Alphabeta

Israeli band

For other uses, see Alphabeta (disambiguation).

Alphabeta

Origin| Israel
Years active| 1978
Members|

* Reuven Erez
* Lisa Gold-Rubin
* Nehama Shutan
* Esther Tzuberi
* Itzhak Okev

Alphabeta were a group of Israeli singers who won the Eurovision Song Contest in 1978 with Izhar Cohen.

The singers were Reuven Erez, Lisa Gold-Rubin, Nehama Shutan, Esther Tzuberi, and Itzhak Okev. The winning song was A-Ba-Ni-Bi. Israel received five consecutive maximum 12 points during the voting, a Eurovision Song Contest record.[1] The total score for the song was 157 points.[2]

When it became clear that Israel was going to win the contest, Jordan stopped its live broadcast on the pretext of technical difficulties. The viewing public was shown a picture of daffodils.[3] A day later, Jordan presented the song from Belgium, which came in second, as the winning song.[4] This victory entitled Israel to host the contest in Jerusalem in 1979.[5]

The head of the Israeli delegation, Rivka Michaeli, said that Cohen's song was sent to the contest because the other entries in the Israeli national competition were so bad. Nevertheless, Izhar Cohen was said to be confident that he would win.[6]

## See also[edit]

* Music of Israel

## References[edit]

1. ^ 33 years ago today - Izhar Cohen & Alphabeta seal Israel's maiden win
2. ^ "Eurovision's top ten worst scandals". Archived from the original on 2013-12-10. Retrieved 2013-12-09.
3. ^ "Eurovision's top ten worst scandals". Archived from the original on 2013-12-10. Retrieved 2013-12-09.
4. ^ 33 years ago today - Izhar Cohen & Alphabeta seal Israel's maiden win
5. ^ Forty years of Israel at Eurovision[permanent dead link]
6. ^ Forty years of Israel at Eurovision[permanent dead link]

Awards and achievements

Preceded by

Marie Myriam
with "L'oiseau et l'enfant"

|  Winner of the Eurovision Song Contest
(with Izhar Cohen)
1978 | Succeeded by

Milk and Honey
with "Hallelujah"

Preceded by

Ilanit
with "Ahava Hi Shir Lishnayim"

|  Israel in the Eurovision Song Contest
(with Izhar Cohen)
1978 | Succeeded by

Milk and Honey
with "Hallelujah"

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Eurovision Song Contest winners

Countries

| 1950s|

* Switzerland
* Netherlands
* France
* Netherlands

|

1960s|

* France
* Luxembourg
* France
* Denmark
* Italy
* Luxembourg
* Austria
* United Kingdom
* Spain
* France
* Netherlands
* Spain
* United Kingdom

1970s|

* Ireland
* Monaco
* Luxembourg
* Luxembourg
* Sweden
* Netherlands
* United Kingdom
* France
* Israel
* Israel

1980s|

* Ireland
* United Kingdom
* Germany
* Luxembourg
* Sweden
* Norway
* Belgium
* Ireland
* Switzerland
* Yugoslavia

1990s|

* Italy
* Sweden
* Ireland
* Ireland
* Ireland
* Norway
* Ireland
* United Kingdom
* Israel
* Sweden

2000s|

* Denmark
* Estonia
* Latvia
* Turkey
* Ukraine
* Greece
* Finland
* Serbia
* Russia
* Norway

2010s|

* Germany
* Azerbaijan
* Sweden
* Denmark
* Austria
* Sweden
* Ukraine
* Portugal
* Israel
* Netherlands

2020s|

* Italy
* Ukraine
* Sweden
* Switzerland

Performers

| 1950s|

* Lys Assia
* Corry Brokken
* André Claveau
* Teddy Scholten

|

1960s|

* Jacqueline Boyer
* Jean-Claude Pascal
* Isabelle Aubret
* Grethe and Jørgen Ingmann
* Gigliola Cinquetti
* France Gall
* Udo Jürgens
* Sandie Shaw
* Massiel
* Frida Boccara
* Lenny Kuhr
* Lulu
* Salomé

1970s|

* Dana
* Séverine
* Vicky Leandros
* Anne-Marie David
* ABBA
* Teach-In
* Brotherhood of Man
* Marie Myriam
* Izhar Cohen and the Alphabeta
* Milk and Honey

