Israel in the Eurovision Song Contest 2000
Israel participated in the Eurovision Song Contest 2000 in Stockholm. PingPong represented Israel with the song "Sameyakh".
| Eurovision Song Contest 2000 | ||||
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| Country |  | |||
| National selection | ||||
| Selection process | Internal selection | |||
| Selected entrant | PingPong | |||
| Selected song | "Sameyakh" | |||
| Finals performance | ||||
| Final result | 22nd, 7 points | |||
| Israel in the Eurovision Song Contest | ||||
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Before Eurovision
Internal selection
An IBA committee voted on three potential entries, which the song "Sameyakh", performed by PingPong received the most points and thus represented Israel at the 2000 contest.[1]
The selection process caused controversy after radio entertainer/writer Irit Linor, one of the committee members declared that she was uninterested. When Linor was asked whether she thought PingPong's singing stood a chance, Linor replied: "Who cares?".
| Draw | Artist | Song | Songwriter(s) | Points | Place |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | PingPong | "Sameyakh" | Roy Arad, Guy Assif, Ronen Ben Tal | 36 | 1 |
| 2 | Michal Amdursky | "Luna" | Hana Goldberg, Michal Amdursky, Natan Nathanson | 34 | 3 |
| 3 | Ofira Yosefi | "Or hatikva" | Hamutal Ben Ze'ev, Yoram Zadok | 35 | 2 |
At Eurovision
Israel scored 7 points (highest 6 from France), finishing 22nd.
| 12 points | 10 points | 8 points | 7 points | 6 points |
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| 5 points | 4 points | 3 points | 2 points | 1 point |
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Points awarded by Israel
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References
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