF2: 61 points - place 13 | Final: DNQ
WV124 Bowie: Barbra Streisand, Rita & Offer Nissim - Hatikva | SF2: 64 points - place 11 | Final: place 16 (106 points)
WV125 Boston: Lola Marsh - You're Mine | SF2: 49 points - place 16 | Final: DNQ
WV132 Mecca: Tamta x Stephane Legar - Yala | SF1: 81 points - place 7 | Final: place 12 (122 points)
WV133 Climax: Offer Nissim feat. Maya Simantov - Everybody Needs A Man | SF2: 29 points - place 24 | Final: DNQ
WV134 Cardiff: Ella Lee - Ma Ata Rotse? | SF2: 80 points - place 6 | Final: place 11 (121 points)
WV135 Swansea: NeAngely feat. Dana International - I Need Your Love | SF2: 64 points - place 11 | Final: place 16 (99 points)
WV136 Valparaíso: Narkis - She'yishmor Li Aleicha | SF1: 72 points - place 7 | Final: place 8 (130 points)
WV137 Vancouver: Nicol Raidman - Ciao Baby | SF2: 55 points - place 13 | Final: DNQ
WV138 Drammen: Noa Kirel - Million Dollar | SF1: 103 points - place 1 | Final: place 13 (117 points)
WV139 Kauai: Sarit Hadad x Offer Nissim - Shufùni | SF1: 74 points - place 7 | Final: place 18 (100 points)
WV140 Seorae Village: Shiri Maimon - Tipa | SF2: 70 points - place 10 | Final: place 23 (91 points)
WV141 West End: Eden Ben Zaken - Kulam Be'Eilat | SF1: 70 points - place 27 | Final: failed to vote
WV156 Mariupol: Gaydaa - Alsharq al-Awsat | SF2: 47 points - place 15 | Final: DNQ
WV157 Älmhult: Anna Zak - Lech Lishon | SF1: 65 points - place 6 | Final: place 16 (102 points)
WV158 Leiden: Imri Ziv - Imrico | SF1: 44 points - place 20 | Final: DNQ
WV159 Constanta: Saray Adar Haviv - Ein Echad Shelo | SF1: 30 points - place 22 | Final: DNQ
WV160 Warsaw: Kerria - Riding On | SF2: 69 points - place 9 | Final: place 22 (76 points)
WV172 San Diego: Miri Mesika & Mika Moshe - Yesh Lach Otach | SF2: 77 points - place 4 | Final: place 20 (78 points)
WV173 Ayia Napa & Protaras: Noa Kirel x Itay Galo - Paamon | SF1: 69 points - place 8 | Final: place 13 (93 points)
WV174 Chile: Eden Ben Zaken - Kinorot | SF2: 48 points - place 16 | Final: DNQ
WV175 Salt Lake City: Yinon Yahel feat. Lorena Simpson - This Moment | SF2: 52 points - place 13 | Final: DNQ
WV176 Larnaca: Narkis - Galbi | SF1: 90 points - place 2 | Final: place 4 (141 points)
WV177 Brussels: Ishay Ribo - Lo Nafsik Lachlom | SF1: 48 points - place 14 | Final: DNQ
WV184 Dubrovnik: Yuval Dayan - Beyachad | SF2: 55 points - place 13 | Final: DNQ
WV185 Sapporo: Jane Bordeaux - Kishuf | SF1: 49 points - place 15 | Final: DNQ
WV186 Avellino: Zafrir feat. Dikanda - Hena | SF1: 114 points - place 1 | Final: 150 points - place 2
WV187 Cairo: VAVO, nicopop., ZOHARA - Why Do I? | SF1: 54 points - place 13 | Final: DNQ

 

[Amir]

Re: *~Israel ישראל~* WV86 Amir - Higher

Choice of song has me puzzled xwhat

Viel Erfolg brudi

sooo sorry but I had this on my list before,
your suggestion is not out of the game though

 

[RainyWoods]

Re: *~Israel ישראל~* WV86 Amir - Higher

 

[DaFlo]

Re: *~Israel ישראל~* WV86 Amir - Higher

Happ birthday bro

 

[esc87fan]