1980s|

* Johnny Logan
* Bucks Fizz
* Nicole
* Corinne Hermès
* Herreys
* Bobbysocks!
* Sandra Kim
* Johnny Logan
* Celine Dion
* Riva

1990s|

* Toto Cutugno
* Carola
* Linda Martin
* Niamh Kavanagh
* Paul Harrington and Charlie McGettigan
* Secret Garden
* Eimear Quinn
* Katrina and the Waves
* Dana International
* Charlotte Nilsson

2000s|

* Olsen Brothers
* Tanel Padar, Dave Benton and 2XL
* Marie N
* Sertab Erener
* Ruslana
* Helena Paparizou
* Lordi
* Marija Šerifović
* Dima Bilan
* Alexander Rybak

2010s|

* Lena
* Ell and Nikki
* Loreen
* Emmelie de Forest
* Conchita Wurst
* Måns Zelmerlöw
* Jamala
* Salvador Sobral
* Netta
* Duncan Laurence

2020s|

* Måneskin
* Kalush Orchestra
* Loreen
* Nemo

Songs

| 1950s|

* "Refrain"
* "Net als toen"
* "Dors, mon amour"
* "'n Beetje"

|

1960s|

* "Tom Pillibi"
* "Nous les amoureux"
* "Un premier amour"
* "Dansevise"
* "Non ho l'età"
* "Poupée de cire, poupée de son"
* "Merci, Chérie"
* "Puppet on a String"
* "La, la, la"
* "Boom Bang-a-Bang"
* "Un jour, un enfant"
* "De troubadour"
* "Vivo cantando"

1970s|

* "All Kinds of Everything"
* "Un banc, un arbre, une rue"
* "Après toi"
* "Tu te reconnaîtras"
* "Waterloo"
* "Ding-a-dong"
* "Save Your Kisses for Me"
* "L'Oiseau et l'Enfant"
* "A-Ba-Ni-Bi"
* "Hallelujah"

1980s|

* "What's Another Year"
* "Making Your Mind Up"
* "Ein bißchen Frieden"
* "Si la vie est cadeau"
* "Diggi-Loo Diggi-Ley"
* "La det swinge"
* "J'aime la vie"
* "Hold Me Now"
* "Ne partez pas sans moi"
* "Rock Me"

1990s|

* "Insieme: 1992"
* "Fångad av en stormvind"
* "Why Me?"
* "In Your Eyes"
* "Rock 'n' Roll Kids"
* "Nocturne"
* "The Voice"
* "Love Shine a Light"
* "Diva"
* "Take Me to Your Heaven"

2000s|

* "Fly on the Wings of Love"
* "Everybody"
* "I Wanna"
* "Everyway That I Can"
* "Wild Dances"
* "My Number One"
* "Hard Rock Hallelujah"
* "Molitva"
* "Believe"
* "Fairytale"

2010s|

* "Satellite"
* "Running Scared"
* "Euphoria"
* "Only Teardrops"
* "Rise Like a Phoenix"
* "Heroes"
* "1944"
* "Amar pelos dois"
* "Toy"
* "Arcade"

2020s|

* "Zitti e buoni"
* "Stefania"
* "Tattoo"
* "The Code"

Songwriters

| 1950s|

* Géo Voumard / Émile Gardaz
* Guus Jansen / Willy van Hemert
* Hubert Giraud / Pierre Delanoë
* Dick Schallies / Willy van Hemert

|

1960s|

* André Popp / Pierre Cour
* Jacques Datin / Maurice Vidalin
* Claude-Henri Vic / Roland Valande
* Otto Francker / Sejr Volmer-Sørensen
* Nicola Salerno / Mario Panzeri
* Serge Gainsbourg
* Udo Jürgens / Udo Jürgens, Thomas Hörbiger
* Bill Martin, Phil Coulter
* Manuel de la Calva, Ramón Arcusa
* David Hartsema / Lenny Kuhr
* Alan Moorhouse / Peter Warne
* María José de Cerato / Aniano Alcalde
* Emil Stern / Eddy Marnay

