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Ilanit
Ilanit sang at two Eurovision Song Contests, in 1973 and 1977, for Israel. The best result was 4th place in 1973, with “Ey Sham”.
- who
- Israeli singer
- born
- 17 September 1947, Tel Aviv
- contests
- 1973, 1977
- best result
- 4th, 1973
- music
- pop, Israeli folk music
- active
- since 1964
- record labels
- NMC, Hed Arzi Music
- sang for
- Israel
Biography
Ilanit is an Israeli singer, one of the country’s most popular from the late 1960s to the 1980s. Ilanit sang the first song Israel sent to the contest, “Ey Sham”, fourth in Luxembourg in 1973, and came back in London in 1977, when “Ahava Hi Shir Lishnayim” finished eleventh.
Written by ESC Predictions, 8 October 2026. Sources: Wikipedia, “Ilanit”.
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At Eurovision
Two songs, oldest first, and what became of each.
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1973 Luxembourg City
“Ey Sham (אי שם)”
4th of 17 Finished 4th of 17, with 97 points.
- Sung in
- Hebrew
- Written by
- Nurit Hirsh, Ehud Manor
- Conductor
- Nurit Hirsh
- Running order
- 17th of 17
- Age on the night
- 25
- Won that year
- Luxembourg: Anne-Marie David, “Tu te reconnaîtras”
The story of Eurovision 1973: Armed guards, backing tracks and any language you like
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1977 London
“Ahava Hi Shir Lishnayim (אהבה היא שיר לשניים)”
11th of 18 Finished 11th of 18, with 49 points.
- Sung in
- Hebrew
- Written by
- Edna Peleg, Eldad Shrem
- Conductor
- Eldad Shrem
- Running order
- 11th of 18
- Age on the night
- 29
- Won that year
- France: Marie Myriam, “L'Oiseau et l'Enfant”
The story of Eurovision 1977: A strike, a five-week delay and no postcards
In the drama file
The scene from our index of scandals, mishaps and lore that Ilanit is part of.
- 1973 Israel, and the security Politics, protest and security
In our contest stories
What we wrote about Ilanit, year by year. Follow a link for the rest of that night.
- 1973 Israel, and the security
Israel's singer, Ilanit, was rumoured to have worn a bulletproof vest under her outfit.
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