eurovision 1989
Galit Burg
Galit Burg, billed as Galit, represented Israel at Eurovision 1989 in Lausanne with “Derekh Hamelekh”, finishing 12th of 22.
- who
- Israeli singer
- born
- 8 June 1968, Bat Yam, Israel
- died
- 28 November 2022 (aged 54), Route 4314, Israel
- billed as
- Galit
- contest
- 1989
- best result
- 12th, 1989
- active
- 1989 to 2022
- sang for
- Israel
Biography
Galit Burg, who died in 2022, was an Israeli singer. Burg, then 21, was brought in as the experienced half of a duet with the young Gili Netanel on a song first meant for one voice; “Derekh Hamelekh” finished twelfth in Lausanne in 1989 with 50 points, and Burg carried on in music afterwards.
Written by ESC Predictions, 8 October 2026. Sources: Wikipedia (Serbian), “Галит Бург Мајкл”.
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At Eurovision
One song, and what became of it.
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1989 Lausanne
“Derekh Hamelekh (דרך המלך)”
12th of 22 Finished 12th of 22, with 50 points.
- Billed as
- Gili and Galit
- With
- Gili
- Sung in
- Hebrew
- Written by
- Shaike Paikov
- Conductor
- Shaike Paikov
- Running order
- 2nd of 22
- Age on the night
- 20
- Won that year
- Yugoslavia: Riva, “Rock Me”
The story of Eurovision 1989: Two children, a crossbow and Yugoslavia's only win
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