1970s|

* Derry Lindsay / Jackie Smith
* Jean-Pierre Bourtayre / Yves Dessca
* Mario Panas / Klaus Munro / Yves Dessca
* Claude Morgan / Vline Buggy
* Benny Andersson / Björn Ulvaeus / Stig Anderson
* Dick Bakker / Will Luikinga / Eddy Ouwens
* Tony Hiller / Lee Sheriden / Martin Lee
* Jean-Paul Cara / Joe Gracy
* Nurit Hirsh / Ehud Manor
* Kobi Oshrat / Shimrit Orr [he]

1980s|

* Shay Healy
* Andy Hill / John Danter
* Ralph Siegel / Bernd Meinunger
* Jean-Pierre Millers / Alain Garcia
* Torgny Söderberg / Britt Lindeborg
* Rolf Løvland
* Jean Paul Furnémon / Angelo Crisci / Rosario Marino Atria
* Johnny Logan
* Nella Martinetti, Atilla Şereftuğ
* Rajko Dujmić / Stevo Cvikić

1990s|

* Toto Cutugno
* Stephan Berg
* Johnny Logan
* Jimmy Walsh
* Brendan Graham
* Rolf Løvland / Petter Skavland
* Brendan Graham
* Kimberley Rew
* Svika Pick / Yoav Ginai [he]
* Lars Diedricson / Gert Lengstrand [sv]

2000s|

* Jørgen Olsen
* Ivar Must / Maian-Anna Kärmas
* Marija Naumova / Marats Samauskis
* Demir Demirkan / Sertab Erener
* Ruslana Lyzhychko / Oleksandr Ksenofontov
* Christos Dantis / Natalia Germanou
* Mr Lordi
* Vladimir Graić / Saša Milošević Mare
* Dima Bilan / Jim Beanz
* Alexander Rybak

2010s|

* Julie Frost / John Gordon [da]
* Stefan Örn / Sandra Bjurman / Iain James Farquharson
* Thomas G:son / Peter Boström
* Lise Cabble / Julia Fabrin Jakobsen / Thomas Stengaard
* Charlie Mason / Joey Patulka / Ali Zuckwoski / Julian Maas
* Anton Hård af Segerstad / Joy Deb / Linnea Deb
* Jamala
* Luísa Sobral
* Doron Medalie / Stav Beger
* Duncan Laurence / Joel Sjöö / Wouter Hardy / Will Knox

2020s|

* Damiano David / Ethan Torchio / Thomas Raggi / Victoria De Angelis
* Ihor Didenchuk / Ivan Klimenko / Oleh Psiuk / Tymofii Muzychuk / Vitalii Duzhyk
* Jimmy Thörnfeldt / Jimmy Jansson / Loreen / Moa "Cazzi Opeia" Carlebecker / Peter Boström / Thomas G:son
* Benjamin Alasu / Lasse Midtsian Nymann / Linda Dale / Nemo Mettler

* Category

* v
* t
* e

Israel in the Eurovision Song Contest

* Israel Song Festival
* Kdam Eurovision
* HaKokhav HaBa
* The X Factor Israel

Participation|

* 1973
* 1974
* 1975
* 1976
* 1977
* 1978
* 1979
* 1981
* 1982
* 1983
* 1985
* 1986
* 1987
* 1988
* 1989
* 1990
* 1991
* 1992
* 1993
* 1995
* ~~1996~~
* 1998
* 1999
* 2000
* 2001
* 2002
* 2003
* 2004
* 2005
* 2006
* 2007
* 2008
* 2009
* 2010
* 2011
* 2012
* 2013
* 2014
* 2015
* 2016
* 2017
* 2018
* 2019
* ~~2020~~
* 2021
* 2022
* 2023
* 2024

Artists|

* Eden Alene
* Alphabeta
* Yardena Arazi
* Shlomo Artzi
* Mira Awad
* ~~Galit Bell~~
* Michael Ben David
* Boaz
* Eddie Butler
* Chocolate, Menta, Mastik
* Izhar Cohen
* Dafna
* Dana International
* Datner
* Duo Datz
* David D'Or
* Eden
* Mei Finegold
* Moti Giladi
* Gili and Galit
* Eden Golan
* Nadav Guedj
* Habibi
* Sarit Hadad
* Ofra Haza
* Ilanit
* Imri
* Izabo
* Noa Kirel
* Kushnir
* Shiri Maimon
* Kobi Marimi
* Moran Mazor
* Milk and Honey
* Lior Narkis
* Liora
* Netta
* Noa
* PingPong
* Poogy
* Rita
* Lehakat Shiru
* Harel Skaat
* Tal Sondak
* Hovi Star
* Teapacks
* Avi Toledano
* Sarai Tzuriel

