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VIDEO · CONTEST PERFORMANCE
IsraelIsrael/1973/GRAND FINAL

Ey Sham

Ilanit

4thFINAL RESULT
97TOTAL POINTS
—FAN SCORE / 12
LANGUAGEhebrew
RUNNING ORDER17
SONGWRITERSNurit Hirsh Ehud Manor
TEMPO / KEY91 BPM · G major
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LYRICS & TRANSLATION

Ba chatsi halaila va'ani era
Chalomot ba'im lasaf
Ze hasheket shelifnei hase'ara
Bo nelech achshav
Sham – sham ra'iti keshet be'anan
Sham – sham ole haboker belavan
Ei sham – sham nimtsa beyachad et hagan
Et gan ha'ahava
Sham – sham shama'ati shir yashan noshan
Sham – sham yareach laila laila
Sham – sham nimtsa beyachad et hagan
Et gan ha'ahava
Et beiti halaila haruchot otfim
Ochazim bo mikol tsad
El me'ever le'avim anu afim
Yad ochezet yad
Yom chadash halaila belibi nokesh
Ve'ata karev imo
Et ganei hatchelet yachad nevakesh
Sha'aram navo
Sham – sham ra'iti keshet be'anan
Sham – sham ole haboker belavan
Ei sham – sham nimtsa beyachad et hagan
Et gan ha'ahava
Ei sham – sham nimtѕa beyachad et hagan
Et gan ha'ahavа

FAN SCORE

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—/12

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

🏆 Contest Performance

GRAND FINAL 4th Place 97 Points Running order 17
SEMI-FINAL N/A (Direct Finalist)
final4th97 pts

Who Voted for This Song

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

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♚ Credits & Delegation

ARTIST Ilanit Ey Sham
Past participations
COMPOSER Nurit Hirsh No past participations found
COMPOSER Ehud Manor
Past participations
ARTIST PEOPLE Hanna Dresner-Tzakh (חנה דרזנר)
Past participations
CONDUCTOR Nurit Hirsh No past participations found
LYRICIST Ehud Manor
Past participations

🌍 Country Legacy (Israel)

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Artist Info

Ilanit

Ilanit is an Israeli singer known for her multiple Eurovision Song Contest appearances. She represented Israel in 1973 with the song "Ey Sham" (also listed as "Ey-sham"), achieving 4th place with 97 points. She returned to Eurovision in 1977 with "Ah-haa-vah Hee Shir Lish-naa-yim," singing in Hebrew, and finished in 11th place with 49 points. Ilanit’s participation helped establish her as a prominent figure in Israel’s Eurovision history.