Re: *~Israel ישראל~* WV86 Amir - Higher

Happy Birthday! And I'm so happy that you qualified with one of my favorite ESC artists in recent years (his new album by the way is amazing, I listened to it on Spotify last week)

 

[Amir]

Re: *~Israel ישראל~* WV87 Nathan Goshen - Thinking About It (Let It Go) (KVR Remix)

WV87 ISRAEL

Nathan Goshen - Thinking About It (Let It Go) (KVR Remix)

 

[Amir]

Re: *~Israel ישראל~* WV88 ???

quite an embarassing performance of
anyway thanks for the Final, I wasn't supposed to be in

for WV88:

returning artist + returning artist + Amir

 

[Amir]

Re: *~Israel ישראל~* WV87 Nathan Goshen - Thinking About It (Let It Go) (KVR Remix)

WV88 ISRAEL

The Idan Raichel Project - She'eriot Shel Ha'chaim

 

[Amir]

Re: *~Israel ישראל~* WV88 The Idan Raichel Project - She'eriot Shel Ha'chaim

I honestly have no idea what to do next edition...
I have only mediocre songs on my list and I won't send Queen Dana into a semi (and a likely failure...)

 

[Amir]

Re: *~Israel ישראל~* WV89 ???

Though I have a few songs for de and
I won't give up my baby yet.

I think I have a song for next edition
Furthermore I have 1-2 songs which are on YT only with the cover, so if one of the creative people
here would be willing to make a small (nothing special) music video, I would be really grateful!
(maybe [MENTION=10351]Trece[/MENTION] ? )

 

[Amir]

Re: *~Israel ישראל~* WV87 Nathan Goshen - Thinking About It (Let It Go) (KVR Remix)

WV89 ISRAEL

Yuval Dayan - Tishal Et Hamaim

 

[Amir]

Re: *~Israel ישראל~*

This song became very special to me and Yuval turned into one of my favourite artists.
So this failure is more than painful
I guess my taste is not made for WV cause I really don't understand why this song failed.
Especially in such a weak semi.

I really don't want to see others of my favourite Israeli artists to fail like this...
I have sent 37 entries for and none of them reached anything noticeable.
That's why for now I'm withdrawing
Maybe someone else will pick Israel in the future and bring WV to Jerusalem or Tel Aviv

Thanks to everybody who supported my entries during these years

 

[DaFlo]

Re: *~Israel ישראל~*

Ah no that's sad Hope you come back one day! #freeAmir

 

[RainyWoods]

Re: *~Israel ישראל~*

Amir I'm sad to read that. I think there's a lot to be proud of with your Israel, and when I look at your history section here i'm seeing a lot of green. I think I can understand your feelings because you want that "i'm on top" feeling, if just once. And I know you don't want to risk sending your ultimate queen without a PQ. I don't blame you as it's really hard sending artists that are so special to you. I'm sure a lot of people feel the same way. I'm not going to try and force you to change your mind, but I will miss you. Your entries are often beautiful and very reflective. So many lovely folk and acoustic songs, and then you've got your fun pop side too. The contest won't be the same without your Israel. That country has a special way with melody.

 

[JSSArcos]

Re: *~Israel ישראל~*

That's sad !!

I liked a lot of his song !

I hope you come back soon !!

 

[Amir]

Re: *~Israel ישראל~*

Amir I'm sad to read that. I think there's a lot to be proud of with your Israel, and when I look at your history section here i'm seeing a lot of green. I think I can understand your feelings because you want that "i'm on top" feeling, if just once. And I know you don't want to risk sending your ultimate queen without a PQ. I don't blame you as it's really hard sending artists that are so special to you. I'm sure a lot of people feel the same way. I'm not going to try and force you to change your mind, but I will miss you. Your entries are often beautiful and very reflective. So many lovely folk and acoustic songs, and then you've got your fun pop side too. The contest won't be the same without your Israel. That country has a special way with melody.