Songs|

* "A-Ba-Ni-Bi"
* "Ahava Hi Shir Lishnayim"
* "Amen"
* "At Va'Ani"
* "Ben Adam"
* "Derekh Hamelekh"
* "Ding Dong"
* "Diva"
* "Ein Davar"
* "Emor Shalom"
* "Ey Sham"
* ~~"Feker Libi"~~
* "The Fire in Your Eyes"
* "Golden Boy"
* "Halayla"
* "Hallelujah"
* "Happy Birthday"
* "Hasheket Shenish'ar"
* "Hi"
* "Home"
* "Hora"
* "Hurricane"
* "I Feel Alive"
* "I.M"
* "Kan"
* "Leha'amin"
* "Light a Candle"
* "Made of Stars"
* "Milim"
* "Natati La Khayay"
* "Olé, Olé"
* "Push the Button"
* "Rak Bishvilo"
* "Same Heart"
* "Sameach"
* "Set Me Free"
* ~~" Shalom Olam"~~
* "Shara Barkhovot"
* "Shir Habatlanim"
* "Shiru"
* "There Must Be Another Way"
* "Time"
* "Together We Are One"
* "Toy"
* "Unicorn"
* "Words for Love"
* "Yavo Yom"
* "Ze Rak Sport"

* Note: Entries scored out signify where Israel did not compete

* v
* t
* e

Eurovision Song Contest 1978

Countries|

* Austria
* Belgium
* Denmark
* Finland
* France
* Germany
* Greece
* Ireland
* Israel
* Italy
* Luxembourg
* Monaco
* Netherlands
* Norway
* Portugal
* Spain
* Sweden
* Switzerland
* Turkey
* United Kingdom

Artists|

* Baccara
* Caline and Olivier Toussaint
* Co-Co
* Izhar Cohen and the Alphabeta
* Gemini
* Harmony
* Mabel
* Nilüfer and Nazar
* Joël Prévost
* Ricchi e Poveri
* Ireen Sheer
* Seija Simola
* Björn Skifs
* Springtime
* Jahn Teigen
* Tania Tsanaklidou
* Jean Vallée
* José Vélez
* Carole Vinci
* Colm C. T. Wilkinson

Songs|

* "A-Ba-Ni-Bi"
* "L'Amour ça fait chanter la vie"
* "Anna rakkaudelle tilaisuus"
* "The Bad Old Days"
* "Bailemos un vals"
* "Boom Boom"
* "Born to Sing"
* "Charlie Chaplin"
* "Dai li dou"
* "Det blir alltid värre framåt natten"
* "Feuer"
* "Il y aura toujours des violons"
* "Les Jardins de Monaco"
* "Mil etter mil"
* "Mrs. Caroline Robinson"
* "Parlez-vous français ?"
* "Questo amore"
* "Sevince"
* "'t Is OK"
* "Vivre"

* v
* t
* e

Participants in Eurovision's Songs of Europe

Songs|

* "Refrain"
* "Tom Pillibi"
* "Nous les amoureux"
* "Un premier amour"
* "Dansevise"
* "Merci, Chérie"
* "Puppet on a String"
* "La, la, la"
* "Boom Bang-a-Bang"
* "De troubadour"
* "Un jour, un enfant"
* "All Kinds of Everything"
* "Un banc, un arbre, une rue"
* "Tu te reconnaîtras"
* "Ding-a-dong"
* "Save Your Kisses for Me"
* "L'Oiseau et l'Enfant"
* "A-Ba-Ni-Bi"
* "Hallelujah"
* "What's Another Year?"
* "Making Your Mind Up"

Performers|

* Lys Assia
* Jacqueline Boyer
* Jean-Claude Pascal
* Isabelle Aubret
* Grethe and Jørgen Ingmann
* Udo Jürgens
* Sandie Shaw
* Massiel
* Lulu
* Lenny Kuhr
* Frida Boccara
* Dana
* Séverine
* Anne-Marie David
* Teach-In
* Brotherhood of Man
* Marie Myriam
* Izhar Cohen and the Alphabeta
* Milk and Honey
* Johnny Logan
* Bucks Fizz

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