eurovision 1989
Gili
Gili represented Israel at Eurovision 1989 in Lausanne with “Derekh Hamelekh”, finishing 12th of 22.
Israel
1989
- who
- Israeli singer
- born
- 10 December 1976, Rishon LeZion, Israel
- contest
- 1989
- best result
- 12th, 1989
- sang for
- Israel
Biography
Gili is a former Israeli singer who went to the contest at the age of eleven, the youngest act Israel has sent. In a duet with Galit Burg, “Derekh Hamelekh” finished twelfth in Lausanne in 1989 with 50 points. A first album came out the same year; after school Gili moved to London and left music.
Written by ESC Predictions, 8 October 2026. Sources: Wikipedia (Serbian), “Гили Нетанел”.
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
- Galit
- Sung in
- Hebrew
- Written by
- Shaike Paikov
- Conductor
- Shaike Paikov
- Running order
- 2nd of 22
- Age on the night
- 12
- Won that year
- Yugoslavia: Riva, “Rock Me”
The story of Eurovision 1989: Two children, a crossbow and Yugoslavia's only win
In the drama file
The scene from our index of scandals, mishaps and lore that Gili is part of.
- 1989 The children The rules that made the contest
In our contest stories
What we wrote about Gili, year by year. Follow a link for the rest of that night.
- 1989 The children
Two of the singers caused an argument before a note was sung. France's Nathalie Pâque was 11. Israel's Gili Netanel was 12. They were, and remain, the youngest lead performers the contest has had.
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