Participant

On 14 February 2008, Israel's broadcaster decided to send Boaz Mauda to Belgrade

Belgrade

Belgrade is the capital and largest city of Serbia. It is located at the confluence of the Sava and Danube rivers, where the Pannonian Plain meets the Balkans. According to official results of Census 2011, the city has a population of 1,639,121. It is one of the 15 largest cities in Europe...

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Kdam Eurovision 2008

The following songs were sung by Boaz Mauda in two national finals on 25 and 26 February 2008

• Ke'ilu Kan
  The Fire in Your Eyes
  "The Fire in Your Eyes" is a 2008 single by Boaz Mauda. The song was Israel's entry for the Eurovision Song Contest 2008 in Belgrade, Serbia. On 20 May 2008 Boaz performed the song in the first semi-final of Eurovision , and won a place in the final after finishing 5th. It was the 7th song...
  
  (As if here) by Dana International
  Dana International
  Sharon Cohen , professionally known as Dana International is an Israeli pop singer of Yemenite Jewish ancestry. She has released eight albums and three additional compilation albums, positioning herself as one of Israel's most successful musical acts ever...
  
   and Shai Kerem
• Masa Hayai (The journey of my life) by Itay Pearl
• Hine HaOr (There's the light) by Ovadia Hamama
• Bli Ahava (Without love) by Henree
  Henree
  Henree is an Israeli songwriter, producer and musician.Henree started his musical career in 2002 as an artist signed to Virgin Records after someone overheard a demo of his at a party...
  
  
• Parparim (Butterflies) by Doron Gal

Although the song Parparim (Butterflies) was widely seen the song that would win, it was Ke'ilu Kan (later renamed "The Fire in Your Eyes") that was voted to represent Israel in the Eurovision Song Contest 2008

Eurovision Song Contest 2008

The Eurovision Song Contest 2008 was the 53rd edition of the Contest. It was hosted in Belgrade, Serbia after Marija Šerifović won the 2007 Contest in Helsinki, Finland. This year was the first contest to have two semi-finals which were held on 20 and 22 May, and the final held on 24 May 2008...

See also

• Israel in the Eurovision Song Contest
  Israel in the Eurovision Song Contest
  Although geographically not in Europe, Israel is within the European Broadcasting Area and can thus participate in the Eurovision Song Contest. Israel is a member of the European Broadcasting Union, and made its first appearance in 1973. Israel has participated in the contest 34 times, and has won...