By Micah Halpern
I've Been Thinking:
Eurovision is an international song competition. Different countries send one representative each, all vying for the title of Eurovision Winner. Finals were held in Kiev, Ukraine. The winner was Portugal.
Nearly 300 million people watched this event.
Israel made it to the finals. Of the 26 finalists, in the end Israel came out 23rd.
Imri Ziv, a 25 year old performer from Hod Hasharon, represented Israel singing a song in English called "I Feel Alive".
Over the years Israel has won the Eurovision three times. They won with performers singing the songs entitled "Halleluya," "Abani Bi", and "Diva". One British paper wrongly reported that Israel was pulling out of the competition.
Once upon a time the music was the centerpiece of the competition. Now it is about the performance and that means glitz, videos and tech.
As that old favorite goes, "The Times They Are A'Changing".
Micah@MicahHalpern.com
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