Thank you very much Rainy for your warming words
You got the heart of it: For most of my entries I try being reflective. I want to deliver unknown songs, that reach many people. And when a song like Eviatar's "Yeladim" reaches an 8th place, this almost feels like a victory.
But too often that reflectiveness is not being rewarded, and people prefer to vote for songs that rached the top of the charts of almost every continent.
That's not how I would want to win this. I know you'll understand this very well, I guess you feel similar

 

[RainyWoods]

Re: *~Israel ישראל~*

Thank you very much Rainy for your warming words
You got the heart of it: For most of my entries I try being reflective. I want to deliver unknown songs, that reach many people. And when a song like Eviatar's "Yeladim" reaches an 8th place, this almost feels like a victory.
But too often that reflectiveness is not being rewarded, and people prefer to vote for songs that rached the top of the charts of almost every continent.
That's not how I would want to win this. I know you'll understand this very well, I guess you feel similar

Yeah, I know exactly where you're coming from, and I played with that mindset for almost 20 editions straight (my self set rule was not to send chart hits). I could do it without even really thinking as the majority of my favourite songs and artists were alternative or quite obscure, but eventually I realized it was a bit silly how I was holding myself back by playing strictly in this way, and that the main and important thing for me was painting a collage of all the music I love, no matter how big or small.

The victory for me has always just been getting those obscure or more reflective entries through to the final. Anything on top of that was a bonus. One of my favourite moments is still getting The Velvet Underground & Nico through to the final. They finished 18th, but that to me was everything as Nico is my queen (like Dana is to you) and the fact she squeezed through felt special. Taking those risks feels really horrible though, cause it does hurt sometimes when you miss with someone who's music has that deep a meaning to you. It's like you're sharing your heart with people and it's being judged. It's just a game you try and say to yourself but music isn't a game. It often goes a lot deeper.

For me personally it's just enough that particular types of songs have a place and audience in this contest, and I love how such polar opposite styles of music can sit besides each other and do well. But even though this is a casual and fun online music contest, I think songs still for the most part need that certain something (a competitiveness within them) to do extremely well. Your folksy sort of ballads from Israel are so beautiful but I guess they don't have the possibilities there to grab people usually not into that kind of thing, to push the songs over the line into medal territory. It's a more subtle kind of beauty those song have, and strong patience is required. I remember when I sent that Aldous Harding song and you were surprised it didn't do as well as my ballads usually do. Calvin said to me the first time he heard the song that it sounded like something you'd send from Israel (which I took as a big compliment). Some songs are just too particular, and I just guess the more minimal and rustic you get, the harder it is to grab attention from multiple corners. It starts to get very specific. Coincidentally these songs are often a coin flip as to whether they even advance to the final, despite the fact they hold the power to do well enough once they reach there.

If I complained about big songs winning i'd be a hypocrite, as that's how I got my (hopefully) charmingly ironic winxshifty I can understand the feeling of not wanting to change what you're doing, but I hope you never held back songs you really, really loved just because they were big hits or whatever. Yes, it would have touched me to win with Judee Sill, Mikal Cronin etc and I would have felt obscenely proud, but heck it touched me winning with John Lennon and I somehow felt obscenely proud of that too as he's a special artist to me. What i'm saying is please assassinate kidnap a UK juror of your choice, send Adele or someone and then gift Dana International a one way forced ticket to London so that the PQ is sorted


Sorry for the wall of text. I don't know how I wrote a four paragraph response to your single one. I can't help myself sometimes. Just wanted to let you know I feel what you're saying Medals or not, your songs certainly have reached people. I know i'm not alone in thinking this. There's going to be a hole left when you go that can't be filled. I'm sad but understand fully I think your feelings and reasoning.

 

[Stargazer]

Re: *~Israel ישראל~*

Oh no, such sad news, Amir. I've enjoyed several of your entries over the years and will definitely miss you in the contest. Hope you come back to us one day.

 

[revallsay]

Re: Israel

I am kind of devastaed right now. I may not like every single entry of yours, but there were a lot I really enjoyed. It's a double sadness for me to find out that you leave on Valentine's Day I hope one day you will come back. Or maybe you could switch to a different country/region?

Kayah was amazing, such a huge hit in Poland and great song I was really happy you sent it.

Thank you for music
[MENTION=12072]Amir[/MENTION]

 

[Amir]

Re: Israel

you guys are the best

and make it really hard for me.
Maybe someday when I got my motivation back and new songs for (or also ) I will return :>

 

[DenizESC]

Re: Israel

Sad to see you leave but pls change your mind and bring Persia back