PingPong (Hebrew: פינג פונג) is an Israeli pop quartet that represented Israel in the Eurovision Song Contest in 2000 with the song Sameach (Hebrew: שמח, lit. For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Israel topics. Although geographically not in Europe, Israel is allowed to participate in the Eurovision Song Contest as a member of the EBU and did so for the first time The Eurovision Song Contest 2000 was the 45th Eurovision Song Contest and was held on May 13, 2000 in the Globen Arena in Stockholm "Be Happy" redirects here For the song see Be Happy (song. Happy).
The members of the band were: Guy Asif, Ahal Eden, Roy Arad and Yifat Giladi. Roy "Chicky" Arad ( רועי "צ'יקי" ארד, born 1977 is an Israeli Poet, Singer, script-writer and Artist. The band released one album "Between Moral and Fashion" (2000, Hed Arzi) with political-pop hits like "Burger Ranch" (Named after an Israeli chain of fastfood restaurants), "I got a lover in Givati" and "Mr. Burger Ranch ( Hebrew: 'בּורגראנץ is an Israeli fast-food chain. Fast food is the term given to food that can be prepared and served very quickly "Givati" redirects here For the moshav see Giv'ati. The Givati Brigade (חטיבת גבעתי Functions as the amphibious force Israel".
Their hit song "Sameach" (Hebrew for "Happy") was admitted to the 2000 Eurovision Song Contest. "Be Happy" redirects here For the song see Be Happy (song. The Eurovision Song Contest 2000 was the 45th Eurovision Song Contest and was held on May 13, 2000 in the Globen Arena in Stockholm The song lyrics mentioned a friend from Damascus who dates an Israeli girl. Damascus ( دمشق,, also commonly known as الشام ash-Shām) is the capital and largest city of Syria. The band was dis-endorsed by the Israel Broadcasting Authority after waving the flag of Syria during the rehearsal and the video-clip of the song [1]. Israel Broadcasting Authority (often referred to as the IBA; רָשׁוּת השׁידוּר Rashùt Ha-Shidúr) is Israel 's state broadcasting The current flag of Syria ( علم سوريا) was re-adopted in 1980. They refused to back down for the performance in the final and pulled the flag out live [2], as planned, all to encourage the Israeli-Syrian peace[1] Ehud Barak was negotiating at the time. Ehud Barak (אֵהוּד בָּרָק born Ehud Brog on 12 February 1942) is an Israeli politician former Prime Minister, and They also visited a Syrian community center in Stockholm, where the Eurovision was held. ('stɔkhɔlm is Sweden 's Capital and its largest City. It is the site of the national Swedish government, the parliament, and the
The band was the favourite of the NME magazine for winning the contest, but failed. The New Musical Express (better known as the NME) is a Popular music Magazine in the United Kingdom which has been
In 2006 a documentary called "Sipur Sameach" [3] made by filmmaker Alon Weinstock was released on DVD, following the group's trip to Sweden.
References
- ^ Outraged Israel disowns daring Eurovision entry The Guardian, 12 May 2000
External links
- Ping Pong's performance in Eurovision 2000 YouTube
- Burger Ranch YouTube
- Interview
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