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VIDEO · CONTEST PERFORMANCE
IsraelIsrael/1985/GRAND FINAL

Olé, Olé

Izhar Cohen

5thFINAL RESULT
93TOTAL POINTS
—FAN SCORE / 12
LANGUAGEhebrew
RUNNING ORDER11
SONGWRITERSKobi Oshrat Hamutal Ben Zeev
TEMPO / KEY138 BPM · E minor
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LYRICS & TRANSLATION

Or vatchelet bashamaim, veyored lefeta yom
Ananim hofchim lemaim, keshet ola bamarom
Shlal gvanim ve'or shamaim hatsov'im et ha'olam
Veyafe hu shiv'ataim umechayech lechulam
Ole, ole hashir beyachad
Kshehasimcha balev porachat
Ole, ole hashir beyachad
Gadol vekatan, kmo keshet be'anan
Ze laze rotsim lageshet, yachad mevakshim lachlom
Ish le'ish rokmim po keshet, elef tsva'im lashalom
Kach ba'im lashir halaila me'arba katsvei olam
Hasimcha balev lo dai la, rega shel or lechulam
Ole, ole hashir beyachad
Kshehasimcha balev porachat
Ole, ole hashir beyachad
Gadol vekatan, kmo keshet be'anan
Vehashir gover beintaim, mekarev et halvavot
Mal'achim porsim knafaim venidlakim hanerot
Ole, ole hashir beyachad
Kshehasimcha balev porachat
Ole, ole hashir beyachad
Gadol vekatan, kmo keshet be'anan
Ole, ole hashir beyachad
Kshehasimcha balev porachat
Ole, ole hashir beyachad
Gadol vekatan, kmo keshet be'anan
Nananana… nanananana…
Nananananana…
Ole, ole hashir beyachad
Gadol vekatan, kmo keshet be'anan
Kmo keshet be'anan
(Kmo keѕhet be'anаn)

FAN SCORE

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—/12

Vocals7.8
Staging6.6
Catchiness7.2
Energy8.2

🏆 Contest Performance

GRAND FINAL 5th Place 93 Points Running order 11
SEMI-FINAL N/A (Direct Finalist)
final5th93 pts

Who Voted for This Song

Grand final points received from every voting country · jury and televote side by side

0SETS OF 12 POINTS
15 / 19COUNTRIES GAVE POINTS
0 / 0TELEVOTE / JURY POINTS
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SCALE12 pointstelevote 6–10jury 6–10no points
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♚ Credits & Delegation

ARTIST Izhar Cohen Olé, Olé
Past participations
BACKING SINGERS Adam (Cris Life) No past participations found
BACKING SINGERS Rakefet Ben David No past participations found
BACKING SINGERS Shlomo Maman
Past participations
BACKING SINGERS Tali Sinai No past participations found
COMPOSER Kobi Oshrat
Past participations
COMPOSER Hamutal Ben Zeev
Past participations
SPOKESPERSON Yitzhak Shim'oni
Past participations
ARTIST PEOPLE Izhar Cohen
Past participations
CONDUCTOR Kobi Oshrat
Past participations
LYRICIST Hamutal Ben Zeev
Past participations

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Artist Info

Izhar Cohen

Izhar Cohen is an Israeli singer known for his participation in the Eurovision Song Contest in 1985. He represented Israel with the song "Olé, Olé," performed in Hebrew. Cohen achieved a strong result, finishing in 5th place with 93 points. His performance remains a notable part of Israel's Eurovision history.